Screening of Gastric Cancer Via Breath Volatile Organic Compounds by Hybrid Sensing Approach

NCT ID: NCT04022109

Last Updated: 2021-07-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

5000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-11-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The study is aimed to determine the potential of volatile marker testing for gastric cancer screening.

The study will be addressing the role of confounding factors, including lifestyle factors, diet, smoking as well as addressing the potential role of microbiota in the composition of exhaled volatile markers.

Detailed Description

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Patients with established disease (gastric cancer, precancerous lesions) as well as patients investigated for the lesions and having been documented lack of the lesions will be enrolled to the study at clinical sites in Europe (Latvia, Ukraine) and Latin America (Colombia, Chile, Brazil). In addition, group of persons from general population at average risk for developing the target disease and individuals being referred for upper endoscopy according to clinical indications will be also enrolled.

Testing of volatile markers will be conducted by one of two methods: 1) gas chromatography coupled to mass spectroscopy (GS-MS) and 2) sensor technology. Various sensors will be used and evaluated for the purpose.

The potential sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath will be addressed by studying VOC emission by using headspace analysis from cancer tissue, gastric contents, cancer cell cultures and H.pylori.

The potential role of gastric and faecal microbiota in the origin of VOCs in the breath will be addressed. Metabolome in the circulation will also get correlated to VOCs in the breath and with microbiome.

Conditions

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Gastric Cancer Atrophic Gastritis Gastric Dysplasia H.Pylori Infection

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Gastric cancer patients undergoing surgery

Patients with histologically confirmed gastric cancer (adenocarcinoma) planned for surgical management

Breath sampling for VOC detection

Intervention Type DEVICE

Breath sampling will be performed by using a special sensor device and or GC-MS analysis (by collecting breath samples in adsorbent tubes). Pepsinogen testing will be used in a subgroup to identify serological increased risk for atrophy

Surgery material collection for VOC headspace analysis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Only for gastric cancer patients undergoing surgery (Group 1)

Upper endoscopy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Routine endoscopic evaluation with a standard biopsy work-up according to updated Sydney system. Additional gastric contents for GC-MS and microbiota analysis in a subgroup. Endoscopy will be used only according to the clinical indications (in Group 4 - according to the results of pepsinogen tests)

Microbiota testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Faecal and gastric contents and biopsy samples for microbiota testing

Gastric cancer patients

Patients with histologically confirmed gastric cancer (adenocarcinoma)

Breath sampling for VOC detection

Intervention Type DEVICE

Breath sampling will be performed by using a special sensor device and or GC-MS analysis (by collecting breath samples in adsorbent tubes). Pepsinogen testing will be used in a subgroup to identify serological increased risk for atrophy

Upper endoscopy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Routine endoscopic evaluation with a standard biopsy work-up according to updated Sydney system. Additional gastric contents for GC-MS and microbiota analysis in a subgroup. Endoscopy will be used only according to the clinical indications (in Group 4 - according to the results of pepsinogen tests)

Microbiota testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Faecal and gastric contents and biopsy samples for microbiota testing

Control group patients without gastric cancer

Patients without gastric malignant disease according to data obtained in upper endoscopy

Breath sampling for VOC detection

Intervention Type DEVICE

Breath sampling will be performed by using a special sensor device and or GC-MS analysis (by collecting breath samples in adsorbent tubes). Pepsinogen testing will be used in a subgroup to identify serological increased risk for atrophy

Upper endoscopy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Routine endoscopic evaluation with a standard biopsy work-up according to updated Sydney system. Additional gastric contents for GC-MS and microbiota analysis in a subgroup. Endoscopy will be used only according to the clinical indications (in Group 4 - according to the results of pepsinogen tests)

Microbiota testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Faecal and gastric contents and biopsy samples for microbiota testing

Average risk population

Average risk population of both genders aged 40-64 at the time of inclusion lacking alarm symptoms for gastrointestinal cancer

Breath sampling for VOC detection

Intervention Type DEVICE

Breath sampling will be performed by using a special sensor device and or GC-MS analysis (by collecting breath samples in adsorbent tubes). Pepsinogen testing will be used in a subgroup to identify serological increased risk for atrophy

Upper endoscopy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Routine endoscopic evaluation with a standard biopsy work-up according to updated Sydney system. Additional gastric contents for GC-MS and microbiota analysis in a subgroup. Endoscopy will be used only according to the clinical indications (in Group 4 - according to the results of pepsinogen tests)

Microbiota testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Faecal and gastric contents and biopsy samples for microbiota testing

Patients with dyspeptic symptoms

Patients with dyspeptic symptoms or other complains being referred for upper endoscopy (Chile)

Breath sampling for VOC detection

Intervention Type DEVICE

Breath sampling will be performed by using a special sensor device and or GC-MS analysis (by collecting breath samples in adsorbent tubes). Pepsinogen testing will be used in a subgroup to identify serological increased risk for atrophy

Upper endoscopy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Routine endoscopic evaluation with a standard biopsy work-up according to updated Sydney system. Additional gastric contents for GC-MS and microbiota analysis in a subgroup. Endoscopy will be used only according to the clinical indications (in Group 4 - according to the results of pepsinogen tests)

Microbiota testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Faecal and gastric contents and biopsy samples for microbiota testing

Interventions

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Breath sampling for VOC detection

Breath sampling will be performed by using a special sensor device and or GC-MS analysis (by collecting breath samples in adsorbent tubes). Pepsinogen testing will be used in a subgroup to identify serological increased risk for atrophy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Surgery material collection for VOC headspace analysis

Only for gastric cancer patients undergoing surgery (Group 1)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Upper endoscopy

Routine endoscopic evaluation with a standard biopsy work-up according to updated Sydney system. Additional gastric contents for GC-MS and microbiota analysis in a subgroup. Endoscopy will be used only according to the clinical indications (in Group 4 - according to the results of pepsinogen tests)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Microbiota testing

Faecal and gastric contents and biopsy samples for microbiota testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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Serum, plasma sampling for group description and stratification Histological and microbial evaluation of biopsy samples and gastric content

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with verified gastric cancer (Group 1 \& 2)
* Patients undergoing or having undergone upper endoscopy according to clinical indications (Group 3 \& 5)
* Average-risk population group aged 40-64 at inclusion without alarm symptoms (Group 4)
* Motivation to participate in the study
* Physical status allowing volatile marker sampling and other procedures within the protocol
* Signed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Known other active cancer
* Ventilation problems, airway obstruction
* Unwillingness or inability to co-operate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Ulm

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Uppsala University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

JLM Innovation GmbH

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universitaet Innsbruck

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de Pamplona

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AC Camargo Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Cancer Institute of Ukraine

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Latvia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marcis Leja

Director, Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hossam Haick, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

TECHNION, Israel Institute for Technology

Locations

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A.C.Camargo Cancer Center

São Paulo, , Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, , Chile

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Centro Javeriano de Oncología, San Ignacio University Hospital

Bogotá, , Colombia

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia

Riga, , Latvia

Site Status RECRUITING

National Cancer Institute of Ukraine

Kiev, , Ukraine

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil Chile Colombia Latvia Ukraine

Central Contacts

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Marcis Leja, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+37129497500

Daiga Santare, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+37129221107

Facility Contacts

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Emmanuel Dias Neto, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Robinson Gonzalez, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Alejandro Corvalan, MD, PhD

Role: backup

Raul Murillo, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Marcis Leja, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+37129497500

Daiga Santare, MD, PhD

Role: backup

+37129221107

Andrii Lukashenko, MD, PhD

Role: primary

References

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Mochalski P, Leja M, Gasenko E, Skapars R, Santare D, Sivins A, Aronsson DE, Ager C, Jaeschke C, Shani G, Mitrovics J, Mayhew CA, Haick H. Ex vivo emission of volatile organic compounds from gastric cancer and non-cancerous tissue. J Breath Res. 2018 Jul 30;12(4):046005. doi: 10.1088/1752-7163/aacbfb.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29893713 (View on PubMed)

Krilaviciute A, Stock C, Leja M, Brenner H. Potential of non-invasive breath tests for preselecting individuals for invasive gastric cancer screening endoscopy. J Breath Res. 2018 Apr 4;12(3):036009. doi: 10.1088/1752-7163/aab5be.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29528036 (View on PubMed)

Amal H, Leja M, Funka K, Skapars R, Sivins A, Ancans G, Liepniece-Karele I, Kikuste I, Lasina I, Haick H. Detection of precancerous gastric lesions and gastric cancer through exhaled breath. Gut. 2016 Mar;65(3):400-7. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308536. Epub 2015 Apr 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25869737 (View on PubMed)

Krilaviciute A, Heiss JA, Leja M, Kupcinskas J, Haick H, Brenner H. Detection of cancer through exhaled breath: a systematic review. Oncotarget. 2015 Nov 17;6(36):38643-57. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5938.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26440312 (View on PubMed)

Leja M, You W, Camargo MC, Saito H. Implementation of gastric cancer screening - the global experience. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec;28(6):1093-106. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2014.09.005. Epub 2014 Sep 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25439074 (View on PubMed)

Leja M, Amal H, Lasina I, Skapars R, Sivins A, Ancans G, Tolmanis I, Vanags A, Kupcinskas J, Ramonaite R, Khatib S, Bdarneh S, Natour R, Ashkar A, Haick H. Analysis of the effects of microbiome-related confounding factors on the reproducibility of the volatolomic test. J Breath Res. 2016 Jun 24;10(3):037101. doi: 10.1088/1752-7155/10/3/037101.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27341527 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://www.vogas.eu/

Horizon 2020 project VOGAS web-page

Other Identifiers

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lzp-2018/2-0228

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

KC-L-2017/5

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

824986

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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