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Testing Tumour tissue collection with Blood sample collection for gynecologic cancer

Official title: Study Looking at Biomarkers in Ovarian Cancer

Biomarker Discovery Project in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Condition: Gynecologic CancerSponsor: University Health Network, TorontoTarget enrollment: 510
  • 1 group
  • Sites in Barrie, Hamilton and 4 more cities
  • Recruiting
Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, OntarioRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, OntarioKingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, OntarioLondon Health Sciences Centre, London, OntarioThe Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, OntarioSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, OntarioPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Interventions (4)

  • Medical procedure

    Tumour tissue collection

    Tumour tissue will be taken from samples already removed from surgery or biopsy or by new tumour biopsies: * At the time of diagnosis or progression * Any surgical procedures for management of tumour related medical conditions * At each subsequent relapse or disease progression

  • Medical procedure

    Blood sample collection

    Blood samples will be taken: * At the time of first diagnosis * About 1 week after starting any treatment * At each radiological response assessment * At each subsequent relapse or disease progression

  • Medical procedure

    Ascites Collection

    Ascites will be collected if paracentesis is required during any of the following time points: * At the time of diagnosis or progression * Any surgical procedures for management of tumour related medical conditions * At each subsequent relapse or disease progression

Canadian Sites (7)

6 of 7 recruiting

  • Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

    Barrie, Ontario

    Recruiting
  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

    Kingston, Ontario

    Recruiting
  • London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for11 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-1.
  • +Histological diagnosis of stage III or IV high grade serous ovarian, tubal or primary peritoneal cancer.
  • +Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • +Have a life expectancy greater than or equal to 6 months.
  • +Able to provide adequate informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →.
  • +Willing to undergo blood or fluid collection and tumour biopsy
  • +Archival tissue must be available for patients that are enrolledEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → at the time of progression.
  • +Patients enrolled at the time of surgery must agree to have part of their tumour used for the purpose of the study.

Exclusion

  • Must not have early stage (I and II) high grade serous, tubal or primary peritoneal cancer.
  • Must not have other tumour histology other than high grade serous.
  • Must not have contraindication to tumour biopsy and/or blood sampling.
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a way to identify or measure a condition.

This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

Everyone in this study is in one group, which receives one or more of: Tumour tissue collection, Blood sample collection, Ascites Collection and Fluid Collection.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study lists female participants only.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

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  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 510 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around June 2028.

The main measurement is taken over: 10 years.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Genomic and immune signatures in terms of progression free survival — measured over 10 years.

Genomic and immune signatures in terms of overall survival — measured over 10 years.

Genomic and immune signatures in terms of response to treatments — measured over 10 years.

Genomic and immune signatures in terms of resistance to treatments — measured over 10 years.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT03419689 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

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What is being tested — in plain terms

About Tumour tissue collectionProcedure

Tumour tissue will be taken from samples already removed from surgery or biopsy or by new tumour biopsies: * At the time of diagnosis or progression * Any surgical procedures for management of tumour related medical conditions * At each subsequent relapse or disease progression

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Blood sample collectionProcedure

Blood samples will be taken: * At the time of first diagnosis * About 1 week after starting any treatment * At each radiological response assessment * At each subsequent relapse or disease progression

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Ascites CollectionProcedure

Ascites will be collected if paracentesis is required during any of the following time points: * At the time of diagnosis or progression * Any surgical procedures for management of tumour related medical conditions * At each subsequent relapse or disease progression

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Fluid CollectionProcedure

Additional fluid will be collected at any time a procedure for clinical management that involves the drainage of fluid (i.e. thoracentesis, or drainage of cystic lesion) is required.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It lists female participants only.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: 10 years.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-06-08.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 510 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 6 locations, including: Barrie, Ontario, Canada; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Kingston, Ontario, Canada; London, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

This is a sample study that will collect biological samples (blood, tumor tissue, ascites, and/or other fluids) from gynecological cancer patients for biomarker research. In addition, the results of the testing done on the samples will be given to the participant's treating physician who may use the information to guide treatment decisions.

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