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cDNA and Residual Disease After Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Evaluation of Circulating DNA as a Biomarker of Residual Disease After Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Necksquamous Cell Carcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07178847
Acronym
NeckTAR-IN
Enrollment
59
Registered
2025-09-17
Start date
2025-10-13
Completion date
2031-07-01
Last updated
2026-09-11

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

Conditions

Locally Advanced Head and Neck Carcinoma

Keywords

circulating DNA, residual disease

Brief summary

The goal of this ancillary clinical trial is to evaluated circulating DNA as a biomarker of residual disease after chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carninoma. The main question it aims to answer is : \- Does circulating DNA (cDNA) be able to detect residual disease 3 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy ? Researchers will compare detection of cDNA at 3-months and objective response (clinical and radiological). Participants will : * be included in the main study (Neck-TAR) * have a blood sample 1 and 3-month after the end of treatment

Interventions

BIOLOGICALblood sampling

The intervention consist in blood samples (18mL) collected 1 and 3-months after the end of chemoradiotherapy

Sponsors

Centre Jean Perrin
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

All the patients will have a blood sample collected one month after the end of chemoradiotherapy and another at three months (excepted if already done in the main study NeckTAR, e.g., if patient have residual disease and an indication for salvage adenectomy).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Selection Criteria: * Patient included in NeckTAR study * Written informed consent signed for NeckTAR-IN study * Affiliation to the French social security system

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
cDNA detection and objective response 3 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy3 months after chemoradiotherapyThe detection or non detection of cDNA after treatment will be compared with the objective response (complete response versus progression/stability/partial response)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
cDNA detection and objective response one month after the end of chemoradiotherapy1 month after the end of chemoradiotherapyThe detection or non detection of cDNA after treatment will be compared with the objective response (complete response versus progression/stability/partial response)
Overall survivalAt the end of the main study (27 months after the end of treatment)The overall survival is defined as the time between the date of inclusion and the date of death from any cause.
Progression-free survivalAt the end of the main study (27 months after the end of treatment)The progression-free survival is defined as the time between the date of inclusion and the date of the first progression of the disease (clinical or radiological) or death from any cause.
cDNA kinetic1- and 3-month after the end of chemoradiotherapycDNA detection at 1 and 3 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy
Concordance of mutational profiles and HPV-HR genotypes between primary tumor, ctDNA at diagnosis and ctDNA1- and 3-months after the end of chemoradiotherapyThis will be evaluated according to the mutational profile determined by NGS at each timepoint
Determining the most frequent mutations.3-months after the end of chemoradiotherapyThat will be evaluated by analysing the results of NGS (among the 194 genes in our panel)

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTAngeline GINZAC COUVÉ Project manager, PhD
angeline.ginzac@clermont.unicancer.fr0463663337
STUDY_DIRECTORMaureen BERNADACH Coordinator, MD

Centre Jean Perrin

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 12, 2026