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Comparison of Different Methods of CAPTure of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTC) in Patients With Metastatic Breast or Prostate Cancer

NCT06904625 · tracked via the Priya Life Science France tracker
Phase
Not applicable
Started
2025-08-14
Last updated
2026-05-27

Condition(s) studied

Metastatic Breast CancerMetastatic Prostate Cancer

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Taking blood samples before starting treatment

Taking blood samples before starting treatment: For patient included in the metastatic breast cancer and prostate cancer, a blood sample will be taken (37 mL in total) for the CTCs detection using the 3 technologies (CellSearch®, Parsortix® and SmartCatch®). For 3 patients only, an additional blood volume (18 mL) will also be collected for tcDNA detection (exploratory analysis of 3 patients). For patient included in the metastatic breast cancer complementary cohort, a blood sample will be taken (56 mL in total) for the CTCs detection using Parsortix® and SmartCatch® technologies.

Study summary

This trial is a pilot, prospective, single-center study conducted in a population of patients with metastatic breast cancer (whatever the immunohistochemical subtype) or metastatic prostate cancer. The aim of this exploratory study is to compare the sensitivity of three different techniques (CellSearch®, Parsortix® and SmartCatch®) in detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs). After the patient's agreement, and before starting anti-tumor treatment, a blood sample will be taken using the 3 different CTC detection techniques.

Each patient will participate in the study for one day.

A total of 54 evaluable patients (36 patients with metastatic breast cancer and 18 patients with metastatic prostate cancer) will be included in this interventional study.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient with breast cancer (whatever the immunohistochemical subtype: triple-negative, RH+/HER2-negative or HER2-positive) or prostate cancer, multi-metastatic, eligible for a new line of treatment. 2. Patient not yet initiated on a new specific treatment for breast or prostate cancer at inclusion. 3. Age ≥ 18 years and WHO ≤ 2 4. Patient affiliated to Social Security scheme in France. 5. Patient having signed informed consent prior to inclusion in the study and prior to any study-specific procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Associated pathology(ies) likely to prevent the study procedure from running smoothly 2. Any psychological, family, geographical or sociological condition that prevents compliance with the medical follow-up and/or procedures stipulated in the study protocol. 3. Patient deprived of liberty or under legal protection (guardianship, legal protection) 4. Patient who has had another solid tumor (excluding carcinoma in situ of the breast or cervix) within 5 years.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • The rate of patients with at least one additional CTC detected by the SmartCatch® method compared with the standard approach (CellSearch®). — 15 months after the study start
    It is defined by the ratio of the number of patients with at least one additional CTC detected by the SmartCatch® method compared with the standard approach (CellSearch®) to the total number of patients.

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
IUCT-O Toulouse France Recruiting
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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