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Blood Clearance Kinetics of the Nucleosome and CTCF in Peritoneal Metastasis Colorectal Cancer.

Monitoring of Blood Clearance Kinetics of the Nucleosome and CTCF in Peri-operative Management of Peritoneal Metastasis Colorectal Cancer.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06929013
Acronym
NUCLEAR
Enrollment
58
Registered
2025-04-15
Start date
2025-05-06
Completion date
2026-06-20
Last updated
2026-02-13

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Conditions

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Peritoneal Metastases From Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

Biomarkers, Peritoneal carcinomatosis, CTCF, Nucleosome

Brief summary

Colorectal cancer is highly prevalent in France, ranking second among women and third among men. Its primary metastatic sites include the liver, lungs, and peritoneum. For peritoneal metastases, when the disease is moderately extensive, cytoreductive surgery is recommended in an expert centre. Following this procedure, the surgeon uses the CC-Score (Completeness of Cytoreduction after Surgery Score) to assess the completeness of surgical resection by evaluating the largest remaining tumor residue. This subjective score is currently the main prognostic factor for oncological outcomes post-surgery. However, there is no objective score based on biological criteria to evaluate the radicality of resection, despite the hypothesis that the micrometastatic component of the disease could be biologically assessed using appropriate circulating markers. New biomarkers are emerging and appear relevant for determining the presence of tumor residual disease. Notable among these are circulating tumor DNA, which can detect mutated DNA released by tumor cells into the patient's blood through high-throughput sequencing, and new markers related to epigenetic modifications in cancer cells. These markers target specific nucleosomes or the transcription factor CTCF and show promise in detecting residual disease. To effectively use these markers for constructing a biological score to detect residual disease in peritoneal carcinomatosis, it is essential to understand their perioperative kinetics. This is crucial because cellular debris release is expected post-surgery, necessitating the determination of the most relevant time point for measurement. Additionally, these markers appear to be correlated with blood inflammation levels, requiring a description of this correlation to account for this potential confounding factor. Finally, the sensitivity and specificity of these markers must be determined by studying their perioperative kinetics in patient groups undergoing surgeries other than cytoreductions for peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALBlood sampling

Inclusion (baseline): 28 mL Incision (surgery): 18 mL End surgery: 18 mL H+12 after end surgery: 18 mL H+4 after end surgery: 18 mL H+48 after end surgery: 18 mL H+72 after end surgery: 18 mL D+7 after end surgery: 18 mL D+14 after surgery: 18 mL 4 to 6 weeks after surgery:28 mL

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Prospective multicohort study

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Common criteria: * Male/female over 18 years of age. * Weight ≥ 55 kg at inclusion. * Signature of a free and informed consent form. * Specific criteria: Group 1: * Peritoneal metastases colorectal cancer histologically proven * Synchronous or metachronous peritoneal metastases. * Patients eligible for initial cytoreduction surgery. * Non mucinous tumor (mucinous cells contingent \<30%). Group 2: Colorectal cancer Group 3: Non-oncological chronic inflammatory diseases Group 4: Non-oncological chronic inflammatory diseases : parietal repairs, elective sigmoidectomy for diverticulosis Group 5: Abdominal sepsis conditions: peritonitis due to digestive perforation in non-oncological pathology, non-perforated appendicitis, cholecystitis. Non inclusion Criteria: * Patient with an active cancer (excluding colorectal cancer). * Person with a progressive autoimmune disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kinetic of nucleosome and CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF)From the inclusion (baseline) to 4 to 6 weeks after surgical procedure.Blood clearance kinetics of the nucleosome (H3K27me3, H3K36me3, H3.1 et H3K9me3) and CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kinetic of inflammatory markers - AlbuminFrom the inclusion (baseline) to 4 to 6 weeks after surgical procedure.Blood clearance kinetics of albumin
Kinetic of inflammatory markers - C-reactive proteinFrom the inclusion (baseline) to 4 to 6 weeks after surgical procedure.Blood clearance kinetics of C-reactive protein
Kinetic of inflammatory markers - Interleukin IL-6From the inclusion (baseline) to 4 to 6 weeks after surgical procedure.Blood clearance kinetics of Interleukin IL-6
Correlation between inflammatory markers, nucleosome and CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF).Completed postoperative follow-up : at least 4 to 6 weeks after surgeryCorrelation test between blood concentration of inflammatory markers (albumin, C-reactive protein, Interleukin IL-6), nucleosome nucleosome (H3K27me3, H3K36me3, H3.1 et H3K9me3) and CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF).
Nucleosome and CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) sensitivity and specificityCompleted postoperative follow-up : at least 4 to 6 weeks after surgeryTo assess the sensitivity and specificity of the nucleosome and CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) blood clearance kinetic for the colorectal cancer peritoneal metastatic condition

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTVahan KEPENEKIAN, MD, PhD
vahan.kepenekian@chu-lyon.fr+33 478 862 371
CONTACTLaurent VILLENEUVE, PhD
laurent.villeneuve@chu-lyon.fr+33478 864 536

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026