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Immunohistochemical Study of Chordomas to Improve Their Diagnosis and Prognosis Care

Completed
Conditions
Chordoma
Interventions
Other: Analysis Immunohistochemical
Registration Number
NCT04486820
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Brief Summary

Chordomas are very rare malignant tumors, chemo-resistant with high propensity for recurrence. The role of immunotherapy in these patients remains largely unexplored while PD-L1 and CD8 status in the micro-environment of chordomas is basically not known. Similarly, this tumor often poses diagnostic difficulties due to its resemblance with metastasis or chondrosarcoma, thus, it would be useful to know the expression status of factors used during the work-up of metastatic or mesenchymal tumors, like CDX2, INSM1 and FOXA1, which remains unknown for chordomas. Thus, the aim of the study is to explore PD-L1, CD8, CDX2, INSM1 and FOXA1 expression in a series of chordomas and compare it with clinico-pathological and prognostic features.

Detailed Description

Retrospective, non-interventional study. A series of chordomas will be analyzed for detailed histologic features and for various immunohistochemical factors and results will be compared with clinical factors, like overall and disease-free survival.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients diagnosed with chordoma
  • Sufficient histological material available
  • Tumor expression of brachyury
Exclusion Criteria
  • Insufficient histological material

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ChordomaAnalysis ImmunohistochemicalPatients diagnosed with chordoma
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Expression of INSM1Baseline

measured by immunohistochemical method

Expression of CD8Baseline

measured by immunohistochemical method

Expression of FOXA1Baseline

measured by immunohistochemical method

Expression of CDX2Baseline

measured by immunohistochemical method

Expression of PD-L1Baseline

measured by immunohistochemical method

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Histological type of tumorBaseline

data collected in personal health records.

survival of patients after diagnosis with or without progressionBaseline

data collected in personal health records.

Tumor locationBaseline

data collected in personal health records.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Saint-Etienne

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Saint-Étienne, France

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