Status:

RECRUITING

Mesopancreatic Excision for Pancreatic Duct Adenocarcinoma.

Lead Sponsor:

Minia University

Conditions:

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis. Recent evidence suggests that mesopancreatic excision (TMpE) may improve R0...

Detailed Description

Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies, with a 5-year overall survival rate of approximately 20-25% even after curative resection. Standard pancreaticoduodene...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years.
  • Patients scheduled to undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy with planned mesopancreatic excision.
  • Histologically confirmed PDAC of the pancreatic head (via endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy).
  • Resectable disease per National Comprehensive Cancer Network(NCCN) guidelines (no distant metastases, no arterial involvement \>180°, venous involvement reconstructable).
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) performance status 0-2.
  • Adequate organ function (e.g., bilirubin \<1.5x upper limit of normal(ULN), creatinine clearance \>50 mL/min).
  • Informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Borderline resectable or unresectable PDAC.
  • Distant metastases.
  • Periampullary tumors other than pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy (to isolate TMpE effect; may be amended for subgroups).
  • Active second malignancy.
  • Severe comorbidities precluding surgery (e.g., uncontrolled cardiac disease).
  • Pregnancy or lactation.
  • Patients who have received prior radiotherapy to the abdomen.
  • Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07148830

Start Date

April 1 2024

End Date

May 1 2027

Last Update

August 29 2025

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Liver and GIT hospital , Minia University

Minya, Minya Governorate, Egypt, 61519