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Comparison of Different Methods of CAPTure of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTC) in Patients With Metastatic Breast or Prostate Cancer

Comparison of Different Methods of CAPTure of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTC) in Patients With Metastatic Breast or Prostate Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06904625
Acronym
CAPT CTC
Enrollment
54
Registered
2025-04-01
Start date
2025-08-14
Completion date
2026-11-01
Last updated
2026-05-27

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

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer, Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Circulating Tumor Cell, Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, CellSearch®, Parsortix®, SmartCatch®

Brief summary

This trial is a pilot, prospective, single-center study conducted in a population of patients with metastatic breast cancer (whatever the immunohistochemical subtype) or metastatic prostate cancer. The aim of this exploratory study is to compare the sensitivity of three different techniques (CellSearch®, Parsortix® and SmartCatch®) in detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs). After the patient's agreement, and before starting anti-tumor treatment, a blood sample will be taken using the 3 different CTC detection techniques. Each patient will participate in the study for one day. A total of 54 evaluable patients (36 patients with metastatic breast cancer and 18 patients with metastatic prostate cancer) will be included in this interventional study.

Interventions

OTHERTaking blood samples before starting treatment

For patient included in the metastatic breast cancer and prostate cancer, a blood sample will be taken (37 mL in total) for the CTCs detection using the 3 technologies (CellSearch®, Parsortix® and SmartCatch®). For 3 patients only, an additional blood volume (18 mL) will also be collected for tcDNA detection (exploratory analysis of 3 patients). For patient included in the metastatic breast cancer complementary cohort, a blood sample will be taken (56 mL in total) for the CTCs detection using Parsortix® and SmartCatch® technologies.

Sponsors

Institut Claudius Regaud
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

1. Patient with breast cancer (whatever the immunohistochemical subtype: triple-negative, RH+/HER2-negative or HER2-positive) or prostate cancer, multi-metastatic, eligible for a new line of treatment. 2. Patient not yet initiated on a new specific treatment for breast or prostate cancer at inclusion. 3. Age ≥ 18 years and WHO ≤ 2 4. Patient affiliated to Social Security scheme in France. 5. Patient having signed informed consent prior to inclusion in the study and prior to any study-specific procedures.

Exclusion criteria

1. Associated pathology(ies) likely to prevent the study procedure from running smoothly 2. Any psychological, family, geographical or sociological condition that prevents compliance with the medical follow-up and/or procedures stipulated in the study protocol. 3. Patient deprived of liberty or under legal protection (guardianship, legal protection) 4. Patient who has had another solid tumor (excluding carcinoma in situ of the breast or cervix) within 5 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The rate of patients with at least one additional CTC detected by the SmartCatch® method compared with the standard approach (CellSearch®).15 months after the study startIt is defined by the ratio of the number of patients with at least one additional CTC detected by the SmartCatch® method compared with the standard approach (CellSearch®) to the total number of patients.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The rate of patients with CTCs (CK+/CD45-) detected by each technique (CellSearch®, Parsortix® and SmartCatch®).15 months after the study startThis is defined as the ratio of the number of patients with CTCs detected by the technique to the total number of patients.
The number of total CTCs (EpCAM+/CK+/CD45- and EpCAM-/CK+/CD45-) detected by the different techniques (CellSearch®, Parsortix® and SmartCatch®).15 months after the study start

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTFlorence DALENC
Dalenc.florence@iuct-oncopole.fr05 31 15 51 22

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 28, 2026