Currently, despite the advent of next-generation imaging has improved the detection of Oligometastatic prostate cancer (OMPC), prognostic biomarkers able to stratify patients and monitor treatment response are lacking and urgently needed. Mounting evidence suggests that molecular profiling of the disease and host immune activity evaluation can reveal OMPC heterogeneity and address the above unmet clinical need. This study aims at combining the analysis of several biomarkers to improve the prognostic stratification of OMPC patients
Currently, despite the advent of next-generation imaging has improved the detection of Oligometastatic prostate cancer (OMPC), prognostic biomarkers able to stratify patients and monitor treatment response are lacking and urgently needed. Mounting evidence suggests that molecular profiling of the disease and host immune activity evaluation can reveal OMPC heterogeneity and address the above unmet clinical need. Liquid biopsy, defined as the sampling and analysis of tumor-derived analytes \[i.e.: circulating tumor cells (CTCs), or circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)\] from blood, represents a powerful tool to assess in real-time the evolving landscape of cancer, identify prognostic and predictive biomarkers and detect resistance to therapies in several cancers, including Prostate Cancer (PC). Additionally, the same blood sample allows the profiling of tumor-associated components, such as circulating immune cells, which may give clues at the systemic level about the dynamic and complex host-tumor interaction. It is non-invasive, easily repeatable, and cost-effective. In this regard, preliminary results derived from clinical studies indicate that the analysis of tumor material circulating in peripheral blood, combined with the study of the host immune response might be pivotal. This study aims at combining the analysis of several biomarkers, associated with both tumor (CTC and cfDNA) and host (TCR), with a micro-invasive approach, such as liquid biopsy, to improve the prognostic stratification of OMPC patients compared to conventional laboratory test (PSA) and imaging exams (Choline- or PSMA-PET imaging).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
104
IRCCS-Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano
Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
RECRUITINGASST Spedali Civili
Brescia, Italy
RECRUITINGValidation of the prognostic significance of CTCs in a prospective cohort of OMPC patients undergoing SBRT
To verify if a cut-off value of ≥5 CTC/7.5 mL of blood is prognostic of worst outcome in terms of distant progression-free survival (DPFS). Prognostic value will be measured as hazard ratio and relative 95% confidence intervals. DPFS will be defined as the time between the first day of SBRT and the detection at restaging imaging of clinical disease outside the treatment field
Time frame: up to 3 years
Biochemical-PSF and CTC
Evaluate the relation between CTC number and its variation and biochemical PFS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the PSA increase ≥ 25% and ≥ 2 ng/mL if PSA was ≥ 2 ng/mL from baseline, or a PSA increase ≥ 25% if PSA was \< 2 ng/mL.
Time frame: up to 3 years
Biochemical-PSF and TCR
Evaluate the relation between TCR values and biochemical PFS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the PSA increase ≥ 25% and ≥ 2 ng/mL if PSA was ≥ 2 ng/mL from baseline, or a PSA increase ≥ 25% if PSA was \< 2 ng/mL.
Time frame: up to 3 years
Identify signatures in cfDNA of prognostic significance in terms of Biochemical-PSF
Association between the presence of a combination of specific tumour mutations detected in cfDNA and Biochemical-PSF defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the PSA increase ≥ 25% and ≥ 2 ng/mL if PSA was ≥ 2 ng/mL from baseline, or a PSA increase ≥ 25% if PSA was \< 2 ng/mL.
Time frame: up to 3 years
Distant-PSF and CTC
Evaluate the relation between CTC number and its variation and distant PFS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the detection at restaging imaging of clinical disease outside the treatment field obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
Distant-PSF and TCR
Evaluate the relation between TCR values and distant PFS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the detection at restaging imaging of clinical disease outside the treatment field obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
Identify signatures in cfDNA of prognostic significance in terms of Distant-PSF
association between the presence of a combination of specific tumour mutations detected in cfDNA and distant PFS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the detection at restaging imaging of clinical disease outside the treatment field obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
Local control and CTC
Evaluate the relation between CTC number and its variation and local control defined as no evidence of disease in the treatment field at restaging imaging obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
Local control and TCR
Evaluate the relation between TCR values and local control defined as no evidence of disease in the treatment field at restaging imaging obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
Identify signatures in cfDNA of prognostic significance in terms of Local control
association between the presence of a combination of specific tumour mutations detected in cfDNA and local control defined as no evidence of disease in the treatment field at restaging imaging obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
ADT-free survival and CTC
Evaluate the relation between CTC number and its variation and ADT-FS defined as time between the first day of SBRT to the start of palliative ADT
Time frame: up to 3 years
ADT-free survival and TCR
Evaluate the relation between TCR values and ADT-FS defined as time between the first day of SBRT to the start of palliative ADT
Time frame: up to 3 years
Identify signatures in cfDNA of prognostic significance in terms of ADT-free survival
association between the presence of a combination of specific tumour mutations detected in cfDNA and ADT-FS defined as time between the first day of SBRT to the start of palliative ADT
Time frame: up to 3 years
time to castration resistant Prostate Cancer and CTC
Evaluate the relation between CTC number and its variation and TTCR defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the PSA ≥ 2 ng/mL and Testosterone levels \< 0.5 ng/mL
Time frame: up to 3 years
time to castration resistant Prostate Cancer and TCR
Evaluate the relation between TCR values and TTCR defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the PSA ≥ 2 ng/mL and Testosterone levels \< 0.5 ng/mL
Time frame: up to 3 years
Identify signatures in cfDNA of prognostic significance in terms of time to castration resistant Prostate Cancer
association between the presence of a combination of specific tumour mutations detected in cfDNA and TTCR defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the PSA ≥ 2 ng/mL and Testosterone levels \< 0.5 ng/mL
Time frame: up to 3 years
Overall survival and CTC
Evaluate the relation between CTC number and its variation and OS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the time of death.
Time frame: up to 3 years
Overall survival and TCR
Evaluate the relation between TCR values and OS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the time of death.
Time frame: up to 3 years
Identify signatures in cfDNA of prognostic significance in terms of Overall survival
association between the presence of a combination of specific tumour mutations detected in cfDNA and OS defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the time of death.
Time frame: up to 3 years
TCR values
Median of TCR diversity, clonality and fold change before and after SBRT
Time frame: up to 3 years
cfDNA
Frequency of selected tumour mutations in cfDNA
Time frame: up to 3 years
prognostic value of the combination of different biomarkers
difference in distant-PFS probability between subgroups of patients carrying different combination of circulating biomarkers. Distant PFS will be defined as the time between the first day of SBRT to the detection at restaging imaging of clinical disease outside the treatment field obtained after biochemical progression
Time frame: up to 3 years
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