Molecular Epidemiology of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors

Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors: Outcomes, Genomics and Epigenetics

A Non-Therapeutic Study that aims to establish a cohort of GCT survivors to understand short term and long-term adverse effects of treatment and to conduct molecular analyses to improve risk stratification.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Teratoma; Choriocarcinoma; Germinoma; Germ Cell Tumor; Yolk Sac Tumor; Embryonal Carcinoma; Mixed Germ Cell Tumor; Late Effects; Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire Administration; Other: Tumor Specimen Collection; Other: Germline DNA Samples; Procedure: Blood Sample Collection

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Establish a survivorship cohort for pediatric and adolescent GCT comprised of participants from AEPI10N1 and APEC14B1 to assess short term and long-term adverse events associated with GCT treatment.

II. Compare somatic variation by tumor histology to identify molecular signatures that improve prognostic risk stratification.

III. Identify methylation patterns that predict poor clinical outcomes, including disease relapse and death.

OUTLINE:

Medical records from pediatric and adolescent Germ Cell Tumor (GCT) participants from AEPI10N1 and APEC14B1 will be used to obtain treatment information and validate self-reported outcomes. Paired normal and tumor samples will be used to evaluate single nucleotide variants, indels, copy number variations, and DNA methylation patterns. Ototoxicity will be determined by central review of audiogram files obtained from the treating institutions and self-reported based on questionnaire data.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 1151

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
      • Recruiting
      • University of Minnesota
      • Contact: Jenny Poynter, PhD; Phone Number: 612-625-4232; Email: poynt006@umn.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Pediatric and adolescent Germ Cell Tumor survivors recruited from recently completed Children's Oncology Group (COG) epidemiology study (AEPI10N1) and the COG Project:EveryChild Registry (APEC14B1).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cases will be eligible for the study if they have a primary diagnosis of GCT including germinoma (ICCC code105 9060-9065), teratoma (9080-9084), embryonal carcinoma (9070-9072), yolk sac tumor (9071), choriocarcinoma (9100, 9103, 9104), and mixed GCT (9085, 9101, 9102, 9105) in all sites including the brain.
• The patient must be enrolled on APEC14B1 with consent to future contact or enrolled in AEPI10N1 with consent for future contact (N=827). Patients enrolled in AEPI10N1 were recruited from ACCRN07. All patients must be registered with COG by a North American member institution. Note: (history of) treatment on a COG therapeutic trial is not required.
• Patients must be diagnosed at < 20 years of age at the time of GCT diagnosis. Study participants will be followed over time in the survivorship study so there is no maximum age for participation.
• Participants must be able to complete study related documents in English or Spanish.
• All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must provide informed consent. Assent will be obtained for participants between the ages of 8-17 years.
• All institutional, FDA, and NCI requirements for human studies must be met.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants from AEPI10N1 who did not consent to future contact. Patients who do not meet the eligibility criteria described above or cannot complete study materials in English or Spanish

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Family-Based
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Ancillary-Correlative; Children and adolescents with a germ cell tumor, previously enrolled on APEC14B1 or AEPI10N1 who allow access to medical records (including audiograms), grant permission to: evaluate of all of their DNA, place their genetic and health information in scientific databanks, and collect a blood sample at a routine clinic/home visit, as well as complete a questionnaire about your health and quality of life since treatment.

Other: Questionnaire Administration; Questionnaire provide to participant's about their health and quality of life since treatment; Other: Tumor Specimen Collection; Tumor DNA requested from the Biopathology Center; Other: Germline DNA Samples; Germline DNA specimens requested from the Biopathology Center or newly collected saliva; Procedure: Blood Sample Collection; Collection and storing of serum/plasma

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Ototoxicity	Ototoxicity as determined by central review of end of therapy audiograms will serve as the primary outcome variable for analyses. Current ototoxicity will be assessed using an app-based hearing assessment. For the app-based audiometry assessment, unilateral hearing loss will be defined as at least one pure tone threshold greater than 25 decibels across at any one of the frequencies from 2,000 Hz- 8,000 Hz to align with the SIOP Boston guidelines, while bilateral hearing loss will be defined as a pure tone threshold > 25 decibels in both ears at any one of the frequencies.	Up to 5 years
Somatic Mutations	Compare somatic variation by tumor histology to identify molecular signatures that improve prognostic risk stratification. Somatic mutations will be identified by comparing tumor samples to normal samples. Risk stratification will be based on event free survival, defined as the time from diagnosis to relapse or death.	Up to 5 years
Methylation	Compare the association between DNA methylation patterns and relapse or death. Mixed-effects regression models will be used to test for association between methylation beta values and poor outcomes. The outcome will be defined as a binary variable with a value of one if the patient experienced a relapse or death event and zero otherwise.	Up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jenny Poynter, PhD, Children's Oncology Group

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 12, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 29, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): October 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): May 14, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 13, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; Trophoblastic Neoplasms; Mesonephroma; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Teratoma; Choriocarcinoma; Endodermal Sinus Tumor; Germinoma; Carcinoma, Embryonal
• Other Study ID Numbers: AEPI17N3

Drug and device information, study documents

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