Comparing Two Methods to Follow Patients With Pancreatic Cysts

The purpose of this study is to compare the two approaches for monitoring pancreatic cysts. The study doctors want to compare more frequent monitoring vs less frequent monitoring in order to learn which monitoring method leads to better outcome for patients with pancreatic cysts.

Clinical Study of Tumor Treating Fields Combined with Gemcitabine and Albumin-bound Paclitaxel in the First-line Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

The Objectives of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tumor treating fields combined with gemcitabine and albumin bound paclitaxel in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

A Study of Suizenji in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of standard chemotherapy with or without a novel High Intensity Focused Ultrasound system (Code: Suizenji) in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer who are refractory or intolerant to first-line chemotherapy.

Genetic Bases of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Mexican Patients

Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of lesions derived from cells with the ability to produce hormones that may arise from multiple different organs. Their clinical behavior is quite variable, encompassing both benign lesions and aggressive tumors that invade surrounding and/or distant structures. NENs may also cause serious morbidity due to hormone oversecretion. NENs are among the most frequently inherited human tumors, presenting either isolated or as part of syndromes in which a single patient or family develops multiple tumors. There are also non-inherited changes in the genetic information of the tumor cells that are potential targets for treatment. Both inherited and non-inherited DNA defects can be identified using modern routine genetic tests which, unfortunately, are not widely available in Mexico.

This project seeks to uncover the genetic defects causing NENs in a large cohort of Mexican patients, using three different methods for genetic testing. Adult individuals with various types of NENs from two reference hospitals in Mexico City will be invited to participate. After completing informed consent, blood and, if possible, tissue samples will be obtained from all participants. Clinical details, laboratory results, imaging studies, and histopathological data at disease presentation will be retrieved.

An initial screening will be performed by analyzing changes in the sequence of multiple genes that have been associated with the occurrence of NENs. In cases with negative screening, a specific method to assess changes in the number of copies of the same genes will also be employed. Finally, sequences of all DNA regions encoding information required to make proteins will be obtained in selected cases. Analyses will be carried out in blood and, if available, also in tumor tissue samples from study participants. Screening of additional family members will be offered.

This project will accurately describe the repertoire of specific defects causing NENs in the study population, and will likely uncover and characterize novel genetic associations. The results will contribute for a better understanding of the alterations within and outside known driver genes that shape syndromic presentations, tumor behaviors, and inheritance patterns in individuals with NENs. These data will contribute to improve the information on the molecular bases of NENs, including alterations that can be used as therapeutic targets.

A Study to Evaluate [18F]-FDG PET (Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron) in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer (MK-0000-144)

This study will determine whether [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) can be used to screen for the activity of novel pancreatic cancer treatments.

Safety and Tolerability Study of AZD2171 in Combination With AZD0530 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours

The purpose of the study is to determine if the maximum tolerated doses of AZD2171, in combination with AZD0530, in treating patients with advanced solid tumours are safe, tolerable and efficacious.

Study of JANX008 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

This study is a first-in-human (FIH), Phase 1/1b, open-label, multicenter dose escalation and dose expansion study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary anti-tumor activity of JANX008 in adult subjects with advanced or metastatic carcinoma expressing EGFR.

Usefulness of 3D Digital Reconstruction in the Imaging Diagnosis of Pancreatic Tumors

Reconstruction using 3D virtual models has brought about a revolution in diagnostic imaging and its use is increasingly widespread. The objective of this work is to determine the precision of the 3D model when establishing the characteristics of tumors and their relationship with other anatomical structures.

Safety of AMG 706 Plus Panitumumab Plus Gemcitabine-Cisplatin in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Cancer

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and tolerability of AMG 706 plus panitumumab when administered with gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy. This is a Phase 1b clinical study.

A Study of Erlotinib in Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

This open-label, single-arm, multicenter trial is designed to evaluate the safety of erlotinib in combination with standard of care chemotherapy (gemcitabine) in participants with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pancreatic cancer.