Circulating Tumor Cells in Solid Tumors

September 27, 2022 updated by: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Quantification and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells in Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to identify circulating tumor cells in patients with solid tumors. Quantify and characterize these cells, collect patient information in regards to the patient's cancer. Develop a database and a sample repository where future analysis could be done.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary purpose of this correlative study is to create a prospective database documenting the quantity and characterization of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in solid tumor patients as identified by a various laboratory techniques and analyses. The investigators are developing this resource to provide data to achieve the following objectives: 1) correlate CTCs with known prognostic factors, 2) correlate CTCs with burden of disease, 3) evaluate the ability of CTCs to be used in the surveillance of disease recurrence, and 4) evaluate CTCs ability to be used as a biomarker for treatment response.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

206

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

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • Radiation Oncology Clinic - UNC Cancer Hospital

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

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with cancerous solid tumors

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years of age
  • Biopsy proven solid tumor malignancy
  • Seen at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital and Health Care System
  • Consents to abstraction of their medical records
  • Signed an institutional review board (IRB)-approved informed consent document for this protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  • < 18 years of age
  • Dementia, altered mental status, incarceration or any psychiatric condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Documentation of the Quality of CTCs from Patients with Solid Tumors
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Enumeration of participants' circulating solid tumor cells
Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Documentation of the Characterization of CTCs from Patients with Solid Tumors
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years
Characterization of participants' circulating solid tumor cells
Through study completion, an average of 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lisa A Carey, MD, University of North Carolina

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

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)

December 9, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 16, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

February 16, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 15, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 18, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 22, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2022

Last Verified

September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LCCC 1121
  • 11-1924 (Other Identifier: UNC IRB)

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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