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Invasiveness and Chemoresistance of Cancer Stem Cells in Colon Cancer

Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Neoplasms
Interventions
Biological: Samples and follow up
Registration Number
NCT01577511
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to identify and characterize subpopulations of cells with invasive capacity in colorectal cancer from primary tumor, blood and metastatic samples.

Detailed Description

Secondary objectives include:

* Determine the intrinsic properties essential for the dissemination and chemoresistance of these cells capable of initiating tumors

* Identify a "molecular signature" for potential invasiveness and chemoresistance of cells initiating metastases.

* Describe the evolution of patients during 24 months of follow up and correlations with observed cellular profiles.

* Enrich the tumor bank of the institution.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
  • The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
  • Patient with adenocarcinoma-type colorectal cancer:
  • stage III at diagnosis, surgical resection of the primary tumor proposed.
  • stage IV at diagnosis, surgical resection of the primary tumor and possibly of metastases proposed.
  • Stage IV who have already undergone surgical excision of the primary tumor, and for whom metastasectomy is now proposed.
Exclusion Criteria
  • The patient is participating in another study
  • The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study
  • The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship
  • The patient refuses to sign the consent
  • It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
  • Patients for whom surgical resection of the primary tumor is not considered as an option
  • PStage IV at diagnosis, but metastasectomy is not considered as an option
  • Patients with positive HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C serology

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
30 PatientsSamples and follow upPatients with operable, stage III or IV, adenocarcino-type colorectal cancer treated at the Nîmes University Hospital. Intervention: Samples and follow up
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ability to maintain the cells isolated from colorectal tumors in culture or 3D collagen matrices and then infect these cells to make them express reporter genes: yes/no.Baseline (Day 0)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ability to detect subpopulations of tumor cells expressing fluorophores by flow cytometry after isolation: yes/nobaseline; day 0
Number of circulating cancer cells per ml bloodbaseline; day 0
Serology HIVbaseline; day 0
Serology Hepatitis Cbaseline; day 0
Location of primary tumorbase line; day 0

right colon, left colon, transverse colon, sigmoid, rectum

Age at diagnosisbaseline, day 0
Resection proposed: yes/nobaseline, day 0
Chemotherapy proposed? yes/nobaseline, day 0
Objective tumoral response to treatment? yes/no24 months
Number of metastases24 months
Tumor recurrence: yes/no24 months
Vital status24 months

living/deceased

Ability to establish tumor xenografts from injected cells: yes/no.baseline; Day 0
Characterization of mRNA expression profiling and micro-RNA + in vitro EMT cellsbaseline; day 0
Serology Hepatitis Bbaseline; day 0
Metastases from the outset: Yes / Nobaseline, day 0
Resection performed: yes/no24 months
Number of chemotherapy sessions performed24 months
Number of surgeries performed24 months
World Health Organisation Score24 months
Tumor staging24 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

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Nîmes Cedex 09, Gard, France

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