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Pancreatic NeoplasmNCT05745415

Cancer Stem Cell Specific Aptamer's Ability to Detect Blood Circulating Cancer Stem Cells and Its Role as a Predictor of Prognosis in Pancreatic Cancer

An observational study of Pancreatic Neoplasm, run by Yonsei University at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The treatment performance of pancreatic cancer has not changed significantly over the past 20 years and is still less than 10%. In addition, 80-90% of pancreatic cancer patients are found to be already advanced at the time of diagnosis, and it is the best malignant tumor in the human body with a 5-year survival rate… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Neoplasm
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
29 Mar 2018to 29 Mar 2021
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 20 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients over the age of 20 who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer histologically or radiologically.

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women over 20 years of age
  • Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer histologically or radiologically

Who cannot join

  • non-pancreatic cancer
  • Patients who failed to obtain informed consent from the patient

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital

    Seoul

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

The treatment performance of pancreatic cancer has not changed significantly over the past 20 years and is still less than 10%. In addition, 80-90% of pancreatic cancer patients are found to be already advanced at the time of diagnosis, and it is the best malignant tumor in the human body with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10% and a median survival period of less than 1 year. However, early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is still difficult, and there is no effective treatment other than surgery, so the increase in long-term survival rate over the past 20 years has been insignificant or stagnant. The response rate to anticancer drug treatment after surgery or anticancer drug when surgery is not possible is only around 20%, so it is very urgent to discover new biomarkers in predicting drug resistance and recurrence after surgery and predicting prognosis in advance. Minimally non-invasive diagnostic techniques are very important to detect and track cancer progression in the clinic. In particular, histological diagnosis and analysis have limitations in carcinomas, such as pancreatic cancer, which are small and distant, making it difficult to obtain tissue samples. CA 19-9, a prognostic marker for existing pancreatic cancer, 1) has low specificity for early diagnosis of pancreas, 2) is not detected in lewis A, B antibody-negative patients, and 3) shows false positive in cases with cholangitis at the same time. Because it has many disadvantages, the development of prognostic biomarkers in blood is urgently needed.

Recently, a study has been reported that the presence or absence of detection of circulating tumor cells is directly related to the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients, and can be used for monitoring the patient's treatment response and for recurrence after surgery. In particular, the process of cancer metastasis consists of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and migration of cancer cells into the blood, and the existence of cancer stem cells is very important for metastasis and drug treatment resistance. Eventually, it is known to cause pancreatic cancer metastasis and recurrence.

Cancer stem cells have the ability to self-renew, the capability of developing, multiple cell lineages, and the potential of extensive proliferation, and the ability to detect cancer stem cells in the blood is important in pancreatic cancer patients who are at high risk of metastasis and recurrence. It is a non-invasive screening tool. Comparatively evaluate the treatment response and prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients according to the characteristics and subtypes of circulating cancer cells.

Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT05745415
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
pancreatic cancer patientsNot described

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression free survival

    Progression free survival : The length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease but it does not get worse

    Measured: the duration from treatment initiation to disease progression (Up to 100 weeks)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Overall survival

    Overall survival : The length of time from either the date of diagnosis or the start of treatment for a disease, such as cancer, that patients diagnosed with the disease are still alive.

    Measured: he duration from diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to death or last follow-up (up to 100 weeks)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Feb 2023
  2. Study start29 Mar 2018
  3. Primary completion29 Mar 2021
  4. Study completion29 Mar 2021

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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
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05745415
Sponsor's protocol ID
4-2017-1161
Status last verified
Feb 2023
First submitted
29 Jan 2023
Last updated
27 Feb 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pancreatic Neoplasm, run by Yonsei University at 1 site in South Korea.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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 27 Feb 2023. 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 South Korea. 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?

Progression free survival (time frame: the duration from treatment initiation to disease progression (Up to 100 weeks)). 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 27 Feb 2023.

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