About this trial
This study evaluates the accuracy of blood-based biomarker testing to predict the presence of active testicular cancer.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Primary tumor excised by radical inguinal orchiectomy and pathology consistent with GCT (seminoma or NSGCT)
Stage I pure seminoma OR stage I pure seminoma with isolated retroperitoneal relapse or Stage IIA/B pure seminoma
Stage I NSGCT OR stage I NSGCT with isolated retroperitoneal relapse or Stage IIA/B NSGCT
For subjects with retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy: no lymph node >3 cm in greatest dimension with no more than 2 nodes enlarged
Disqualifiers
Second primary malignancy
Patients receiving any other investigational agent (s)
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
Trial population
Patients with testicular germ cell tumor
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Clinical Stage I Disease
Other interventionPatients undergo blood sample collection during screening and throughout the study. Based on results, patients will undergo a primary RPLND surgery or standard surveillance. Surveillance will follow until year 5.
Clinical Stage I with relapse, CSII Disease
Other interventionPatients undergo blood sample collection during screening and throughout the study. Based on results, patients will undergo a primary RPLND surgery or reassessment and then surveillance will follow until year 5.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Accuracy of miRNA-371 to predict pre-operatively the presence of active germ cell malignancy
The positive predictive value of pre-operatively elevated miRNA-371 levels in predicting active GCT will be determined by pathologic review of RPLND specimens.
Secondary outcomes
The 2-year disease-free survival
Estimate the 2-year disease-free survival for patients who are miRNA negative at enrollment
Persistence of positive postoperative miRNA as a predictor of relapse at follow-up
Evaluate the relapse rate at follow-up in patients with positive postoperative miRNA after RPLND
Negative predictive value of negative pre-operative miRNA
Estimate the negative predictive value of negative pre-operative miRNA as confirmed by completing 2-year surveillance or pathological confirmation (i.e. biopsy or RPLND)
Sponsors and contacts
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University of Southern California
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator