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2023-509022-22-00RecruitingPhase 3

Antiplatelet therapy added to standard thromboprophylaxis to prevent thrombosis in pancreatic cancer patients - a randomized clinical trial (The PANART trial)

Akershus University Hospital5 sites in 1 country744 target enrollmentStarted: August 26, 2024Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
744
Locations
5
Primary Endpoint
Efficacy: A composite of objectively verified arterial or venous thrombosis. Safety: Major bleeding.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

To investigate the efficacy and safety of adding antiplatelet theraphy to standard thromboprophylaxis on thrombotic disease in patients with pancreatic ductal cancer.

Study Design

Allocation
Randomized
Primary Purpose
The PANART-trial
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 years to 65+ years (18-64 Years, 65+ Years)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants are >18 years of age.
  • Newly diagnosed (preferably within the last month) locally advanced, metastatic or recurrent (after intended therapeutic treatment) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
  • Patients where there is planned some form of treatment for the pancreatic ductal cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current use of antiplatelet therapy or disease with indication for antiplatelet therapy not yet initiated.
  • Known hypersensitivity to clopidogrel or dalteparin
  • Known CYP2C19 genotype that influences clopidogrel metabolism (genotyping not necessary)
  • Current use of full dose anti-coagulation or disease with indication of full dose anti-coagulation. Patients already on primary prophylaxis can be included.
  • Platelets <30×10^9/L.
  • Severe intestinal malabsorption.
  • Known allergies to study medication.
  • Active bleeding or severe risk of bleeding.
  • Clinically significant liver disease (e.g., chronic active hepatitis, or cirrhosis).
  • Known previous heparin induced thrombocytopenia – HIT
  • Known pregnancy (pregnancy test is not necessary)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Efficacy: A composite of objectively verified arterial or venous thrombosis. Safety: Major bleeding.

Efficacy: A composite of objectively verified arterial or venous thrombosis. Safety: Major bleeding.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Death

Investigators

Sponsor
Akershus University Hospital
Sponsor Class
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Anders Erik Astrup Dahm

Scientific

Akershus University Hospital

Study Sites (5)

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