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Pancreatic TumorCETUPANCNCT03340844

Role of CTC´s Spread During Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic and Periampullary Tumors

A study testing No Touch (NT) and Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA) in people with Pancreatic Tumor and Periampullary Carcinoma Resectable, run by Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This multicentre, prospective and randomized study aims(1:1) to compare the rate of recurrence, metastasis and survival according to the levels of intraoperative circulating tumor cells (CTCs) during cephalic duodenopancreatectomy in patients with pancreatic and periampullary tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
No Touch (NT) and Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA)
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
86 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
15 Dec 2017to 15 Jul 2023
Phase
Interventional
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1. Patients older than 18 years, with adenocarcinomas of the pancreas and potentially resectable periampullary tumors by cephalic duodenopancreatectomy or total duodenopancreatectomy indicated intraoperatively for technical reasons, who voluntarily agree to participate in the study and sign informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Patients in whom liver metastases or peritoneal carcinomatosis are detected during surgery.
  • Patients with neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors or cystic tumors.
  • Patients in whom tumor resection is not finally achieved because it shows intraoperatively that the tumor is locally advanced and unresectable.
  • Patients with macroscopic residual tumor (R2).
  • High-risk patients with severe pathology (ASA IV) according to the American Association of Anesthesiologists.
  • Patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy
  • Patients in whom the intraoperative pathological anatomy indicates borders of pancreatic resection affected

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Seville, 41013

Other trials in Spain

About this study

Official title: Role of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC´s) Spread During Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Metastasis and Survival Rates in Patients With Pancreatic and Periampullary Tumors

This multicentre, prospective and randomized study aims(1:1) to compare the rate of recurrence, metastasis and survival according to the levels of intraoperative circulating tumor cells (CTCs) during cephalic duodenopancreatectomy in patients with pancreatic and periampullary tumors.

Read the detailed description

Cephalic duodenopancreatectomy is the technique indicated for patients with pancreatic head carcinoma and periampullar tumors.

There are different technical variants, it is not standardized what is the best option in relation to local recurrence, metastasis and survival.

In the study, patients will be randomized into two study groups with pancreatic and periampullary tumors undergoing cephalic pancreatectomy (NT) vs initial approach by superior mesenteric artery (SMA).

The measurement of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) allows to assess the degree of cellular dissemination due to surgical manipulation.CTCs will be evaluated during surgery (nº CTCs / mL blood). To do this, a maximum of 4 blood samples from the portal vein will be performed, in each study group according to the following scheme:

  • NT group: basal (at the beginning of surgery), portal vein pancreatic detachment, postresection (NT2) and before closure (NT3).
  • SMA group: basal (at the beginning of surgery), after Kocher maneuver and SMA dissection, postresection, before closure.

Subsequently, the quantified levels of CTCs will be correlated with the occurrence of local tumor recurrence, metastasis development and patient patient survival.

Being tested
No Touch (NT), Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA)
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms, Neoplastic Cells, Circulating, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

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

  • No Touch (NT)Procedure or surgery

    Tumor resection by No-touch technique: dissection of hepatic hilum, dissection of superior mesenteric vein (SMV) in caudal aspect of pancreas, section of antrum, pancreatic neck section. Section-ligation of veins of duodenopancreatectomy part of SMV and portal. Then Kocher-uncrossing maneuver of the jejunal loop and final section of the retro-portal (back of the portal vein) blade.

  • Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA)Procedure or surgery

    Tumor resection by SMA technique: Kocher maneuver extends to the left renal vein (LRV). Dissection above the LRV of the SMA (refer to vessel-loop). Then, SMA will be identified on the caudal side of the pancreas (mesenterial root) and progressive dissection until its origin in the aorta artery (previously referenced with vessel loop).

Study groups in NCT03340844
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
No Touch (NT)ExperimentalPancreatic and Periampullary Tumors resection by no-touch technique
Receives: Procedure: No Touch (NT)
Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA)Active comparatorPancreatic and Periampullary Tumors resection by superior Mesenteric Artery First technique
Receives: Procedure: Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA)

What is being measured

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

  1. Circulating tumor cells (CTC´s)

    Change in the concentration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) levels (nº CTCs/ mL blood) during the surgery, 4 blood samples will be taken from the portal vein

    Measured: During the surgery: at the beginning of surgery, immediately after disconnecting the pancreas from the portal vein, just at the moment the pancreatic resection ends and before the skin closed

  2. Local tumor recurrence

    Presence (YES or NO) compatible images of local tumor recurrence Valid imaging tests of presence or absence can be checked by: computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (NMR)

    Measured: From the day of surgery to 3 years of follow-up

  3. Metastasis

    Presence (YES or NO) compatible images of metastasis

    Measured: From the day of surgery to 3 years of follow-up

  4. Patient survival

    Death (YES OR NO): number of patients dying during study

    Measured: From the day of surgery to 3 years of follow-up

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Morbidity

    The complications evaluation and their severity will be based on the classification of Dindo-Clavien and the definitions of the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS).

    • Pancreatic fistula: Presence (yes or no) and degree (A, B, C)
    • Delayed gastric emptying: Presence (yes or no) and degree (A, B, C)
    • Hemorrhage: Presence (yes or no) and degree (A, B, C)

    Measured: From the day of surgery up to 6 weeks of follow-up

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Nov 2017
  2. Study start15 Dec 2017
  3. Primary completion15 Jul 2023
  4. Study completion15 Jul 2023

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Prospective, randomized (1:1) to 2 study groups according to duodenopancreatectomy surgical approach: "No-Touch group" (NT) or "Artery First group" (SMA) in patients with pancreatic and periampullary tumors, to evaluated circulating tumor cells (CTCs) levels during the surgery. Sample size = 86
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
86 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03340844
Sponsor's protocol ID
CETUPANC
Acronym
CETUPANC
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
16 Oct 2017
Last updated
14 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Yes. Anonymized data for individual participant data (IPD) is planned to be shared with all participants within 6 months of data completion

Publications

  • Matsuno S, Egawa S, Fukuyama S, Motoi F, Sunamura M, Isaji S, Imaizumi T, Okada S, Kato H, Suda K, Nakao A, Hiraoka T, Hosotani R, Takeda K. Pancreatic Cancer Registry in Japan: 20 years of experience. Pancreas. 2004 Apr;28(3):219-30. doi: 10.1097/00006676-200404000-00002.

    PubMed 15084961
  • Kutomi G, Mizuguchi T, Satomi F, Maeda H, Shima H, Kimura Y, Hirata K. Current status of the prognostic molecular biomarkers in breast cancer: A systematic review. Oncol Lett. 2017 Mar;13(3):1491-1498. doi: 10.3892/ol.2017.5609. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

    PubMed 28454281
  • Jamieson NB, Foulis AK, Oien KA, Going JJ, Glen P, Dickson EJ, Imrie CW, McKay CJ, Carter R. Positive mobilization margins alone do not influence survival following pancreatico-duodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2010 Jun;251(6):1003-10. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181d77369.

    PubMed 20485150
  • Alamo JM, Marin LM, Suarez G, Bernal C, Serrano J, Barrera L, Gomez MA, Muntane J, Padillo FJ. Improving outcomes in pancreatic cancer: key points in perioperative management. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Oct 21;20(39):14237-45. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14237.

    PubMed 25339810
  • Sabater L, Calvete J, Aparisi L, Canovas R, Munoz E, Anon R, Rosello S, Rodriguez E, Camps B, Alfonso R, Sala C, Sastre J, Cervantes A, Lledo S. [Pancreatic and periampullary tumors: morbidity, mortality, functional results and long-term survival]. Cir Esp. 2009 Sep;86(3):159-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2009.03.014. Epub 2009 Jul 18. Spanish.

    PubMed 19616203
  • Verbeke CS, Menon KV. Redefining resection margin status in pancreatic cancer. HPB (Oxford). 2009 Jun;11(4):282-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00055.x.

    PubMed 19718354
  • Earl J, Garcia-Nieto S, Martinez-Avila JC, Montans J, Sanjuanbenito A, Rodriguez-Garrote M, Lisa E, Mendia E, Lobo E, Malats N, Carrato A, Guillen-Ponce C. Circulating tumor cells (Ctc) and kras mutant circulating free Dna (cfdna) detection in peripheral blood as biomarkers in patients diagnosed with exocrine pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer. 2015 Oct 24;15:797. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1779-7.

    PubMed 26498594
  • Connor AA, McNamara K, Al-Sukhni E, Diskin J, Chan D, Ash C, Lowes LE, Allan AL, Zogopoulos G, Moulton CA, Gallinger S. Central, But Not Peripheral, Circulating Tumor Cells are Prognostic in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Jul;23(7):2168-75. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-5038-6. Epub 2015 Dec 29.

    PubMed 26714949
  • Poruk KE, Valero V 3rd, Saunders T, Blackford AL, Griffin JF, Poling J, Hruban RH, Anders RA, Herman J, Zheng L, Rasheed ZA, Laheru DA, Ahuja N, Weiss MJ, Cameron JL, Goggins M, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Wood LD, Wolfgang CL. Circulating Tumor Cell Phenotype Predicts Recurrence and Survival in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2016 Dec;264(6):1073-1081. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001600.

    PubMed 26756760
  • BARNES JP. Physiologic resection of the right colon. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1952 Jun;94(6):722-6. No abstract available.

    PubMed 14931182
  • Hirota M, Kanemitsu K, Takamori H, Chikamoto A, Tanaka H, Sugita H, Sand J, Nordback I, Baba H. Pancreatoduodenectomy using a no-touch isolation technique. Am J Surg. 2010 May;199(5):e65-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.035. Epub 2008 Dec 18.

    PubMed 19095210
  • Hirota M, Ogawa M. No-touch pancreatectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas. JOP. 2014 May 27;15(3):243-9. doi: 10.6092/1590-8577/2502.

    PubMed 24865535
  • Kobayashi S, Asano T, Ochiai T. A proposal of no-touch isolation technique in pancreatoduodenectomy for periampullary carcinomas. Hepatogastroenterology. 2001 Mar-Apr;48(38):372-4.

    PubMed 11379311
  • Gall TM, Jacob J, Frampton AE, Krell J, Kyriakides C, Castellano L, Stebbing J, Jiao LR. Reduced dissemination of circulating tumor cells with no-touch isolation surgical technique in patients with pancreatic cancer. JAMA Surg. 2014 May;149(5):482-5. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3643.

    PubMed 24599353
  • Pessaux P, Marzano E, Rosso E. A plea for the artery-first dissection during pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Jul;211(1):142-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.03.026. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20610264

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing No Touch (NT) and Superior Mesenteric Artery First (SMA) in people with Pancreatic Tumor and Periampullary Carcinoma Resectable, run by Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla at 1 site in Spain.

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 1 inclusion and 7 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 14 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

Circulating tumor cells (CTC´s) (time frame: During the surgery: at the beginning of surgery, immediately after disconnecting the pancreas from the portal vein, just at the moment the pancreatic resection ends and before the skin closed). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03340844, which also lists 19 linked publications.

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 14 May 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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