Active clinical trials for "Pancreatic Neoplasms"

The objective of this protocol is to establish a multicenter registry to evaluate the impact of radiofrequency ablation in the management of patients with pancreatico-biliary disorders including malignancies.

In suspecting pancreatic cancer, dynamic phase pancreatic CT is the most effective tool in diagnosis and staging. In addition, magnetic resolution image, endoscopic ultrasonography, endoscopic retrograde pancreatography, angiography can be performed. After introduction of functional image, PET has been suggested in the role of diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, recently fused images of PET and CT were available. In this study, the researchers evaluate the role of integrated PET-CT in patients with pancreatic cancer and analysis the cost-effectiveness of the integrated PET-CT.

Macrophages are derived from monocytes recruited to the tumor site and stimulated by specific chemokines secreted by tumor cells. These tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) have been postulated as being involved in the progression of cancer. Based on our preliminary findings and on published data we hypothesized that macrophage-induced chemoresistance (MIC) can promote survival of pancreatic carcinoma cells during chemotherapy. The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the mechanism of MIC in an in-vitro model of Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). methods: The human PDA cell line Panc1 will be grown in suitable conditions. Macrophages will be produced by incubating mononuclear cells from the blood of healthy donors in medium with M-CSF for 7 days. TAMs will be generated by culturing these macrophages with tumor-culture conditioning medium (TCCM) of PDA Cells for an additional 72 hours. Human pancreatic cells (PANC1) will be treated with gemcitabine following exposure to macrophages CM. Cell proliferation will be quantified by light microscopy and by an XTT Cell Proliferation Assay Kit.

This is a follow-up study focusing on long-term complications of acute pancreatitis. The primary purposes include: 1. To assess the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus（2-DM）,impaired glucose tolerance, metabolic abnormalities of blood lipids after acute pancreatitis. 2. To observe the possible long-term clinical outcomes after acute pancreatitis attack, which may include: chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, pancreatogenic portal hypertension, autoimmune pancreatitis et al. 3. To evaluate the long-term influence of acute lung injury(PaO2/FiO2<200,FiO2 means fraction of inspiration O2) in AP patients during ICU stay on life qualities of the patients; 4. To observe the prognosis of the local complications of acute pancreatitis(AP) patients; it might be helpful to find the most effective and targeted interventions aiming at different phases after AP attack.

Investigators asses whether there is any difference in short term recovery and long term prognosis according to the anesthetic method in patients who undergoing pancreatic cancer and bile duct cancer and undergoing surgery for PPPD or distal pancreatectomy.

This study aims to evaluate the role of ct-DNA, PVT1 and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as biomarkers in the diagnosis, treatment and recurrence monitoring of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pancreatic cancer.

Multicentric, international, web-based prospective documentation of the indications and results of Pressurized Aerosol Chemotherapy (so-called PIPAC or PITAC) for treating malignant pleural and peritoneal diseases. Indication is decided by the treating physician. There are no predefined inclusion or exclusion criteria.

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal diseases among all cancer types. The diagnosis of PC is usually based on radiology or invasive endoscopic techniques. Various types of tumor markers are used for diagnosing PC. The tumor markers carbohydrate antigen19-9 (CA 19-9) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) are the ones most closely tied to PC. These tests are more often used in people already diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to help tell if treatment is working or if the cancer is progressing . Cell migration inducing protein (CEMIP) has been reported to be associated with early detection, cancer cell migration, invasion, and poor prognosis. Aim of the work: To Estimate the level of CEMIP, CA19-9 and CEA in pancreatic cancer patients. To evaluate the clinical utility of serum CEMIP, CA19-9 and CEA in pancreatic cancer patients in comparison with healthy controls and their relation to cancer staging and histopathological types. To detect the correlation between CEMIP, CA-19-9 and CEA.

Pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest epithelial malignancies, has a 5-year survival rate of only about 8%. The mortality rate has decreased slightly, but the incidence rate has been steadily increasing, and it is predicted to be the second leading cause of cancer mortality in 2030. Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and the development of innovative therapies are needed, and various basic and clinical studies based on pancreatic cancer biology are underway. Recently, studies on the effect of natural killer (NK) cells on cancer progression and the development of therapeutic agents using them have been actively conducted. NK cells are a component of innate lymphoid cells, accounting for approximately 5-15% of total peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).

Explore new markers based on portal venous blood sampling to establish novel diagnostic models for identification of malignant pancreatic mass.