Clinical trials: Surgery of the Pancreatic Head
Pancreatic Cancer
Endoscopic Stenting Versus Surgical Bypass for Low Bile Duct Obstruction by Cancer of the Pancreatic Head
The prognosis of patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer is dismal. Hence, palliation of tumor-associated symptoms, in particular jaundice due to low bile duct obstruction and gastric outlet obstruction, is the primary aim…
- Trial name
- STENTBY (NCT00753441)
- Testing
- Surgical bypass, Endoscopic stenting
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancrease
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies how well combination chemotherapy (mFOLFIRINOX) with or without hypofractionated radiation therapy before surgery works in patients with pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02839343
- Testing
- radiation therapy, surgery, mFOLFIRINOX
- Where
- 155 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Pancreas Neoplasms, Liver Metastasis
Surgical Approach for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas With Synchronous Liver Metastases
The study focuses on patients with synchronous liver metastasis from pancreatic adenocarcinoma that underwent both pancreatic and liver resection.
- Conditions
- Pancreas Neoplasms, Liver Metastasis, Pancreas Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Surgery of the Pancreatic Head
- Trial name
- NCT06980792
- Testing
- Pancreatectomy and liver resection, Chemotherapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
Breast Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma
Experimental PET Imaging Scans Before Cancer Surgery to Study the Amount of PET Tracer Accumulated in Normal and Cancer Tissues
This phase I trial studies a new imaging technique called FAPi PET/CT to determine where and to which degree the FAPI tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) accumulate in normal and cancer tissues in patients with non-prostate cancer.
- Conditions
- Breast Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04147494
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46, Gallium Ga 68-labeled PSMA-11
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pancreatic Cancer
Gemcitabine and Radiation Therapy Compared With Gemcitabine Alone in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as gemcitabine use different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00064207
- Testing
- gemcitabine hydrochloride, adjuvant therapy, radiation therapy
- Where
- 59 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Pancreatic Cancer
Preoperative Chemotherapy (Gemcitabine and Erlotinib) With or Without Radiation Therapy
Primary Objective: To assess margin positive resection rate (R1 resection rate; defined as "tumor within 2 mm of surgical margin on final pathology report") in patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy (gemcitabine and…
- Trial name
- NCT00766636
- Testing
- Gemcitabine, Radiation Therapy, Erlotinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pancreatic Cancer
Resection of the Nerve Plexus on the Right Half of Celiac and SMA Associated With Extended Pancreatoduodenectomy in the Surgical Treatment for Adenocarcinoma of the Head of Pancreas
This study is performed to confirm whether resection of the nerve plexus on the right half of celiac and SMA associated with extended pancreatoduodenectomy could improve survival and relieve pain of pancreatic cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02514928
- Testing
- resection of the nerve plexus on the right half of celiac and SMA associated with extended pancreatoduodenectomy, standard pancreatoduodenectomy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride Followed by the Same Chemotherapy Regimen With or Without Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II-R/III trial studies gemcitabine hydrochloride with or without erlotinib hydrochloride followed by the same chemotherapy regimen with or without radiation therapy and capecitabine or fluorouracil in…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasm, Stage I Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT01013649
- Testing
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Biospecimen Collection, Capecitabine
- Where
- 689 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Plasma Volume Replacement, Surgery of the Pancreatic Head
Plasma Volume Replacement (PVR) Therapy With Colloid and Crystalloid Solutions
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of target controlled fluid therapy with a hyper-oncotic balanced HES solution compared to an iso-oncotic HES solution in patients undergoing elective surgery of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01117649
- Testing
- HES 10%, HES 6%, balanced electrolyte solution
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- B. Braun Melsungen AG
PDAC, Pancreatoduodenectomy
Mesopancreas Study in Pancreatic Cancer
After the Introduction of the pathological circumferential resection margin (CRM status by LEEPP Protocol), residual cancer (R1 resection) was most often found in the dorsal and medial resection margins.
- Conditions
- PDAC, Pancreatoduodenectomy, Margin, Resection, Surgery
- Trial name
- MESOPANC-01 (NCT05895214)
- Testing
- oncological relevance of the mesopancreas
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Astrocytoma, Brain Cancer
Dose Escalation Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of QBS10072S
This is a multi-center, open-label, dose escalation study to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of QBS10072S in patients with advanced or metastatic cancers…
- Conditions
- Astrocytoma, Brain Cancer, Brain Metastases, Bladder Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04430842
- Testing
- QBS10072S
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Quadriga Biosciences, Inc.
Pancreatic Neoplasm Malignant Head Primary
A New Anatomical Classification of Portal Vein Location of Pancreas Tumors
In this retrospective study, we recorded the location of pancreatic tumors and relation/proximity to the portal vein. The surgical difficulty and requirement of additional interventions were also evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT04416685
- Testing
- primary repair, segmental resection, graft reconstruction
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Perioperative Palliative Care Surrounding Cancer Surgery for Patients & Their Family Members
The study goal is to compare surgeon-palliative care team co-management, versus surgeon alone management, of patients and family members preparing for major upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- PERIOP-PC (NCT03611309)
- Testing
- Surgeon-palliative care team co management, Surgeon team alone management
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 379 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Pancreas Cancer: Molecular Profiling as a Guide to Therapy Before and After Surgery ("Personalized Medicine")
In this clinical trial, if the doctor knows or suspects that a growth in the pancreas is cancer (adenocarcinoma), then a sample of the growth is tested (the test is called molecular profiling).
- Trial name
- NCT01726582
- Testing
- Milestone 1: Targeted chemotherapy prior to surgery, Milestone 2: Chemoradiotherapy (cXRT), Milestone 3: Targeted chemotherapy prior to surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Immunonutrition, Gastric Cancer
Effect of Preoperative Immunonutrition in Upper Digestive Tract
Randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial that will evaluate the effects of immuno-nutrition in the preoperative period in patients with cancer of the upper digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, and pancreas).
- Conditions
- Immunonutrition, Gastric Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Pancreas Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04027088
- Testing
- Immunonutrition, Standard
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
The Effect of Satiety Gut Hormone Modulation on Appetitive Drive After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Improvements to treatment strategies for patients with cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract have produced a large population of people who remain free from cancer recurrence in the long term following treatment.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Weight Loss, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02381249
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Pancreatic Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
HOPE - A Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Prehabilitation Program on GI Cancer Patients Planning to Undergo Surgery
A one-group prospective cohort study design with measures collected pre- and post-intervention. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of a multimodal prehabilitation preoperative program on changes in frailty…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT03642093)
- Testing
- Nutritional Intervention, Physical Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Siobhan Trotter
Pancreatic Cancer
Porto-Venous Radiomics in Pancreatic Cancer
Multi-centre Retrospective Observational Cohort study of patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy from 01/01/2005 to 01/02/2022 with histologically confirmed pancreatic head malignancy
- Trial name
- NCT05700110
- Testing
- Non-Interventional
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Pancreatic Cancer, Biliary Stasis
Cancer of the Head of the Pancreas: Early Surgery or Preoperative Biliary Drainage?
Surgical resection is the only option for cure for patients with a resectable tumor located at the head of the pancreas. At the time of diagnosis, these patients often suffer from jaundice.
- Trial name
- NCT03358095
- Testing
- Tannenbaum Fr 10 stent or WallFlex stent
- Where
- Finland
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Pancreatic Cancer
Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy Followed By Surgery or Surgery Alone in Treating Patients With Localized Pancreatic Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00335543
- Testing
- cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- 17 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Interdisziplinare Arbeitsgruppe Gastrointestinaler Tumore der Deutschen Krebsgesellschaft