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Status unknownNCT03792932Updated Jun 22, 2022

Laparoscopic vs Open Pancreatectomy for Body and Tail Pancreatic Cancer

An interventional study of Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and Open distal pancreatectomy in Pancreatic Cancer, Surgery and Laparoscopy, sponsored by Fudan University. Status unknown at 11 sites in China. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-22.

Sponsored by Fudan University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2022), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
306
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) has been commonly employed for the treatment of a variety of cancers in body and tail of pancreas. Although many general surgical procedures have been increasingly performed laparoscopically or with laparoscopic assistance, until the current decade, laparoscopic pancreatic surgery had not been performed for its complicated anatomy. But laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) has been widely accepted as a standard treatment for body and tail pancreatic cancer because there is no anastomosis in it, and LDP has gradually become the first choice for these cancers in clinical work. Although there are several studies about the comparison between LDP and ODP, most are retrospective and there is no agreement in surgical margin, lymph node numbers and prognosis to identify the oncological differences between the two surgical approaches. The investigators' pilot study showed that patients with body and tail pancreatic cancer underwent LDP had a better prognosis compared with the ones undergoing ODP, with no statistics differences in postoperative complications and mortality. This perspective RCT study is performed to confirm whether LDP would improve the prognosis for patients with body and tail pancreatic cancer compared with ODP.

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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Surgery
  • Laparoscopy
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In context

Pancreatic Neoplasms

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Lead sponsor

Fudan University is the lead sponsor of 1,270 studies on the registry; 623 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 19 years and ≤ 80 years, no gender limitation
  2. Resectable body and tail pancreatic cancer (refer to NCCN 2018)
  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
  4. Tumor locates at the body and tail of the pancreas without distant metastasis
  5. No celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery invasion
  6. No operation contraindication, fit for laparoscopic surgery
  7. The expected survival after surgery ≥ 3 months
  8. Patients who are willing and able to comply with the study procedure
  9. Signed informed content obtained prior to treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Locally advanced unresectable body and tail pancreatic cancer
  2. Multi-organ and vascular resection needed
  3. Patients undergoing total pancreatectomy
  4. Benign tumor at the body and tail of the pancreas or pancreatic cancer at the head of the pancreas
  5. Distant metastasis or ascites detected by imaging
  6. Severe important organ function impairment (heart, liver, kidney)
  7. Patients who are with other primary malignancy or haematological disorders
  8. Pregnant or nursing women
  9. Patients who have received chemotherapy, radiotherapy and interventional therapy before the pancreatectomy
  10. Patients who have participated in other clinical trials for pancreatic cancer treatment within 3 months
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
306 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

    Procedure: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

  • Active comparator
    Open distal pancreatectomy

    Procedure: Open distal pancreatectomy

Interventions

  • ProcedureLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

    Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy includes distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and regional lymph nodes resection for pancreatic cancer at the body and tail. Regional lymph nodes includes group 8, 10, 11, 18, 7, 9, 14, 15, according to the 2003 edition of lymph nodes group system defined by Japan Pancreas Society (JPS).

  • ProcedureOpen distal pancreatectomy

    Open distal pancreatectomy includes distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and regional lymph nodes resection for pancreatic cancer at the body and tail. Regional lymph nodes includes group 8, 10, 11, 18, 7, 9, 14, 15, according to the 2003 edition of lymph nodes group system defined by Japan Pancreas Society (JPS).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Recurrence Free Survival

    RFS

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    OS

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. R0 resection rate

    R0 resection rate

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Detected lymph node number

    Detected lymph node number

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

11 of 11 sites recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital)
    Hefei, Anhui, China
    • chenlin zhu · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
    • Jianhua Liu · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
    Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
    • Wenxing Zhao · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute; Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University. Shanghai, China
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200032, China
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
    Recruiting
  • Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
    Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • Weiwei Jin · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Department of Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
    Harbin, China
    • Hua Chen · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Department of Biliopancreatic Surgery, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University
    Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Ricci C, Casadei R, Taffurelli G, Toscano F, Pacilio CA, Bogoni S, D'Ambra M, Pagano N, Di Marco MC, Minni F. Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Apr;19(4):770-81. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2721-z. Epub 2015 Jan 6. PubMed 25560180 ↗
  • van Hilst J, de Rooij T, Klompmaker S, Rawashdeh M, Aleotti F, Al-Sarireh B, Alseidi A, Ateeb Z, Balzano G, Berrevoet F, Bjornsson B, Boggi U, Busch OR, Butturini G, Casadei R, Del Chiaro M, Chikhladze S, Cipriani F, van Dam R, Damoli I, van Dieren S, Dokmak S, Edwin B, van Eijck C, Fabre JM, Falconi M, Farges O, Fernandez-Cruz L, Forgione A, Frigerio I, Fuks D, Gavazzi F, Gayet B, Giardino A, Groot Koerkamp B, Hackert T, Hassenpflug M, Kabir I, Keck T, Khatkov I, Kusar M, Lombardo C, Marchegiani G, Marshall R, Menon KV, Montorsi M, Orville M, de Pastena M, Pietrabissa A, Poves I, Primrose J, Pugliese R, Ricci C, Roberts K, Rosok B, Sahakyan MA, Sanchez-Cabus S, Sandstrom P, Scovel L, Solaini L, Soonawalla Z, Souche FR, Sutcliffe RP, Tiberio GA, Tomazic A, Troisi R, Wellner U, White S, Wittel UA, Zerbi A, Bassi C, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M; European Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (E-MIPS). Minimally Invasive versus Open Distal Pancreatectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma (DIPLOMA): A Pan-European Propensity Score Matched Study. Ann Surg. 2019 Jan;269(1):10-17. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002561. PubMed 29099399 ↗
  • Sulpice L, Farges O, Goutte N, Bendersky N, Dokmak S, Sauvanet A, Delpero JR; ACHBT French Pancreatectomy Study Group. Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Time for a Randomized Controlled Trial? Results of an All-inclusive National Observational Study. Ann Surg. 2015 Nov;262(5):868-73; discussion 873-4. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001479. PubMed 26583678 ↗
  • Shin SH, Kim SC, Song KB, Hwang DW, Lee JH, Lee D, Lee JW, Jun E, Park KM, Lee YJ. A comparative study of laparoscopic vs. open distal pancreatectomy for left-sided ductal adenocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Feb;220(2):177-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.10.014. Epub 2014 Oct 31. PubMed 25529901 ↗
  • Venkat R, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Lidor AO, Makary MA, Wolfgang CL. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is associated with significantly less overall morbidity compared to the open technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 2012 Jun;255(6):1048-59. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318251ee09. PubMed 22511003 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 22, 2022, 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
NCT03792932
Lead sponsor
Fudan University
Responsible party
Xian-Jun Yu (Chair of Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Fudan University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 4, 2019
Start date
Feb 2, 2019
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 22, 2022

Study contacts

Xianjun Yu, M.D., Ph.D.
Contact
yuxianjun@fudanpci.org
+86-21-64175590 ext. 1307
He Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.
Contact
chenghe@fudanpci.org
+86-21-64175590 ext. 1307

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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