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Endoscopic Management of Biliopancreatic Disease in the Lombardy Pancreas Units
Sponsor: IRCCS San Raffaele
Summary
The GENTLENESS study is a prospective, multicenter, observational registry designed to evaluate the endoscopic management of patients with suspected biliopancreatic and periampullary neoplastic diseases within the Pancreas Units network of the Lombardy Region. Patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for suspected pancreatic or periampullary malignancies, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, cystic pancreatic neoplasms requiring endoscopic, surgical, or oncological management, and periampullary tumors of the distal bile duct, ampulla, or duodenum, will be prospectively enrolled according to standard clinical practice. The study aims to assess the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-guided tissue acquisition, procedural safety, the need for repeat sampling, and organizational performance indicators, including time to definitive cyto-histological diagnosis and time to initiation of disease-specific treatment. No additional procedures beyond routine clinical care will be performed as a result of study participation.
Official title: Endoscopic Management of Suspected Biliopancreatic Disease Within the Lombardy Pancreas Units: a Prospective Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2500
Start Date
2026-04
Completion Date
2027-07
Last Updated
2026-02-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (13)
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII - P.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo
Bergamo, Italy
ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia - P.O. Spedali Civili Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Casa di Cura Poliambulanza di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
ASST di Cremona - P.O. Cremona
Cremona, Italy
ASST Ovest Milanese - P.O. Legnano
Legnano, Italy
ASST Mantova - P.O. Carlo Poma Mantova
Mantua, Italy
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Milan, Italy
ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo - Milano
Milan, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milano
Milan, Italy
IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas Milano
Milan, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori - Monza
Monza, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia
Pavia, Italy
ASST Sette Laghi - Ospedale di Circolo e Fond. Macchi Varese
Varese, Italy