Clinical trial NCT04797676: Effects of Different Methods of PDAC Specimen Acquisition on Primary Cell Culture and Application
Official title: Different Methods of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Specimen Acquisition, EUS-FNB vs. Surgery, Influence on Culturing Primary Cells to Screen Sensitive Chemotherapeutics for Individuals: a Prospective Cohort Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Lead sponsor: The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-15
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients who are considered as PDAC by imaging, and may have opportunity of surgery, and require EUS-FNB for definite diagnosis will potentially be included in this study. Informed consent will be given by the doctor in charge or endoscopic operator or researcher. Patients who agree to participate in the trial will sign an informed consent form. Patients were enrolled after being screened according to the eligibility criteria.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference in the success rate of culturing primary cells derived from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma specimens of patients which obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy wet suction technique and surgery, analyze whether the sensitive chemotherapeutic agents screened by the primary cells cultured from the specimens obtained by the above two methods are consistent, and whether they are consistent with the clinical treatment effect of patients, verify the accuracy of laboratory drug sensitivity results, so as to provide the basis for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients to choose the source of individual treatment samples.

Detailed description: Pancreatic cancer is one of the malignant tumors with the highest mortality rate in the world, with a 5-year survival rate of only 7.2%-9%. Because some patients are resistant to multiple chemotherapy drugs, and there are differences in drug sensitivity between individuals, the current pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) chemotherapy effect is not satisfactory. In order to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy and achieve precise treatment, it is important to establish an accurate and individualized PDAC research model.

At present, several studies have reported that surgical specimens of pancreatic cancer are successfully used to cultivate preclinical research models. However, most patients with PDAC have developed to advanced stage at the time of diagnosis and are not suitable for surgery, which limits our ability to obtain tumor cells. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) can procure specimens when patients have not receive any treatment, and can also evaluate the therapeutic effect and tumor progression in the process of treatment.

Until now, there is no study to compare the efficiency of the two methods in constructing preclinical research model of pancreatic cancer. Therefore, the investigators intend to investigate the difference in the success rate of culturing primary cells derived from PDAC specimens of patients which obtained by EUS-FNB wet suction technique and surgery, analyze whether the sensitive chemotherapeutic agents screened by the primary cells cultured from the specimens obtained by the above two methods are consistent, and whether they are consistent with the clinical treatment effect of patients, verify the accuracy of laboratory drug sensitivity results, so as to provide the basis for PDAC patients to choose the source of individual treatment samples.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female, age≥18
2. Imaging examination (US, MRI, CT or PET-CT) of patients confirmed pancreatic lesions, and considered the possibility of PDAC, EUS-FNB was needed for auxiliary diagnosis
3. No chemotherapy, including neoadjuvant chemotherapy, postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and palliative chemotherapy, has been performed on patients
4. Having surgery opportunities (including radical operation and cytoreductive surgery) and willingness of operation
5. Agree to attend this study and signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Poor physical condition, including but not limited to hemoglobin ≤ 8.0g/dl, severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency, etc
2. Coagulation dysfunction (platelet count \< 50,000/mm3, international standardized ratio \> 1.5), or inability to discontinue anticoagulation therapy
3. High risk for deep sedation
4. Acute pancreatitis in the previous 2 weeks
5. Pregnancy or lactation
6. Any diseases leading to unreliable follow-up
7. Absence of informed consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: The different culture success rate
timeFrame: About 6 weeks after operation
measure: The representation of the primary cells of pancreatic cancer
timeFrame: About 8 weeks after operation
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Differences in drug susceptibility results between the two groups
timeFrame: About 14 weeks after operation
measure: Differences of drug sensitivity results between in vitro and clinical drug results
timeFrame: About 22 weeks after operation
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Changsha
country: China
facility: The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
state: Hunan
Study officials:
affiliation: The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
name: Xiaoyan Wang, M.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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