# Pancreatic Head and Peri-ampullary Cancer Laparoscopic vs Open Surgical Treatment Trial (PLOT)

> **NCT02081131** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **GEM Hospital & Research Center** · enrollment: 64 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Adenocarcinoma of Head of Pancreas
- Cholangio Carcinoma
- Duodenal Adenocarcinoma
- Carcinoma of Ampulla of Vater

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Open surgery
- **PROCEDURE:** Laparoscopic surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02081131
- **Lead sponsor:** GEM Hospital & Research Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-09
- **Primary completion:** 2015-09
- **Final completion:** 2015-09
- **Target enrollment:** 64 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-09-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02081131

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02081131, "Pancreatic Head and Peri-ampullary Cancer Laparoscopic vs Open Surgical Treatment Trial (PLOT)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02081131. Licensed CC0.

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