New heat therapy could replace surgery for small tumors
NCT ID NCT07272187
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a procedure called EUS-RFA, which uses a thin needle guided by ultrasound to heat and destroy small tumors in the pancreas or adrenal glands. About 138 participants will receive this treatment as part of their standard care and be followed for up to 5 years. The goal is to see if it can control the disease with fewer risks than traditional surgery, improving symptoms and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 138 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2041
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients who meet the above inclusion criteria will be offered participation. Herlev Hospital has a national function, and therefore patients from all regions of Denmark are included.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with one or more lesions amendable to undergo EUS-RFA * Insulinomas ≤ 25 mm confirmed by a 72-h fasting test, cross-sectional scanning, and a biopsy with low Ki67 index (\<10%) * Non-functional pNEN lesions between 10-20 mm and growing, confirmed by a biopsy with low Ki67 index (\<10%), or larger pNEN lesions in patients who are not candidates for surgical treatment * Unilateral APA with benign characteristics on non-contrast enhanced CT located in the left adrenal and confirmed lateralization on AVS * Adult habile patients * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe multimorbidity (ASA score ≥ IV or ECOG performance score ≥ 4) * Uncorrected coagulopathy (INR \>1.8 or thrombocyte count \< 50 mia/L) * Pregnancy * Metastatic malignancy with expected remaining life expectancy \< 3 years * Stenosis in upper GI tract or altered anatomy (e.g. previous gastrectomy) preventing the passage of an echoendoscope
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Herlev og Gentofte Hospital
RECRUITINGHerlev, Capital Region, 2730, Denmark
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