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Perioperative study of quality of life and body composition in pancreatic cancer – a prospective observational trial

Conditions
C25
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
Registration Number
DRKS00034209
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein Campus Lübeck
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Age at least 18 years old and capable of signing informed consent
-Patient deemed fit to undergo curative intent surgery and perioperative therapy
-Indication for curative intent PDAC resection according to the German S3 guideline (PDAC histologically proven or CT imaging and further diagnostics (e.g. EUS, MRI, labs) highly suspicious of PDAC)
-Resectable PDAC according to the German S3 guideline criteria (CT imaging and biological parameters)
-Borderline resectable PDAC according to the German S3 guideline criteria (CT imaging and biological parameters)

Exclusion Criteria

-Second malignancy at the time of diagnosis of PDAC
-Distant metastasis (M1)
-Chemotherapy or radiotherapy already started
-Patients with resectable disease who wish to undergo neoadjuvant therapy
-Patient does not wish to receive perioperative therapy

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body composition parameters (weight, diet, cachexia, motoric status) will be evaluated via CT-based assessment of already existing CT abdomen scans.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient-reported quality of life (standardized validated questionnaire ED-5D-5L, EORTC-QLQ-C30, EORTC-QLQ-PAN26) in three month intervals after resection
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