The goal of this observational pilot study is to explore whether we can identify biomarkers predictive for the diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma in blood. Five participants who are suspected to have adrenocortical carcinoma will undergo an adrenal vein sampling in order to obtain a blood sample from the adrenal vein. This blood sample will be analyzed and compared to blood samples taken from the adrenal vein of 20 control patients, which are patients who do not have adrenocortical carcinoma. The blood samples of the control patients will be drawn during routine medical care.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
25
Blood samples from both study groups, taken during an adrenal vein sampling, will be compared across the groups.
Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
RECRUITINGMicroRNA profile
miRNAs with a log2Fold change \> \|1\| difference in expression in patient compared to control samples.
Time frame: Analyses will be done at the end of inclusion of all patients, this will be after 2 years. Blood drawn before surgery/treatment will be analysed.
Presence of mutations in ctDNA
Presence of mutations will be assessed in patient samples and compared to control samples
Time frame: Analyses will be done at the end of inclusion of all patients, this will be after 2 years. Blood drawn before surgery/treatment will be analysed
ctDNA methylation pattern
Differentially methylated probes and differentially methylated regions will be assessed as those with a beta \>0.8 and \<0.2
Time frame: Analyses will be done at the end of inclusion of all patients, this will be after 2 years. Blood drawn before surgery/treatment will be analysed
Steroid profile
Laboratory values will be compared using Mann-Whitney-U tests
Time frame: Analyses will be done at the end of inclusion of all patients, this will be after 2 years. Blood drawn before surgery/treatment will be analysed
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