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CompletedNCT02608346Updated Jan 31, 2024

Circulating Tumor DNA and Follow-up of BRCA1 Mutation Carriers (CirCa 01)

An interventional study of Blood sampling in Women With BRCA1 Germline Deleterious Mutation, sponsored by Institut Curie. Completed at 4 sites in France. Open to female participants aged 30 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-31.

Sponsored by Institut Curie · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year after the study started (first participant enrolled Nov 2014, registered Nov 2015).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
30 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

BRCA1 carriers who are at high risk of developing either a relapse and/or a new cancer growth will be included. These patients will be followed up during 30 months (2,5 years) with mutated TP53 mutation detection or during 42 months (3,5 years) with mutated TP53 mutation detection and circulating tumor cells detection (CTC) performed at each hospital visit (for technical reason only patients included at Institut Curie will be proposed to participate to the CTC substudy).

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Conditions studied

  • Women With BRCA1 Germline Deleterious Mutation

Keywords

  • Circulating tumor DNA
  • BRCA1 mutation
  • Circulating tumor cells
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In context

Lead sponsor

Institut Curie is the lead sponsor of 134 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patient with no evidence of any invasive tumor mass at inclusion (clinical and, if any, radiological exams)
  2. Carriers of known germline BRCA1 deleterious mutation (a personal history of cancer is NOT mandatory).
  3. Age ≥ 30 years for patient with personal previous history of cancer
  4. Age ≥ 40 years for patient without personal previous history of cancer
  5. Patient who a follow-up visit is scheduled in the including center at least once a year
  6. Patient having health care insurance
  7. Signed informed consent by patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient presenting with invasive tumor masses (e.g. stage IV cancer or localized cancer not yet surgically removed)
  2. Carriers of germline BRCA1 variant of unknown significance
  3. Carriers of germline BRCA2 deleterious mutation or variant
  4. Individuals with a low risk of BRCA1-related tumor growth, i.e. women who underwent prophylactic bilateral mastectomy AND adnexectomy.
  5. Any medical or other condition that in the Investigator's opinion rendered the patient unsuitable for this study
  6. Patient deprived from ability to decide on her own.
  7. Patient unable to have a regular follow up for geographical, social or psychological reasons.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Blood sampling

    Procedure: Blood sampling

Interventions

  • ProcedureBlood sampling

    Patients will have a blood draw at each visit to the hospital, * with a maximum of 1 blood draw every 3 months, in absence of any abnormal clinical/radiological exam * with a maximum of 1 blood draw every week, in case of abnormal clinical/radiological exam that requires further investigation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity of plasma TP53 mutation detection as a test to detect any tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor) during the follow-up of women known to carry BRCA1 germline mutation

    Sensitivity = % of patients with detectable levels of mutated TP53 ctDNA among those who experience a new tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor).

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

  2. Specificity of plasma TP53 mutation detection as a test to detect any tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor) during the follow-up of women known to carry BRCA1 germline mutation

    Specificity = % of patients with undetectable levels of mutated TP53 ctDNA among those who don't experience a new tumor growth (diagnosed within 6 months after the blood draw).

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Positive predictive value for mutated TP53 ctDNA

    Positive predictive value = Probability of having a tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor) when mutated TP53 ctDNA is detectable.

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

  2. Negative predictive value for mutated TP53 ctDNA

    Negative predictive value = Probability of being without tumor growth when mutated TP53 ctDNA is not detectable.

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

  3. Sensitivity of circulating tumor cells detection as a test to detect any tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor) during the follow-up of women known to carry BRCA1 germline mutation

    Sensitivity = % of patients with detectable levels of circulating tumor cells among those who experience a new tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor).

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

  4. Specificity of circulating tumor cells detection as a test to detect any tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor) during the follow-up of women known to carry BRCA1 germline mutation

    Specificity = % of patients with undetectable levels of circulating tumor cells among those who don't experience a new tumor growth (diagnosed within 6 months after the blood draw).

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

  5. Positive predictive value for circulating tumor cells

    Positive predictive value = Probability of having a tumor growth (relapse and/or new tumor) when circulating tumor cells is detectable.

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

  6. Negative predictive value for circulating tumor cells

    Negative predictive value = Probability of being without tumor growth when circulating tumor cells is not detectable.

    Time frame: Up to 42 months

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Centre Léon Bérard
    Lyon, 69273, France
  • Institut Curie
    Paris, 75005, France
  • Hôpital René Huguenin - Institut Curie
    Saint-cloud, 92210, France
  • Institut Gustave ROUSSY
    Villejuif, 94805, France
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Sponsor will share de-identified data sets. Documents generated under the project will be disseminated in accordance with Institut Curie policies.

Supporting information: Sap

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 31, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02608346
Lead sponsor
Institut Curie
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 18, 2015
Start date
Nov 2014
Primary completion
Dec 29, 2021
Completion
Dec 29, 2021
Last update
Jan 31, 2024

Study contacts

Jean-Yves PIERGA, DR
principal investigator · Institut Curie

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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