Blood Test to Predict Radiation Response and Toxicity in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy

February 6, 2019 updated by: DxTerity Diagnostics
Collect blood samples and associated clinical data prior to and post radiation treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Exploratory study to collect paired pre- and post-irradiation blood samples from 150 participants.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • Recruiting
        • City of Hope
        • Contact:
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
        • Recruiting
        • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Group
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael R. Girvigian, MD

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

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male and female patients, age 18 or older, diagnosed with a primary rectal or esophageal/gastroesophageal junction cancer undergoing radiation therapy.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male and female patients age 18 or older
  2. Diagnosed with a primary rectal or esophageal cancer
  3. Planned radiation therapy to the esophagogastric area to a minimum of 4140 cGy for esophageal/gastroesophageal junction cancer or to pelvis to a minimum of 4500 cGy for rectal cancer as part of clinical care
  4. Combining chemotherapy is allowed
  5. ECOG Performance Status 0-2
  6. Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects who have received radiation within three (3) months to esophagogastric or pelvic areas prior to consent
  2. Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the requirements of the study

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Collection of blood samples from patients prior to and post irradiation treatment.
Time Frame: Up to 4 months, from informed consent through follow up activities.
Explore and validate a radiation sensitivity test for determining radiation treatment tumor response by refining and analyzing gene expression signature of blood samples collected from 150 patients prior to and post irradiation treatment.
Up to 4 months, from informed consent through follow up activities.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Robert Terbrueggen, PhD, President and CEO

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 19, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 7, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DXT-RADTOX-AC02
  • 261201600051C-0-0-1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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