Massive pancreas tissue bank launches to unlock disease secrets
NCT ID NCT00830557
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collects blood, tissue, and health information from 20,000 people with pancreas diseases like pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, or cysts. The goal is to create a large database and sample bank that researchers can use to better understand these conditions and develop better screening tools. Participants provide samples and answer surveys about their health and family history.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2000
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 with known or suspected pancreas disease including pancreas adenocarcinoma, islet cell cancer, pancreatic cysts, pancreatitis (hereditary, acute, or chronic) or the next of kin of deceased participants.
- 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.
* Known or suspected pancreas disease including: * pancreas adenocarcinoma * islet cell cancer * pancreatic cysts * pancreatitis (hereditary, acute, or chronic) * Next of kin of deceased participant who did not complete participation before passing away Exclusion Criteria: * Under the age of 18 * Unable to provide informed consent * Prison inmates
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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