Province of Ontario Strategy for Personalized Management of Pancreatic Cancer Trial

This study is being done to answer the following question: Can creating 3D models using tumour samples and looking at genetic information from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumours, help us to provide more patients with a specific, personalized treatment? Two groups of patients with PDAC are eligible to enroll 1) PDAC patients that will go straight to surgery 2) PDAC patients where the disease is either too advanced for a surgical option, or the disease has spread to other areas in the body. Patients will have tumour tissue taken either during their surgery or from a biopsy at enrolment. Background history, outcome data, questionnaires, series of blood draws and stool samples will be collected for analyses. All electronic medical record information will also be collected. Researchers are looking for better ways of understanding and treating pancreatic cancer by looking to see how useful it is to know about changes and characteristics in the genes in the tumour (molecules that contain instructions for the development and functioning of the cells). Results from analyzed data may be useful in choosing treatments for enrolled patients and for patients in the future. Patients current treatment plan will not change if they choose to take part in this study.