Clinical trial NCT05893316: UroCAD for Hematuria Evaluation--A Prospective, Multi-center Study
Official title: Hematuria Evaluation by Whole-genome Sequencing of Urine-Exfoliated Cell DNA, A Prospective, Multi-center Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Hematuria
Urothelial Carcinoma
Keywords: non-invasive
urothelial carcinoma
hematuria evaluation
Lead sponsor: Changhai Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Tongji Hospital
name: RenJi Hospital
name: First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
name: The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
First posted: 2023-06-07
Enrollment: 1000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients presented with hematuria (≥ 3 RBCs/HPF) and patients with malignancy other than urothelial carcinoma in Changhai Hospital, Tongji Hospital, Renji Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University, and Gulou Hospital.

Brief summary: Hematuria is recognized as an important sigh of potential urinary tract malignancy. Therefore, understanding the disease processes and discovering the potential urothelial carcinoma (UC) underlying this important sign is critical. Cystoscopy, urine cytology and imaging are most reliable methods for UC diagnosis, but certain drawbacks exist for these methods, such as invasiveness or inaccuracy. Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of human cancer, and it's related with tumor stage and grade. Previous research has proved that analyzing CIN of the DNA extracted from urothelial cells in urine samples seems a promising method for detecting UC. Here we intend to assess CIN's performance for hematuria evaluation.

Detailed description: Hematuria is defined as the presence of 3 or more red blood cells per high-power field (RBC/HPF) under microscopic examination of the urine, which is an important sigh of genitourinary system disease, especially UC. Several methods can be adopted for hematuria evaluation. Cystoscopy is a key component of the hematuria evaluation because it is a reliable way to evaluate the bladder and urethra. Biopsy can also be performed through cystoscopy, making it the "gold standard" for bladder cancer diagnosis. Despite its high reliability and accuracy, it's an invasive examination related with complications such as injury to the urethra, infection, and discomfort. Flat lesions may also be omitted under cystoscopy. Urine cytology is another important method for UC evaluation, but it has a sensitivity of only 15.8%-54.5%.

CIN refers to the ongoing acquisition of genomic alterations, it can range from point mutations to small-scale genomic alterations and gross chromosomal rearrangements. 60%-80% of human tumors exhibit chromosomal abnormalities suggestive of CIN. CIN is presented in UC and it has been adopted as a diagnostic method for UC, such as UroVysion test. Previously, CIN detected by low-coverage whole genome sequencing proved to be a reliable method for UC diagnosis and was named as Urine Exfoliated Cells Copy Number Aberration Detector (UroCAD). In this prospective, multi-canter, observational clinical trial, we intend to assess the possibility of UroCAD as an additional diagnostic tool for hematuria patients by collecting and analyzing 30 ml of urine sample from hematuria patient across 5 centers.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants aged ≥ 18 years and signed informed consent form.
* Participants presented with hematuria (≥ 3 RBCs/HPF) and meet one of the following criteria:

  1. Patients recommended to undergo cystoscopy or ureteroscopy;
  2. Patients with treatment-naïve, pathology-confirmed urothelial carcinoma;
  3. Patients diagnosed with benign genitourinary disease.
* Participants diagnosed with cancer other than urothelial carcinoma.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants with history of urothelial carcinoma.
* Participants with urothelial carcinoma accompanied by other malignancy.
* Individuals unwilling to sign the consent form or unwilling to provide urine sample for test or quality of urine sample is poor.
* Patients unsuitable for this clinical trial.

Primary outcomes:
measure: sensitivity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
measure: specificity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
measure: Sensitivity among hematuria patients
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
measure: Specificity among hematuria patients
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Comparison of Sensitivity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
measure: Comparison of Specificity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Shanghai
country: China
facility: Changhai Hospital
state: Shanghai
Study officials:
References:
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