Bladder Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Bladder cancer
Brief summary
The investigators hypothesize that circulating tumor cells (CTC) will be observed in patients with muscle-invasive or metastatic bladder cancer and that CTC will become undetectable, at least transiently, in a fraction of patients after treatment. To investigate this hypothesis, investigators will assess the levels of CTCs both before and after treatment. The feasibility and potential value of fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in the CTCs will be assessed.
Detailed description
The measurement of circulating tumor cells is pursued in several cancers including breast and prostate cancer. The number of cells measured in these cancers has been shown to be prognostic. There is little information on the presence or importance of circulating tumor cells in bladder cancer. This trial is designed to determine if patients with advanced bladder cancer have circulating tumor cells and if these circulating cells are affected by treatment of the cancer.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pathological diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium of at least T2-4, Nx, Mx stage. Mixed histologies will be allowed (e.g. squamous differentiation) as long as a transitional cell component is present. * Clinical plans for surgery (with or without chemotherapy), radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. * Participants must not have any condition which in the investigator's opinion may compromise the feasibility of completing the study. * Subject must be 18 years of age or older * Subject must be willing to have up to 4 peripheral blood samples obtained over a 6 month period of study. * Prior therapies for bladder cancer will be allowed if patient currently has muscle-invasive or metastatic bladder cancer despite the previous treatments. * Predicted life expectancy of \> 12 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects who are unwilling or unable to comply with the study guidelines as determined by the principal investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effect of therapy | baseline and then every 2 months | To determine the effect of therapy (cystectomy or chemotherapy) on circulating tumor cell (CTC) levels in bladder cancer patients. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presence of baseline CTC | baseline and then every 2 months | Assess for the presence of baseline CTC in bladder cancer patients with muscle-invasive or metastatic disease. |
| Assessing insulin like growth factor | baseline and then every 2 months | Determine the feasibility of assessing insulin like growth factor (IGF) I-R and c-Met by FISH in circulating tumor cells of patients with advanced bladder cancer. |
| Correlation between CTC levels and clinical outcome | baseline and then every 2 months | Evaluate for any potential correlation between CTC levels and clinical outcome |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed