Biomarkers in Predicting Response to Treatment in Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

This study has been completed.
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
A Bapsi Chakravarthy, MD, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00897832
First received: May 9, 2009
Last updated: March 2, 2013
Last verified: March 2013

May 9, 2009
March 2, 2013
January 2007
December 2007   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Determination if a method of extracting and identifying biomarkers from tissues of the quantity obtained from typical biopsy can be applied in the setting of pancreatic cancer [ Time Frame: 1 year following final patient data ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Determination if a method of extracting and identifying biomarkers from tissues of the quantity obtained from typical biopsy can be applied in the setting of pancreatic cancer [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Correlation of pre-treatment biomarkers with recurrence, overall survival, and tumor response to radiotherapy and chemotherapy [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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Biomarkers in Predicting Response to Treatment in Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
Developing Predictive Markers of Therapeutic Response in Pancreatic Cancer

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at biomarkers in predicting response to treatment in patients who have undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer.

OBJECTIVES:

  • To determine if a method of extracting and identifying biomarkers (i.e., secreted cytokines and growth factors) from tissues of the quantity obtained from typical biopsy can now be applied in the setting of pancreatic cancer
  • To correlate pre-treatment biomarkers with recurrence, overall survival, and tumor response to radiotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with pancreatic cancer.

OUTLINE: Tumor tissue specimens are obtained from the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Human Tissue Acquisition Core and analyzed for biomarkers (e.g., integrity of DNA repair pathways as analyzed by Rad51 and phosphorylated DNA-PK foci formation). The biomarkers are correlated with clinical outcomes (recurrence, overall survival, and tumor response to treatment).

Patients are followed for recurrence, relapse, and death from disease.

Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
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Non-Probability Sample

Patients with pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic Cancer
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Using material that is already being acquired as a component of clinical care (only that which is excess after routine clinical care), it will be determined if pre-treatment markers can be used to correlate with clinical outcomes of survival and recurrence. Examples of such markers include studying if the integrity of DNA repair pathway in pancreatic cancers, analyzed by Rad51 and phosphorylated DNA-PK foci formation, correlates with tumor response to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and overall survival.
pancreatic cancer
Patients with pancreatic cancer
Intervention: Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
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December 2007
December 2007   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
  • Excess tissue collected at the time of routine surgery for pancreatic cancer must be available for analysis

Exclusion criteria

  • None known
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United States
 
NCT00897832
VICC GI 0666, P30CA068485, VU-VICC-GI-0666, VU-VICC-061225
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A Bapsi Chakravarthy, MD, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study Chair: A. Bapsi Chakravarthy, MD Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
March 2013

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