Pancreatic cancer surgery showdown: which technique saves more lives?
NCT ID NCT07414004
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked back at over 2,400 pancreatic cancer patients who had surgery with vein reconstruction. It compared those who had open surgery to those who had minimally invasive surgery (like laparoscopy or robot-assisted). The goal was to see which approach leads to fewer complications like blood clots and better long-term survival. The results could help doctors decide the best surgical method for these complex cases.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical procedure (open vs. minimally invasive pancreatic surgery with vein resection and reconstruction)
- What this could lead to
- If this study finds clear advantages for one approach, it could guide surgeons in choosing the best technique for pancreatic cancer patients needing vein reconstruction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by patient selection and other factors. It cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,451 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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 undergoing pancreatic surgery combined with venous resection and reconstruction.
- 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: * diagnosis of malignant pancreatic or periampullary lesions requiring surgical pancreatic resection; preoperative imaging confirming venous involvement; undergoing pancreatic resection with simultaneous venous resection and reconstruction; and availability of complete postoperative outcome data, including thrombosis and complication grading. Exclusion Criteria: * preoperative confirmation of distant metastasis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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