Ex-vivo Sentinel Lymph Node in Stage I-II Colon Cancer: Kappa Analysis With Immunochemistry and Molecular Biology (UNMASK)

February 10, 2025 updated by: Zaher Lakkis, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Unmask Trial aims to evaluate the Kappa concordance between immunochemistry and molecular biology to detecting cancer cells in sentinel lymph node in patients undergoing colectomy for non metastatic colon cancer.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

48

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Besancon, France, 25030
        • CHRU Besançon

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Colon cancer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Colectomy for Non metastatic colon cancer

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Tumor T4
  • No medical insurance
  • Pregnant woman
  • Psychiatric disorders

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Patients

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Concordance between immunochemistry and molecular biology
Time Frame: 1 month

The primary outcome is the rate of concordance between the number of positive sentinel lymph nodes detected by immunochemistry using an anti-cytokeratin antibody (KL1) and molecular biology targeting CK20 on tumoral RNA after RT-PCR.

The rate of positivity of the sentinel lymph nodes will be then compared to the standard technique using HES coloration used in routine pathological examination.

Only the result using the routine examination will be used to decide whether the patient should benefit from an adjuvant chemotherapy.

1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Disease-free survival
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2016

First Posted (Estimated)

August 10, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2016

More Information

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