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Enumeration and Functional Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells for Homologous Recombination: a Prospective Single-center Study on Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

Enumeration and Functional Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells for Homologous Recombination: a Prospective Single-center Study on Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07555600
Acronym
E-FACTOR
Enrollment
300
Registered
2026-04-29
Start date
2026-05-01
Completion date
2028-05-01
Last updated
2026-04-29

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

CTC, PARPi, HR status

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to is to evaluate whether a correlation exists between functional HR status/CTC enumeration in expanded CTCs measured before treatment initiation, and Progression Free Survival (PFS) under PARPi and/or DNA-damaging. This proof-of-concept study is a first step to confirm the hypothesis that a dual parameter approach combining (i) longitudinal monitoring of CTC enumeration and (ii) functional assessment of HR capacity in ex vivo expanded CTCs will enable accurate prediction of therapeutic response to PARPi and cytotoxic chemotherapies, particularly those involving cross-linking DNA-damaging agents such as platinum salts in 300 adult patients witch advances/metastatic Ovarian, Breast, Prostate, or Pancreatic cancer potentially eligible to PARP inhibitor treatment as standards of care at the center Léon Bérard. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Correlation between functional HR status/CTC enumeration in expanded CTCs measured before treatment initiation and Progression Free Survival (PFS) under PARPi and/or DNA-damaging chemotherapy * Proportion of patients from whom ≥1 CTC colony can be successfully isolated and expanded ex vivo under predefined culture conditions * Distribution of CTC samples classified as HR-proficient vs HR-deficient based on assay-specific thresholds

Interventions

PROCEDUREblood sampling

Blood samples will be collected at 4 timepoints: prior to induction chemotherapy if applicable, prior to initiation of PARPi treatment, after 1 full cycle of PARPi (28 days) and in case of progression

Archival FFPE tumor samples from initial diagnosis, surgery, or biopsy in case of relapse/progression will be collected if available. If a biopsy is performed during the study as part of standard of care, an additional fragment will be collected for this study.

Sponsors

Centre Leon Berard
Lead SponsorOTHER

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

* Male or female patients ≥ 18 years at the day of signing informed consent. * Advanced/metastatic breast, prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer patients potentially eligible to PARP inhibitor treatment as monotherapy or in combination as per respective SmPC (see Appendix 1) or IB if the PARPi treatment is investigational. * Patients who have understood, dated, and signed the written voluntary informed consent form before undergoing any procedure specific to the protocol. * Patients affiliated with or benefiting from medical insurance.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with secondary malignancy with the exception of basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in-situ carcinoma of the cervix, localized prostate cancer, prior malignancy and no evidence of recurrence for ≥ 2 years. * Patients presenting a psychological, familial, geographical, or social situation that, in the investigator's judgment, could potentially prevent the signing of informed consent and/or compliance with study procedures. * Pregnant or breast-feeding women. * Patients under judicial protection (guardianship, curatorship, or legal safeguard), adults under protection in accordance with Articles L.1121-6, L.1121-8, and L.1121-8-1 of the French Public Health Code, as well asindividuals not affiliated with a social security scheme or without equivalent health coverage.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Correlation between functional HR status/CTC enumeration in expanded CTCs measured before treatment initiation and Progression Free Survival (PFS) under PARPi and/or DNA-damaging chemotherapyUntil up to 18 years follow-up of the last patient enrolledCorrelation between functional HR status/CTC enumeration in expanded CTCs measured before treatment initiation and Progression Free Survival (PFS) under PARPi and/or DNA-damaging chemotherapy

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of patients from whom ≥1 CTC colony can be successfully isolated and expanded ex vivo under predefined culture conditionsUntil up to 18 years follow-up of the last patient enrolledProportion of patients from whom ≥1 CTC colony can be successfully isolated and expanded ex vivo under predefined culture conditions
Distribution of CTC samples classified as HR-proficient vs HR-deficient based on assay-specific thresholdsUntil up to 18 years follow-up of the last patient enrolledDistribution of CTC samples classified as HR-proficient vs HR-deficient based on assay-specific thresholds
Correlation between functional HR status/CTC enumeration with response rate (RR) and OSUntil up to 18 years follow-up of the last patient enrolledCorrelation between functional HR status/CTC enumeration with response rate (RR) and OS

Contacts

CONTACTJulie MOUILLAUX
Julie.MOUILLAUX@lyon.unicancer.fr+330426556824
CONTACTElise CUCHET
+330469856477
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarie LAURENT, Dr

Centre Leon Berard

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 30, 2026