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Brief Title: Liquid Biopsy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Official Title: Assessment of Response to Locoregional Therapy Using Liquid Biopsy in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT04111029
Brief Summary: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) carrying tumor-specific sequence alterations has been found in the cell-free fraction of blood. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) specimens are difficult to obtain, and noninvasive methods are required to assess cancer progression and characterize underlying genomic features. Use of 'liquid biopsy' by assessing circulating cell free DNA enables the clinician to offer targeted immunotherapy or signaling pathway inhibitors. It also offers a model to prove response to locoregional or immunotherapy therapy and predict tumor recurrence non-invasively.
Detailed Description: Novelty: Mutation analysis may not only help identify cancer drivers, but they can also provide useful data to predict response to other treatment modalities such as immunotherapies, particularly immune checkpoint blockade. There is published data on liquid biopsy in India from oncology in the field of pulmonary and renal cancers, but these studies have not been done in cirrhosis or in HCC patients. Objectives In this project we hope to develop a biomarker panel which helps us prognosticate patients and tailor targeted therapy as per their genetic mutation landscape. The treatment options for advanced HCC are limited, and tissue biopsy is not routinely performed. Methods In this pilot project, we will analyze 30 patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, ineligible for liver transplantation, who will undergo locoregional therapy in the form of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or radioembolization (TARE) for tissue diagnosis of tumor tissue DNA and circulating tumor DNA. We will design personalized assays targeting somatic rearrangements of each tumor to quantify serum ctDNA. Exome sequencing will be performed using cell-free DNA and paired primary tumor tissue DNA in order to create a non-invasive liquid biopsy for diagnosis and prognostication of HCC.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Choose Any State/Province, India
Name: Radhika Srinivasan, MD PhD
Affiliation: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Role: STUDY_CHAIR