The purpose of this study is to isolate and analyze exosomes, which are tiny carriers of important proteins and nucleic acids that serve as messenger systems in the blood and tissue. Blood and tissue from patients with pancreatic cancer will be compared with blood and tissue from patients with noncancerous pancreatic disease. Including patients without cancer will allow the investigators to establish "normal" values, which currently do not exist. The investigators will then look to see whether exosome activity has a connection to disease recurrence and outcomes in patients. The results of this study will be the basis for future studies exploring this area.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
181
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGsuccessful isolation of exosomes
isolation of at least 100,000 microvesicles is needed for exosomes purification for down stream applications such as proteomics and RNA sequencing.
Time frame: 1 year
evaluation of the liver microenvironment
for alterations in cellular infiltrate and ECM using IF and IHC
Time frame: 1 year
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