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Active, not recruitingNCT03899649DIRECTUpdated Feb 12, 2025

A Registry Study of NanoKnife IRE for Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer

An observational study in Stage III Pancreatic Cancer, sponsored by Angiodynamics, Inc.. Active, not recruiting at 14 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-12.

Sponsored by Angiodynamics, Inc. · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Apr 2025, 1 year 6 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
532
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This multicenter, observational study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the NanoKnife System when used for the ablation of Stage 3 pancreatic adenocarcinoma (Stage 3 PC). Eligible patients will be recruited over a 36-month period and participating institutions will enroll and provide data on consecutive patients that meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. Each patient will be followed up for the duration of the study or until death. The study will include two (2) cohorts: patients who received standard of care (SOC) and received irreversible electroporation (IRE) [IRE cohort], and patients who were treated with SOC and did not receive IRE [SOC cohort].

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Conditions studied

  • Stage III Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

  • Pancreas Cancer
  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
  • Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
  • Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
  • Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
  • Cancer of Pancreas
  • Pancreatic Tumor
  • Pancreatic Carcinoma
  • Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
  • LAPC
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In context

Pancreatic Neoplasms

3,311 studies on the registry are indexed under Pancreatic Neoplasms; 910 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 532 is above the median of 200 across 636 observational studies indexed under Pancreatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Angiodynamics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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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 cytologically or pathologically confirmed Stage 3 PC who are treated, in real-world treatment settings and as part of routine clinical practice, with the NanoKnife System (at least 266 patients) for the ablation of their tumor in addition to SOC (IRE cohort), or with SOC only (at least 266 patients) (SOC cohort). Patients will be enrolled after completing the initial 3-month treatment per SOC for Stage 3 PC.

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Provisions of signed and dated informed consent form
  2. Patient is 18 years of age and older
  3. Patient has a diagnosis of Stage 3 PC cytologically or pathologically confirmed per American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging criteria
  4. Patient has a tumor evaluated as Stage 3 according to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, based on radiographic imaging or exploratory surgery
  5. Maximum axial and anterior to posterior tumor dimension of ≤3.5cm after SOC
  6. Patient has received 3 months of SOC per each participating institution's guidelines
  7. Patient has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  8. Patient has an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of physical health status of 1 or 2.
  9. Patients at IRE sites who are deemed eligible for IRE and receive ablation using the NanoKnife System
  10. Patient shows no evidence of disease progression based on NCCN guidelines after completing three (3) months of SOC

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participation in an interventional trial for pancreatic cancer during the study data collection period
  2. Pregnant or lactating patients or male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ highly effective birth control from screening to 6 months after the last dose of chemotherapy
  3. Patients who are unable to tolerate general anesthetic with full skeletal muscle blockade
  4. Patients with the presence of implanted cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, electronic devices or implanted devices with metal parts in the thoracic cavity at the time of IRE
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
532 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
24 Months
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • IRE Cohort

    Patients who received SOC and received IRE

    Drug: SOC · Device: NanoKnife System

  • SOC Cohort

    Patients who received SOC and did not receive IRE

    Drug: SOC

Interventions

  • DrugSOC

    Standard of Care treatment

  • DeviceNanoKnife System

    Irreversible Electroporation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    To evaluate the effectiveness of the NanoKnife System when used for the ablation of Stage 3 PC in real world treatment settings, by testing the hypothesis that IRE with the NanoKnife System improves overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: Time (in months) from time of enrollment to the date of death for any reason, assessed up to 24 months.

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Study locations

14 sites
  • Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health
    La Jolla, California 92093, United States
  • University of Florida Health
    Gainesville, Florida 32608, United States
  • Miami Cancer Institute
    Miami, Florida 33176, United States
  • Wellstar Medical Group
    Marietta, Georgia 30060, United States
  • Northwest Community Hospital
    Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005, United States
  • University of Iowa Healthcare
    Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
  • Norton Healthcare
    Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • NYU Langone
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Atrium Health
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, United States
  • St. Luke's University Health Network
    Easton, Pennsylvania 18045, United States
  • University of Texas-Southwestern
    Dallas, Texas 75231, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Narayanan G, Bilimoria MM, Hosein PJ, Su Z, Mortimer KM, Martin RCG 2nd. Multicenter randomized controlled trial and registry study to assess the safety and efficacy of the NanoKnife(R) system for the ablation of stage 3 pancreatic adenocarcinoma: overview of study protocols. BMC Cancer. 2021 Jul 7;21(1):785. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08474-4. PubMed 34233640 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2019 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Apr 2025, 71 months after the start.

Of 305 observational studies under Pancreatic Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 83 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 40 and three quarters within 206. This study's planned 71 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 29, 2019
First posted
Apr 2, 2019
StartActual
May 8, 2019
Primary completionEst.
Apr 2025
CompletionEst.
Apr 2025
Last update
Feb 12, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 12, 2025, 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
NCT03899649
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 2, 2019
Start date
May 8, 2019
Primary completion
Apr 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 12, 2025

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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