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Volatile Organic Compounds in Exhaled Air and Sweat of Patients Treated by Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer: Research on Biomarkers for Early Therapeutic Response

Volatile Organic Compounds in Exhaled Air and Sweat of Patients Treated by Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer: Research on Biomarkers for Early Therapeutic Response

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03988192
Acronym
Immuno-VOC
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-06-17
Start date
2018-08-28
Completion date
2021-05-26
Last updated
2022-01-27

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Conditions

Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell

Brief summary

The study of volatile organic compounds (VOC) detected in exhaled air or in sweat, is an innovative research area for respiratory diseases. The volatolomic analysis can be done either by the technique of the mass spectrometry which allows the identification of each VOC in the exhaled air or by the technique of electronic nose, simpler and faster, which provides an idea of the general profile of the VOC without identifying them. The VOC have shown their interest in some situations, such as diagnostic or prognostic tool in patients followed for thoracic tumorous pathology or bronchial or pulmonary vascular diseases. Immunotherapy is a new therapeutic approach used in non small cell lung cancer in a late stage. VOC analysis could allow to identify biomarkers of early response to immunotherapy. The study of VOC could help in the optimisation of immunotherapy prescription in lung cancer.

Interventions

VOC analysis in exhaled air with e-noses and mass spectrometry.

Sponsors

Hopital Foch
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* patient aged \> 18 years old * patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with marketing authorisation criteria for immunotherapy * preserved overall condition (Performans Status 1) * signed informed consent * patient with healthcare insurance Non Inclusion Criteria: * patient with oxygen therapy or invasive ventilation * patient unable to perform a slow vital capacity * systemic corticosteroid therapy more than 10 mg per day of prednisone equivalent * previous treatment with immunotherapy * dermatological therapy interfering with sweat collection (psoriasis, irritant dermatitis, for instance) * Patient deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Profiles of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) in exhaled air1 dayComparison of variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in exhaled air of patients before and during immunotherapy
Variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) in exhaled airchange from baseline profiles at week 9, week 18 and week 27 post-baselineCorrelation of variation with response to immunotherapy at week 9, 18 and 27 (according to RECIST criteria)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profile and radiological responsechange from baseline profiles at week 9, week 18 and week 27 post-baselineCorrelation between Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profile before treatment and radiological response at 9, 18 and 27 weeks (defined by RECIST criteria)
Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profile and drug toxicitychange from baseline profiles at week 9, week 18 and week 27 post-baselineCorrelation between variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles and apparition of drug toxicity at 9, 18 and 27 weeks
Profiles of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) in sweat1 dayComparison of variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in sweat of patients before and during immunotherapy
Comparison of performance of mass spectrometry versus electronic noses1 dayComparison of performance of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) from mass spectrometry versus Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) from electronic noses
Comparison of performance from Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) from exhaled air versus sweat1 dayComparison of performance of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) from exhaled air versus Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) from sweat
Variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) in sweatchange from baseline profiles at week 9, week 18 and week 27 post-baselineCorrelation of variation with response to immunotherapy at week 9, 18 and 27 (according to RECIST criteria)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026