Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

A New Scoring System for Perineural and Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Massimo Falconi

Conditions:

Pancreas Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to validate both retrospectively and prospectively a newly proposed scoring system for perineural and vascular invasion in pancreatic ductal cancer and correlate it with disea...

Detailed Description

Perineural invasion (PNI) is defined as the presence of cancer cells along nerves and/or within the epineural, perineural and endoneural spaces of the neuronal sheath.Clinically, PNI is associated wit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients older than 18 years
  • Patients undergoing all types of pancreatic resection (pancreatoduodenectomy, left pancreatectomy, total pancreatectomy, both laparotomic and laparoscopic).
  • Proven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (cytology or biopsy).
  • Patients that received neoadjuvant therapy (CT +/- RT) can be included.
  • Patients able to sign the informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years.
  • Patients with other ongoing oncological diseases.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04024358

Start Date

January 1 2015

End Date

January 1 2025

Last Update

March 12 2024

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IRCCS San Raffaele

Milan, Italy, 20132