The prospective clinical trial "PDA-MAPS - Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - Microbiome as Predictor of Subtypes" aims to investigate the prognostic and predictive power of the orointestinal and tumoral microbiome in PDAC patients and associate findings with genetic, transcriptional and clinical data, in particular with treatment response.
The prospective clinical trial "PDA-MAPS - Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - Microbiome as Predictor of Subtypes" aims to investigate the prognostic and predictive power of the orointestinal and tumoral microbiome in PDAC patients and associate findings with genetic, transcriptional and clinical data, in particular with treatment response. Patients with histologically confirmed PDA are enrolled at primary diagnosis and prior to oncological or surgical treatment. Rectal and buccal microbiome swabs as well as detailed clinical records are obtained from all patients. Following DNA extraction, both 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing will be performed using ONT sequencing platform. All data and clinical records are centrally stored, visualized and integrated via tranSMART and SEEK platforms.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Oral swabs and rectal swabs are collected non-invasively.
University Medical Centre Goettingen
Göttingen, Germany
RECRUITINGUniversity Medical Centre Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
RECRUITINGProgression free survival
Progression free survival of patients measured in months
Time frame: 12 months upon study enrollment
Molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer
Basal and classical subtype via RNAseq from tissue samples
Time frame: within 3 months of histological diagnosis
Response to chemotherapy
reponse, partial response and progress according to RECIST within 6 months of therapy initiation
Time frame: up to 6 months after start of therapy
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