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Tracking Colorectal Cancer with Blood Tests: Using CTCs and ctDNA Compared to Traditional Methods.

Longitudinal Monitoring Circulating Tumour Cells(CTC) and Circulatory Tumour DNA (Ctdna) Load in Metastatic colorectal Cancer( Mcrc) and Comparative Analysis with Conventional Assessment Methods. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081548
Enrollment
15
Registered
2025-03-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D898- Other specified disorders involving the immune mechanism, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Aster CMI Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age above 18years 2.Performance status 0-1 3.Hisologically confirmed invasive colorectal adeno carcinoma 4.Measuramble metastatic disease/M1/STAGE 4colorectal cabncer 5. Patient willing to give informed consent. 6.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients diagnosed with stage 1-3 colorectal cancer 2.Poor performance status 3.Patient not willing or not planned for definitive management of colorectal cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rudimentary data on utility of CTC and CtDNA in treatment monitoring in metastatic colorectal cancers.Timepoint: Collection of blood samples at 0 weeks of planned treatment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. CTC levels in comparison with conventional response assessment methods like Serum CEA & cross sectional imaging. 2. To explore simple, cost effective solutions in personalized medicine.Timepoint: Collection of blood samples at 6,12 weeks of planned treatment—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrSurinder Kher

Aster CMI Hospital

vaishnavi.s@asterhospital.in9916138628

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026