Pilot Study for Ex Vivo Tailoring of Treatment in Colorectal Cancer

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

In this study, the investigators will establish a reliable method and logistic pipeline for personalized drug testing ex vivo using fresh tumor samples from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. With this, the investigators aim to develop a novel predictive biomarker of immunotherapy response, by testing combinations of chemotherapies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. Critically, this affects a large subgroup of patients currently not considered to benefit from such treatment. To support the hypothesis, the project will make use of cutting-edge, cell-based functional diagnostics. Individual patients' cancer cells will be screened against a panel of chemotherapies and targeted therapies including CAR T cells, to assess the optimal combination of therapies to induce immunotherapy efficacy in otherwise unresponsive CRC.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer scheduled for curative surgery and standard clinical follow-up.

Locations
Other Locations
Norway
Akershus University Hospital
RECRUITING
Lørenskog
Contact Information
Primary
Sebastian Meltzer, M.D. Ph.D.
sebastian.meltzer@medisin.uio.no
+4767960000
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-03-28
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-01-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Primary resectable colon and rectal cancer
Patients with primary resectable, localized colon and rectal cancer eligible for blood and tissue sampling for organoid development.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Oslo University Hospital, Oncosyne AS
Leads: University Hospital, Akershus

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