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Lung CancerNCT00579462

Methylated Genes in Blood as Biomarkers for Advanced Lung Cancer

An observational study of Lung Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to study whether the presence of lung cancer in your body can be detected by testing the blood, and if the results of these blood tests change as your tumor shrinks or grows. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Blood and Tissue studies
How many people
281 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2003to Nov 2010
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients being seen in Thoracic Oncology Clinic

Who may be able to join

  • Pathologically proven advanced (stage III-IV) lung cancer
  • Measurable and/or evaluable disease
  • Enrollment in an MSKCC protocol of experimental chemotherapy with radiologic response rate as an efficacy outcome variable, or prescription of standard chemotherapy in which the patient will be receiving routine radiological scans (every 4-8 weeks) as standard clinical practice.
  • Signed written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • -None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to study whether the presence of lung cancer in your body can be detected by testing the blood, and if the results of these blood tests change as your tumor shrinks or grows.

Read the detailed description

This is a cooperative research project involving patients on the Thoracic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the laboratory of Dr. Peter Danenberg, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, California. The primary objectives are to measure the proportion of patients with advanced (stage III-IV) lung cancer with methylated genes in their blood, and to determine if response to chemotherapy (complete or partial radiologic response) in patients with advanced lung cancer renders methylated genes undetectable in the blood. This research project will enroll approximately 80 patients per year over 4 years to generate a sample size of approximately 320 patients.Blood will be collected from participating patients at baseline, as close as possible to the date of their baseline radiologic assessment. Three follow-up blood collections will be drawn, each within 7-10 days of each follow-up radiologic evaluation.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
Blood and Tissue studies
Keywords
Stage III or IV Lung Cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Blood and Tissue studiesOther

    Blood will be collected from participating patients at baseline, as close as possible to the date of their baseline radiologic assessment. Three follow-up blood collections will be drawn, each within 7-10 days of each follow-up radiologic evaluation.

Study groups in NCT00579462
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Patients with advanced lung cancer.
Receives: Other: Blood and Tissue studies

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To measure the proportion of patients with advanced (stage IIIB/IV) lung cancer with methylated genes in their blood and determine if response to chemotherapy (CR or PR radiologic response) renders methylated genes undetectable in blood.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To collect data regarding time to disease progression in order to explore whether pretreatment and/or posttreatment blood levels of methylated genes are associated with an increased chance of disease progression.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Dec 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2003
  3. Primary completionNov 2010
  4. Study completionNov 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
281 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00579462
Sponsor's protocol ID
02-111
Status last verified
Nov 2010
First submitted
19 Dec 2007
Last updated
1 Dec 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Dec 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To measure the proportion of patients with advanced (stage IIIB/IV) lung cancer with methylated genes in their blood and determine if response to chemotherapy (CR or PR radiologic response) renders methylated genes undetectable in blood. (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Dec 2010.

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