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Brief Title: Study in Leptomeningeal Metastases of Breast Cancer
Official Title: Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers Value: Exploratory and Prospective Study in Leptomeningeal Metastases of Breast Cancer (LCS Bio Sein)
Study ID: NCT03252912
Brief Summary: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cause of leptomeningeal metastases (LM) .As for brain parenchymal metastases, the incidence of LM seems to be increasing, due to the growing incidence of metastatic BC, the improvement of survival and the poor diffusion of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system (CNS). Several prognostic factors have been identified, including the age at diagnosis, the functional and neurological status, the delay between the diagnosis of cancer and that of LM. The survival of patients is poor, less than 6 months in most published series. Several neuronal biomarkers could also be good candidates, such as the neurogranin CSF and/or serum levels or the CNS neurofilaments (NF), that seem to be a good reflect of axonal injury and neuronal loss. CNS NF have been investigated in several neurological diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, but not yet in CNS metastases. Indeed, the creation of a clinico-biological collection seems to be of high value in order to investigate future biomarkers of interest
Detailed Description: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cause of leptomeningeal metastases (LM). As for brain parenchymal metastases, the incidence of LM seems to be increasing, due to the growing incidence of metastatic BC, the improvement of survival and the poor diffusion of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system (CNS). Several prognostic factors have been identified, including the age at diagnosis, the functional and neurological status, the delay between the diagnosis of cancer and that of LM. Other CSF biomarkers have been evaluated for the diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastases. Finally, the CellSearch® technique allows for the characterisation of proteins expressed by CSF tumors cells (E.G., HER2) and will make possible a better understanding of the physiopathology of tumor dissemination to the CS. Other neuronal biomarkers could be interesting for the diagnosis of LM in BC patients. Among them, the protein Tau (total-Tau or T-Tau) is involved in several neurological diseases. However, to date, no study has evaluated CSF or serum T-Tau in LM from solid tumors. Several neuronal biomarkers could also be good candidates, such as the neurogranin CSF and/or serum levels or the CNS neurofilaments (NF), that seem to be a good reflect of axonal injury and neuronal loss.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, , France
Name: marc ychou
Affiliation: institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR