Screening for Cancer in Patients With Unprovoked VTE

NCT ID: NCT03937583

Last Updated: 2021-12-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

650 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-23

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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Open and multicenter randomized clinical trial (1:1) comparing limited screening with extended screening with the performance of Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan in the search for neoplasms in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolic disease at high risk of developing cancer at follow-up.

Introduction: Cancer screening in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is controversial. In the last years, a score has been developed that selects patients at high risk of developing cancer during follow-up.

Objective: To estimate the impact of an active cancer search strategy using 18-fluordesoxiglucose (FDG) PET-CT in unprovoked VTE with high-risk to develop cancer.

Specific Objectives: 1) Number of neoplasms diagnosed in the screening process: 2) number of neoplasms diagnosed at an early stage, 3) impact on survival of the strategy; and 4) impact on the quality of life.

Cancer will be considered from 30 days up to 12 months after the diagnosis of VTE.

Scope: 20 Spanish hospitals. Design: Open-label, multicentre Randomized clinical trial (1: 1) comparing the performance of PET-CT versus limited screening for cancer.

Population: Patients older than 18 years with unprovoked VTE at high risk of presenting cancer at follow-up (≥3 points in the score of Jara-Palomares et al., Chest 2017).

Follow-up: 12 months after VTE. Sample: The sample size calculated is 650 patients, to obtain a power of 80%, with a level of significance of 5%, and taking into account a 10% loss of follow-up.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Venous Thromboembolic Disease Respiratory Disease Pulmonary Disease Deep Venous Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolism Screening Undefined

Keywords

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Venous Thromboembolic Disease Pulmonary Embolism Screening Occult Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Limited screening

Complete clinical history, along with routine physical, analytical examination (creatinine, sodium, potassium, red series, white series, liver and calcium profile) and chest x-ray.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Extended screening

Limited screening plus positron emission tomography / computed tomography with 18 FDG (18FDG PET-CT).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fludeoxyglucose 18F

Intervention Type DRUG

The performance of the 18 FDG PET-CT will require fasting of at least 6 hours, and the glycemia will have to be lower than 126 mg / dL before the injection of 3-5 MBq / kg of 18FDG. Intravenous injection will follow a period of approximately 60 minutes in a quiet room.

Computed tomography (CT) will be performed from the middle of the forehead to the feet with normal and shallow breathing using a low dose adjustment Iodinated contrast will not be administered intravenously.

Interventions

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Fludeoxyglucose 18F

The performance of the 18 FDG PET-CT will require fasting of at least 6 hours, and the glycemia will have to be lower than 126 mg / dL before the injection of 3-5 MBq / kg of 18FDG. Intravenous injection will follow a period of approximately 60 minutes in a quiet room.

Computed tomography (CT) will be performed from the middle of the forehead to the feet with normal and shallow breathing using a low dose adjustment Iodinated contrast will not be administered intravenously.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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18-Fludeoxyglucose (18FDG)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 18 years.
* Diagnosis of venous thromboembolic disease (proximal deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs, pulmonary embolism or both) unprovoked.
* High risk classification according to previously published and validated scale
* Signature of informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Impossibility to continue an adequate follow-up.
* Contrast hypersensitivity used for PET / CT (fludeoxyglucose (18FDG)) or any of the excipients according to the characteristics of the product.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Luis Jara Palomares, MD/PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío

Locations

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Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Fundació Hospital de L'Esperit Sant

Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Seville, Seville, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Vall d'Hebrón

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón

Castelló, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía

Córdoba, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital de Granollers

Granollers, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

Murcia, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Pamplona, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario de Valme

Seville, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Luis Jara Palomares, MD/PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +34 955012144

Email: [email protected]

Clara M Rosso Fernández, MD/PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +34955012144

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Juan José López Núñez, MD

Role: primary

Gloria de la Red Bellvis, MD

Role: primary

Luis Jara-Palomares, MD

Role: primary

Jesús Aibar Gallizo, MD

Role: primary

Marina Suarez Pinera, MD

Role: primary

Fátima del Molino Sanz, MD

Role: primary

Carmen Díaz Pedroche, MD

Role: primary

Alicia Lorenzo Hernández, MD

Role: primary

Vladimir Salazar Rosa, MD

Role: primary

References

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Barca-Hernando M, Otalora-Valderrama S, Lopez-Nunez JJ, Portillo-Sanchez J, Pagan-Escribano J, Lopez-Miguel P, Mahe I, Mena-Munoz E, Jou-Segovia I, Imbalzano E, Agudo-de Blas P, Lorenzo-Hernandez A, Diaz-Pedroche C, Aibar-Gallizo J, de la Red-Bellvis G, Del Molino-Sanz F, Amado-Fernandez C, Fernandez-Reyes JL, Villalobos-Sanchez A, Lopez-Saez JB, Diaz-Brasero AM, Marcos-Jubilar M, Meireles J, Marchena-Yglesias PJ, Diaz-Peromingo JA, Marin-Romero S, Elias-Hernandez T, Andrade-Ruiz HA, Mehdipour G, Bikdeli B, Jara-Palomares L; SOME-RIETE and ValRIETEs Investigators. Occult cancer in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism: Rationale, design, and methods of the VaLRIETEs study and the SOME-RIETE trial. Am Heart J. 2025 Jun;284:81-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.02.004. Epub 2025 Feb 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39971173 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2018-003958-25

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SOME RIETE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id