Slide Interpretation or Standard Surgical Pathology in Assessing Margin Status in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgery

Cytopathologic Margin Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Cancer Resection

This study is being done to investigate another way of evaluating margin status after pancreatectomy by using cytopathology (slide interpretation) as compared to the traditional method of surgical pathology

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare margin status on final pathology with margin status from cytopathologic evaluation.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo cytopathologic sample collection during pancreatic resection during which slides are gently pressed against the cut edge of the pancreas, the surgical bed, and along the superior mesenteric artery, and finally against the tumor itself.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Ohio State University Medical Center

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 to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients undergoing pancreatic resection for a presumed, although not necessarily biopsy-proven pancreatic malignancy,
  • ages 18 years to 80 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Diagnostic (cytopathologic evaluation)
Patients undergo cytopathologic sample collection during pancreatic resection during which slides are gently pressed against the cut edge of the pancreas, the surgical bed, and along the superior mesenteric artery, and finally against the tumor itself.
Undergo cytopathologic sample collection
Other Names:
  • cytologic sampling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Local recurrence at the site of resection
Time Frame: up to 2 years
Will be evaluated in a Cox proportion hazards regression model. The prognostic ability of the histological reporting of the specimen margin as well as the cytopathological reporting of the specimen and in situ margins will be evaluated.
up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mark Bloomston, MD, Ohio State University

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 7, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 6, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

February 6, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

July 20, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 9, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

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