Pancreatic Cancer Screening for At-risk Individuals (The Pancreas Scan Study)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Summary
The investigators' goal is to conduct a prospective multicenter study to evaluate the yield and outcomes of screening of pancreas cancer in individuals who are at-risk for pancreatic cancer. We plan to use International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening (CAPS3) Consortium recommendations to standardize study population, screening methodology, and study outcomes.
Description
Methods The investigators' goal is to conduct a prospective multicenter study to evaluate the yield and outcomes of pancreas cancer screening in high-risk individuals. High-risk patients who are undergoing pancreatic cancer screening in accordance with national guidelines at participating study centers will be eligible for the study. Information regarding patient characteristics, findings at screening examination, and patient outcomes will be collected. Primary Outcome (Primary Aim): To identify the proportion of patients who meet International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening Consortium scr…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion criteria 1-3 are indications for pancreatic cancer screening as defined by the CAPS3 guidelines or updated national pancreatic cancer screening guidelines. Patients who do not meet these guidelines but are undergoing pancreatic cancer screening at the discretion of their treating physician at participating study centers will also be included in the study. Based upon the indication for screening, patients will be categorized as either meeting CAPS3 screening criteria, or not meeting CAPS3 screening criteria. 1. Familial Pancreatic cancer kindred. This is defi…
Interventions
- OtherScreening for pancreatic cancer
Screening for pancreatic cancer using EUS or MRI
Location
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts