The Role of MicroRNA in the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Response to Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer
Recruiting · NCT04406831 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Nuvance Health
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Blood draw
What this trial is about
Aberrant miRNA production has been linked to a wide range of human cancers and shown to play important roles in their genesis and growth. These miRNA can be detected in the blood and tumors of patients with cancer. The investigators hypothesize that the detection of certain miRNAs present in the blood/serum of patients with pancreatic cancer may be important to the early diagnosis of the disease. Furthermore, the investigators hypothesize that miRNA detection in PC patients will yield prognostic information and help predict the response to treatment.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Have biopsy proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
- Have initially inoperable disease, classified as either locally advanced or metastatic disease
- Recurrent disease after a Whipple procedure is allowed
- Patients who are able to undergo resection after neoadjuvant therapy will continue to be followed after resection
- Have radiographically measurable disease
- Have an ECOG performance status of 2 or less
- Be willing to contribute the required information and specimens
- Provide written signed consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
- Having received prior anti-cancer treatments for metastatic pancreatic cancer
- Concurrently receiving systemic therapy for another cancer except androgen deprivation therapy for stable/controlled prostate cancer
- Presence of other active cancer except for: adequately treated local basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, superficial bladder cancer, asymptomatic prostate cancer without known metastatic disease and with no requirement for therapy or requiring only hormonal therapy and with normal prostate-specific antigen for \>1 year prior to start of trial. Other adequately treated Stage 1 or 2 cancer currently in complete remission, or any other cancer that has been in complete remission for \> 5 years is allowable
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Nuvance Health - Norwalk, Connecticut, United States