The purpose of this study is to collect blood samples and study cancer cells found in these blood samples from patients with pancreatic cancer. Prior research has discovered that tumor cells can be collected from the blood of patients with pancreatic and other cancers. The physicians have developed techniques for isolating and analyzing cancer cells using a simple blood test. They will study how these cells relate to how chemotherapy works. They hope to use this information to guide choices of treatment for patients in the future.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
83
Patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma will be enrolled. Venous blood is collected in a standard 10 ml heparin blood collection tube. We may ask for blood samples at different times during the course of the study, specifically, before you start treatment and when your treatment changes. During the one year of the study, the physician anticipates blood samples will be collected a minimum of one and a maximum of four times. The amount of blood collected at any of these times will be 10 mL, about 1 tablespoon.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering West Harrison
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Phelps
Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
isolating and enriching circulating tumorigenic cells
A 10 mL blood sample will be drawn from participants prior to starting chemotherapy treatment. circulating tumorigenic cells from the peripheral blood of eligible pancreatic cancer patients. During the 1 year following enrollment, in the setting of disease progression, a subsequent 10 mL blood sample may be drawn from participants prior to changing chemotherapy treatment.
Time frame: 1 year
successful gene expression profiling
of these circulating tumorigenic cells. For each blood sample collected, CTCs will be isolated, expanded, RNA extracted, gene expresion analysis performed and treatment profile sensitivity performed.
Time frame: 1 year
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