Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Lung Cancer



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:40 - Any
Updated:12/15/2018
Start Date:December 17, 2017
End Date:December 31, 2023
Contact:Michelle Dunn, B.S.
Email:michelle.dunn@ucsf.edu
Phone:415-221-4810

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Circulating Tumor DNA for Risk Stratification in Lung Cancer Screening

This is a prospective observational study that will follow patients who undergo lung cancer
screening at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center, and the San Francisco
General Hospital. The proposed study will comprise of two primary populations to determine
the ctDNA assay performance in a variety of clinical settings.

Study objectives and statistical approaches to achieve those objectives are determined at the
level of the populations described below:

Population 1: Sensitivity and Specificity Thresholding.

In this phase, the technical feasibility of the intended use case will be assessed in the
intended use population relative to known cancer status as established by standard clinical
methods. ctDNA samples from enrolled patients will be assessed in each of the following
cohorts:

Cohort 1A: High-risk patients negative for lung cancer by CT screening and clinical
follow-up.

Cohort 1B: Patients with lung nodules ≥6 mm by CT but negative for lung cancer by extended (3
years) CT screening follow-up.

Cohort 1C: Patients with lung cancer (histologically proven or by consensus tumor board
opinion of ≥90% probability of cancer) prior to definitive therapy.

Population 2: Clinical Intended Use Performance. In this phase, the clinical performance of
the ctDNA assay will be evaluated in patients with high clinical suspicion for lung cancer.
ctDNA will be compared to the clinical diagnosis made according to the standard of care (e.g.
biopsy, CT surveillance, etc.). ctDNA samples from enrolled patients will be assessed in each
of the following cohorts:

Cohort 2A: High-risk patients newly positive (Lung RADS ≥3) by CT screening. Cohort 2B:
Patients with ≥ 6 mm lung nodules suspicious for lung cancer by treating physician judgment.

Cohort 2C: Patients with a personal history of lung cancer after completion of curative
intent treatment but without evidence of recurrence.

Specific Aim 1: To estimate the ctDNA assay sensitivity and specificity requirements in the
specific clinical use populations using patients with known non-small cell lung cancer
status.

Specific Aim 2: To prospectively estimate the ctDNA assay clinical performance in the
clinical application of interest.

ENDPOINTS

Primary Endpoints

Specific Aim 1: Estimation of the ctDNA assay's clinical sensitivity and specificity in
patients with lung cancer as proven by histology or tumor board consensus opinion* and in
patients with lung nodule ≥6 mm but without cancer as proven by extended CT screening
follow-up**.

*Patients may be treated with curative-intent Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) without
tissue confirmation IF pretest probability for lung cancer by tumor board consensus opinion
is ≥90% and the biopsy risk is high.

**Extended CT screening follow-up defined by documentation of ≥3 years of radiographic
stability and consensus clinical opinion.

Specific Aim 2: Estimation of the ctDNA assay's clinical predictive value relative to
standard of care diagnostic work-up in suspicious nodule adjudication in both the high-risk
and general populations (the clinical applications of interest).

Secondary Endpoints

- Correlation of the ctDNA assay performance with Lung-RADS radiographic criteria

- Correlation of Lung-RADS with disease truth defined by clinical follow up as the
definite gold standard

Exploratory Endpoints

- Correlation of plasma and tissue genotyping results

- Correlation of the ctDNA assay with orthogonal reference technologies (e.g. ddPCR)

- Correlation of the ctDNA assay performance with histologic sub-type and clinical course
(e.g. aggressive vs. indolent disease)

- Correlation of the ctDNA assay performance with clinical lung cancer risk factors

- Correlation of the ctDNA assay results pre-and post-resection

- Correlation of follow-up the ctDNA assay results and kinetics vs. clinical recurrence
post-resection or radiotherapy

- Estimation of theoretical biopsy avoidance rate in clinical use population.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age ≥ 40 years

- Ability to understand and provide written informed consent

- Willingness to comply with study protocols and provide blood samples.

- Willingness to complete 3-year clinical follow up

Exclusion Criteria:

- Active non-cutaneous malignancy within the past 5 years as per medical record or
patient report.

- Exclusion criteria for possible follow-up visit blood draw:

- Anemia - measured by hematocrit level of less than 30%, measured after the first blood
draw.

- Malnourishment - determined by BMI less than 19. If subject has BMI greater or equal
to 19, but has a history of malnourishment, study staff will measure albumin level of
subject's blood after initial blood draw. Albumin level must be greater than 2.5 mg
per deciliter, or subject will be excluded.

- Severe COPD - defined by Gold Stage IV.

- Unstable heart conditions - defined by stable or unstable angina, recent myocardial
infarction (within the last 2 years), active congestive heart failure, ischemic
cardiomyopathy, or history of complications because of previous blood donation.

- Liver cirrhosis.
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