New MRI test could spare pancreatic cancer patients from needless surgery
NCT ID NCT07252076
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an MRI scan can detect tiny liver metastases that standard CT scans miss in people with pancreatic cancer. About 120 adults with newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer will get both a CT and an MRI before treatment. If MRI proves better at finding hidden cancer spread, it could help doctors choose the right treatment and avoid unnecessary operations.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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
Patients who have received a histopathological diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and have undergone contrast-enhanced CT without evidence of metastatic disease, defined as the presence of suspicious lesions in the liver, lungs, distant lymph nodes, peritoneum, or other organs.
- 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: * Male or female patients over 18 years of age. * Patients with a new cytological or histological diagnosis of PDAC. * A CT scan demonstrating pancreatic disease and meeting the minimum criteria for the imaging assessment of pancreatic gland tumors (see section 4.6, study procedures). * An MRI performed no later than 3 weeks after the CT scan, also meeting the minimum radiological criteria (see section 4.6, study procedures). * No prior treatment for pancreatic disease. * Patients able to receive and understand the study information and to provide written informed consent duly signed by both the patient and the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Signs of metastatic disease on the initial CT scan (hepatic, pulmonary, distant lymph node, peritoneal carcinomatosis, or other organ involvement).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SC Chirurgia Generale
RECRUITINGAlessandria, Piedmont, 15121, Italy
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