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Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: Prospective Study

NCT ID: NCT06388967Sponsor: City of Hope Medical CenterLast updated: 2025-12-19

Summary

This study aims to prospective validate an exosome-based miRNA signature for noninvasive and early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Detailed description

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. It often goes undetected until it is at an advanced stage, making it challenging to treat. Currently, only a small percentage of patients are diagnosed early enough for effective treatment. While a blood marker exists, called serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), it is used primarily to track the disease, and it is unreliable for early detection. To address this problem, the researchers have developed a new method to analyze circulating vesicles (called exosomes), which contain specific genetic material called microRNAs (miRNAs). In a previous study, by analyzing both the miRNAs that circulate freely in serum and the miRNAs that are inside the exosomes, the researchers have already identified a combination of 13 miRNAs that could accurately detect early-stage PDAC. In this study, the researchers will test this method in a larger international cohort study. This study aims to confirm the effectiveness of this approach in identifying PDAC at its earliest stages.

Arms & interventions

  • Diagnostic TestPANcreatic cancer Exosome Early detectiON (PANXEON)

    This test will utilize quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) to quantify the expression levels of 5 cell-free and 8 exosome-miRNAs in plasma samples obtained from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and from individuals without it

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Sensitivity

    True positive rate: the probability of a positive test result, conditioned on the individual truly being positive

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary

  • Specificity

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • Accuracy

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Histological diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, stages I-IV (TNM classification, 8th edition) * Received standard diagnostic and staging procedures as per local guidelines, and at least one sample was drawn before receiving any curative-intent treatment. * Imaging- or endoscopy-based proof of lack of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma at the time of sampling (Non-disease controls) Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of written informed consent.

Study locations (9)

Translational Genomics Research Institute

Phoenix, Arizona, 85004

Recruiting
Daniel Von Hoff · Contact
Daniel Von Hoff · Principal Investigator
Haiyong Han · Sub Investigator
Derek Cridebring · Sub Investigator

Honorhealth

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

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Erkut Borazanci · Contact
Erkut Borazanci · Sub Investigator

City of Hope Medical Center

Monrovia, California, 91016

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Ajay Goel, PhD · Contact
Ajay Goel · Principal Investigator
Stanley Hamilton · Sub Investigator
Vincent Chung · Sub Investigator
Caiming Xu · Sub Investigator
Alessandro Mannucci · Sub Investigator

Hoag Center

Newport Beach, California, 92663

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Michael Demeure · Contact
Michael Demeure · Sub Investigator

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, Illinois, 61637

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Chandler Wilfong · Contact
Chandler Wilfong · Sub Investigator

Ochsner Medical Center

Jefferson, Louisiana, 70121

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John Bolton · Contact
John Bolton · Sub Investigator

Atlantic Health System

Morristown, New Jersey, 07960

Recruiting
Angela Alistar · Contact
Angela Alistar · Sub Investigator
Eric Whitman · Sub Investigator

Piedmont Medical Center

Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29732

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Andrew Page · Contact
Andrew Page · Sub Investigator
Eyal Meiri · Sub Investigator

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

Recruiting
Douglas Evans · Contact
Douglas Evans · Sub Investigator

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