Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for The ARTERY FIRST Approach for Resection of Pancreatic Head Cancer
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: The ARTERY FIRST Approach for Resection of Pancreatic Head Cancer
Official Title: The ARTERY FIRST Approach for Resection of Pancreatic Head Cancer
Study ID: NCT01332773
Conditions
Study Description
Brief 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.
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Eligibility
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Contact Details
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