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Status unknownNCT00551057Updated Sep 17, 2010

Expression of Inflammatory Proteins in Pancreatic Cancer

An observational study in Pancreatic Neoplasms, sponsored by University of Zurich. Status unknown at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-09-17.

Sponsored by University of Zurich · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2007), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
150
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the expression of different inflammatory proteins in cancer and normal pancreatic tissue.

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Purpose: to investigate the expression of different inflammatory proteins in cancer and normal pancreatic tissue

  • Trial with surgical intervention
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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
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In context

Pancreatic Neoplasms

3,235 studies on the registry are indexed under Pancreatic Neoplasms; 899 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 150 is below the median of 200 across 620 observational studies indexed under Pancreatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

University of Zurich is the lead sponsor of 1,030 studies on the registry; 130 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  • Patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)
Biospecimen retention
None retained

Interventions

  • BehavioralExpression type

    to investigate the expression of different inflammatory proteins in cancer and normal pancreatic tissue

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University Hospital Zurich Department of Surgery
    Zurich, Switzerland
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 17, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00551057
Lead sponsor
University of Zurich
First posted
Oct 30, 2007
Start date
Oct 2007
Completion
Oct 2012 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 17, 2010

Study contacts

Marc Schiesser, MD
Contact
marc.schiesser@usz.ch
+41 (0)44 255 11 11
Marc Schiesser, MD
principal investigator · UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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