Clinical trial · Interventional
Monitoring and Managing Glucose Levels in People With Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Glucose Assessment and Regulation Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 15, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260915-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will investigate the prevalence of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) in approximately 50 participants with pancreatic cancer. Sugar levels will be monitored with blood draws prior to each cycle of anti-cancer treatment until treatment ends or the participant's cancer worsens. Participants may receive any first-line systemic therapy for pancreatic cancer, including treatments given as part of another clinical trial. If treatment is needed to manage blood sugar levels, the treatment will be given according to the standard of care. All participants will be enrolled into the same group.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperglycemia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| PDAC - Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose Measurements via Blood Draw | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Glucose Measurements via Blood Draws
- description
- Participants will have glucose levels measured using blood drawn prior to each cycle of systemic therapy.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Glucose Measurements via Blood Draw
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Proportion of participants who experience at least one episode of hyperglycemia
- timeFrame
- From baseline (up to 2 weeks prior to first dose) until progression of disease, assessed up to 24 months.
- description
- The proportion of participants who experience at least one episode of hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia is defined by standard non-fasting criteria: random plasma glucose greater than or equal to 11.1 mmol/L or hemoglobin A1c greater than or equal to 6.5%.
- measure
- Percentage of glucose measurements above the target range
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histological/cytological diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). * Planned to undergo first-line systemic therapy. * Age greater than or equal to 18 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1. * Adequate bone marrow and organ function as defined by the following laboratory values: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1.5 x 10\^9/L. 2. Platelet count greater than or equal to 75 x 10\^9/L. 3. Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 9.0 g/dL. 4. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by Cockroft-Gault equation OR 24 hour urine collection greater than or equal to 40 ml/min. 5. Creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 40 mL/min using Cockcroft-Gault formula. 6. Potassium within normal limits, or corrected with supplements. 7. International normalized ratio (INR) less than or equal to 1.5. 8. Total serum bilirubin less than or equal to 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (any elevated bilirubin should be asymptomatic at enrollment) except for participants with documented Gilbert's syndrome who may only be included if the total bilirubin less than or equal to 3 x ULN or direct bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN). 9. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN (or less than or equal to 5 x ULN if liver metastases are present). * Able to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form. * Able to comply with the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements. * Able to swallow oral medications. * Measurable or evaluable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) 1.1 at baseline. * Life expectancy of more than 90 days as judged by the study doctor. Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of distant or lymph node metastases. Participants with borderline resectable or locally advanced PDAC are not eligible. * Received prior systemic therapy (chemotherapy or any other anti-cancer agent) for treatment of metastatic PDAC. Participants who received adjuvant chemotherapy after surgical resection of early stage disease are eligible. * Currently receiving anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy or any other anti-cancer agent). * Presence of brain metastases. * Known diagnosis of type I diabetes where strict glucose control and close Endocrinology follow-up is already indicated. * Known diagnosis of type II diabetes and already followed by Endocrinologist. * Participants with a positive pregnancy test. * Participants who are not safe to include in the study as judged by the study doctor for any medical or non-medical reason. * Unable to comply with study assessments and follow-up.
References
Publications (32)
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