The BARCODE 1 Study (Full Study): The Use of Genetic Profiling to Guide Prostate Cancer Targeted Screening.

NCT ID: NCT03857477

Last Updated: 2025-04-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

4700 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-14

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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BARCODE 1 is a screening study designed to investigate the role of genetic profiling for targeting population prostate cancer screening. A pilot of 300 men were recruited aiming to inform the feasibility and accessibility of the study approach. The full study is an extension of the pilot study aiming to recruit a total of 5000 men.

Detailed Description

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The BARCODE 1 study aims to evaluate genetic profiling using the known \~170 prostate cancer (PrCa) risk single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as a means of offering targeted screening for PrCa in men at a genetically higher risk. Initially, 300 men were recruited via participating General Practices (GPs). The full study aimed to recruit an additional 4700 participants. Men aged 55-69 years who were likely to be eligible for the study were identified by GPs from medical records. Participants were contacted via invitation letters from GPs and if interested in the study were asked to sign a consent form and complete a questionnaire to confirm eligibility to participate. If eligible, men were then sent a DNA collection saliva kit. DNA from saliva was analysed with SNP profiling for the known \~170 clinically relevant SNPs. Men with a genetic risk equivalent to the top 10% of the population distribution (approximately 470 men in total from the full study) were invited for an MRI and a transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic (LA), plus further biological samples. Biopsy results will be correlated with the genetic score. The study also aims to determine the incidence and aggressiveness of prostate cancer in men within the top 10% of the genetic score. Furthermore, the association of MRI appearance and biological sample biomarker profile with prostate biopsy result in men at genetically higher prostate cancer risk undergoing targeted screening will also be determined.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Stage 1

Caucasian men aged 55-69 to undergo genetic SNP profiling.

Genetic SNP profiling

Intervention Type GENETIC

Genetic SNP profiling of known prostate cancer predisposition SNPs will be performed on DNA extracted from saliva samples.

Stage 2

Men from Stage 1 identified as having a higher genetic risk score (top 10%) for prostate cancer will be offered an MRI scan, prostate biopsy and prostate cancer screening.

Genetic SNP profiling

Intervention Type GENETIC

Genetic SNP profiling of known prostate cancer predisposition SNPs will be performed on DNA extracted from saliva samples.

Prostate cancer screening

Intervention Type OTHER

Prostate cancer screening in the form of PSA testing will be offered to all men who have a benign biopsy result for five years in order to track development of cancer in the future.

MRI Scan

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

MRI scan will be offered to men identified within the top 10% genetic risk score profile.

Prostate biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Transperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic will be offered to men identified within the top 10% genetic risk score profile.

Interventions

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Genetic SNP profiling

Genetic SNP profiling of known prostate cancer predisposition SNPs will be performed on DNA extracted from saliva samples.

Intervention Type GENETIC

Prostate cancer screening

Prostate cancer screening in the form of PSA testing will be offered to all men who have a benign biopsy result for five years in order to track development of cancer in the future.

Intervention Type OTHER

MRI Scan

MRI scan will be offered to men identified within the top 10% genetic risk score profile.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Prostate biopsy

Transperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic will be offered to men identified within the top 10% genetic risk score profile.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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MRI Transperineal Biopsy (TP biopsy)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men aged 55 to 69 years.
* Caucasian ethnicity.
* WHO performance status 0-2.
* Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical situation potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.

Exclusion Criteria

* Non-Caucasian ethnicity (including mixed race or Ashkenazi Jewish (excluded as these groups have different genetic risk profiles from those being studied).
* Previous diagnosis of cancer with a life-expectancy of less than five years.
* Negative prostate biopsy within one year before recruitment.
* Previous diagnosis of prostate cancer.
* Co-morbidities making prostate biopsy risk unacceptable (anticoagulants or antiplatelet medication including Warfarin, Clopidogrel, Apixaban, Dabigatran or other NOAC medications (Novel Oral Anti-Coagulant); poorly controlled diabetes, cardiovascular/respiratory disease, immunosuppressive medication or splenectomy).
* Men with body mass index (BMI) 40 and above.
* Men with BMI 35 and above plus other co-morbidities.
* Contraindications to having an MRI (pacemakers, aneurysm clips, metallic cardiac valve/stent, Ventriculo-Peritoneal (VP) shunt, cochlear implant, neurotransmitter, metallic foreign bodies in eye(s), other metalwork, claustrophobia).
* Any significant psychological conditions that may be worsened or exacerbated by participation in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

69 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rosalind A Eeles, FRCP, FRFR

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital

Locations

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Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital

Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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McHugh JK, Bancroft EK, Saunders E, Brook MN, McGrowder E, Wakerell S, James D, Rageevakumar R, Benton B, Taylor N, Myhill K, Hogben M, Kinsella N, Sohaib AA, Cahill D, Hazell S, Withey SJ, Mcaddy N, Page EC, Osborne A, Benafif S, Jones AB, Patel D, Huang DY, Kaur K, Russell B, Nicholson R, Croft F, Sobczak J, McNally C, Mutch F, Bennett S, Kingston L, Karlsson Q, Dadaev T, Saya S, Merson S, Wood A, Dennis N, Hussain N, Thwaites A, Hussain S, Rafi I, Ferris M, Kumar P, James ND, Pashayan N, Kote-Jarai Z, Eeles RA; BARCODE1 Steering Committee and Collaborators. Assessment of a Polygenic Risk Score in Screening for Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 10;392(14):1406-1417. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2407934.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 40214032 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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CCR5044

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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