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PATHFINDER 2: a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Study

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Cancer
Early Detection of Cancer
Registration Number
NCT05155605
Lead Sponsor
GRAIL, Inc.
Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multi-center interventional study of the GRAIL multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test with return of test results for participants enrolled through healthcare systems in North America. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and performance of the GRAIL MCED test in a population of individuals who are eligible for guideline-recommended cancer screening. In cases with a "cancer signal detected" test result, participants will undergo diagnostic procedures based on the test returned cancer signal origin(s) to determine if they have cancer. The number and types of diagnostic procedures required to achieve diagnostic resolution will be assessed. Participant-reported outcomes will be collected at several time points to assess participants' perceptions about the multi-cancer early detection test.

The study will enroll approximately 35,000 and no more than 38,500 participants as defined by eligibility criteria over an anticipated enrollment period of approximately 36 months at up to 40 clinical institutions within North America. Participants will be actively followed for approximately 3 years from the date of their enrollment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35885
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Participants must be at least 50 years of age, inclusive, at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF).
  2. Participants must be capable of giving signed and legally effective informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Undergoing or referred for diagnostic evaluation due to clinical suspicion for cancer (e.g., referred to a medical or surgical oncologist, or scheduled for biopsy on the basis of a suspicious imaging abnormality).

  2. Personal history of invasive solid tumor or hematologic malignancy, diagnosed within the 3 years prior to expected enrollment date, or diagnosed greater than 3 years prior to expected enrollment date and never treated.

    • Individuals with a diagnosis of non-metastatic basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin are not excluded.
  3. Prior/Concurrent Concomitant Therapy (Medications/Treatments):

    • Definitive treatment for invasive solid tumor or hematologic malignancy within the 3 years prior to expected enrollment date. Adjuvant hormone therapy for cancer (e.g. for breast or prostate cancer) is not an exclusion criterion.
  4. Individuals who will not be able to comply with the protocol procedures.

  5. Individuals who are not currently registered patients at a participating center.

  6. Previous or current participation in another GRAIL-sponsored study. "Participation" is defined as having signed consent and provided a blood sample.

  7. Previous or current employees or contractors of GRAIL.

  8. Current pregnancy (by self-report of pregnancy status)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by negative predictive value (NPV).Up to 3 Years
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by specificity.Up to 3 Years
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by cancer signal origin (CSO) accuracy.Up to 3 Years
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by number needed to screen to detect an invasive cancer (NNS).Up to 3 Years
Safety: Number and type of invasive procedures performed in participants with a cancer signal detected by the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test and no cancer diagnosis at the time of diagnostic resolution (i.e., false positive test result).Up to 3 Years
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by positive predictive value (PPV).Up to 3 Years
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by sensitivity.Up to 3 Years
Test performance: diagnosis of invasive cancer, assessed by observed cancer detection rate (CDR).Up to 3 Years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Participant-reported anxiety resulting from use of the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test assessed via questionnaire at various time points during the study.Up to 3 Years
Cancer detection rate of confirmatory PET-CT in participants for whom cancer signal origin directed workups do not result in diagnosis of cancer.Up to 3 Years
Accuracy of initial multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test result and cancer signal origin prediction, among the subset of participants with a research blood draw.Up to 3 Years
Participant-reported intention to follow and use guideline recommended cancer screening procedures after use of the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test assessed via questionnaire at various time points during the study.Up to 3 Years
Number and type of diagnostic evaluations (imaging procedures, invasive procedures, laboratory test) by predicted cancer signal origin and outcome of diagnostic resolution.Up to 3 Years
Per-participant radiation exposure during diagnostic evaluation for test positive participants.Up to 3 Years
Participants-reported perceptions about the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test including satisfaction with the MCED tests and attitudes towards subsequent MCED testing assessed via questionnaire at various time points during the study.Up to 3 Years

Trial Locations

Locations (51)

Sutter Health

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Sacramento, California, United States

HOAG Irvine

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Irvine, California, United States

HOAG Vivante Newport Mesa

🇺🇸

Irvine, California, United States

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

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Long Beach, California, United States

HOAG Newport Beach

🇺🇸

Newport Beach, California, United States

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

🇺🇸

Palo Alto, California, United States

PAMF - Santa Cruz

🇺🇸

Santa Cruz, California, United States

PAMF - Sunnyvale

🇺🇸

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Sarah Cannon Research Institute - Englewood Primary Care

🇺🇸

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Medstar Washington Hospital Center

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NW, District of Columbia, United States

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Sutter Health
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States

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