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Clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PTFE-coated biliary stents

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Recruiting
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	Resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer requiring biliary drainage
Date of first enrollment	23/04/2026
Target sample size	40
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	During endoscopic biliary drainage, the stent will be standardized to a PTFE-coated stent group.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	Incidence of events (stent occlusion, cholecystitis, pancreatitis)
Secondary Outcome	1. Technical success rate 2. Clinical success rate 3. Adverse event rate

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 18age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Both
Include criteria	1. Patients diagnosed with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer who require biliary drainage. 2. Patients who have received a full explanation of the study, have adequately understood the information provided, and are able to voluntarily provide written informed consent. 3. Patients who are 18 years of age or older at the time of providing informed consent.
Exclude criteria	1. Patients who are unable to undergo endoscopic procedures. 2. Patients who will not receive preoperative chemotherapy or surgery. 3. Pregnant women or women who may be pregnant. 4. Patients deemed inappropriate for study participation by the principal investigator or sub-investigators.