DEPEND study protocol: early detection of patients with pancreatic cancer – a pilot study to evaluate the utility of faecal elastase-1 and 13C-mixed triglyceride breath test as screening tools in high-risk individuals

• Christopher D Byrne,
• Sam Wilding,
• Paul Remi Afolabi,
• Declan McDonnell,
• Victoria Goss,
• Jocelyn Walters,
• Zaed Z Hamady

Affiliations

Christopher D Byrne

professor of endocrinology and metabolism

Sam Wilding

1 School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Paul Remi Afolabi

Human Development and Health, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK

Declan McDonnell

Human Development and Health, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK

Victoria Goss

Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK

Jocelyn Walters

Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK

Zaed Z Hamady

Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK