NCT07619417Enrolling by invitation
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Electric Field Ablation for the Treatment of Pancreatic Neoplasms
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Electric Field Ablation of Pancreatic Neoplasms - A Safety and Feasibility Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This clinical trial tests the safety and feasibility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided pulsed electric field ablation for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms. Pancreatic cancer is a fatal disease that is difficult to diagnose at an early stage. The approach for pancreatic neoplasm treatment has changed and the recognition of minimally invasive treatments is growing. One such minimally invasive treatment, known as endoscopic ultrasound-guided pulsed electric field ablation, offers an alternative to surgery for managing certain precancerous or high-risk pancreatic cysts. The Aliya Pulsed Electric Field system uses brief, strong bursts of electricity, delivered through a thin needle, to destroy targeted tissue, such as tumors, without using heat. These electric pulses damage only the cells inside the treatment zone, leaving the healthy tissues and important nearby structures unharmed. This makes the treatment safer and less likely to cause harm to sensitive areas around the tumor. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pulsed electric field ablation may be safe and feasible for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 12 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 27 May 2026
- Start date
- 1 Oct 2027
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Diseases
- Neuroendocrine tumours, Pancreatic cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07619417
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 12
- From 1 Oct 2027 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Lab values
- Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, or laboratory findings that, in the investigator's opinion, make it unsafe for the patient to participate in the study study
Other
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Clinical frailty scale
- Contraindication to general anesthesia after review by OSU Preoperative Assessment Clinic (OPAC)
Who the study is looking for
- Age \> 18 years
- A diagnosis of a pancreatic neoplasm confirmed by EUS-fine needle aspiration (FNA) - (a) pancreatic cystic lesion such as intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm (IPMN), (b) World Health Organization (WHO) grade I neuroendocrine tumor
- Lesion size estimation by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) or EUS: (a) pancreatic cystic lesion such as IPMN - at least 2 cm in diameter. (b) WHO grade I neuroendocrine tumor - at least 1 cm in diameter
- The patient is not a surgical candidate. Common clinical scenarios include -
- Cirrhosis of the liver (common clinical scenario)
- Advanced (≥ 75 years) age (common clinical scenario)
- Morbid obesity
- Significant cardiorespiratory comorbidity
- Patient's choice (patient elects for non-surgical management)
- Other significant comorbid conditions that impose prohibitive surgical risks
- The patient prefers non-surgical management after consultation with hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery
- For pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) and all pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs): Estimated life expectancy of at least 1 year
- Capable of giving written informed consent or has a legally authorized representative (LAR) to consent for them
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum/urine) on the day of treatment. Pregnancy testing is the routine standard of care practice in the endoscopy laboratory for all patients undergoing endoscopy and sedation for endoscopy
- The patient is not a surgical candidate and has had prior attempts at ablation of the PCN by EUS-RFA (Ohio State University \[OSU\] Institutional Review Board \[IRB\] protocol: 2023C0004)
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
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