Pancreatic Cancer Detection by Liquid Biopsy in Peripheral Blood: A Prospective Study
ASCEND-PANCREATIC is a prospective, multi-omics, observational study aimed at early detecting pancreatic cancer by combined assays for biomarkers of cfDNA methylation, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) mutation, serum protein markers and blood miRNA markers, in which of 7,062 participants will be enrolled. The development and validation of the model will be conducted in participants with early stage cancers or benign diseases, along with healthy individuals. The performance of the pancreatic cancer detection test will be evaluated in participants with high risk of pancreatic cancer.
• Age 40-75 years old.
• Able to provide a written informed consent.
• No prior cancer treatment (local or systematic) with either of the following:
⁃ A. Pathologically confirmed cancer diagnosis within 42 days prior to blood draw.
⁃ B. High suspicious for cancer diagnosis by imaging tests or other routine clinical examinations, with confirmed pathological cancer diagnosis within 42 days after the blood draw.
• Age 40-75 years old.
• Able to provide a written informed consent.
• Able to provide sufficient and qualified blood samples for study tests.
• Have either of the following:
⁃ A. Pathological confirmed diagnosis of benign diseases within 90 days prior to the study blood draw, with no prior treatment such as surgical resection.
⁃ B. High suspicious for benign diseases diagnosis by radiological or other routine clinical assessments, with confirmed benign diseases diagnosis within 42 days after study blood draw.
• Age 40-75 years at the day of consenting to the study.
• Able to provide a written informed consent.
• Able to provide sufficient and qualified blood samples for study tests.
• No cancer related symptoms within 30 days prior to study screening.
• No abnormal medical examination within 30 days prior to screening.
• Cancer history with curative treatment completed over 3 years without recurrence prior to study enrollment.
• Age 40-75 years old.
• Able to provide a written informed consent.
• Able to provide sufficient and qualified blood samples for study tests.
• Accompanied by known risk factors of pancreatic cancer, including carrier of any pathogenic variant, chronic pancreatitis and other risk factors.