NCT01332773

The ARTERY FIRST Approach for Resection of Pancreatic Head Cancer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To show whether the artery first approach leads to equal or less rate of positive resection margins in pancreatic head cancer than the standard technique (ppWhipple only with standard Kocher's manoeuvre)

Detailed description

This is a prospective non-randomized trial with two study groups. The trial is designed to show if the ARTERY FIRST approach reduces the rate of R1 resections in patients undergoing surgery for cancer of the pancreatic head. After the diagnosis of cancer of the pancreatic head by clinical, laboratory and imaging evaluation patients who are scheduled for resection will be screened for inclusion into the trial. Informed consent is obtained at least on the day before surgery and patients meeting the eligibility criteria will be enrolled into the study.

Conditions

• Pancreatic Head Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Artery first procedure	early identification of SMA to evaluate infiltration
PROCEDURE	No artery first procedure	conventional exposure and preparation (Kocher's manoeuvre) before transection of pancreatic parenchyma

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-07-01
• First posted: 2011-04-11
• Last updated: 2011-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany