This is a prospective study investigating the disease course of patients with colorectal cancer that have had their cancer spread to their liver. The aim of this study is find potential biomarkers for disease recurrence and therapeutic targets for prognostic information.
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the 2nd leading cause of cancer mortality, often has a pattern of targeting the liver during initial metastases. The Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Isolated Liver Metastases to Understand Response and Resistance to Cancer Therapy (COMPARISON) study aims to assess the disease course of CRC by collecting primary tumor and metastatic liver specimens following pre-operative chemotherapy. If relapse occurs following surgical resection of the liver, biopsies will also be done for molecular analysis. As a result, these samples can be analyzed for chemotherapy resistance mechanisms and therapeutic targets to determine potential clinical outcomes for this particular subset of CRC patients.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
17
Vancouver Regional Cancer Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Utilization rates of characterized genomic and epigenetic features associated with chemotherapy resistance and tumor recurrence in clinical environments
Time frame: 5 years
Identification of epigenetic profiles of recurring tumor clones through serial DNA characterization on the NGS platform
Time frame: 5 years
Identification of epigenetic profiles of recurring tumor clones through serial RNA characterization on the NGS platform
Time frame: 5 years
Identification of DNA methylation profiles of recurring tumor clones through serial methylome analysis via MethylSeq
Time frame: 5 years
Non-invasive detection of cfDNA methylation profiles by performing ultra-deep targeted NGS on blood samples
Time frame: 5 years
Non-invasive detection of cfDNA methylation profiles by performing cfMeDIP-seq on blood samples
Time frame: 5 years
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