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| Name | Class |
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| Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada | OTHER |
| University of Toronto | OTHER |
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The composition of the gut microbiome has been associated with response and the development of toxicities on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in multiple tumor types. The aim of this study is to examine the gut microbiome composition in patients undergoing standard of care treatment for advanced/unresectable and/or metastatic solid tumors with ICIs. Fecal samples and peripheral blood samples will be collected to further characterize the diversity of gut bacteria and to study potential mechanisms by which gut bacteria impact the immune response.
This is a prospective study of gut microbial markers. Patients with histologically confirmed advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid tumors who are planned to initiate standard of care ICIs or are undergoing standard of care treatment with ICIs will be approached for participation in the study.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Subjects with advanced solid tumors starting immunotherapy | Subjects with advanced solid tumors planned to initiate standard of care immune checkpoint inhibitors | ||
| Subjects with advanced solid tumors receiving ICIs | Subjects with advanced solid tumors already receiving standard of care immune checkpoint inhibitors |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Relative abundance and composition of immunotherapy response-associated bacterial species in patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid tumors | Fecal microbial composition analyzed by 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing | 6 months |
| Relative abundance and composition of immunotherapy toxicity-associated bacterial species in patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid tumors | Fecal microbial composition analyzed by 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing; IgA sequencing of fecal samples from patients who develop diarrhea/colitis | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiome induced by ICIs | Fecal microbial composition analyzed by 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing | 6 months |
| Relative abundance of bacterial DNA in peripheral blood samples |
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Adult patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic solid tumors either planned to start standard of care treatment with ICIs or already on treatment with ICIs.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Rossanna C. Pezo, MD/PhD | Contact | 416-480-4757 | rossanna.pezo@sunnybrook.ca |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Rossanna C. Pezo, MD/PhD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Recruiting | Toronto | Ontario | M4N 3M5 | Canada |
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Fecal samples will be collected for analysis of gut bacteria. Peripheral blood samples will be collected via phlebotomy for analysis of immune markers and circulating bacteria.
Blood microbial abundance measured via qPCR
| 6 months |
| Changes in immune cell subsets in the systemic circulation upon progression on ICIs correlated with changes in microbiome composition | Flow cytometry of blood at baseline and at development of progressive disease and analysis of microbiome composition at baseline and at development of progressive disease | 2 years |
| Identification of serum metabolites in systemic circulation and correlation with intestinal microbiome composition | Analysis of serum metabolites using chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry | 6 months |