Application of Polygenic Methylation Markers in Postoperative Recurrence Monitoring of Colorectal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05444491

Last Updated: 2025-07-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-20

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study dynamically monitored the prognosis of stage I-IV colorectal cancer patients who could receive radical surgical resection by detecting the levels of polygene methylation in plasma samples from patients with colorectal cancer. In patients with colorectal cancer feasible radical surgery, plasma ctDNA methylation detection was performed before and after surgical treatment and during regular follow-up to explore the predictive effect of plasma ctDNA methylation status at different time points on postoperative recurrence. To explore whether postoperative dynamic monitoring of plasma ctDNA methylation can be used for adjuvant chemotherapy efficacy evaluation and whether it can indicate tumor recurrence and metastasis earlier than imaging examination.

Detailed Description

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1. Patients initially diagnosed with primary colorectal cancer were enrolled for screening, and plasma samples 1-2 days before radical bowel resection were collected for polygene methylation detection.
2. The postoperative follow-up was 2 years, and the reexamination included CT/MRI imaging assessment, blood CEA, and dynamic monitoring of plasma ctDNA methylation level. Blood samples were collected for 9 times.
3. Results analysis: To explore the application value of ctDNA methylation-MRD detection in the prediction of postoperative tumor recurrence risk after radical resection of colorectal cancer; The correlation between preoperative ctDNA methylation level and prognosis of early colorectal cancer.

Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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MRD positive group

ColonAiQ polygene methylation test was performed on peripheral blood plasma samples from the enrolled patients 4 weeks after surgery. If gene methylation levels in the samples exceeded the threshold, the patients were enrolled in the MRD positive group. The 2-year total tumor recurrence rate of patients in the MRD positive group was calculated, and the positive prediction rate of postoperative plasma ctDNA methylation-MRD detection results for 2-year tumor recurrence rate after colorectal cancer radical resection was calculated.

No interventions assigned to this group

MRD negative group

ColonAiQ polygene methylation test was performed on peripheral blood plasma samples from the enrolled patients 4 weeks after surgery. If the gene methylation level detected in the samples did not exceed the threshold, the patients were enrolled in the MRD negative group. The 2-year total tumor recurrence rate of patients in the negative MRD group was calculated, and the negative prediction rate of postoperative plasma ctDNA methylation-MRD test results for 2-year tumor recurrence rate after radical resection of colorectal cancer was calculated.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Newly diagnosed patients with primary colorectal cancer confirmed by histopathology (no restriction on histological type);
2. Patients diagnosed as stage I-III and feasible for radical bowel surgery;
3. Patients diagnosed by stage IV (only colorectal cancer patients with liver metastasis at the time of diagnosis) and feasible radical bowel resection or complete resection of liver metastasis;
4. No gender limitation, age ≥18;
5. ECOG score ≤1;
6. Life expectancy ≥5 years;
7. Those who fully understand the study and voluntarily sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Blood transfusion was performed during surgery or 2 weeks before surgery;
2. complicated with primary malignant tumors of other organs;
3. With colonic obstruction, intestinal perforation and other symptoms requiring emergency treatment;
4. Colorectal cancer was diagnosed with extrahepatic metastasis;
5. Neoadjuvant therapy (such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy) before radical bowel resection;
6. Radical bowel resection was performed after endoscopic surgery;
7. Concomitant symptoms and/or family history collection suggest hereditary colorectal cancer;
8. serious mental illness or drug abuse;
9. patients with serious heart, lung and vascular diseases who cannot tolerate surgery;
10. pregnant or lactating women;
11. Participate in other interventional clinical investigators within 3 months
12. Poor compliance, unable to complete the study according to the judgment of the researcher.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Singlera Genomics Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rui Liu, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Singlera Genomics Inc.

Locations

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Cancer hospital Chinese academy of medical sciences

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

West China Hospital

Chengdu, , China

Site Status

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Haerbin, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University/ Changhai Hospital

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center

Shenzhen, , China

Site Status

Shanxi Cancer hospital (Shanxi Cancer institute)

Taiyuan, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Young PE, Womeldorph CM, Johnson EK, Maykel JA, Brucher B, Stojadinovic A, Avital I, Nissan A, Steele SR. Early detection of colorectal cancer recurrence in patients undergoing surgery with curative intent: current status and challenges. J Cancer. 2014 Mar 15;5(4):262-71. doi: 10.7150/jca.7988. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24790654 (View on PubMed)

Pantel K, Alix-Panabieres C. Tumour microenvironment: informing on minimal residual disease in solid tumours. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Jun;14(6):325-326. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.53. Epub 2017 Apr 11. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28397823 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Protector-C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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