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In clinical practice, there are currently no biomarkers that can guide colorectal cancer treatment in the primary and curative setting. Improved biomarker-based adjuvant treatments would be of greatest value in order to reduce the risk of relapse. There are reasons to believe that measurements of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in plasma could be used to monitor minimal residual disease after surgery. To address this question, a pilot study was conducted with the purpose to demonstrate the feasibility to perform prospective profiling of ctDNA in a cohort of patients with colorectal cancer stage I-III using the already created Nordic infrastructure for clinical research built up for the ALASCCA trial. If the pilot study proves successful, a large randomised controlled Nordic multicenter study is planned where patients with positive ctDNA 4-6 weeks after radical surgery will be randomised to chemotherapy and/or a biologic agent.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility and logistics of measuring ctDNA | 2 years | |
| Frequency of positive ctDNA postoperatively in relation to tumour stage and oncological outcome. | 3 years | |
| Frequency of positive ctDNA preoperative converted to negative postoperatively. | 3 years |
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The pilot study will include patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer stage I-III invited to participate in the ALASCCA study.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Martling, Professor | Karolinska Institutet | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akershus Univeristy Hospital | Oslo | Norway | ||||
| Sahlgrenska University Hospital |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015179 | Colorectal Neoplasms |
| D003110 | Colonic Neoplasms |
| D012004 | Rectal Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007414 | Intestinal Neoplasms |
| D005770 | Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
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Participants will be asked to donate 30ml blood before surgery (baseline), after surgery at 4-6 weeks, 3-, 6-, 12- and 24 months postoperatively to measure cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma.
All biospecimens will be shipped to the biobank at Karolinska Institutet for further processing. DNA will be extracted from tumor tissue and whole blood. Targeted sequencing of tumor tissue and germline DNA will be performed using in solution hybridization-based capture at Clinical Genomics, SciLife Lab, Stockholm. Blood in the CITCCA pilot will be profiled prospectively with a two-week turnover, using the ProBio infrastructure, mimicking a real clinical scenario where minimal residual disease (MRD) information will be available in a condense report format.
| Gothenburg |
| Sweden |
| Skaraborg Hospital | Skövde | Sweden |
| Capio Sankt Göran Hospital | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Danderyd University Hospital | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Ersta Hospital | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Karolinska University Hospital | Stockholm | Sweden |
| South Hospital | Stockholm | Sweden |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D003108 | Colonic Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |
| D012002 | Rectal Diseases |