RecruitingNCT07054879

CtDNA-guided Maintenance Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer

A Prospective Single-center Observational Study: ctDNA-guided Maintenance Therapy for Postoperative Pancreatic Cancer


Sponsor

The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School

Enrollment

70 participants

Start Date

Nov 1, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This study aims to conduct a large-scale prospective clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of capecitabine monotherapy as maintenance treatment following standard adjuvant chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus capecitabine) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, and to analyze whether ctDNA-MRD testing can guide the selection of postoperative maintenance therapy.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This trial uses a blood test called ctDNA (circulating tumor DNA — tiny fragments of cancer DNA that float in your blood) to guide follow-up treatment for people with pancreatic cancer who have had surgery. If the ctDNA test shows lingering cancer signals after surgery, targeted maintenance chemotherapy is given; if not, treatment may be skipped. This approach aims to personalise treatment and avoid unnecessary chemotherapy. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with pancreatic duct cancer with no distant spread - You have recently had a successful surgery to remove the tumor (R0 resection) - You have not received prior chemotherapy or radiation for this cancer - Your overall health is adequate (ECOG 0–1) and you can tolerate chemotherapy **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your cancer has already spread to distant organs - You have significant organ problems that would make chemotherapy unsafe - You have had another cancer in the past 5 years (some exceptions apply) - You have uncontrolled hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV infection Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Locations(1)

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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