Prognostic Factors in Periampullary Tumors and Cysts

Umeå University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pancreatic Fistula; Bile Duct Cancer; Surgery; Periampullary Cancer; Pancreas Disease; Surgery--Complications; Pancreas Cancer; Pancreas Neoplasm; Pancreas Cyst

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05155878

UmU-parpanc

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project aims at analysing prognostic and predictive factors involved in diagnostics and surgical treatment of cysts and tumors in the pancreas and periampullary region using both clinical data and blood and tissue samples for biomarker development and validation.

Full description

From november 2021 an onward, study participants will be prospectively enrolled within the observational study. Before that, study participants are retrospectively enrolled. The study has a broad perspective including studies on clinical outcomes and prognostics based on patient and tumor characteristics.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recommended surgery for tumor or cyst in the pancreas or periampullary region
• Information avalible in electronic journal files
• Informed consent (or deceased for retrospective part of the study)

Exclusion criteria

• No informed consent (and still alive at study initiation)