Evaluation of MicroRNA Expression in Blood and Cytology for Detecting Barrett's Esophagus and Associated Neoplasia

NCT ID: NCT02464930

Last Updated: 2015-06-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

220 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this study is to test new methods to diagnose BE in time before it turns into advanced cancer. Once BE is diagnosed, the current standard of care is to monitor the disease so that complication such as cancer can be diagnosed early. The two new methods the investigators are evaluating are: a) blood test and b) brush test of the food pipe. The investigators will collect blood, bile and cells from the food pipe and stomach and measure for a biomarker called microRNA (miRNA). In the future, measurements of microRNA biomarkers could help the doctors figure out which patients are at increased risk for cancer of the esophagus.

Detailed Description

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The investigators will collect serum, bile and esophageal cells (using cytology devices) from consenting subjects. The investigators have previously identified BE specific miRNA that will be tested on the cytology specimens. These are miRNAs -192-5p, -215-5p and -194-5p. The investigators have also identified serum microRNAs in whole serum and exosomes by sequencing to study further. The investigators will also evaluate miRNA expression within biliary exosomes for the first time in patients with reflux related diseases.

Conditions

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Barrett's Esophagus Gastroesophageal Reflux Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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No-GERD Controls

NERD controls will be enrolled from subjects presenting to the endoscopy unit who are being evaluated for reasons other than GERD or BE surveillance. These are patients who are referred to the endoscopy unit for: evaluation of anemia, dysphagia, occult blood positivity, gastrointestinal blood loss etc.

* No history of GERD
* Response "no" to presence of symptoms on a standardized GERD questionnaire
* No prescriptions for acid suppressive medication over the past 2 years as documented in electronic pharmacy records.
* Normal endoscopy that does not find Barrett's esophagus, hiatus hernia or erosive esophagitis.

No interventions assigned to this group

GERD Controls

* Respond "yes" to the presence of symptoms on a standardized GERD questionnaire
* Prescriptions for acid suppressive medication as documented in electronic pharmacy records.

No interventions assigned to this group

BE Cases

• Patients who present for evaluation of reflux symptoms and are found to have at least 1 cm of columnar lined esophagus on endoscopy with intestinal metaplasia on biopsies. This will include patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient age: \> 18 years
* Ability to provide written, informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy or planning a pregnancy
* History of nasal, esophageal \& gastric surgery
* History of recurrent epistaxis or nasal trauma
* Subjects with a history of unresolved drug or alcohol dependency
* Inability to obtain biopsies due to a coagulopathy, varices, thrombocytopenia, etc.
* Subjects with inadequate cytology specimens will not undergo repeat test and will be excluded from the study
* Inability to provide written informed consent
* Inability to discontinue drugs such as Plavix
* Advanced chronic liver disease
* Severe uncontrolled coagulopathy
* Active cancer in any organ over the past 3 years.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kansas City Veteran Affairs Medical Center

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Kansas

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ajay Bansal

Associate Professor of Medicine and Staff Gastroenterologist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ajay Bansal, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center

Locations

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Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Ajay Bansal, MD

Role: CONTACT

Andrew Price, BS

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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AJAY BANSAL, MD

Role: primary

816-861-4700 ext. 57790

Andrew Price, AS

Role: backup

816-861-4700 ext. 56428

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Other Identifiers

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AB0009

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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