New Strategies to Detect Cancers in Carriers of Mutations in RB1 (NIRBTEST)

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Status: Completed

Conditions: Secondary Primary Malignancies After Retinoblastoma; Retinoblastoma

Treatments: Other: blood draw

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04164134

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NL8013 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rationale: Individuals with a cancer predisposition due to a mutation in the paradigm tumor suppressor gene RB1, have a high risk to develop the childhood cancer retinoblastoma (Rb). Biopsies are not possible in Rb, before treatment selection. Heritable Rb patients have also a high risk to develop other types of second primary, either childhood or adult, malignancies (SPMs), notably sarcomas and melanomas. Remarkably, SPMs are now the leading cause of death in heritable-Rb-survivors. Unfortunately, there are no well-developed regular surveillance protocols for SPMs in Rb survivors available right now. Recently, new non-invasive cancer test have been developed, based on either RNA-sequencing data from platelets (ThromboSeq), or on extracellular membrane vesicles (EVs) derived from tumor cells present in blood.

Objective:

• Determine the non-cancerous baseline in adult RB1-mutation carriers (heritable-Rb-survivors).
• Contribute to the biobanking of blood and cancerous tissues from RB1-mutation carriers with SPMs.
• The development of blood-based tests, either platelet or EV-based, for the detection of (the type of) tumors in RB1-mutation carriers.

Study design: Cross-sectional multicenter trial.

Study population:

• 40 Rb patients (children),
• 40 controls (children),
• 153 Rb survivors (adults),
• 153 controls (adults),
• 10 Rb survivors with SPM (children/adults).

Main study parameters/endpoints:

• Determine the non-cancerous baseline in adult RB1-mutation carriers (heritable-Rb-survivors).
• Contribute to the biobanking of blood and cancerous tissues from RB1-mutation carriers with SPMs.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness:

Two blood samples totalling 10ml blood will be collected for every participant. Additionally, a short questionnaire has to be filled in concerning their and their family's cancer history. Blood draws will be done, when participants are already present in the hospital for other appointments, and thus no extra visits are required. For all children, blood will be collected through an already present IV, and so no extra venepuncture is required. Children have to be included because Rb is a tumor only present in this patient group.

Enrollment: 378 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult (16 years and older):

• Group 1: germline mutation RB1.
• Group 2 (control): no germline mutation RB1.

Pediatric (until 6 years of age):

• Group 1: somatic or germline mutation RB1 and retinoblastoma.
• Group 2 (control): no mutation RB1.

Exclusion criteria

Adult (16 years and older):

• Group 1: concomitant heritable (inherited) disorder other than caused by monoallelic mutation of RB1.
• Group 2 (control): cancer or already known cancer predisposition syndrome.

Pediatric (until 6 years of age):

• Group 1: concomitant heritable (inherited) disorder other than caused by monoallelic mutation of RB1.
• Group 2: cancer or already known cancer predisposition syndrome.

Trial design

378 participants in 5 patient groups

Retinoblastoma patients (children)

Description:

Children that are currently diagnosed with a retinoblastoma. Blood will be collected and a short questionnaire has to be filled by the parent or legal guardian. Samples will be taken together with standard care blood draw, so no extra venepuncture is required.

Treatment:

Other: blood draw

Controls (children)

Description:

Children with an unrelated problem/condition for which surgery is needed Blood will be collected and a short questionnaire has to be filled by the parent or legal guardian. Samples will be taken during standard care blood draw, so no extra venepuncture is required.

Treatment:

Other: blood draw

Retinoblastoma survivors (adults)

Description:

Adults that carry a RB1 germline mutation and were diagnosed and treated for retinoblastoma in the past. Blood will be collected and a short questionnaire has to be filled.

Treatment:

Other: blood draw

Controls (adults)

Description:

Healthy adult controls Blood will be collected and a short questionnaire has to be filled.

Treatment:

Other: blood draw

Retinoblastoma survivors with Secondary primary malignancies

Description:

Adults that carry a RB1 germline mutation, were treated for retinoblastoma in the past, and are currently diagnosed with a secondary primary malignancy. Blood will be collected and a short questionnaire has to be filled. Tumor tissue will be collected during surgery.

Treatment:

Other: blood draw