Network coordinating care and work on chronic pancreatitis, pancreatitis-related diabetes, and pancreatic cancer
Official title: Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research Consortium (CPCRC) Data Coordinating Center (CPCRC-DCC)
Funded at University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr · NIH-11212226 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program brings together hospitals to collect medical information and samples from people with chronic pancreatitis, pancreatitis-related diabetes, and pancreatic cancer to speed better tests and treatments.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Houston, United States) |
| Project start | September 28, 2015 |
| Project end | June 30, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $1,583,252 |
| NIH project number | 2U01DK108328-11 |
| Project ID | NIH-11212226 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are people seen at participating sites with chronic or recurrent pancreatitis, pancreatitis-related (pancreatogenic) diabetes, or a diagnosis or high risk of pancreatic cancer who can attend follow-up at a consortium clinic.
✕Less likely to help
People without pancreatic disease, those seeking an immediate new therapy, or those unable to visit participating centers are unlikely to benefit directly from this coordination-focused program.
What this research studies
This coordinating center runs a national network that enrolls people with chronic or recurrent pancreatitis, pancreatitis-related diabetes, and pancreatic cancer at multiple medical centers. Participants have clinic visits, medical record reviews, imaging and lab tests, and may donate blood or tissue samples to a shared biobank. The center organizes data collection, quality control, and links clinical information with biospecimens so researchers can look for patterns, biomarkers, and treatment targets over time. It supports multicenter efforts (for example PROCEED, INSPPIRE2, NOD, and DETECT) to make findings comparable across hospitals and speed discoveries.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to earlier diagnosis, better biomarker tests, and more effective treatments for pancreatitis-related complications, pancreatogenic diabetes, and pancreatic cancer.
How similar studies have gone: Earlier CPCRC multicenter efforts such as PROCEED and INSPPIRE2 have successfully collected long-term data and biospecimens and yielded new insights, although new treatments remain limited and more work is needed.
Where this research is happening
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University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
Houston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Li, Liang — University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- Study coordinator: Li, Liang
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.