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Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Leveraging ctDNA Guided Treatment in GI Cancer Study (PERICLES Study)

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Leveraging ctDNA Guided Treatment in GI Cancer Study (PERICLES Study)

Status
Suspended
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04929015
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-06-18
Start date
2021-04-29
Completion date
2027-09-01
Last updated
2026-05-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Appendix Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Stage, Colorectal Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Stage, Digestive System Neoplasm, Esophageal Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Stage, Gastric Carcinoma by AJCC V8 Stage, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma, Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Brief summary

This clinical trial collects biospecimen samples to create a personalized ctDNA test to guide treatment for patients with gastrointestinal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is the material that carries all the information about how a living thing will work and function. Everyone is born with the same DNA in all our cells throughout our body. Sometimes, some of the cells in the body develop abnormalities in the DNA that cause those cells to grow abnormally and uncontrollably. Cancer occurs when there is abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. The DNA in cancer cells is therefore different from the DNA someone is born with. The Signatera ctDNA assay is a laboratory test that takes tumor (cancer) tissue and evaluates it for unique tumor DNA. This evaluation is used to create a report (otherwise known as an assay) personalized to each person's cancer. The personalized assay creates a personalized blood test to detect the level of abnormal DNA from the cancer that may be circulating in the body. Once this personalized blood assay is designed, it may be used to monitor a person's blood for the presence of ctDNA, which will indicate the presence or absence of cancer over time, even after treatment.

Detailed description

This study is an exploratory analysis of the utility of ctDNA as a sensitive biomarker in patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis treated with chemotherapy, CRS and/or hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). OBJECTIVES: I. To measure changes in circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers who are candidates for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). II. To determine the percentage of patients on protocol with undetectable ctDNA (clearance rate) after complete CRS. III. To identify any associations between clinical staging of CRS and measurable ctDNA. IV. To assess changes in ctDNA levels in response to chemotherapy in patients with PC. V. To guide treatment based on ctDNA response. OUTLINE: Patients may receive induction chemotherapy at the discretion of the treating physician for up to 6 months. Patients undergo blood sample collection for ctDNA analysis at baseline, post chemotherapy/pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post CRS/HIPEC, then every 3 months over 2 years. Patients also undergo tissue collection before or during surgery and their medical records are reviewed.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBiospecimen Collection - blood and tissue sample collection

The original tissue sample from each patient will be obtained at time of surgery or prior to surgery. Plasma for ctDNA will be obtained at baseline, pre-surgery, post-surgery and every 3 months up 2 years

OTHERElectronic Health Record Review

Medical record reviewed

Sponsors

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with histologically confirmed carcinoma of presumed gastrointestinal origin (gastric, esophageal, colorectal, appendiceal, hepatobiliary or peritoneal carcinomatosis of apparent GI primary) with documented diffuse peritoneal carcinomatosis, either by conventional imaging studies, positive ascitic fluid analysis, or surgical staging * Measurable or evaluable disease by cross-sectional imaging studies * Patients must be candidates for possible surgical cytoreduction (with or without HIPEC) as determined by a study surgical oncologist * Age \>= 18 years * Estimated life expectancy of at least 12 months * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 * Patients must sign informed consent * Be willing to present for medical exams, blood draws and imaging as scheduled in protocol * Be able to donate two 10 mL tubes of blood every 3 months * Women of childbearing potential will undergo routine screening evaluation for pregnancy prior to enrollment and be managed per standard of care

Exclusion criteria

* Patients without a confirmed pathologic diagnosis of carcinoma * Second uncontrolled primary malignancy * Patients who are pregnant * Patients who cannot undergo a therapeutic surgical cytoreduction * Bone marrow transplant or other organ transplant recipient * Any unstable, serious co-existing medical conditions including but not limited to myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmias, clinically evident congestive heart failure, or cerebrovascular accident within 6 months prior to screening * Patients with cardiovascular or pulmonary risk factors contributing to high risk for surgical complications, at the discretion of the surgeon * Serious concomitant systemic disorder that would compromise the safety of the patient or compromise the patient's ability to complete the study, at the discretion of the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clearance rate of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) with cytoreductive surgery (CRS)Baseline, pre-surgery, 3- 4 weeks post-surgery and then every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)Will compare results with clinical staging of CRS (surgical staging, surgical outcomes, Peritoneal Carcinoma Index \[PCI\] and cytoreduction \[CC\] score). ctDNA clearance rate defined as the % of patients on our protocol with undetectable ctDNA. Will associate ctDNA changes with clinical response by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors and surgical staging, surgical outcomes, PCI and CC score using standard T-testing, log-rank analysis or similar non-parametric testing.
Correlation of ctDNA clearance with activity of chemotherapyBaseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weekd post-surgery and then every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)Will correlate ctDNA clearance with activity of chemotherapy in this disease pre-op and post-op

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Positivity rate of ctDNA in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosisBaseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post-surgery and then every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)ctDNA will be obtained at baseline, pre-surgery, post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years
ctDNA and its association with results of next generation sequence (NSG) analysis from original tumor tissue.Baseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post-surgery and then every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)ctDNA will be obtained at baseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post-surgery and then every 3 months up to 2 years. ctDNA from blood samples will be compared with the results of NSG analysis from original tumor tissue
Associations between CEA levels and ctDNA levelsBaseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)ctDNA will be obtained at baseline, pre-surgery, post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years
Associations between CA19.9 levels and ctDNA levelsBaseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)ctDNA will be obtained at baseline, pre-surgery, post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years
Associations between CA125 levels and ctDNA levelsBaseline, pre-surgery, 3-4 weeks post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)ctDNA will be obtained at baseline, pre-surgery, post-surgery and every 3 months up to 2 years

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORHenry R Alexander, MD

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 5, 2026