Evaluating Obesity-Mediated Mechanisms of Pancreatic Carcinogenesis in Minority Populations
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study will evaluate obesity-mediated mechanisms of pancreatic carcinogenesis in minority populations.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Adults 18 years of age or older at time of signing informed consent
• Patients who self-report as African American, Non-Hispanic White
• Patients who present to the gastrointestinal (GI) clinic, surgery, or endoscopy at a participating Florida Pancreas Collaborative (FPC) site or the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) with a clinical suspicion or diagnosis of a pancreatic tumor.
Locations
United States
Florida
Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Tampa
Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
RECRUITING
Jackson
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-02-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 125
Treatments
Retrospective Cohort
Retrospective chart review and sample analysis of both pathologically confirmed Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases and non-Cancer control cases.
Prospective Cohort
Blood samples, tissue samples and data will be collected from all participants as applicable.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: United States Department of Defense
Leads: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute