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{'hasResults': False, 'derivedSection': {'miscInfoModule': {'versionHolder': '2026-03-25'}, 'conditionBrowseModule': {'meshes': [{'id': 'D009360', 'term': 'Neoplastic Cells, Circulating'}], 'ancestors': [{'id': 'D009362', 'term': 'Neoplasm Metastasis'}, {'id': 'D009385', 'term': 'Neoplastic Processes'}, {'id': 'D009369', 'term': 'Neoplasms'}, {'id': 'D010335', 'term': 'Pathologic Processes'}, {'id': 'D013568', 'term': 'Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms'}]}, 'interventionBrowseModule': {'meshes': [{'id': 'D013514', 'term': 'Surgical Procedures, Operative'}]}}, 'protocolSection': {'designModule': {'studyType': 'OBSERVATIONAL', 'designInfo': {'timePerspective': 'RETROSPECTIVE', 'observationalModel': 'OTHER'}, 'enrollmentInfo': {'type': 'ACTUAL', 'count': 300}, 'patientRegistry': False}, 'statusModule': {'overallStatus': 'COMPLETED', 'startDateStruct': {'date': '2018-07-10', 'type': 'ACTUAL'}, 'expandedAccessInfo': {'hasExpandedAccess': False}, 'statusVerifiedDate': '2021-10', 'completionDateStruct': {'date': '2025-10-01', 'type': 'ACTUAL'}, 'lastUpdateSubmitDate': '2026-01-09', 'studyFirstSubmitDate': '2025-12-27', 'studyFirstSubmitQcDate': '2025-12-27', 'lastUpdatePostDateStruct': {'date': '2026-01-12', 'type': 'ACTUAL'}, 'studyFirstPostDateStruct': {'date': '2026-01-09', 'type': 'ACTUAL'}, 'primaryCompletionDateStruct': {'date': '2021-09-15', 'type': 'ACTUAL'}}, 'outcomesModule': {'primaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Overall survival', 'timeFrame': 'Overall survival (OS) was defined as the interval from the date of diagnosis to the date of patient death or the last follow-up visit 1 month after surgery.'}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Recurrence-free survival', 'timeFrame': 'Recurrence-free survival (RFS) was defined as the time interval from the date of diagnosis to the date of local or regional recurrence, distant metastases, death or the last follow-up visit 1 month after surgery.'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'oversightHasDmc': True, 'isFdaRegulatedDrug': False, 'isFdaRegulatedDevice': False}, 'conditionsModule': {'keywords': ['PDAC', 'Circulating tumor cells', 'Mesenchymal CTC ratio', 'Neoadjuvant therapy', 'Longitudinal detection', 'Cohort study'], 'conditions': ['Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)', 'Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs)', 'Neoadjuvant Therapy']}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of mesenchymal CTC ratio dynamics as a real-time biomarker for PDAC patients with neoadjuvant therapy.', 'detailedDescription': 'In this study, the investigators generated the largest PDAC patient cohort for CTC detection to date, which revealed mesenchymal CTC ratio dynamics as a robust biomarker during neoadjuvant therapy. The mesenchymal CTC ratio varied significantly across resectability status of PDAC with the highest level in the metastatic cohort. Moreover, the mesenchymal CTC ratio dynamics could be used for real-time assessment of neoadjuvant therapy response, accurate postoperative relapse surveillance and reliable prognostication.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '90 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'samplingMethod': 'NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE', 'studyPopulation': 'Patients who underwent CTC detection at the time of PDAC diagnosis were collected from the prospective database. All patients were pathologically confirmed with PDAC by endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration or surgical resection specimens. According to therapeutic modalities, these patients were divided into four subgroups: none treatment group, upfront surgery group, neoadjuvant/conversion therapy without surgery group and neoadjuvant/conversion therapy with surgery group. All patients provided written informed consent to use their clinical data and samples.', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patients who underwent CTC detection at the time of PDAC diagnosis were collected from the prospective database. All patients were pathologically confirmed with PDAC by endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration or surgical resection specimens. According to therapeutic modalities, these patients were divided into four subgroups: none treatment group, upfront surgery group, neoadjuvant/conversion therapy without surgery group and neoadjuvant/conversion therapy with surgery group. All patients provided written informed consent to use their clinical data and samples.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patients who could not tolerate neoadjuvant therapy or who had invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, mucinous cystadenocarcinomas, or other non-pancreatic periampullary adenocarcinomas were excluded.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT07329920', 'briefTitle': 'Mesenchymal CTC Ratio Dynamics Predicts Response and Survival in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma With Neoadjuvant/Conversion Therapy', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Changhai Hospital'}, 'officialTitle': 'Mesenchymal CTC Ratio Dynamics Predicts Response and Survival in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma With Neoadjuvant/Conversion Therapy: a Large Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'Changhai Mesenchymal CTC R1'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'label': 'none treatment group'}, {'label': 'upfront surgery group', 'interventionNames': ['Procedure: surgery (any volume) and / or pharmaceuticals treatment initiated or planned or only dynamic observation, in accordance with current clinical guidelines']}, {'label': 'neoadjuvant/conversion therapy without surgery group'}, {'label': 'neoadjuvant/conversion therapy with surgery group', 'interventionNames': ['Procedure: surgery (any volume) and / or pharmaceuticals treatment initiated or planned or only dynamic observation, in accordance with current clinical guidelines']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'surgery (any volume) and / or pharmaceuticals treatment initiated or planned or only dynamic observation, in accordance with current clinical guidelines', 'type': 'PROCEDURE', 'description': 'Retrospective studies do not require intervention measures.', 'armGroupLabels': ['neoadjuvant/conversion therapy with surgery group', 'upfront surgery group']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '200433', 'city': 'Shanghai', 'state': 'Shanghai Municipality', 'country': 'China', 'facility': 'Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical UniversityUniversity', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 31.22222, 'lon': 121.45806}}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'NO'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Guo ShiWei', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Professor', 'investigatorFullName': 'Guo ShiWei', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Changhai Hospital'}}}}