Research Collaboration for a Precision Oncology Program (POP)

NCT ID: NCT06680726

Last Updated: 2024-11-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-11

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The Precision Oncology Program (POP) research collaboration aims to help generate information about the individual tumour biology for patients with advanced malignancies, using innovative biotechnologies and patient profile comparison ("matching") against specific databases (Real-world data, RWD) and to inform about potential benefit, or lack of benefit, from a given treatment.

Detailed Description

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This is an observational clinical project. The aim of this research collaboration is to establish processes to advance precision oncology within the clinical routine. POP generates information about individual tumour for patients with advanced cancers using innovative molecular technologies and patient profile comparison ("matching") against specific public and non-public databases with the aim to support clinical decision-making (therapy prediction).

The POP report will summarize the clinically-relevant findings from the following tests and procedures:

A. Routine genetic testing:

FMI (routine genetic testing) Comprehensive tumour genotyping which includes alterations in cancer-relevant genes and the following parameters: Tumor mutational burden (TMB), Loss of heterozygosity (LoH), Microsatellite Instability (MSI).

B. POP-specific additional testing:

1. Research grade: Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC) To better capture tumour heterogeneity beyond genetics, and to inform therapy decisions of whether or not a particular treatment may show efficacy, we will perform IMC on existing formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections. IMC technology enables quantification of over 40 selected proteins and protein modifications, while simultaneously interrogating phenotype and cell signaling. It allows identification of markers predictive of response (or resistance) of individual cancer patients, and enables the analysis of tumour tissues at single-cell resolution, capturing characteristics of the tumour cells, the tumour microenvironments and the relationship between tumour, stromal and immune compartments. The analysis of the tumour at the protein level and the spatial distribution of the different compartments will significantly increase and broaden the routine genetic analysis to identify potentially druggable alterations.
2. Patient Matching Against Cancer Databases The patient matching will be performed by Roche using the Flatiron Health-Foundation Medicine Clinico-genomic Database (FH-FMI CGDB).

The following scenarios will be explored as part of the project:

(i) a comparison of clinical data (e.g. entity, TNM classification, previous therapies, etc) to extract similar clinical phenotypes and the related treatment history and outcomes (clinical level) (ii) a comparison at the genotype level (genomic level) (iii) a combination of the possibilities above.

The POP report will be shared with the Molecular Tumour Board (MTB) and discussed in the absence of the treating physician. The MTB will consider all available information at its own discretion and in adherence to the available standard guidelines. However, only treatment recommendations based on routine diagnostics will be forwarded to the treating physician. Hypothetical MTB's treatment decisions based on the POP summary report will not be forwarded the treating physician.

NOTE: All additional project specific recommendations remain non-prescriptive and will not be forwarded to the treating physician.

Conditions

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Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Matching with RWD

A set of clinical and genetic data are matched to generate a RWD cohort for comparison.

Intervention Type OTHER

Imaging Mass Cytometry

Protein expression patterns in tumor tissue and tumor microenvironment are analyzed by Imaging Mass Cytometry.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed informed consent
* In the case of deceased persons: signed general consent
* All patients with the diagnosis of a solid tumour including adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, sarcoma, etc
* ECOG-performance status 0-2, if applicable
* Willing and able to understand all project related procedures, including transfer of coded (i.e. pseudonymised) or anonymized clinical data to external partners (e.g. Roche), if applicable

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with the diagnosis of blood cancer.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Zürich

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Andreas Wicki

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andreas Wicki

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University Hospital Zürich (Universitätsspital Zürich)

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Switzerland

Central Contacts

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Andreas Wicki, Professor

Role: CONTACT

+41 44 255 38 99

Laura Boos, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+41 43 253 22 20

References

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Boos LA, Doerig C, Gut G, Miglino N, Fabregas Ibanez L, Rizzo S, Scharfe Fruechtenicht C, Chitale N, Lu C, Zoche M, Bodenmiller B, Chevrier S, Eklund AS, Nowak M, Rahmani Khajouei S, Berardo CG, Kaczmarek L, Bosshard K, Archey W, Bodmer M, Glinz D, Camarillo-Retamosa E, Hempel CL, Rahimzadeh P, Gosztonyi B, Richter U, Bankel L, Wicki A. Precision Oncology Program (POP), an observational study using real-world data and imaging mass cytometry to explore decision support for the Molecular Tumor Board: study protocol. BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 26;15(3):e096591. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096591.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40139698 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2022-02289

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

POP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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