ExoLuminate Study for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05625529

Last Updated: 2025-07-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-19

Study Completion Date

2028-01-01

Brief Summary

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ExoLuminate is a nationally-enrolling registry study designed for earlier detection of cancer in patients at elevated risk or clinically-suspicious for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Those with elevated risk for PDAC can include individuals with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, family history of pancreatic cancer, germline mutations in genes known to be associated with cancer, and a personal or family history of pancreatitis.

The goal of the study is to compare the performance of ExoVerita™ assay in early detection of PDAC to current standard-of-care methods of surveillance.

Detailed Description

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Biological Dynamics, Inc. has developed a non-invasive blood test ("liquid biopsy") that can identify early-stage disease with high sensitivity and specificity. The proprietary ExoVerita™ assay uses alternating current electric (ACE) field to isolate extracellular vesicles (EVs) for differentiated multiomics applications and includes an optimized machine learning algorithm to identify a panel of EV-bound protein biomarkers in patient's plasma in order to detect PDAC at earlier stages.

ExoLuminate is a prospective, multi-center, observational registry study designed to evaluate the non-inferiority of the performance of the ExoVerita™ assay in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in high-risk or clinically-suspicious populations in comparison to standard-of-care methods.

The study is planned to recruit a minimum of 1000 U.S. adults over 3-years (with a 2-year follow-up for data collection).

Eligible subjects will be evaluated using the ExoVerita™ assay through blood donation(s) at specified time intervals. Overall, this study poses minimal risk to subject.

Conditions

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Pancreas Cancer Exosomes Extracellular Vesicles Pancreatic Neoplasms

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Cohort 1

Individuals without history of PDAC meeting any of the following criteria:

A. 2+ relatives with PDAC on same side of family; 2 are first degree related to each other and at least 1 is first degree related to subject; age ≥ 50 years or ≤10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family at diagnosis.

B. 2+ first degree relatives with PDAC; age ≥ 50 years or ≤ 10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family at diagnosis.

C. BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant AND 1 first or second degree relative with PDAC; age ≥ 50 years or ≤ 10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family at diagnosis.

D. Familial Atypical Moles and Malignant Melanoma (FAMMM) with pathogenic or likely pathogenic CDKN2A variant; age ≥ 40 years.

E. Peutz-Jegher syndrome with STK11 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant; age ≥35 years.

F. Hereditary pancreatitis with PRSS1 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant and history of pancreatitis; age ≥ 40 years.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 2

Individuals without history of PDAC meeting any of the following criteria:

A. ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant regardless of family history; age ≥50 years.

B. Two or more (2+) relatives with PDAC on the same side of family, any degree of relation, not meeting other criteria above; age ≥50 years or ≤10 years younger than earliest PDAC in family at time of diagnosis.

C. One (1) first degree relative with PDAC at age ≤45 years; ≤10 years younger than PDAC diagnosis in family member at time of diagnosis.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 3

A. Individuals meeting criteria for Cohorts 1 or 2 EXCEPT age (i.e. too young to qualify for Cohorts 1 or 2); age ≥ 18 years.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 4

A. Individuals without history of PDAC presenting for evaluation who do not meet any criteria for the other cohorts after collection of full family history and/or germline testing, eg. they have only 1 relative with PDAC; age ≥ 18 years.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 5 - Personal history of PDAC

Individuals with a personal history of PDAC meeting any of the following criteria (age ≥ 18 years for all subgroups):

A. Family history includes at least one first degree relative with PDAC, or 2 relatives with PDAC who are first degree related to each other.

B. Personal or family history of a pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline variant in ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDKN2A, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PALB2, PMS2, PRSS1, STK11.

C. Diagnosed with PDAC at ≤ age 45.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 6 - Pancreatic cysts

Individuals with pancreatic cysts (age ≥ 18 years for all subgroups):

A. Individuals with a pancreatic cystic neoplasm (IPMN) and/or mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) and/or PanIN not meeting any criteria for Cohorts 1-3 or 6 (no personal history of PDAC, no known family history of PDAC, no known pathogenic germline variants linked to PDAC risk present in cohorts 1C, 2A, 1D, 1E, and 1F).

B. Individuals with a pancreatic cystic neoplasm (IPMN) and/or MCN and/or PanIN without PDAC and with at least one of the pathogenic or likely pathogenic gene mutations present in cohorts 1C, 2A, 1D, 1E, and 1F and/or a first degree relative with PDAC.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 7 - Acute or chronic pancreatitis

Individuals with a personal history of pancreatitis meeting any of the following criteria (age ≥ 18 years for all subgroups):

A. Chronic pancreatitis. B. At least 2 episodes of acute pancreatitis.

No interventions assigned to this group

Cohort 8 - PDAC stages I-II or clinical suspicion

Individuals with one of the following conditions and treatment naïve (age ≥ 18 years for all subgroups):

A. Biopsy-proven, clinical stage I-II PDAC and candidate for surgical resection.

B. Clinical findings suspicious for early stage PDAC prior to biopsy.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ≥18 years old.
* Meeting criteria for one of the study cohorts.
* Capable of giving informed consent.
* Able to provide a blood sample.

Exclusion Criteria

* \< 18 years old.
* Pregnancy.
* Active cancer (other than pancreatic cancer) and/or undergoing treatment for an active cancer diagnosis (except for skin malignancies).
* Prior organ transplant or bone marrow transplant.
* History of fainting or other adverse effects when blood is drawn.
* Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, should preclude enrollment.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Biological Dynamics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Harmeet Dhani

Medical Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Harmeet Dhani, MD, M.Sc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Biological Dynamics

Locations

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Biological Dynamics

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Harmeet Dhani, MD, M.Sc

Role: CONTACT

858-202-6150

Facility Contacts

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Harmeet Dhani, MD

Role: primary

Role: backup

858-202-6150

References

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Hinestrosa JP, Kurzrock R, Lewis JM, Schork NJ, Schroeder G, Kamat AM, Lowy AM, Eskander RN, Perrera O, Searson D, Rastegar K, Hughes JR, Ortiz V, Clark I, Balcer HI, Arakelyan L, Turner R, Billings PR, Adler MJ, Lippman SM, Krishnan R. Early-stage multi-cancer detection using an extracellular vesicle protein-based blood test. Commun Med (Lond). 2022 Mar 17;2:29. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00088-6. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35603292 (View on PubMed)

Hinestrosa JP, Sears RC, Dhani H, Lewis JM, Schroeder G, Balcer HI, Keith D, Sheppard BC, Kurzrock R, Billings PR. Development of a blood-based extracellular vesicle classifier for detection of early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Commun Med (Lond). 2023 Oct 19;3(1):146. doi: 10.1038/s43856-023-00351-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37857666 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BioDyn-011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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