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CompletedNCT03986463CITaDeLUpdated Feb 18, 2021

CIrculating Tumour DNA in Lung Cancer (CITaDeL): Optimizing Sensitivity and Clinical Utility

An observational study in Lung Neoplasms, Lung Cancer and Neoplasm of Lung, sponsored by London Health Sciences Centre OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-02-18.

Sponsored by London Health Sciences Centre OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
40
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective observation study in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) starting either cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy. It will assess changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the days following the initiation of treatment, as well as longitudinal monitoring, to assess the dynamics and value of ctDNA in stage III-IV NSCLC.

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The study consists of three cohorts of patients initiating a new treatment for their NSCLC. The cohorts of (1) patients starting concurrent chemotherapy and radiation for stage III NSCLC (2) patients with advanced NSCLC starting cytotoxic chemotherapy (with or without pembrolizumab) (3) patients with advanced NSCLC starting palliative radiation therapy. This study aims to study the changes in ctDNA levels following a new treatment in lung cancer patients and to explore if the diagnostic utility of ctDNA testing is improved immediately following treatment when tumour cells are actively dying. It will also examine the changes in ctDNA levels and mutational analysis longitudinally.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Lung Cancer
  • Neoplasm of Lung
  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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In context

Lung Neoplasms

7,243 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Neoplasms; 1,557 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 189 across 1,514 observational studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients receiving treatment at the London Regional Cancer Program in London, Ontario, Canada.

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically diagnosed NSCLC
  • Age 18 or older
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-3
  • Patients must be able to provide informed consent
  • Patients must meet the criteria above AND fulfill the criteria below for entry into one of the 3 cohorts

Cohort 1

  1. Stage III NSCLC as per the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition (AJCC 8th ed.)
  2. Appropriate to undergo concurrent chemotherapy and radiation
  3. Planned radiation dose must be between 54 and 66 Gy
  4. Chemotherapy regimen must include a platinum agent plus one of the following doublet agents: etoposide, pemetrexed, paclitaxel, vinorelbine, docetaxel, gemcitabine or vincristine
  5. Day 1 platinum dose must be ≥ carboplatin 1.6 AUC or cisplatin 30 mg/m2
  6. No prior system chemotherapy (induction) for their stage III NSCLC, any adjuvant chemotherapy given for resected disease must have been at least 100 days prior to enrollment

Cohort 2

  1. Stage IV NSCLC or stage III NSCLC, as per the AJCC 8th ed.
  2. Planning to start systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, without concurrent radiation
  3. Previous treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or immunotherapy (PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA4 directed antibodies) is allowed as long as no cytotoxic chemotherapy was given concurrently
  4. Previous palliative radiation is permitted, but must have been completed at least at least 21 days prior to the initiation of treatment
  5. Chemotherapy regimen must include a platinum agent plus one of the following doublet agents: etoposide, pemetrexed, paclitaxel, vinorelbine, docetaxel, gemcitabine or vincristine
  6. Day 1 platinum dose must be ≥ carboplatin 1.6 AUC or cisplatin 30 mg/m2
  7. If cytotoxic chemotherapy was previously given for adjuvant or stage III NSCLC it must have been at least 100 days prior to enrollment

Cohort 3

  1. Patients with advanced NSCLC set to undergo palliative radiation to the primary or regional or distant metastatic lesion(s), including intracranial lesions
  2. Radiation dose scheduling must be 2.5 to 4.0 Gy on days 1 through 3 for extracranial treatment, ideally 40 Gy in 15 fractions, 20 Gy in 5 fractions, or 30 Gy in 10 fractions.
  3. Radiation dose for brain lesions must be 6 to 9 Gy per dose, ideally 30 to 35 Gy in 5 daily fractions or 27 Gy in 3 fractions on alternating days
  4. No plans for concurrent chemotherapy to be given
  5. Five patients in cohort 3 will receive radiation to the primary tumor and five patients will receive radiation to brain lesions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any other malignancy in the last five years other than adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort 1

    1. Stage III NSCLC as per the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition (AJCC 8th ed.) 2. Appropriate to undergo concurrent chemotherapy and radiation 3. Planned radiation dose must be between 54 and 66 Gy 4. Chemotherapy regimen must include a platinum agent plus one of the following doublet agents: etoposide, pemetrexed, paclitaxel, vinorelbine, docetaxel, gemcitabine or vincristine 5. Day 1 platinum dose must be ≥ carboplatin 1.6 AUC or cisplatin 30 mg/m2 6. No prior system chemotherapy (induction) for their stage III NSCLC, any adjuvant chemotherapy given for resected disease must have been at least 100 days prior to enrollment

    Other: Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA)

  • Cohort 2

    1. Stage IV NSCLC or stage III NSCLC, as per the AJCC 8th ed. 2. Planning to start systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, without concurrent radiation 3. Previous treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or immunotherapy (PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA4 directed antibodies) is allowed as long as no cytotoxic chemotherapy was given concurrently 4. Previous palliative radiation is permitted, but must have been completed at least at least 21 days prior to the initiation of treatment 5. Chemotherapy regimen must include a platinum agent plus one of the following doublet agents: etoposide, pemetrexed, paclitaxel, vinorelbine, docetaxel, gemcitabine or vincristine 6. Day 1 platinum dose must be ≥ carboplatin 1.6 AUC or cisplatin 30 mg/m2 7. If cytotoxic chemotherapy was previously given for adjuvant or stage III NSCLC it must have been at least 100 days prior to enrollment

    Other: Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA)

  • Cohort 3

    1. Patients with advanced NSCLC set to undergo palliative radiation to the primary or regional or distant metastatic lesion(s), including intracranial lesions 2. Radiation dose scheduling must be 2.5 to 4.0 Gy on days 1 through 3 for extracranial treatment, ideally 40 Gy in 15 fractions, 20 Gy in 5 fractions, or 30 Gy in 10 fractions. 3. Radiation dose for brain lesions must be 6 to 9 Gy per dose, ideally 30 to 35 Gy in 5 daily fractions or 27 Gy in 3 fractions on alternating days 4. No plans for concurrent chemotherapy to be given 5. Five patients in cohort 3 will receive radiation to the primary tumor and five patients will receive radiation to brain lesions

    Other: Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA)

Interventions

  • OtherCirculating tumour DNA (ctDNA)

    Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) will be isolated from blood samples

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To measure the change in quantitative ctDNA levels following the initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation

    Post-treatment ctDNA levels will be reported as the mean percent increase with standard deviation at maximum compared to baseline (pre-treatment) ctDNA levels.

    Time frame: Cohort 1 and 2: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 21 days) of chemotherapy. Cohort 3: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of radiotherapy (up to 3 weeks)

  2. To identify the timepoint after the initiation of treatment at which the quantified level of ctDNA peaks

    This will be reported as the mean time to maximal ctDNA level with standard deviation from the initiation of treatment

    Time frame: Cohort 1 and 2: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 21 days) of chemotherapy. Cohort 3: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of radiotherapy (up to 3 weeks)

  3. To detect genetic alterations at the time point of maximal ctDNA that were not present in baseline testing

    Will be reported as gene names, with allelic frequencies, found in post-treatment samples that were not present in samples collected at baseline.

    Time frame: Cohort 1 and 2: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 21 days) of chemotherapy. Cohort 3: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of radiotherapy (up to 3 weeks)

Secondary outcomes

  1. To identify the proportion of patients that do not have genetic alterations present in baseline samples but have genetic alterations detected at the timepoint of maximal quantified ctDNA

    This will be reported as frequency counts and proportions.

    Time frame: Cohort 1 and 2: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 21 days) of chemotherapy. Cohort 3: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of radiotherapy (up to 3 weeks)

  2. To determine the percentage of stage III patients with clinically relevant (targetable or prognostic), at any stage of lung cancer, ctDNA genetic alterations.

    Will be reported as frequency counts and proportions.

    Time frame: Cohort 1 and 2: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 21 days) of chemotherapy. Cohort 3: Baseline (pre-treatment) to end of radiotherapy (up to 3 weeks)

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Study locations

1 site
  • London Regional Cancer Program
    London, Ontario N6A 5W9, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Breadner DA, Vincent MD, Correa R, Black M, Warner A, Sanatani M, Bhat V, Morris C, Jones G, Allan A, Palma DA, Raphael J. Exploitation of treatment induced tumor lysis to enhance the sensitivity of ctDNA analysis: A first-in-human pilot study. Lung Cancer. 2022 Mar;165:145-151. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.01.013. Epub 2022 Jan 29. PubMed 35124411 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 18, 2021, 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
NCT03986463
Lead sponsor
London Health Sciences Centre OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 14, 2019
Start date
May 1, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2020
Completion
Dec 31, 2020
Last update
Feb 18, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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