3D-MRE-Based Evaluation of Biomechanical Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer and Its Clinical Prognosis

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), representing 85-95% of pancreatic cancers, is a highly lethal malignancy with a dismal 5-year survival rate below 8%. Emerging evidence highlights the critical need for non-invasive imaging biomarkers to stratify prognosis and guide therapeutic strategies. Notably, the biomechanical properties of PDAC-associated extracellular matrix (ECM), characterized by extensive interstitial fibrosis, are intrinsically linked to tumorigenesis, progression, and metastatic dissemination. Three-dimensional magnetic resonance elastography (3D-MRE), as an advanced imaging modality, enables precise quantification of tissue shear stiffness in both normal pancreatic parenchyma and neoplastic lesions. Significantly, the biomechanical heterogeneity captured by MRE holds untapped potential to serve as a prognostic biomarker for PDAC. Despite its technical merits, no studies to date have systematically explored MRE-derived imaging signatures in predicting PDAC survival outcomes or therapeutic responses, underscoring a pivotal gap in translational oncology research.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
View:

• granting of written informed consent

• age ≥18 years

• no history of extrapancreatic malignancy

• no preoperative biliary drainage

• definitive histologic evidence of PDAC in excisional biopsy

• with no less than three months of postoperative mortality or six months of follow- up

Locations
Other Locations
China
Shengjing hospital of China medical university
RECRUITING
Shenyang
Contact Information
Primary
Yu Shi, MD.PhD.
18940259980@163.com
18940259980
Backup
Yang Hong, MD.PhD.
hongyangcmu@hotmail.com
18940259080
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-10-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
patients with resectable pancreatic cancer
Investigators anticipate that 150 resectable pancreatic cancer participants are enrolled in this group and all participants undego magnetic resonance imaging
patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer
Investigators anticipate that 50 unresectable pancreatic cancer participants are enrolled in this group and all participants undego magnetic resonance imagin.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Yu Shi

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