UC-GENOME: Urothelial Cancer-GENOmic Analysis to iMprove Patient Outcomes and rEsearch

UC-GENOME: Urothelial Cancer-GENOmic Analysis to iMprove Patient Outcomes and rEsearch: Hoosier Cancer Research Network GU15-217

This comprehensive genomic analysis and biospecimen repository study incorporates Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) of archival tumor tissue from 200 subjects with metastatic urothelial cancer in support of several parallel goals. The immediate goal involves generation of a comprehensive report identifying subject specific genetic mutations and/or alterations based on NGS. Additionally, DNA and RNA extracted from tumor specimens and any remaining blocks/slides from the NGS will be stored for future research. Long-term, the goal of this endeavor is to support collaborative translational research projects in metastatic urothelial cancer by allowing investigators to interrogate abstracted coded clinical data linked to data from any biospecimen studies.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Bladder Cancer; Urothelial Carcinoma; Urethral Cancer; Cancer of the Ureter
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Biospecimen Collection

Detailed Description

OUTLINE: This is a multi-center study.

STUDY PLAN:

SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND CONSENT:

Sites may approach all subjects who attend an appointment for evaluation of metastatic urothelial cancer for inclusion. Study staff review consent documents with potential subjects and answer any and all questions. If a subject desires additional time or wishes to delay enrollment in the study, he/she is given a copy of the consent document and informed about how to ask questions or enroll at a later date. If the subject chooses to participate in the study, he or she signs the consent, and is given a copy for his or her own records.

BIOSPECIMEN COLLECTION AND PROCESSING:

When subjects are consented for entry into this study, they consent to access of any archival tumor tissue (whether from the primary or any metastatic site) for genetic analysis. This tissue is not de-identified at the time of testing so that a subject specific report may be generated and sent to the treating physician. Further, subjects consent to the indefinite use of their specimens and linked clinical information for ongoing or future biomedical research. Additionally, sites inform subjects during the consent process that researchers may use their information for genetic research including research on somatic or germline mutations. The specimens and report provided to HCRN are de-identified and future analyses will be performed on coded (de-identified) data/specimens.

Collection of Archived Tumor Samples:

• After the subject is consented, sites will request primary and/or metastatic archived tumor tissue. The tissue specimen sent may come in the form of a block or slides. Needle biopsy is also acceptable.
• Each institution can use its own standard operating procedure for the preparation of the FFPE material. Each participating site will ship specimens accessed under GU15-217 directly to the lab performing the NGS analysis. Sites will also request corresponding pathology report(s). A de-identified pathology report will then be sent to HCRN with the tissue.

Collection of Blood for Research Purposes Only:

• Each subject will have 47 mL of blood collected and banked for future testing. 10mL of the sample will be used for plasma for banking. 17 mL of the sample will be used for PBMC isolation and cryopreservation. 20mL of the sample will be used for plasma for cfDNA. Any DNA analysis of blood (including possible germline analysis) is for research purposes only and will be performed on coded (de-identified) samples.

Report Generation:

• The subject specific report generated includes a summary of genomic alterations highlighting those variations considered potentially actionable, a concise discussion of the molecular analyses, a list of potential clinical trials incorporating relevant targeted agents, and potential therapeutic options based on the specific alterations discovered along with associated levels of evidence for each. The selection of clinical trials and levels of evidence provided are based on extensive review and analysis of the literature as well as a BCGC convened panel of experts in bladder cancer. This BCGC expert panel will work with the NGS lab to ensure that all potential clinical trials are represented in the individual subject reports.

Storage for Future Research:

• The BCAN Biobank at Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) will store DNA and RNA isolated for the study, additional FFPE and any biospecimens remaining after the NGS. If at any point a subject wishes to withdraw from the study, the subject will contact their study physician. HCRN will destroy any specimens that it may link to the subject. Once specimens have been stripped of all identifying information or links to identifying information they cannot be recalled to be destroyed.

COMMUNICATION OF NGS RESULTS TO PROVIDER AND SUBJECT:

After NGS testing is complete, a subject specific report will be provided to the subject's treating physician either in hard copy and/or via on-line portal (typically within 14 business days from receipt of tumor tissue) and a de-identified report to HCRN. If an addendum is made to a report, an updated report will be provided to the treating physician and HCRN in the manner described above. During the informed consent process, sites inform each subject that his or her physician will communicate results of the genetic testing on their tumor specimens. Along with the results that are communicated, the subjects' treating physician will explain the implications of their testing results, including whether their genetic profiles render them potentially eligible for a specific therapy or clinical trial.

Sites also inform subjects that researchers will store any specimens remaining after genetic profiling of their tumor is complete. Storage continues indefinitely for future biomedical research. This may include development of commercial products from their specimens.

Sites must explain to subjects that although a blood sample is being obtained, this study is not aimed at discovering germline mutations. Sites must emphasize that genetic analyses performed within this study should not be construed as genetic testing for genetic mutations associated with hereditary cancer susceptibility. Nevertheless, because NGS may be performed on blood, it is possible that a germline mutation that predisposes a subject to cancer will incidentally be discovered. Subjects will not receive any information about such mutations, however, as this analysis will be performed on de-identified samples.

ABSTRACTION OF MEDICAL RECORDS:

Research staff at each site abstracts clinical information from each subject and enters the information into the web based clinical research platform (EDC system). Data abstracted includes details on the following: demographics, cancer diagnosis, cancer stage, surgical and medical management, any treatment decisions made in response to the NGS results communicated to the physician and any response/longer term outcome data as a result of these treatment decisions.

ACCESS TO DATA/SPECIMENS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH:

The database links coded clinical and genetic data, creating a biospecimen and data repository. These data, along with biospecimens stored at HCRN, will ultimately be available for researchers with BCGC-approved and IRB-approved studies allowing access to these data/specimens, and with HCRN managing the data, protecting the confidentiality of study subjects.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 219
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
      • University of Southern Cailfornia
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
      • University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • North Carolina
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
      • University of North Carolina - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
      • Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
      • University of Washignton/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study:

• IRB-approved written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) authorization for release of personal health information; NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed urothelial cancer of the bladder, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis.
• Metastatic urothelial cancer as defined by M1 (distant metastatic disease) and/or N3 (nodes outside of the true pelvis) at the time of registration.

• Tumor tissue available and suitable for molecular analyses from at least one of the following sources:

  • Tissue previously stored at enrolling institution
  • Tissue previously stored at an outside institution (other than enrolling institution)
• The tissue specimen may come in the form of a block or slides accessed under UC-GENOME from enrolled subjects. Needle biopsy is also acceptable. Details regarding collection requirements, processing and shipping can be found in the Correlative Laboratory Manual (CLM).
• Willing to provide access to tissue and blood for future research, including genetic studies.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study:

• Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.
• Affected by dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric or co-morbid condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent, as determined by treating physician.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: UC Subjects; Subjects with confirmed metastatic urothelial cancer willing to participate in biospecimen collection (tissue and blood) for genetic studies.	Other: Biospecimen Collection; Subjects consent to provide access to archival tumor tissue and whole blood samples for genetic analysis. Subjects also consent to the indefinite use of their specimens and linked clinical information for ongoing or future research related to metastatic urothelial cancer.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of subjects who receive NGS and have a personalized report generated with potential treatment options	Subject-specific report that includes a summary of genomic alterations and potential therapeutic options based on the specific alterations and evidence discovered.	From date of consent to receipt of NGS report (estimate 14 days)
Collection of tissue and blood samples from subjects receiving treatment for urothelial cancer	Tissue and blood samples will be preserved and stored in a biorepository that cancer investigators can access for future IRB approved translational studies	From date of consent and retained indefinitely (estimate 10 years)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of subjects whose personalized NGS report includes targeted therapy treatment options	Subjects whose treatment options include targeted therapy, of either approved or investigational drugs	From date of consent to receipt of NGS report by treating physician (estimate 14 days)
Proportion of subjects whose personalized NGS report includes potential clinical trial options	Subjects who enroll in a clinical trial based on NGS results.	From date of consent to receipt of NGS report by treating physician (estimate 14 days)
Proportion of subjects who receive targeted therapy	Subjects who receive targeted therapy, outside of a clinical trial, based on NGS results	From date of consent to receipt of NGS report by treating physician (estimate 14 days)
Collect comprehensive demographic data for all subjects enrolled in this clinical trial	Subject demographic characteristics compiled and recorded in a data repository, maintained in a secure platform, that will provide an archive for future research.	From date of consent until end of therapy (assessed up to 2 years)
Collect comprehensive treatment histories for all subjects enrolled in this clinical trial	Subject treatment histories compiled and recorded in a data repository, maintained in a secure platform, that will provide an archive for future research.	From date of consent until end of therapy (assessed up to 2 years)
Collect comprehensive clinical outcomes for all subjects enrolled in this clinical trial	Subject clinical outcomes data compiled and recorded in a data repository, maintained in a secure platform, that will provide an archive for future research.	From date of consent until end of therapy (assessed up to 2 years)
Research projects resulting from biospecimen and data repository	Number and type of clinical trials and basic/translational science or other research projects initiated, based on the biospecimen and data repository	From study close until all biospecimens and data have been utilized (estimate 10 years)
Overall Survival (OS)	Compare the overall survival for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer who received a treatment based on the NGS results (on or off of a clinical trial) to those patients who did not	From treatment initiation until death as a result of any cause, up to 60 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Matthew Milowsky, MD
• Collaborators: Hoosier Cancer Research Network; Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN®)
• Investigators: Study Chair: Matthew Milowsky, M.D., Hoosier Cancer Research Network

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Hoosier Cancer Research Network Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 26, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 21, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): September 13, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 28, 2015
• First Posted (Estimated): December 30, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 28, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Next Generation Sequencing; Genomic Analysis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urologic Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Urologic Diseases; Ureteral Diseases; Urethral Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Ureteral Neoplasms; Urethral Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: HCRN GU15-217

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No