Clinical Trial: EUS-Guided Pancreatic Injection of Cyst (EPIC) Trial
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: EUS-Guided Pancreatic Injection of Cyst (EPIC) Trial
Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to learn about a new treatment for pancreatic cystic lesions. The injection of alcohol into cysts is a common way of treating cysts of the liver, kidney, and thyroid. We would like to find out if injection of alcohol would be useful for the treatment of pancreatic cystic lesions. The treatment with alcohol will use endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (procedures that use a scope that is placed through your mouth and into your stomach). We hypothesize that more than half of the cysts which are injected with ethanol will resolve.
Detailed Summary:
Cystic lesions of the kidney, thyroid, and liver are commonly treated with ethanol injections into the cyst cavity. The contact with ethanol results in rapid elimination of epithelial cells lining cyst cavities with few complications or pain. The majority of cysts become smaller and some are completely eliminated Depending on the type of cyst and tissue, some cysts can be completely ablated with ethanol. Although malignant masses arising from the pancreas have been safely injected with ethanol, there are no reports of injection of pancreatic cystadenomas. The ability to ablate cystadenomas of the pancreas would provide the first non-surgical treatment for these pre-malignant lesions of the pancreas.
Over the past two years we have conducted a pilot study of EUS-guided ethanol lavage of pancreatic cysts (2001-P-000358/5). 18 patients have undergone the procedure without evidence of pancreatitis, pain, or infection following the procedure. Initially, low concentrations of ethanol were used (5%) and over the course of the study, the concentration of the ethanol used for lavage has been increased to 60%. Although the patients have not undergone careful follow-up evaluations, it appears that at least 4 of the patients have had resolution of the cyst.
This is a prospective, randomized, blinded, controlled trial of ethanol ablation in 50 patients with a pancreatic cystadenoma. Patients with a pancreatic cyst (1-5cm in diameter) capable of safely undergoing endoscopy with conscious sedation will be candidates. Exclusion criteria include: coagulopathy (INR>1.5, PTT>100, platelets of< 50k), active infection of the cyst or unstable cardio-pulmonary disease (active angina, home O2, or pulmonary edema) will be excluded.
At the time of diagnostic cyst aspiration, the patient wil
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Current Primary Outcome:
Original Primary Outcome:
- Follow-up EUS to determine size of cyst at month 1 and month 2
- Histological analysis of resected cyst
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: Massachusetts General Hospital
Dates:
Date Received: October 3, 2005
Date Started: January 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: October 28, 2013
Last Verified: October 2013
