Lipidomics, Proteomics, Micro RNAs and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

February 3, 2026 updated by: AdventHealth

Lipidomics, Proteomics, Micro RNAs and Volatile Organic Compounds Biomarkers in Bile and Serum in the Diagnosis of Malignant Biliary Strictures

This is a non-randomized natural history protocol in which patients undergoing surgery or endoscopy for suspected/ diagnosed pancreaticobiliary strictures are assigned to a) control (chronic pancreatitis, no pancreatic neoplasm, primary sclerosing cholangitis), b) non-carcinoma (bile duct stones, papillary stenosis, ), c) carcinoma non-pancreatic (ampullary and distal bile duct or cholangiocarcinoma) and d) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (pancreatic cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Visit 1 for all participants will consist of going over the Informed Consent form and talking with the patient about the study. If the patient agrees to participate, he/she will be asked to sign the form, and a copy will be given to him/her for his/her records. This will be conducted during the day of the endoscopic procedure before the participant is under anesthesia.

Consented participants will have 20ml of blood collected via venipuncture of peripheral vein drawn by the endoscopy unit staff during their endoscopy procedure. The blood will be collected into heparinized vacutainers and immediately labeled with study specific code identifier and placed at 4⁰C until processed (within 24hr).

For clinical purposes, tissue may be removed during the endoscopic procedures. This tissue will be given to the Diagnostic Pathology (DP) personnel associated with the case for analysis. The diagnostic sample will be processed for DP use and stored in the DP active archives. No additional tissue will be taken solely for the purposes of this research study. However, if DP approves the use of the remaining clinical diagnostic, small cores or slides will be taken after the diagnostic use from the approved paraffin-embedded tissue blocks for use in comparison/confirmatory analyses to the bile and blood analyses done for this research project.

During the endoscopic procedures a 5ml aspiration of bile fluid will be collected for this study with the endoscopic instrument. The fluid will be transferred to a sterile tube, sealed, and placed at 4⁰C until processed (within 24hr). Both blood and fluids samples will be transferred to Translational Research Institute (TRI) R&D for analysis.

Follow Up (follow up will take place for all groups listed on page 7 of the protocol under "Study Design" with the exception of group B) 2 weeks post procedure- A member of the research staff will call the participant to assess for any complications Periodic medical record auditing for outcome data will be collected every three months for up to 1 year after enrollment.

One year post procedure- A member of the research staff will call the participant to assess for any complications

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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500

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
        • AdventHealth

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 95 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients scheduled for ERCP at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy (CIE)

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Screening Criteria for Potential Participants in the Study

  1. Age: ≥18years old
  2. Treatment: scheduled for clinical reason to undergo an ERCP at the CIE
  3. Suspected of having biliary or pancreatic disease other than cancer (chronic pancreatitis, benign biliary strictures, post-liver transplant strictures, common bile duct stones, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction or suspected of having pancreatic or peri-ampullary malignancy (including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, distal cholangiocarcinoma, ampullary carcinoma, duodenal, carcinoma
  4. Clinical or image data suggestive of pancreatic disease or the need for gastrointestinal or pancreatic inspection.
  5. Willing and mentally able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Age: <18years old
  2. Pregnant women
  3. Post-bariatric surgery, hepaticojejunostomy and Bilroth II patients undergoing ERCP.
  4. Not scheduled for endoscopic procedures for clinical reasons
  5. No clinical or image data suggestive of need for clinical intervention (Endoscopy)
  6. Not willing or able to sign informed consent..

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sensitivity and specificity of biomarkers in the diagnosis of cancer
Time Frame: one year
Comparative efficacy of biomarkers, brush cytology, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) and biliary and blood biomarkers (lipidomics, proteomics, micro RNAs and VOCs) in the diagnosis of malignancy.
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Medical Record Review
Time Frame: one year
Subjects who do not have a differential diagnosis of either cancer, biliary or pancreatic disease at the time of the index Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) will have their medical record reviewed quarterly for new diagnoses or procedures related to pancreatic malignancy, peri-ampullary malignancy, biliary disease, or pancreatic disease.
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
AdventHealth

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Richard Pratley, MD, AdventHealth

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 13, 2014

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 11, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 20, 2015

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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August 24, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 3, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 649074

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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