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

The study was approved by the North of Scotland Research and Ethics Committee on 1 October 2020 (reference: 20/NS/0105, favourable opinion granted). The results will be disseminated in presentations at academic national/international conferences and publication in peer-review journals.