Circulating Tumor DNA as Surgical Biomarker in Patients With PancrEatic Adenocarcinoma for Statement of Resectability (CASPER)

May 8, 2023 updated by: Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
The main objective is the evaluation of the prognostic value of ctDNA (circulating tumor DNA) as a marker of surgical futility in patients with operable PDAC.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In the era of personalized medicine and treatments guided by tumor biology, no specific tumor marker has real prognostic value. This is the reason why the search for a specific marker through a noninvasive blood test that can give indications on the usefulness of the resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma would be very valuable. Our project proposes the evaluation of ctDNA during various treatment courses of patients with PDAC in order to evaluate its efficacy as a prognostic and predictive marker of response to treatment.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

165

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 Locations

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with PDAC with indication to surgical resection, including those undergoing upfront surgery or surgery following induction treatment. Non resectable patient defined as a patient with surgical indication at standard preoperative clinical, biological and morphological evaluation, but eventually not resected because of advanced disease or contraindications revealed during surgical exploration will be excluded
  2. Non-metastatic status confirmed by an abdomen CT-scan (as our routine clinical practice).
  3. Patients able to give a specific informed consent.
  4. Age ≥ 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Non resectable patient defined as a patient with surgical indication at standard preoperative clinical, biological and morphological evaluation, but eventually not resected because of advanced disease or contraindications revealed during surgical exploration will be excluded (drop-out)
  2. Non-controlled congestive heart failure.
  3. Non-treated angina.
  4. Recent myocardial infarction (in the previous year).
  5. Non-controlled AHT (SBP >160 mm or DBP > 100 mm, despite optimal drug treatment).
  6. Long QT.
  7. Major non-controlled infection.
  8. Severe liver failure.
  9. Age < 18 years.
  10. Informed consent not signed.
  11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women and women of child-bearing age not using effective means of contraception.

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

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: PDAC patients
PDAC patients as described in the inclusion criteria
Other: ctDNA analysis
ctDNA amount and mutations analysis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Disease relapse
Time Frame: 2 years
disease relapse at 2 years after surgery
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 29, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 31, 2026

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

May 10, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 10, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2023

Last Verified

May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3569

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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