Pancreas Center research
Dartmouth Health physicians at the Walter and Carole Young Pancreas Center are at the forefront of research into diseases of the pancreas including research into pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, and pancreatic cysts. Below are some of the recent research articles written by members of the pancreatic center team as well as information about our clinical trials.
Published studies and articles
- Quality of Life Following Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation: A Patient Experience Survey. Barthold L, Smith KD, Chaidarun SS, Fischer DA, Gardner TB. Pancreas. 2024 Sep 1;53(8):e652-e656
- Effectiveness of Intraoperative Versus Dedicated Islet Cell Laboratory Isolation for Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplant. Navas CM, Smith KD, Chaidarun SS, Fischer DA, Gardner TB. Transplant Direct. 2022 Apr 7;8(5):e1314.
- Ammann Pain Type and the Clinical Course of Painful Chronic Pancreatitis. Tsai C, Smith KD, Gordon SR, Gardner TB. Pancreas. 2021 Jul 1;50(6):e55-e56
- Effect of intraoperative secretin on operative outcomes in pancreatic resection: A randomized controlled trial. Smith KD, Barth RJ, Colacchio TA, Chevalier JI, Bergmann LE, Purich ED, Gardner TB. Pancreatology. 2021 Apr;21(3):515-521. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2021.02.002. Epub 2021
- Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation With and Without Systemic Chemotherapy in Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Trinh KV, Fischer DA, Gardner TB, Smith KD. Front Oncol. 2020 Sep 16;10:1461.
- Islet autotransplantation improves glycemic control in patients undergoing elective distal pancreatectomy for benign inflammatory disease. Siegel M, Barlowe T, Smith KD, Chaidarun SS, LaBarre N, Joseph Elmunzer B, Morgan KA, Gardner TB. Clin Transplant. 2020 Jul;34(7):e13891.
- A Study on the Effect of Patient Characteristics, Geographical Utilization, and Patient Outcomes for Total Pancreatectomy Alone and Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation in Patients With Pancreatitis in the United States. Lara LF, Bellin MD, Ugbarugba E, Nathan JD, Witkowski P, Wijkstrom M, Steel JL, Smith KD, Singh VK, Schwarzenberg SJ, Pruett TL, Naziruddin B, Long-Simpson L, Kirchner VA, Gardner TB, Freeman ML, Dunn TB, Chinnakotla S, Beilman GJ, Adams DB, Morgan KA, Abu-El-Haija MA, Ahmad S, Posselt AM, Hughes MG, Conwell DL. Pancreas. 2019 Oct;48(9):1204-1211
- Effects of Medical Cannabis on Use of Opioids and Hospital Visits by Patients With Painful Chronic Pancreatitis.
Barlowe TS, Koliani-Pace JL, Smith KD, Gordon SR, Gardner TB. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov;17(12):2608-2609 - Patient and Procedural Factors Associated With Increased Islet Cell Yield in Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation. Trinh KV, Smith KD, Gardner TB. Pancreas. 2018 Sep;47(8):985-989.
- Indeterminate diagnoses in EUS-guided FNA of the pancreas: analysis of cytologist and clinician perceptions, cytologic features, and clinical outcomes. Olofson AM, Biernacka A, Li Z, Boonipat T, Gutmann EJ, Smith KD, Gardner TB, Gordon SR, Padmanabhan V, Marotti JD, Liu X.J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2018 Sep-Oct;7(5):274-281.
Clinical trials
As the only academic medical center in New Hampshire, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Dartmouth Health system have many active trials that are enrolling patients across the system.
A clinical trial or study is research in which people can participate and is one of the final steps in the process to look for better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat your condition. The purpose of a clinical trial or study is to research the effectiveness of a treatment, medication, experimental drug, or device. Many of the standard treatments that patients receive today were developed based on the results of previous clinical trials.
For additional information on participating in clinical trials, please contact Jessica Chevalier, Research Director, at 603-653-9033.