Active clinical trials for "Pancreatic Neoplasms"

Colorectal and pancreatobiliary cancers are the most common digestive cancers. Their incidence has particularly increased over the last few decades, leading to suspicion that environmental factors are involved. In addition, strategies for the therapeutic management of these cancers are evolving in the context of the development of immunotherapies. Tumor microenvironment is a potential source of new diagnostic, prognostic and predictive markers and new therapeutic targets. The links between tumor microenvironment and modulation of the immune system in colorectal and pancreatobiliary cancers are poorly understood. Molecular classifications have been proposed for these cancers, but their link with immunity and response to treatment remains to be explored. Objective : explore links between molecular subtypes, tumor microenvironment, host (immune system, pre-metastatic niche, intestinal microbiota, metabolism), and survival (prognostic value), response (predictive value) and tolerance (toxicities) to treatments in digestive cancers, in particular colorectal and pancreatobiliary cancers. Method: Retrospective and prospective monocentric cohort study

Patients will be treated with gemcitabine and Orathecin (rubitecan) capsules to evaluate the current estimate of overall survival as a study endpoint prior to launching the blinded randomized phase (versus gemcitabine and placebo) of the study. Toxicity of the drug combination will also be evaluated.

The goal is to assess survival and patterns of failure in patients treated with Gemzar-based chemoradiation and TNP-470 for locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

A randomised multicentre clinical phase IIIb trial for patients suffering from pancreatic adenocarcinoma receiving defined second or higher line chemotherapy and additionally parenteral nutrition (study arm A) or best supportive nutritional care (study arm B).

This study is designed to determine the duration of T reg suppression in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer receiving Ontak. The goal is to define the optimal time for future dendritic cell vaccine administration.

PaMeViTUM is a mono-centric prospective randomized controlled trial that compares different operating procedures in patients with pancreatic cancer and minimal metastatic disease or venous infiltration.

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 of these patients' care. Endoscopic stenting and surgical bypass are currently the two competing treatment options. There is currently no randomized trial comparing the recently developed metal stents to surgical bypass. Furthermore, there is very limited data on quality of life of these patients receiving either therapy. While endoscopic stenting represents the less invasive treatment, surgery may provide better long-term control requiring one-time treatment. Due to the incomplete evidence the present randomized controlled trial is designed to compare quality of life of patients undergoing endoscopic stenting on demand or surgical bypass for palliation of symptoms caused by cancer of the pancreatic head requiring with low bile duct obstruction.

This is a study in participants with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) due to pancreatic cancer. This study will include resected participants who are post pancreatic cancer surgery, and an additional cohort in non-resected participants.

Bluestar Genomics has developed a non-invasive test that aids in the qualitative detection of occult pancreatic cancer in patients with new onset type II diabetes (NOD) who are 50 years old or older. The purpose of this study is to validate the performance of Bluestar Genomics early-detection pancreatic cancer test. The study is prospective, longitudinal and interventional; tests will be ordered and results returned to site-investigators. If the assay returns a pancreatic cancer signal "detected" result, the study participant will undergo MRI imaging to evaluate for the presence of pancreatic cancer. The study is planned to enroll 10,000 newly diagnosed type II diabetic subjects according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Does pancreas enzyme replacement (PERT) decrease weight loss and improve quality of life in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer?