Effectiveness of Multi-target FIT-DNA Analysis as a Colorectal Cancer Screening Test

NCT ID: NCT04194879

Last Updated: 2019-12-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-01

Study Completion Date

2021-07-01

Brief Summary

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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancer in Hong Kong. In 2018, CRC accounted for 17.4%, 5,780 cases, of the total new cancers. CRC claimed 2,279 lives (15.8%) making it the second most deadly killer in the population.

Since 2010, the Cancer Expert Working Group (CEWG) has recommended that asymptomatic average-risk individuals aged 50 to 75 years should consider one of the screening methods: fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every one to two years; OR flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years; OR colonoscopy every 10 years. However, it poses great challenges for large scale CRC screening using colonoscopy, such as bowel preparation difficulties, complications of procedure and poor compliance.

ColoClear® is intended for use as an adjunctive screening test for the detection of colorectal neoplasia associated DNA markers and for the presence of occult hemoglobin in human stool. It has the potential of increasing the sensitivity of detecting CRC as compared to FOBT or faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which detects the presence of hemoglobin in stool alone. A positive result may indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or pre-malignant colorectal neoplasia. ColoClear® is not intended as a replacement for diagnostic colonoscopy. A positive result in ColoClear®, as with any screening test, should be followed by colonoscopy. ColoClear® is intended for colorectal cancer screening in average risk individuals: adults of either sex, 40 years or older, who are at high risk for colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance of ColoClear test in early screening of colorectal cancer in Hong Kong. Other outcomes to analyze include, but are not limited to the point estimate of the sensitivity of ColoClear for the detection of advanced adenoma (AA) in Hong Kong.

Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer Adenoma Colon

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Cancer

Case subjects (at least 50) will be men and women age 40-74 who are recently diagnosed, through colonoscopy, with different stages of colorectal cancer and have not yet had surgical intervention.

multi-target FIT-DNA analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

ColoClear® is intended for use as an adjunctive screening test for the detection of colorectal neoplasia associated DNA markers and for the presence of occult hemoglobin in human stool. It has the potential of increasing the sensitivity of detecting CRC as compared to FOBT or faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which detects the presence of hemoglobin in stool alone. A positive result may indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or pre-malignant colorectal neoplasia. ColoClear® is not intended as a replacement for diagnostic colonoscopy. A positive result in ColoClear®, as with any screening test, should be followed by colonoscopy. ColoClear® is intended for colorectal cancer screening in average risk individuals: adults of either sex, 40 years or older, who are at high risk for colorectal cancer.

Negative

Approximately 250 prospectively enrolled subjects will be men and women age 40-74 who are at average risk of developing colorectal cancer and eligible for colonoscopy. About 150 Control subjects will be enrolled prospectively, who have no colorectal neoplasia detected on colonoscopy, including cancer, advanced adenoma, sessile serrated lesions and small, non-advanced adenoma.

multi-target FIT-DNA analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

ColoClear® is intended for use as an adjunctive screening test for the detection of colorectal neoplasia associated DNA markers and for the presence of occult hemoglobin in human stool. It has the potential of increasing the sensitivity of detecting CRC as compared to FOBT or faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which detects the presence of hemoglobin in stool alone. A positive result may indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or pre-malignant colorectal neoplasia. ColoClear® is not intended as a replacement for diagnostic colonoscopy. A positive result in ColoClear®, as with any screening test, should be followed by colonoscopy. ColoClear® is intended for colorectal cancer screening in average risk individuals: adults of either sex, 40 years or older, who are at high risk for colorectal cancer.

Interventions

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multi-target FIT-DNA analysis

ColoClear® is intended for use as an adjunctive screening test for the detection of colorectal neoplasia associated DNA markers and for the presence of occult hemoglobin in human stool. It has the potential of increasing the sensitivity of detecting CRC as compared to FOBT or faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which detects the presence of hemoglobin in stool alone. A positive result may indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or pre-malignant colorectal neoplasia. ColoClear® is not intended as a replacement for diagnostic colonoscopy. A positive result in ColoClear®, as with any screening test, should be followed by colonoscopy. ColoClear® is intended for colorectal cancer screening in average risk individuals: adults of either sex, 40 years or older, who are at high risk for colorectal cancer.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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Coloclear

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject is at average risk for development of CRC.
* Subject is male or female (all Asian), 40-74 years of age.
* Subject is able to comprehend, sign and date the written informed consent form to participate in this study, undergo study procedures described in the informed consent form and authorizes release of relevant protected health information through signing an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject undergone colonoscopy and removal of lesions within 5 years.
* Subject with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) including chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) and Crohn's disease.
* Subject with overt rectal bleeding, e.g., hematochezia or melena, within the previous 30 days.
* Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator should preclude participation in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Dominic C.C. Foo

Clinical Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Dominic CC Foo, MBBS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Dominic CC Foo, MBBS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 85222554389

Email: [email protected]

Tak Ka Man

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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UW 19-784

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id