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RecruitingNCT05778253Updated Mar 21, 2023

The Role of ctDNA Testing Plus AI-based Pathology in Resectable LSCC

An observational study in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma, sponsored by Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-21.

Sponsored by Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
50
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to explore whether ctDNA dynamic monitoring plus AI-based pathology can more effectively predict the therapeutic effect of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for resectable lung squamous cell carcinoma, so as to accurately guide clinical diagnosis and treatment.

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This study is a single-center, observational, non-interventional, prospective study. 50 patients diagnosed with lung squamous cell carcinoma receiving neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (ranging 2 to 4 cycles) will be planned to be enrolled in the study. Pre-treatment biopsy tissues of enrolled patients will be collected for whole exon sequencing (WES) testing, and personalized detection panel will be customized based on WES testing results. Peripheral blood will be collected 1 day before each cycle of neoadjuvant therapy, 1 day before surgery, 3 days after surgery, and 3 weeks after surgery for ctDNA testing. In addition, the prediction model of AI-based pathology will be constructed by AI deep learning based on pathological sections of pre-treatment biopsy tissues. All inclued patients will be regularly followed up for at least 5 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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In context

Carcinoma

6,745 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma; 1,163 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 149 across 1,175 observational studies indexed under Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University is the lead sponsor of 82 studies on the registry; 48 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Resectable or potentially resectable stage II-IIIb lung squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy

Inclusion criteria

  • Histopathology or cytology confirmed the lung squamous cell carcinoma
  • Age ranging from 18 to 75
  • Agree to participate in this study and sign an informed consent form
  • Treatment-naive tumor
  • According to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) eighth edition of the Lung Cancer Staging Manual, the clinical stage is stage II-IIIb resectable or potentially resectable tumor
  • Sufficient tissue/blood samples are available to meet research requirements
  • The ECOG PS score is 0-1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who cannot understand the content of the experiment and cannot cooperate, and those who refuse to sign the informed consent form
  • Non-squamous NSCLC
  • Unresectable IIIa-IIIb tumor
  • Patients with solid organ or blood system transplantation
  • Previous use of CTLA-4, PD-1, or PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors
  • Patients with interstitial lung disease
  • Patients with acute or chronic infectious disease
  • Pregnant and lactating women
  • Patients who have undergone other clinical drug trials
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Study design

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

Groups and cohorts

  • Patients with lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma receiving neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy

    Diagnostic Test: WES and ctDNA detection

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testWES and ctDNA detection

    WES and ctDNA detection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pathologic completet response (pCR) rate

    pCR rate is defined as the percentage of participants having an absence of residual tumor cells in resected lung specimens and lymph nodes following completion of neoadjuvant therapy.

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  2. ctDNA resolution

    ctDNA resolution is defined as the change or resolution in tumor-derived DNA found in the bloodstream from diagnosis to after neoadjuvant therapy and after surgery, correlated with pathologic complete response (pCR)

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

  3. Development of computer algorithm to identify pCR features

    Development of computer algorithm to identify pCR features

    Time frame: From retrospective data collection to algorithm development (6 month)

  4. Validation of computer algorithm to identify pCR features

    Validation of computer algorithm to identify pCR features

    Time frame: From prospective data collection to algorithm validation (6 months)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Major pathological response (MPR) rate

    MPR rate is defined as the percentage of participants having ≤10% viable tumor cells in the resected primary tumor and resected lymph nodes following completion of neoadjuvant therapy.

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  2. Objective response rate(ORR)

    The proportion of patients achieved complete or patial remission(Imageological) according to RECIST 1.1 prior to definitive surgery.

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  3. Adverse events (AEs)

    Number of participants experiencing AEs will be recorded. An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  4. Perioperative complications rate

    Number of participants experiencing perioperative complications will be recorded.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  5. Health-related Quality of Life

    Health-related Quality of Life will be assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) version 3.0, the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire in Lung Cancer (EORTC QLQ-LC13), and the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire.

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  6. Perioperative pain evaluation

    Perioperative pain evaluation assessed by a numeric rating scale (NRS)

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  7. Disease free survival (DFS)

    From the date of surgery to any of the following events: disease progression, disease recurrence or death from any cause.

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  8. Overall survival (OS)

    From the date of participated in study to the date of death.

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
    Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 21, 2023, 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
NCT05778253
Lead sponsor
Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Collaborators
Shanghai OrigiMed Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Liu Wenliang (Professor, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 21, 2023
Start date
Mar 23, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 23, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 23, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 21, 2023

Study contacts

Yan Hu, M.D., Ph.D.
Contact
yanhu@csu.edu.cn
8685296122

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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