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RecurrenceCTCHNSCC01NCT01884129

Prognostic Value of CTC in HNSCC Patients

An observational study of Recurrence and Metastasis, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

We hypothesized that the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and molecular markers on CTCs could be a prognostic factor or predictive factor to patients with head neck cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Recurrence, Metastasis, Death
How many people
53 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Jun 2012to May 2015
How long will I take part?
12 Months
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 20 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Locally advanced or recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer

Who may be able to join

  • histologically or cytopathologically proven head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Age ≥ 20 years. Measurable or evaluable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors(RECIST) criteria.
  • Ability to sign informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Prior cancers within 5 years, except for non-melanoma skin cancers, and in situ cervical cancers.
  • Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    Taoyuan, 333

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About this study

Official title: Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Locally Advanced and Metastatic/Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

We hypothesized that the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and molecular markers on CTCs could be a prognostic factor or predictive factor to patients with head neck cancer.

Read the detailed description
  1. Histologically or cytopathologically proven head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
  2. Disease status: locally advanced or recurrent/metastasized at initial presentation
  3. Age >=20 years old
  4. Could understand and signed the informed consents of this study
  5. Enrolled patients were classified into three distinct subgroups:
  6. Patients underwent curative surgery followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) because of some pathologic features such as positive margin, pathologic N2, and extracapsular spread (ECS) of involved lymph nodes indicating early relapse according to recommendation from National Comprehensive Cancer Network(NCCN) guidelines;
  7. Patients with advanced disease directly underwent definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT);
  8. Patients were to have palliative chemotherapy for existence of distant metastasis or poor general condition for definitive CCRT.
  9. Blood samples were collected within 7 days before the first dose of chemotherapy.
Keywords
Circulating tumor cells, Head and neck cancer, Squamous cell carcinoma, Survival, Prognosis
Medical subject headings
Recurrence, Neoplasm Metastasis, Death, Neoplastic Cells, Circulating, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression-free survival

    Measure response or progression events via all available imaging studies, including Chest-Xray, CT scans, or MRI, PET study. The relationship between CTCs number and time from CTCs checkpoint to disease progression will be analyzed.

    Measured: one year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Jun 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2012
  3. Primary completionMay 2015
  4. Study completionMay 2015

Why it stopped: participants are no longer being examined or treated

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
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
53 participants (actual)
Target duration
12 Months
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01884129
Sponsor's protocol ID
CTCHNSCC01
Other IDs
CMRPG3B0971~3
Acronym
CTCHNSCC01
Status last verified
Feb 2013
First submitted
10 Jun 2013
Last updated
10 Dec 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Hsieh JC, Lin HC, Huang CY, Hsu HL, Wu TM, Lee CL, Chen MC, Wang HM, Tseng CP. Prognostic value of circulating tumor cells with podoplanin expression in patients with locally advanced or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2015 Oct;37(10):1448-55. doi: 10.1002/hed.23779. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

    PubMed 24844673

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Recurrence and Metastasis, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Dec 2015. 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 Taiwan. 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 was stopped early (reason given: participants are no longer being examined or treated). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Progression-free survival (time frame: one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01884129, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 10 Dec 2015.

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