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Standardization of Surgery on the Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 3 interventional study of Standard pancreatoduodenectomy and Extended pancreatoduodenectomy in Pancreatic Cancer, sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-06-06.

Sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
244
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that more extensive nodal and soft-tissue clearance in patients with adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas would improve survival without an increase in morbidity and mortality.

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In Japan and in some western treatment centers, there has been a general belief that more extensive surgery may improve outcome for patients with localized, operable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Initial retrospective reports from centers in Japan suggested that 5-year overall survival rates in patients treated with pancreaticoduodenectomy plus extended lymphadenectomy were higher than those in patients treated by pancreaticoduodenectomy with standard lymphadenectomy. Subsequent prospective randomized trials performed in Europe and the United States failed to confirm a survival benefit from extended lymphadenectomy. Although they failed to confirm a survival benefit from extended lymphadenectomy, the studies had a few pitfalls. The need for Well-designed randomised controlled study is the starting point of our study. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that more extensive nodal and soft-tissue clearance in patients with adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas would improve survival without an increase in morbidity and mortality.

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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Extended lymphadenectomy
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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 enrollment of 244 is above the median of 46 across 2,424 interventional studies indexed under Pancreatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,860 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age : 20- 85 years old
  • No evidence of metastasis and to be possible to resect radically
  • No history of previous radiation therapy or chemotherapy
  • Pathological diagnosis: adenocarcinoma of pancreas
  • Patients who agree and sign the informed consent
  • More than 70 in Karnofsky performance scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Past medical history of treatment for other malignant disease
  • Recurred pancreatic cancer patients
  • Patients with R1/R2 resection
  • Patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
244 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    1

    standard pancreatoduodenectomy

    Procedure: Standard pancreatoduodenectomy

  • Active comparator
    2

    extended pancreatoduodenectomy

    Procedure: Extended pancreatoduodenectomy

Interventions

  • ProcedureStandard pancreatoduodenectomy

    Standard pancreatoduodenectomy

  • ProcedureExtended pancreatoduodenectomy

    Extended pancreatoduodenectomy

    Also known as: Extended lymphadenectomy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Survival

    comparison of 2-year overall survival rate between standard and extended pancreaticoduodenectomy; number of surviving participants 2 years after surgery

    Time frame: 2 year after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Morbidity

    Number of participants with morbidity, such as bleeding, sepsis, pancreatic fistula, intra-abdominal abscess, wound infection, delayed gastric emptying, and diarrhea after standard and extended pancreaticoduodenectomy

    Time frame: within 2 years after surgery

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Results

Posted Jun 6, 2014

Participant flow

Between June 2006 and November 2009, 244 patients were enrolled in this study, after excluding the 9 patients who refused to participate after initial agreement. After enrollment, 44 patients were excluded due to having unresectable or metastatic tumors, as determined intraoperatively

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneStandard PancreatoduodenectomyExtended Pancreatoduodenectomy
Started10199
Completed8386
Not completed1813
Withdrew: Protocol violation1813

Outcome measures

PrimarySurvival

comparison of 2-year overall survival rate between standard and extended pancreaticoduodenectomy; number of surviving participants 2 years after surgery

Time frame:
2 year after surgery
Reported as:
Number · participants
Survival
participantsStandard PancreatoduodenectomyExtended Pancreatoduodenectomy
Survival3731
SecondaryMorbidity

Number of participants with morbidity, such as bleeding, sepsis, pancreatic fistula, intra-abdominal abscess, wound infection, delayed gastric emptying, and diarrhea after standard and extended pancreaticoduodenectomy

Time frame:
within 2 years after surgery
Reported as:
Number · participants
Morbidity
participantsStandard PancreatoduodenectomyExtended Pancreatoduodenectomy
Morbidity2737

Adverse events

Collected over every 3 months after surgery. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Standard Pancreatoduodenectomy—0/83 (0%)0/83 (0%)
Extended Pancreatoduodenectomy—0/86 (0%)0/86 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Standard PancreatoduodenectomyExtended PancreatoduodenectomyTotal
Mean62 ± 8.763.4 ± 9.562.7 ± 9.1
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Standard PancreatoduodenectomyExtended PancreatoduodenectomyTotal
Female344276
Male494493
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Study locations

1 site
  • Seoul National University Hospital
    Seoul, 110-744, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Publications

  • Pedrazzoli S, DiCarlo V, Dionigi R, Mosca F, Pederzoli P, Pasquali C, Kloppel G, Dhaene K, Michelassi F. Standard versus extended lymphadenectomy associated with pancreatoduodenectomy in the surgical treatment of adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas: a multicenter, prospective, randomized study. Lymphadenectomy Study Group. Ann Surg. 1998 Oct;228(4):508-17. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199810000-00007. PubMed 9790340 ↗
  • Yeo CJ, Cameron JL, Sohn TA, Coleman J, Sauter PK, Hruban RH, Pitt HA, Lillemoe KD. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with or without extended retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for periampullary adenocarcinoma: comparison of morbidity and mortality and short-term outcome. Ann Surg. 1999 May;229(5):613-22; discussion 622-4. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199905000-00003. PubMed 10235519 ↗
  • Farnell MB, Pearson RK, Sarr MG, DiMagno EP, Burgart LJ, Dahl TR, Foster N, Sargent DJ; Pancreas Cancer Working Group. A prospective randomized trial comparing standard pancreatoduodenectomy with pancreatoduodenectomy with extended lymphadenectomy in resectable pancreatic head adenocarcinoma. Surgery. 2005 Oct;138(4):618-28; discussion 628-30. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.06.044. PubMed 16269290 ↗
  • Michalski CW, Kleeff J, Wente MN, Diener MK, Buchler MW, Friess H. Systematic review and meta-analysis of standard and extended lymphadenectomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. Br J Surg. 2007 Mar;94(3):265-73. doi: 10.1002/bjs.5716. PubMed 17318801 ↗
  • Jang JY, Kang MJ, Heo JS, Choi SH, Choi DW, Park SJ, Han SS, Yoon DS, Yu HC, Kang KJ, Kim SG, Kim SW. A prospective randomized controlled study comparing outcomes of standard resection and extended resection, including dissection of the nerve plexus and various lymph nodes, in patients with pancreatic head cancer. Ann Surg. 2014 Apr;259(4):656-64. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000384. PubMed 24368638 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 6, 2014, 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
NCT00679913
Lead sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Responsible party
Sun-Whe Kim (Professor, Seoul National University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 19, 2008
Start date
Nov 2005
Primary completion
Dec 2012
Completion
Dec 2013
Results posted
Jun 6, 2014
Last update
Jun 6, 2014

Study contacts

Sun-Whe Kim, MD., PhD.
principal investigator · Seoul National University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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