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Ovarian CancerPAPAuditNCT04812938

Exploiting Pathogenic Tp53 Mutation for Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer by Mean of Papanicolau Test

An observational study of Ovarian Cancer, run by Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista at 2 sites in Italy.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The aim of the project is to corroborate them on a large retrospective cohort of HGS-EOC and confirm the possibility of identify TP53 mutations in high grade endometrioid tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 110 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Ovarian Cancer
What is being tested?
Patients with Ovarian cancer and pap test available
How many people
190 participants
Where
2 sitesItaly
Study dates
12 Apr 2021to 1 Oct 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 110 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study population will be composed of about 190 women with a diagnosis of EOC, identified through the ovarian cancer audit conducted by the "Rete Oncologica Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta" between 2015 and 2020. In order to be eligible for the study, patients should respect the following inclusion criteria: * age ≥18 years; * confirmed histologic diagnosis of HGS-EOC or high grade endometroid tumor; * presence of one FFPE primary tumor biopsy with at least 40% of tumor cells based on Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, in the archive of the Pathology Departments of the hospital centers where they have been treated; * presence of one or more Pap Tests sampled up to eight years before EOC diagnosis during routine cervical cancer screening; * negative history for other gynecologic malignancies;

Who may be able to join

  • age ≥18 years;
  • confirmed histologic diagnosis of HGS-EOC or high grade endometrioid tumor;
  • presence of one FFPE primary tumor biopsy with at least 40% of tumor cells based on Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, in the archive of the Pathology Departments of the hospital centers where they have been treated;
  • presence of one or more Pap Tests sampled up to eight years before EOC diagnosis during routine cervical cancer screening;
  • negative history for other gynecologic malignancies;

Who cannot join

  • pap test not available in patients with ovarian cancer

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Maria Elena Laudani, MD contact

+39 0113131523

melaudani@gmail.com

Maurizio D'Incalci, MD/PhD contact

+39 3333292141

maurizio.dincalci@humanitas.it

Italy2 sites
  • Department of Biomedical Sciences - Humanitas University

    Milan, 20089

    Maurizio D'Incalci, PhD/MD, maurizio.dincalci@hunimed.eu

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Turin, 10100

    Paolo Zola, PhD/MD, +390113131523, paolo.zola@unito.it

    Giovannino Ciccone, PhD/MD

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About this study

The aim of the project is to corroborate them on a large retrospective cohort of HGS-EOC and confirm the possibility of identify TP53 mutations in high grade endometrioid tumors.

This will consequently allow to confirm the previous results and define with a greater precision the temporal windows in which it will be possible to detect, through the TP53 analysis, tumor material by vaginal swab sampling. The results of the study will be the first step of a multiphase prospective validation program for the development of a novel approach for early diagnosis of EOC.

Read the detailed description

All participating women will be identified through the ovarian cancer audit implemented by the "Oncological Network of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta" and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit of CPO Piemonte between 2015 and 2020. Women with EOC, and the center where they have been treated for the tumor, will be identified by linking the databases of the "Oncological Network of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta" with those of the "Prevenzione Serena" project.

A few clinical information from EOC patients will be collected by clinical investigators at each center using an electronic case report form (e-CRF) developed at the Mario Negri Institute. These information will include age, date of diagnosis, histological subtype and grading, tumor stage according to FIGO 2014 classification2,3, previous gynecologic conditions and surgical operations, date of Pap Test collection, and Pap Test cytological reports. Participants' data will be identified by a unique patient code.

Conditions
Ovarian Cancer
Being tested
Patients with Ovarian cancer and pap test available
Keywords
Ovarian cancer, pap-test
Medical subject headings
Ovarian Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Patients with Ovarian cancer and pap test availableDiagnostic test

    Define the possibility to detect through the pap test the presence of ovarian cancer cells in vaginal smear in patients with no evidence of ginecological malignancies.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Demonstrate that clonal pathogenic TP53 variants of HGS-EOC can be detected in patient-matched PAP tests

    To validate the preliminary data obtained by Paracchini 14, which found that the clonal pathogenic TP53 variants of HGS-EOC can be detected in PAP tests of patient tratted by ovarian cancer performed more than two years before the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasia.

    Within this aim, we will calculate the detection rate and define the temporal window up to which the detection of the TP53 variant is feasible and set up the optimal experimental conditions, such as DNA quality and quantity, that will be used in the downstream steps for the assay development.

    Measured: We can estimate six month to obtain pathological sample from the different hospital involved in this protocol and in the mean time to set up the laboratory procedures in large scale.

  2. Demonstrate that clonal pathogenic TP53 variants of HGS-EOC can be detected in patient-matched PAP tests

    The second outcome is the evaluation of the percentage of pap test negative for cervical cancer and positive for genetic determination of ovarian neoplastic cells in pre clinic stage of ovarian neoplasia.

    Measured: In the following six months the data obtained are processed. The final analisys is forecast within one year.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Mar 2021
  2. Study start12 Apr 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Apr 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
190 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04812938
Sponsor's protocol ID
PAPAudit
Acronym
PAPAudit
Status last verified
Mar 2021
First submitted
17 Mar 2021
Last updated
24 Mar 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: This study is part of a more complex and long-lasting project aimed to develop an innovative strategy for early diagnosis of EOC. It aims to detect TP53 variants in the DNA purified from PAP tests, as an early genetic biomarker of EOC tumorigenesis.

Publications

  • Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Nov;68(6):394-424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

    PubMed 30207593
  • Reid BM, Permuth JB, Sellers TA. Epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a review. Cancer Biol Med. 2017 Feb;14(1):9-32. doi: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2016.0084.

    PubMed 28443200
  • Bast RC Jr, Matulonis UA, Sood AK, Ahmed AA, Amobi AE, Balkwill FR, Wielgos-Bonvallet M, Bowtell DDL, Brenton JD, Brugge JS, Coleman RL, Draetta GF, Doberstein K, Drapkin RI, Eckert MA, Edwards RP, Elias KM, Ennis D, Futreal A, Gershenson DM, Greenberg RA, Huntsman DG, Ji JXY, Kohn EC, Iavarone C, Lengyel ER, Levine DA, Lord CJ, Lu Z, Mills GB, Modugno F, Nelson BH, Odunsi K, Pilsworth JA, Rottapel RK, Powell DJ Jr, Shen L, Shih IM, Spriggs DR, Walton J, Zhang K, Zhang R, Zou L. Critical questions in ovarian cancer research and treatment: Report of an American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference. Cancer. 2019 Jun 15;125(12):1963-1972. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32004. Epub 2019 Mar 5.

    PubMed 30835824
  • Henderson JT, Webber EM, Sawaya GF. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2018 Feb 13;319(6):595-606. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.21421.

    PubMed 29450530
  • Menon U, Gentry-Maharaj A, Hallett R, Ryan A, Burnell M, Sharma A, Lewis S, Davies S, Philpott S, Lopes A, Godfrey K, Oram D, Herod J, Williamson K, Seif MW, Scott I, Mould T, Woolas R, Murdoch J, Dobbs S, Amso NN, Leeson S, Cruickshank D, McGuire A, Campbell S, Fallowfield L, Singh N, Dawnay A, Skates SJ, Parmar M, Jacobs I. Sensitivity and specificity of multimodal and ultrasound screening for ovarian cancer, and stage distribution of detected cancers: results of the prevalence screen of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS). Lancet Oncol. 2009 Apr;10(4):327-40. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70026-9. Epub 2009 Mar 11.

    PubMed 19282241
  • Jacobs IJ, Menon U, Ryan A, Gentry-Maharaj A, Burnell M, Kalsi JK, Amso NN, Apostolidou S, Benjamin E, Cruickshank D, Crump DN, Davies SK, Dawnay A, Dobbs S, Fletcher G, Ford J, Godfrey K, Gunu R, Habib M, Hallett R, Herod J, Jenkins H, Karpinskyj C, Leeson S, Lewis SJ, Liston WR, Lopes A, Mould T, Murdoch J, Oram D, Rabideau DJ, Reynolds K, Scott I, Seif MW, Sharma A, Singh N, Taylor J, Warburton F, Widschwendter M, Williamson K, Woolas R, Fallowfield L, McGuire AJ, Campbell S, Parmar M, Skates SJ. Ovarian cancer screening and mortality in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Mar 5;387(10022):945-956. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01224-6. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

    PubMed 26707054
  • Ciardiello F, Arnold D, Casali PG, Cervantes A, Douillard JY, Eggermont A, Eniu A, McGregor K, Peters S, Piccart M, Popescu R, Van Cutsem E, Zielinski C, Stahel R. Delivering precision medicine in oncology today and in future-the promise and challenges of personalised cancer medicine: a position paper by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). Ann Oncol. 2014 Sep;25(9):1673-1678. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu217. Epub 2014 Jun 20. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24950979
  • Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network. Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma. Nature. 2011 Jun 29;474(7353):609-15. doi: 10.1038/nature10166.

    PubMed 21720365
  • Vang R, Levine DA, Soslow RA, Zaloudek C, Shih IeM, Kurman RJ. Molecular Alterations of TP53 are a Defining Feature of Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma: A Rereview of Cases Lacking TP53 Mutations in The Cancer Genome Atlas Ovarian Study. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2016 Jan;35(1):48-55. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000207.

    PubMed 26166714
  • Labidi-Galy SI, Papp E, Hallberg D, Niknafs N, Adleff V, Noe M, Bhattacharya R, Novak M, Jones S, Phallen J, Hruban CA, Hirsch MS, Lin DI, Schwartz L, Maire CL, Tille JC, Bowden M, Ayhan A, Wood LD, Scharpf RB, Kurman R, Wang TL, Shih IM, Karchin R, Drapkin R, Velculescu VE. High grade serous ovarian carcinomas originate in the fallopian tube. Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 23;8(1):1093. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00962-1.

    PubMed 29061967
  • Ahmed AA, Etemadmoghadam D, Temple J, Lynch AG, Riad M, Sharma R, Stewart C, Fereday S, Caldas C, Defazio A, Bowtell D, Brenton JD. Driver mutations in TP53 are ubiquitous in high grade serous carcinoma of the ovary. J Pathol. 2010 May;221(1):49-56. doi: 10.1002/path.2696.

    PubMed 20229506
  • Kinde I, Bettegowda C, Wang Y, Wu J, Agrawal N, Shih IeM, Kurman R, Dao F, Levine DA, Giuntoli R, Roden R, Eshleman JR, Carvalho JP, Marie SK, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Diaz LA Jr. Evaluation of DNA from the Papanicolaou test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers. Sci Transl Med. 2013 Jan 9;5(167):167ra4. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3004952.

    PubMed 23303603
  • Wang Y, Li L, Douville C, Cohen JD, Yen TT, Kinde I, Sundfelt K, Kjaer SK, Hruban RH, Shih IM, Wang TL, Kurman RJ, Springer S, Ptak J, Popoli M, Schaefer J, Silliman N, Dobbyn L, Tanner EJ, Angarita A, Lycke M, Jochumsen K, Afsari B, Danilova L, Levine DA, Jardon K, Zeng X, Arseneau J, Fu L, Diaz LA Jr, Karchin R, Tomasetti C, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Fader AN, Gilbert L, Papadopoulos N. Evaluation of liquid from the Papanicolaou test and other liquid biopsies for the detection of endometrial and ovarian cancers. Sci Transl Med. 2018 Mar 21;10(433):eaap8793. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aap8793.

    PubMed 29563323
  • Paracchini L, Pesenti C, Delle Marchette M, Beltrame L, Bianchi T, Grassi T, Buda A, Landoni F, Ceppi L, Bosetti C, Paderno M, Adorni M, Vicini D, Perego P, Leone BE, D'Incalci M, Marchini S, Fruscio R. Detection of TP53 Clonal Variants in Papanicolaou Test Samples Collected up to 6 Years Prior to High-Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e207566. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7566.

    PubMed 32609349
  • Cybulska P, Paula ADC, Tseng J, Leitao MM Jr, Bashashati A, Huntsman DG, Nazeran TM, Aghajanian C, Abu-Rustum NR, DeLair DF, Shah SP, Weigelt B. Molecular profiling and molecular classification of endometrioid ovarian carcinomas. Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Sep;154(3):516-523. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.07.012. Epub 2019 Jul 21.

    PubMed 31340883

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ovarian Cancer, run by Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista at 2 sites in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Maria Elena Laudani, MD (+39 0113131523, melaudani@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Demonstrate that clonal pathogenic TP53 variants of HGS-EOC can be detected in patient-matched PAP tests (time frame: We can estimate six month to obtain pathological sample from the different hospital involved in this protocol and in the mean time to set up the laboratory procedures in large scale.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04812938, which also lists 18 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Mar 2021.

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