Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Organoids

NCT ID: NCT06355700

Last Updated: 2024-04-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-15

Study Completion Date

2025-03-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this interventional study is to create hepatocellular carcinoma organoids from liver bioptic samples of individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* the feasibility of hepatocellular carcinoma organoids integrated with host gut microbiota and peripheral blood mononuclear cells
* the molecular pattern of the organoid tumor microenvironment
* the in vitro therapeutic response of hepatocellular carcinoma organoids

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Participants undergo to a liver biopsy, a venous blood sampling and a fecal sample collecting

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Liver biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The liver biopsy is ultrasound-guided and target the hepatic lesions. It is performed with 18G or 19G Menghini needle. A part of bioptic sample will be used for genomic analysis. An other part of sample will be cultured to create the organoid. The organoid's cultures will be integrated with the host gut microbiota (collected by a fecal sample) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (from venous blood sample) and they will be used for research such as molecular analysis and pharmacological tests.

Interventions

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Liver biopsy

The liver biopsy is ultrasound-guided and target the hepatic lesions. It is performed with 18G or 19G Menghini needle. A part of bioptic sample will be used for genomic analysis. An other part of sample will be cultured to create the organoid. The organoid's cultures will be integrated with the host gut microbiota (collected by a fecal sample) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (from venous blood sample) and they will be used for research such as molecular analysis and pharmacological tests.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ability to express informed consent
* Patients ≥ 18 years of age
* Radiological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients \<18 years of age
* Contraindications for liver biopsy: ascites, platelet count \<50.000, International Normalized Ratio (INR) \>1.7
* Active viral infection
* Refusal to give informed consent for the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Roma, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Facility Contacts

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Francesca Ponziani, MD

Role: primary

+390630156018

References

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Llovet JM, Kelley RK, Villanueva A, Singal AG, Pikarsky E, Roayaie S, Lencioni R, Koike K, Zucman-Rossi J, Finn RS. Hepatocellular carcinoma. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2021 Jan 21;7(1):6. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-00240-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33479224 (View on PubMed)

Huch M, Koo BK. Modeling mouse and human development using organoid cultures. Development. 2015 Sep 15;142(18):3113-25. doi: 10.1242/dev.118570.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26395140 (View on PubMed)

Kretzschmar K. Cancer research using organoid technology. J Mol Med (Berl). 2021 Apr;99(4):501-515. doi: 10.1007/s00109-020-01990-z. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33057820 (View on PubMed)

Broutier L, Mastrogiovanni G, Verstegen MM, Francies HE, Gavarro LM, Bradshaw CR, Allen GE, Arnes-Benito R, Sidorova O, Gaspersz MP, Georgakopoulos N, Koo BK, Dietmann S, Davies SE, Praseedom RK, Lieshout R, IJzermans JNM, Wigmore SJ, Saeb-Parsy K, Garnett MJ, van der Laan LJ, Huch M. Human primary liver cancer-derived organoid cultures for disease modeling and drug screening. Nat Med. 2017 Dec;23(12):1424-1435. doi: 10.1038/nm.4438. Epub 2017 Nov 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29131160 (View on PubMed)

Nuciforo S, Fofana I, Matter MS, Blumer T, Calabrese D, Boldanova T, Piscuoglio S, Wieland S, Ringnalda F, Schwank G, Terracciano LM, Ng CKY, Heim MH. Organoid Models of Human Liver Cancers Derived from Tumor Needle Biopsies. Cell Rep. 2018 Jul 31;24(5):1363-1376. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.001.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30067989 (View on PubMed)

Ponziani FR, Bhoori S, Castelli C, Putignani L, Rivoltini L, Del Chierico F, Sanguinetti M, Morelli D, Paroni Sterbini F, Petito V, Reddel S, Calvani R, Camisaschi C, Picca A, Tuccitto A, Gasbarrini A, Pompili M, Mazzaferro V. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Profile and Inflammation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Hepatology. 2019 Jan;69(1):107-120. doi: 10.1002/hep.30036. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29665135 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5476

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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