Gastric Cancer Early Detection by Multi-dimensional Analysis of cfDNA

NCT ID: NCT05668910

Last Updated: 2022-12-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-01

Study Completion Date

2024-03-31

Brief Summary

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To facilitate the early gastric cancer diagnosis, an assay based on assessing large-scale methylation and fragmentation profiles of the plasma cell free (cfDNA) will be developed and validated.

Detailed Description

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Cancer-related features in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments have gradually been identified and play essential roles for non-invasive early cancer detection. Integrated analysis of several cfDNA features have proven to achieve enhanced detection sensitivity as compared to single feature.

This study aims to develop and validate a novel blood-based whole methylome sequencing followed with a multi-dimensional model to analyze several features of cfDNA for GC early detection. Specifically, blood samples will be prospectively collected before gastroscopy. Cases and controls will be randomly divided into a training and a testing dataset at a ratio of 2:1. Plasma cfDNA will be isolated and extracted, followed with a bisulfite-free low-depth whole methylome sequencing. A multi-dimensional model named THorough Epigenetic Marker Integration Solution (THEMIS) including methylation, fragmentation, and chromosomal copy number alternation will be constructed in the training dataset. The performance of the model in differentiating cancer patients from non-cancer controls will then be evaluated in the testing dataset.

Conditions

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Gastric Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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malignant group

patients diagnosed with high grade Intraepithelial neoplasia or GC (\> 50% of patients in stage I and II)

whole genomic methylation and fragmentation profile analysis of cfDNA

Intervention Type GENETIC

The assay for gastric cancer early detection will be built based on low-depth methylone sequencing followed with a multi-dimensional model construction with analysing several features such as methylation, fragmentation, and chromosomal copy number alternation.

non-malignant group

healthy individuals and patients with non-atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyp or other benign gastric diseases

whole genomic methylation and fragmentation profile analysis of cfDNA

Intervention Type GENETIC

The assay for gastric cancer early detection will be built based on low-depth methylone sequencing followed with a multi-dimensional model construction with analysing several features such as methylation, fragmentation, and chromosomal copy number alternation.

Interventions

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whole genomic methylation and fragmentation profile analysis of cfDNA

The assay for gastric cancer early detection will be built based on low-depth methylone sequencing followed with a multi-dimensional model construction with analysing several features such as methylation, fragmentation, and chromosomal copy number alternation.

Intervention Type GENETIC

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Complete clinical info;
2. Patients self-agree to join the study and with signed patient consent and good compliance.


1. According to the definition of AJCC's 8th Edition Cancer Staging Manual, patients with gastric adenocarcinoma confirmed by histopathology and with pathological stages of stage I-IV, including patients with esophageal gastric junction adenocarcinoma (EGJ);
2. Has not previously received any local or systematic anti-tumor treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed previously with any kind of malignant tumor;
2. Have received total or partial gastrectomy;
3. Have received bone marrow or organ transplantation;
4. Have received blood transfusion in the past 6 months;
5. Incomplete clinical info or unqualified to participate in the study.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medicial University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

GeneCast Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gang Ji

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University (Xijing Hospital), Xi'an, China

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University (Xijing Hospital)

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Ning Shen

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 400-080-0660

Email: [email protected]

Yulong Li

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Gang Ji

Role: primary

References

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Han Y, Wei J, Wang W, Gao R, Shen N, Song X, Ni Y, Li Y, Xu LD, Chen W, Li X. Multidimensional Analysis of a Cell-Free DNA Whole Methylome Sequencing Assay for Early Detection of Gastric Cancer: Protocol for an Observational Case-Control Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Sep 20;12:e48247. doi: 10.2196/48247.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37728978 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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D-P200110-MCCGW-HP-7-GC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id