Gene Expression Profiles in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

February 10, 2014 updated by: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Gene Expression Profiles in Primary and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study uses gene expression profiling to compare primary tumor cells with metastatic tumor cells in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the gene expression profiles of pancreatic cancer cells from the primary and metastatic sites in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
  • Characterize the function of the differentially upregulated and downregulated genes identified by comparing the gene expression profiles of primary and metastatic cells in these patients.

OUTLINE: Fresh biopsy samples are collected for gene expression profiling and other biomarker/laboratory analyses.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 10 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cancer clinic

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma of exocrine origin
  • Metastatic disease
  • Fresh biopsy material available from primary site of disease and a metastatic focus, including liver, peritoneum, or lymph node

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Gene expression profiles
Time Frame: at time of biopsy
at time of biopsy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Philip A. Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 9, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 11, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2014

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000482353
  • P30CA022453 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • WSU-D-2841
  • WSU-HIC-091504M1E

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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