Gut bugs and blood clues may guide pancreatic cancer therapy
NCT ID NCT07036978
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find biological markers in the blood, immune system, and gut microbiome that can help doctors choose the best treatment for people with advanced pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Researchers will collect blood and stool samples from 140 participants in Taiwan and track their response to standard therapy. The goal is to create a personalized treatment plan based on each person's unique profile, potentially improving outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2033
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
The study will enrol adult patients (age ≥18) with unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, including both locally advanced PDAC (not amenable to surgical resection) and metastatic PDAC. All patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Unresectable disease status determined by a multidisciplinary tumour board (either locally advanced disease encasing critical vessels or distant metastases present). 2. Planned initiation of systemic therapy (first-line chemotherapy or chemo + experimental immunotherapy trial) as part of standard care - this ensures a uniform starting point for outcome measurement. 3. Adequate organ function to undergo therapy (renal, hepatic, bone marrow parameters within acceptable range) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2, indicating patients well enough to participate and undergo required blood draws and sample collection. 4. Ability to provide informed consent, with no severe comorbid conditions that would preclude study procedures (e.g. unable to provide stool sample or undergo blood draws). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior systemic therapy for metastatic PDAC. 2. Current use of long-term antibiotics or probiotics that could significantly alter the gut microbiome unless they are willing to pause these interventions (to avoid confounding in microbiome analysis). 3. Co-existing active malignancy that could confound metabolomic or immune readouts, unless it is a low-grade, early cancer in remission.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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