Efficacy Evaluation and Recurrence Monitoring of Therapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on ctDNA-MRD.

NCT ID: NCT05900583

Last Updated: 2023-06-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2025-08-31

Brief Summary

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This project is focusing on who have locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and have undergone neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy, followed by surgical resection. The exclusive MRD (Minimal residual disease) probe consists of an exclusive "molecular label" formulated according to the individual genome mutation profile and 21 critical tumor driver genes. By continuously monitoring each patient's ctDNA dynamics, changes in ctDNA concentration or ctDNA-MRD negative/positive results will serve as the primary indicators to assess the efficacy and prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this project is to recruit 50 patients who have locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and have undergone neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy, followed by surgical resection. Initially, tumor tissues from all patients will undergo a more comprehensive NGS sequencing process (WESPlus) than whole-exome sequencing. This will provide a complete genomic mutation profile for each patient. Subsequently, a specific algorithm will be used to accurately select 20 mutation sites as the patient's unique "molecular label." Additionally, 21 critical driver genes related to tumors will be combined, leading to the creation of an exclusive MRD probe. This will enable ultra-high-depth capture sequencing of ctDNA samples from patients at 100,000x. By continuously monitoring each patient's ctDNA dynamics, changes in ctDNA concentration or ctDNA-MRD negative/positive results will serve as the primary indicators to assess the efficacy and prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Conditions

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Minimal Residual Disease Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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MRD positive group

No interventions assigned to this group

MRD negative group

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age range from 18 to 80 years old;
* Patients diagnosed with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by imaging or pathological examination: cT2-4N1-3M0, cT3-4N0M0 II-IVA (including IVB stage with supraclavicular and abdominal lymph node metastasis);
* Receive neoadjuvant therapy;
* Must be able to obtain the patient's clinical information and clear pathological diagnosis results;
* Able to cooperate with long-term follow-up, regular review, and blood sample collection;
* Patients agree to participate in the tracking and follow-up of the group and provide follow-up information;
* Must obtain the informed consent of the patient or their legal representative, and the patient has the ability to cooperate to complete the requirements of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with other cancers or severe illnesses that result in shorter survival than the trial follow-up period;
* Received other treatments (such as radiotherapy, etc.) before receiving neoadjuvant therapy;
* Have contraindications to chemotherapy;
* Patients who received blood transfusions within three months prior to enrollment;
* HIV-positive patients or those with other immune system deficiency diseases;
* Pregnant patients;
* Alcohol or drug abusers;
* Other situations that the researchers believe may affect the experimental results or are unethical.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Haplox

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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RICE-MRD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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