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Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer2012/52NCT02407327

Individualized Treatment of Patients With Advanced NSCLC: Potential Application for Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) Molecular and Phenotypical Profiling

An observational study of Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.

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 determine the percentage of CTC-positive patients and total CTC numbers in patients with advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer . Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
How many people
215 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 Dec 2012to 1 Dec 2016
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 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Primary care clinic

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18-80 years old, males or females;
  • Patients with NSCLC confirmed by histopathology or cytology;
  • Life expectancy > 6 months;
  • Patients are voluntary to participate and sign the informed contents

Who cannot join

  • Any condition which might hamper compliance to the schedule of assessments

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto

    Padova, PD, 35128

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Trattamento Personalizzato Del Tumore NSCLC Avanzato: Potenziali Applicazioni Della Caratterizzazione Fenotipica e Molecolare Delle Cellule Tumorali Circolanti (CTC)

The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of CTC-positive patients and total CTC numbers in patients with advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer .

Read the detailed description

The primary aim of the Project is to determine the percentage of CTC-positive patients and total CTC numbers in advanced NSCLC at baseline, before starting treatment.

To valuate CTC count modifications as an early predictor of response to treatment a prospective observational study will be conducted, consecutively enrolling 150 patients regardless of type or line of therapy, which will be reevaluated for disease status and CTC count depending on the type and schedule of treatment.

Furthermore, purified CTC will be obtained by automated platform and DNA sequencing will be performed to assess sensitizing mutations in advanced NSCLC patients. The EGFR mutations or EML4-ALK fusion gene detected in CTC will be compared with those reported for the tumor specimen using standard sequencing.

In parallel, the CTC count assay will be integrated with mAb targeting EGFR or EML4-ALK fusion gene, to test whether assaying the quote of EGFR-positive and ALK-positive CTC provides a more sensitive marker for rating pharmacodynamic effects in patients compared with total CTC counts.

Moreover, it was reported that NSCLC cells with EGFR mutations manifest activation of the PI3K (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase)-AKT and MEK-ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) signaling pathways under the control of EGFR, and exposure of such cells to EGFR-TKIs blocks signaling by both pathways and induces apoptosis 13. To evaluate whether live vs. apoptotic CTC changes under treatment may be used as predictor of tumor response, M30-positive CTC will be quantified as previously 8.

Data obtained with the CTC assay will be correlated with common prognostic factors.

Keywords
Circulating tumour cells in Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

What is being measured

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

  1. Change of CTC count during treatment and comparison with CT and PET

    Measured: 36 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Apr 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Dec 2012
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2016
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2016

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
215 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02407327
Sponsor's protocol ID
GR-2010-2303193
Acronym
2012/52
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
30 Mar 2015
Last updated
1 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

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  • Amadori A, Rossi E, Zamarchi R, Carli P, Pastorelli D, Jirillo A. Circulating and disseminated tumor cells in the clinical management of breast cancer patients: unanswered questions. Oncology. 2009;76(6):375-86. doi: 10.1159/000215581. Epub 2009 Apr 30.

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  • de Bono JS, Attard G, Adjei A, Pollak MN, Fong PC, Haluska P, Roberts L, Melvin C, Repollet M, Chianese D, Connely M, Terstappen LW, Gualberto A. Potential applications for circulating tumor cells expressing the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Jun 15;13(12):3611-6. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0268.

    PubMed 17575225
  • Wang LH, Pfister TD, Parchment RE, Kummar S, Rubinstein L, Evrard YA, Gutierrez ME, Murgo AJ, Tomaszewski JE, Doroshow JH, Kinders RJ. Monitoring drug-induced gammaH2AX as a pharmacodynamic biomarker in individual circulating tumor cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Feb 1;16(3):1073-84. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-2799. Epub 2010 Jan 26.

    PubMed 20103672
  • Maheswaran S, Sequist LV, Nagrath S, Ulkus L, Brannigan B, Collura CV, Inserra E, Diederichs S, Iafrate AJ, Bell DW, Digumarthy S, Muzikansky A, Irimia D, Settleman J, Tompkins RG, Lynch TJ, Toner M, Haber DA. Detection of mutations in EGFR in circulating lung-cancer cells. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jul 24;359(4):366-77. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0800668. Epub 2008 Jul 2.

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  • Sakairi Y, Nakajima T, Yasufuku K, Ikebe D, Kageyama H, Soda M, Takeuchi K, Itami M, Iizasa T, Yoshino I, Mano H, Kimura H. EML4-ALK fusion gene assessment using metastatic lymph node samples obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Oct 15;16(20):4938-45. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0099. Epub 2010 Oct 5.

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  • Tracy S, Mukohara T, Hansen M, Meyerson M, Johnson BE, Janne PA. Gefitinib induces apoptosis in the EGFRL858R non-small-cell lung cancer cell line H3255. Cancer Res. 2004 Oct 15;64(20):7241-4. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-1905.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.

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 Nov 2023. 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 Italy. 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?

Change of CTC count during treatment and comparison with CT and PET (time frame: 36 months). 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 NCT02407327, which also lists 20 linked publications.

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 Nov 2023.

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