Clinical trial NCT01802905: Utilization of Genomic Information to Augment Chemotherapy Decision-making for People With Incurable Malignancies
Official title: Utilization of Genomic Information to Augment Chemotherapy Decision-making for People With Incurable Malignancies
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Advanced Incurable Cancers
Keywords: neoplasm
metastatic cancer
cancer genome
genomic analysis
adults
Lead sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: BC Cancer Foundation
First posted: 2013-03-04
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP

Brief summary: Most systemic therapies are chosen on the basis of large randomized clinical trials; however, tumour heterogeneity means that cancers with similar histological features may have substantially different underlying biological drivers. The investigators propose that applying personal genomic information prospectively obtained in a clinically realistic timeframe to assist in chemotherapy decision-making could result in more effective and efficient cancer treatment. This study will investigate this approach in a cross section of advanced cancers to examine timeliness, deliverability, rate of actionable targets identified, and our ability to expand this approach into a larger clinical trial setting.

Detailed description: It is clear that carcinogenesis is an immensely complex process and that even within a histologic cancer subtype - such as adenocarcinoma of the lung or breast - there is significant heterogeneity in cancer behaviour and response to therapy. Recognizing genetic mutations that promote disease facilitates targeted treatment; this has been demonstrated in several small subgroups of cancers in which specific genetic mutations or translocations have been successfully treated with targeted chemotherapy agents.

Analyses of individual patients demonstrate unique molecular signatures for every cancer examined. Frequently, multiple different pathways are involved in disease growth and progression and the dominant process varies from person to person and perhaps even within different sites of disease within one person. As well these variations evolve in response to treatment. With many recognized mutations personalized evaluation of the genetic signature encoded in DNA and RNA may enable directed therapy to the appropriate oncologic pathway thereby providing information to help guide chemotherapy choices.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer
2. This cancer must be incurable, as defined by their treating oncologist (generally because of advanced stage).
3. Subjects must agree to provide archival tissue and agree to undergo a study specific biopsy and blood test for genetic analysis. All subjects would have a biopsy and blood samples at progression if it could be done safely.
4. ECOG PS 0 or 1.
5. Age \> 18 years of age.
6. Subject consent must be obtained according to the BCCA requirements.
7. Subject must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Subjects must be registered at the BCCA Vancouver site.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unable or unwilling to undergo tumour biopsy(s) and/or blood/skin samples for normal DNA.
2. Significant medical condition that in the opinion of the treating oncologist renders the subject not suitable for participation.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Frequency of actioanble genomic abnormalites detected that modify treatment
timeFrame: up to 24 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: What is the frequency with which these actionable results actually result in a subject receiving a drug(s) related to this test
timeFrame: up to 24 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Vancouver
country: Canada
facility: BC Cancer Agency
state: British Columbia
Study officials:
affiliation: British Columbia Cancer Agency
name: Janessa J. Laskin, MD FRCPC
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency
name: Marco Marra, PhD FRSC
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Peixoto RD; Li Y; Pleasance E; Yip S; et al. A case of the utilization of genomic information in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 30: 2012 (suppl 34; abstr 444)