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Spanish Study for Molecular Characterization of Thyroid Carcinoma
Sponsor: Grupo Español de Tratamiento de Tumores de Cabeza y Cuello
Summary
This project is a retrospective observational study based on the molecular characterization of a Spanish population of patients with refractory radio-iodine differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with advanced and / or metastatic disease undergoing systemic treatment, or under clinical observation. Three diagnostic techniques will be performed on formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor samples from the study population: immunohistochemistry (IHC), fluorescence by in situ hybridization (FISH) as well as Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques by means of DNA and RNA analysis (Ion Platform Torrent - Oncomine Focus Assay, 52 gene detection). The results of each patient will be compared in order to correlate the results of each method.
Official title: Spanish Observational Study for MOLecular Characterization of THYroid Carcinoma MOLTHY Project
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2021-06-14
Completion Date
2025-03
Last Updated
2024-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
VENTANA pan-TRK technique (EPR17341) Assay, with Optiview DAB-detection kit and Optiview amplification kit. Using FFPE slices
Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH)
FISH using FFPE slices for genes: Neurotrophic tyrosin kinase 1 (NTRK1), Neurotrophic tyrosin kinase 3 (NTRK3) and rearranged during transfection (RET)
Oncomine Focus Assay Platform with 52 genes
Oncomine Focus Assay Platform with 52 genes (35 Hotspot genes, 19 Copy number variants and 23 Gene fusions). Using FFPE slices
Locations (12)
Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario Durán i Reinals
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Fundació Althaia
Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí de Sabadell
Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Institut Català d'Oncologia Girona - ICO Girona
Girona, Girona, Spain
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe
Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain