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Filter by:Chyle is lymphatic fluid present in the wall of the intestine. It flows trough lymphatic vessels to cisterna chyli and to venous circulation carrying lymphatic fluid, long-chain triglyceride fatty acids and proteins, fatty soluble vitamins and electrolytes. Lymphatic vessels are at risk of damage in pancreatic surgery and especially when there is vein/artery resection and reconstruction at the same time. Chyle leak can be seen in post-operative patients when there is milky substance coming out of the surgical drains and drain fluids triglyceride level is high (>1,5 mmol/l). Patients with chyle leak are at risk of dehydration, malnutrition, sepsis and prolonged stay at the hospital. Usually treatment of chyle leak is with drains and no-fat diet up to 14 days after surgery. Sometimes combined with somatostatine-analogue-treatment. In this study investigators are randomizing patients with major pancreatic surgery in to two groups. Intervention group will start no-fat diet, including MCT-oil, right after surgery up to 2 weeks. And control group will start the diet if chyle-leak is seen. End goal is to reduce chyle-leaks in post-operative patients and analyze if it has an effect on patients prognosis.
Pancreatic cancer is a serious condition and is one of the leading cause of cancer related health problem. It is estimated that in 2016, 5,200 Canadians will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and approximately 20% (1 in 5) of patients will have localized cancer (cancer that is limited to pancreas and there is no evidence of cancer in other parts of the body). Localized cancer is earlier stage of disease and surgery to remove the cancer is standard of care in this condition. However, recent scientific and clinical studies show that using the chemotherapy medication before surgery can improve the overall survival in patents with localized pancreatic cancer. One of these chemotherapy regimen is combination of fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX) that we are going to evaluate its effect in this study. Because of promising result of this combination in more advanced stage of pancreatic cancer, this study is going to examine its efficiency in earlier stage of pancreatic cancer (localized form). Total number of participant in this study will be 20 patients with localized form of pancreatic cancer without any evidence of cancer in other parts of the body. Laboratory tests show that it works by slowing down the growth of cancer or may cause cancer cells to die. It is hoped that by shrinking the tumor size, the surgeon will be able to remove the cancer and improve the overall survival. Procedures start with 2 weeks of comprehensive evaluation. Approximately 20 eligible subjects, based on this study criteria, will receive 6 treatment of this regimen every 2 weeks. Once 6 treatments have been completed, comprehensive re-evaluation procedures will be repeated, and subjects without disease progression or unacceptable toxicity will continue on their treatment based on treating team decision (surgical intervention, radiation therapy or continue FOLFIRINOX or different regimen). Patients then will follow with CT scan, blood test and physical examination every 3 months.
Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive cancer. Over the past 40 years there has not been much progress made in reducing deaths from this cancer. Recently, new models of pancreatic cancers have been generated from mouse and human tissues. These models have used larger pieces of tissues taken from surgical removal of pancreatic cancers. The purpose of this study is to determine whether these new pancreatic cancer models can be generated from the small biopsies we take to make the diagnosis of the pancreatic mass.
This is an open label, multi-center, and randomized phase II trial designed to compare the safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants and subcutaneous dalteparin in patients with acute venous thromboembolism and upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, or pancreatic cancer, based on a group sequential design. Enrolled patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Patients will be stratified by performance status, type of cancer, chemotherapy and medical centers.
A Phase I, Multicenter, Open-label, Dose-Escalation, Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Minnelide™Capsules given daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off schedule in patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
This research study is studying a combination of drugs with radiation therapy as a possible treatment for Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, or MSI High Colorectal Cancer. The interventions involved in this study are: - Nivolumab - Ipilimumab - Radiation Therapy
An immunotherapy study combining ipilimumab and evofosfamide for the treatment of patients with confirmed metastatic or locally advanced prostate cancer, metastatic pancreatic cancer, melanoma or human papillomavirus (HPV) negative squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck that have failed to respond to standard therapy, progressed despite standard therapy, for which standard therapy does not offer the potential for increased survival.
Patients with pancreatic cancer often suffer from chronic abdominal pain, weight loss and decreased quality of life. The patients also often need pancreatic enzyme supplements. In this prospective study the aim is to see whether patients undergoing palliative pancreatic duct drainage will experience less chronic abdominal pain and a higher quality of life than patients with the same diagnosis without the procedure. The study also investigates whether the nutritional state of the patients with palliative stents remains better than in the control group.
This research study is studying a combination of drugs as a possible treatment for cancer that might have a specific change in the phosphatidylinositol-3 phosphate (PI3K) pathway.
This Endoscopic Ultrasound guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD) vs. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP-TP) trial (BILPAL) is a randomized controlled multicenter trial that will provide evidence whether or not traditional ERCP biliary drainage is to be performed in patients with obstruction in bile duct due to unresectable pancreatic head or periampullary tumor.