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Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaNCT06055647

HER-2 Expression in Pancreatic Duct Adenocarcinoma

An observational study of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, run by Sohag University.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma is a highly aggressive carcinoma that is associated with a poor prognosis. Detection of novel biological markers that are specifically over expressed in pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma and their subsequent targeting by anti cancer therapeutic modalities may improve patient's survival. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
What is being tested?
immunohistochemical approach
How many people
37 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jan 2017to 31 Dec 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: • This study will be performed on archived formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks that belonged to 37 patients who were admitted to Assuit and Sohag Oncology Centers and Sohag university hospital from January, 1st, 2017 to December, 31st, 2020. Patients' complaints included obstructive jaundice, abdominal pain and vomiting. Radiological assessment revealed heterogeneous suspicious pancreatic lesions from which tru-cut biopsies were obtained and examined by the standard staining method; hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E). Cases diagnosed as pancreatic carcinoma on the basis of tru-cut biopsies underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) or distal pancreatectomy, depending on tumor location.

Who may be able to join

  • Cases of PDAC who underwent radical operations.
  • Tissue blocks with sufficient material.
  • Cases with available clinical data.

Who cannot join

  • Cases of pancreatic carcinoma other than PDAC.
  • Patients who received preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • Patients with PDAC who were diagnosed by tru-cut biopsies only and didn't undergo radical operations.
  • Cases with insufficient/destructed material.
  • Patients with inadequate clinical data.

About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Immunohistochemical Expression of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER 2) and Its Association With Clinicopathological Variables in Patients With Pancreatic Duct Adenocarcinoma in Upper Egypt

Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma is a highly aggressive carcinoma that is associated with a poor prognosis. Detection of novel biological markers that are specifically over expressed in pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma and their subsequent targeting by anti cancer therapeutic modalities may improve patient's survival.

Read the detailed description

Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a deadly neoplasm that showed current increase in its occurrence. There are many challenges in PDAC; the tumor is frequently associated with perineural invasion and angioinvasion, these lead to early metastasis.Another important challenge is that the tumor is associated with extensive fibrosis that prevents arrival of chemotherapeutic agents. Most modern anti-cancer therapeutic modalities depend on the biologic signature of the tumor. Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) is a cell surface protein that is associated with enhanced cellular proliferation. HER-2 has been detected and successfully targeted in many human carcinomas as breast and gastric cancers. we aimed to evaluate the potential cancer-promoting effect of HER-2 in PDAC, in order to detect any possible benefits of its targeting by future therapeutic modalities.

Being tested
immunohistochemical approach
Keywords
HER-2, Pancreatic Duct Adenocarcinoma, Immunohistochemistry

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • immunohistochemical approachGenetic

    Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma will be stained by anti HER-2, by immunohistochemical approach.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. correlation of HRE-2 expression with clinical and pathological parameters

    levels of HER-2 expression will be correlated with clinical parameters (as patients' ages, sexes, tumor location), and pathological parameters (as tumor grades, stages, neural and vascular invasion).

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Sep 2023
  2. Study start1 Jan 2017
  3. Primary completion31 Aug 2020
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
37 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06055647
Sponsor's protocol ID
Soh-Med-23-09-4PD
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
20 Sep 2023
Last updated
28 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, run by Sohag University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

correlation of HRE-2 expression with clinical and pathological parameters (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2023.

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