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SPECTAlung: Screening Patients With Thoracic Tumors for Efficient Clinical Trial Access

Completed
Conditions
Any Stage of Any Thymic Malignancy
Any Stage of Lung Cancer (Any Histotype)
Any Stage of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Interventions
Genetic: Tumour markers testing
Registration Number
NCT02214134
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

SPECTAlung is a program aiming at screening patients with thoracic tumors to identify the molecular characteristics of their disease. The thoracic tumors include lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, thymoma or thymic carcinoma at any stage. Once the molecular characteristics are identified, there might be the possibility to offer these patients access to targeted clinical trials.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
539
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pathologically confirmed lung cancer, MPM, thymoma or thymic carcinoma at any stage;
  • Mandatory availability of adequate Human Biological Material (HBM): FFPE tissue sample from the primary tumor, recurrent tumor, metastasis, obtained at the time of primary surgery or biopsy; minimal amount requested is detailed in the HBM guidelines; inclusion of samples taken at any recurrence diagnosed during follow-up is strongly encouraged but optional;
  • Centrally performed confirmation of tumor tissue adequacy in terms of quality/ quantity for central screening;
  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • At least three months life-expectancy;
  • Written informed consent according to ICH/GCP and national/local regulations.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any active malignancy, except pT1-2 prostatic cancer Gleason score < 6, non melanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, in the 5 years before study entry;
  • Active hepatitis B/C or HIV;
  • Any secondary malignancy;
  • Any severe organ dysfunction or other comorbidities that may prevent the inclusion into clinical trials.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Malignant pleural mesotheliomaTumour markers testingPatients with diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma at any stage
Lung cancerTumour markers testingPatients with diagnosis of lung cancer at any stage
Thymic malignancyTumour markers testingPatients with diagnosis of thymic malignancy at any stage
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with thoracic malignancy (lung cancer, MPM and thymic malignancies) screened and efficiently allocated to biomarker-driven clinical trials.5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of exploratory/future research projects developped5 years
Number of patients for whom the description of the biomarkers and correlation to clinical/pathological characteristics can be performed.5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (17)

CHU de Lyon - Hopital Louis Pradel

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

U.Z. Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Ospedale S. Luigi Gonzaga - Universita Di Torino

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

Medical University Of Gdansk

🇵🇱

Gdansk, Poland

Hopitaux Universitaires Bordet-Erasme - Institut Jules Bordet

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

CHU Toulouse - Hopital Larrey

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Marseille - Hopital Nord

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus

🇫🇷

Villejuif, France

St. James's Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Hospital General Vall D'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Royal Marsden Hospital - Chelsea, London

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

University Clinic Golnik

🇸🇮

Golnik, Slovenia

Royal Marsden Hospital - Kingston Hospital

🇬🇧

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - Lausanne

🇨🇭

Lausanne, Switzerland

Royal Marsden Hospital - Sutton, Surrey

🇬🇧

Sutton, United Kingdom

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