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A Study To Compare Two Methods For Following Patients With Pancreatic Cysts
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ; Jacksonville, FL; Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to compare the two approaches for monitoring pancreatic cysts - more frequent monitoring vs. less frequent monitoring in order to learn which monitoring method leads to better outcome for patients with pancreatic cysts.
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Prostaglandin Levels in Pancreatic Cyst Fluid, Pancreatic Juice, and Resected Pancreatic Cysts
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to determine whether COX-2 enzyme activity in pancreatic cystic neoplasms is sufficient to justify a chemoprevention study.
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A Study to Establish an International Multicenter Registry of Pancreatic Cysts
Jacksonville, FL
The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize specific symptoms and cyst characteristics, as predictors of the grade of malignancy and long-term behavior of PCN/IPMNs.
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A Study To Evaluate PancreaSeq® For Assessing Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Jacksonville, FL
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and accuracy of the PancreaSeq assay on long-term outcomes of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCL).
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A Study to Evaluate the Use of Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy as an IMaging Biomarker (CLIMB Study) for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ
The purpose of this study is to evaluate EUS-nCLE as an imaging biomarker and PCL fluid DNA analysis as a molecular biomarker for the management of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs).
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Ethanol Injection of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
Rochester, MN
Cystic tumors of the pancreas are fluid-filled growths. They are often treated by surgical removal. A safe and effective non-surgical treatment is desirable. Ethanol (alcohol) injection may treat cysts by killing the lining cells of the cyst, and is an accepted treatment for cysts of other organs. In this study, participants with pancreatic cysts will undergo endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided ethanol injection of pancreatic cysts. This is a pilot study to assess safety and efficacy.
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Evaluation Of PCLs Using Three EUS-FNA Needles
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ; Jacksonville, FL
To document impact of EUS-FNA needle size and flexibility on effectiveness of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCL) aspiration, on ability to obtain sufficient material for standard diagnostic testing, and on diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA aspirate for differentiation of mucinous (pre-malignant) and non-mucinous cysts.
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Optical And Biochemical Biomarkers In Early Pancreatic Cancer
Jacksonville, FL
The purpose of this study is to develop a test for detection of pancreatic cancer by looking at the subject's DNA.
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A Biobank for Pancreatic Diseases
Rochester, MN
To develop a resource (bank) of biospecimens and data collected from individuals with pancreatic diseases to facilitate discovery and development of novel biomarkers of risk and early detection, severity prediction, etiology and response to therapy.