High Resolution Ultrasound in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT03820661

University Health Network, Toronto30 enrolled

Overview

Pancreatic cancer patients at UHN who have had a CT at UHN and have surgery planned will undergo a high resolution ultrasound pre-operatively and intra-operatively. This study is being done to see if using high resolution ultrasound before and during surgery will help the doctors accurately diagnose pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and identify if the disease has spread to other areas of the body.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Interventions

UltrasoundDEVICE

High resolution ultrasound pre-operatively and intra-operatively

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females \> 18 y 2. PDAC diagnosed by typical imaging findings or pathology 3. Scheduled for surgical resection 4. Contrast enhanced CT scan performed locally at UHN Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent

Locations (1)

University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

High-resolution U/S will be used to measure vascular invasion and regional lymph node metastases in PDAC

The U/S results will be compared to pre-operative CT scan to help determine the diagnostic effectiveness of High Resolution US

Time frame: within 2 weeks of surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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