This study will evaluate the use of ctDNA in the clinical management of patients with tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
This is a a prospective observational single-center study; it is a spontaneous study, not sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, and does not involve the use of experimental drugs. The study involves a collection of data, carried out while protecting the anonymity and personal information of individual patients suffering from neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract, the execution of peripheral blood samples and the collection of faecal material at pre-determined times -points. Circulating biomarkers (as ctDNA) will be evaluated in these samples, in order to optimize both the diagnostic and therapeutic processes of patients with tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Policlinico Agostino Gemelli
Rome, Lazio, Italy
RECRUITINGmOS
The primary endpoint of the study is to evaluate the probability of overall survival (mOS) in relation to the expression of specific molecular markers present in the plasma/faeces of patients.
Time frame: 3 years
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