Endoscopic Ethanol Ablation of Communicating Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms

September 17, 2014 updated by: Mark Topazian, Mayo Clinic
Pancreatic cysts are common, and some pancreas cysts have malignant potential. Usual treatment of these cysts is either observation or surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas. Minimally invasive treatment via endoscopy has been described, using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided ethanol injections. Such studies exclude cysts that communicate with the main pancreatic duct, to avoid burning the main pancreatic duct with ethanol. In this study, pancreas cysts communicating with the main pancreas duct are treated with ethanol via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and/or EUS.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Subjects will undergo EUS and/or ERCP as outpatients. For cysts shown to communicate with the main pancreas duct, a balloon catheter will be placed in the main pancreatic duct via ERCP. The balloon catheter will isolate the cyst from the main pancreatic duct, allowing ethanol injections of the cyst. A pancreatic duct stent will be placed in some patients, requiring repeat endoscopy for removal at another time.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of a pancreatic cystic lesion, at least 2 cm in maximum diameter
  • Cyst may communicate, or definitely communicates, with the pancreatic duct (based on prior CT, MR, ERCP, or EUS images)
  • Treatment of the cystic lesion is desired due to symptoms or concern for subsequent malignancy
  • Age at least 18 years
  • Able to give informed consent
  • Surgical treatment has been considered and a surgical consultation offered to the patient, OR the subject's cyst does not meet consensus criteria for surgical resection. (Current consensus criteria for resection are one or more of the following: cyst is symptomatic, ≥ 3 cm in diameter, contains a mural nodule, cytology of cyst fluid is positive for malignancy, or main pancreatic duct diameter is > 6 mm.)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known or suspected pregnancy, or nursing
  • History of pancreatitis within 3 months prior to study endoscopy procedures
  • Cyst has a primarily microcystic architecture on EUS

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

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Cyst ethanol lavage
Subjects receiving the study intervention
Procedure: EUS and/or ERCP with ethanol injections of pancreatic cyst
Lavage of cyst with 80% ethanol
Other Names:
  • Alcohol lavage
  • Alcohol injection
  • Ethanol lavage
  • Ethanol injection
  • Endoscopic treatment
  • Pancreas cyst ablation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Occurrence of adverse events requiring treatment or hospitalization
Time Frame: 3 days, 30 days
3 days, 30 days
Decrease in volume of the pancreatic cyst by cross-sectional imaging studies (CT or MR) performed before and after treatment
Time Frame: 6 months, 12 months
6 months, 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

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

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 26, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 27, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 19, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2014

Last Verified

September 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 009-004705

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