Signatera Assessment in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer

NCT07339384NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNAINTERVENTIONAL

Summary

Key Facts

Lead Sponsor

Natera, Inc.

Enrollment

1010

Start Date

2026-05-01

Completion Date

2034-05-01

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title

Circulating Tumor DNA Assessment in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer (SIGNAL-EMC 101)

Interventions

Signatera Genome ultra-sensitive ctDNA blood test

Conditions

Endometrial Cancer

Eligibility

Age Range

18 Years+

Sex

FEMALE

Inclusion Criteria:

General inclusion criteria includes the following selection criteria to be eligible for inclusion in any aspect of the study. Eligibility will be assessed by the investigator:

1\. Signed and dated informed consent form (ICF) obtained prior to any trial-specific enrollment procedure.

2\. Patient is ≥ 18 years-old at the time of ICF signature. 3. Able to submit sufficient residual tissue obtained per standard of care procedures.

HIR patients must meet all the following selection criteria to be eligible for the randomization cohort in the study. Eligibility will be assessed by the investigator:

1. FIGO 2009 Stage I after hysterectomy and lymph node assessment by bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy or SLND

   1. If para-aortic lymph nodes are not pathologically assessed, documentation of surgical assessment or imaging is recommended.
2. Stage I patients with endometrioid histology:

   1. Age 70 years or older with one uterine risk factor,
   2. Age 50-69 years with two risk factors,
   3. Age 18 - 49 years with three risk factors.

Uterine risk factors include:

* Grade 2 or 3 tumor.
* Outer half depth of invasion.
* Lymphovascular invasion. Note: peritoneal cytology must be negative if performed.

Patients must meet all the following selection criteria to be eligible for the observation arms of the study. Eligibility will be assessed by the investigator following hysterectomy and lymph node assessment by bilateral pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy or SLND:

1\. High risk cohort

a. FIGO 2009 Stage I with high risk histology i. Defined as serous, clear cell, carcinosarcoma, or mixed histology.

1. Negative peritoneal cytology, where performed (recommended)
2. If para-aortic lymph nodes are not pathologically assessed, imaging is required b. FIGO 2009 Stage II Endometrioid

2\. Low risk cohort

a. FIGO 2009 Stage I patients at low risk of recurrence i. Endometriod histology ii. Absent uterine risk factors, or present but insufficient to meet HIR criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients are not eligible for the study if they meet any of the following criteria, as assessed by the investigator:

1. Undifferentiated or dedifferentiated histology
2. Uterine sarcoma
3. Prior pelvic radiation therapy
4. Positive pelvic washings
5. Pelvic lymph node assessment was not performed
6. Isolated Tumor Cells (ITC) identified in the lymph node(s)
7. Prior therapy for endometrial cancer (including hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy)

   a. Contraceptives or other hormonal management for endometrial intraepithelial hyperplasia is allowed
8. Patients with a history of other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, are excluded if there is any evidence of active malignancy within the last five years.

   a. Patients are also excluded if their previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy.
9. Patients with a history of serious comorbid illness or uncontrolled illnesses that would preclude protocol therapy.
10. Patients with a history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or uncontrolled arrhythmia within 3 months from enrollment.
11. Previous diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
12. Patient is currently receiving, or plans to receive, commercial ctDNA/MRD assay for disease monitoring, excluding Signatera. Patients must agree to forego testing with assays other than Signatera Genome upon enrollment until end of study.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes

Recurrence Free Survival (RFS)

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate if recurrence free survival (RFS) is non-inferior among women with stage I high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer who are ctDNA-negative after surgery and managed with ctDNA-guided observation versus adjuvant VBT.

Time frame: 3 years from randomization to the first occurrence of disease recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first

Secondary Outcomes

Overall Survial

Comparison of overall survival (OS) among all high-intermediate risk (HIR) patients and recurrence free survival (RFS) across treatment groups and assess whether ctDNA-guided de-escalation group is non-inferior to adjuvant VBT.

Time frame: From enrollment to Year 3 and enrollment to Year 5

ctDNA Clearance Rate

Estimate the ctDNA clearance rate among high-intermediate risk ctDNA positive participants.

Time frame: From enrollment until first surveillance visit at 12 weeks

Clinicopathologic and Molecular Risk Factors

Assess the primary and secondary objectives by clinicopathologic and molecular (e.g. POLE, MMR-D, p53 aberrant, p53 wild type) risk factors, and ethnic/racial groups among high-intermediate risk patients.

Time frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment

Linked Papers

2022-03-08

Time to first recurrence, pattern of recurrence, and survival after recurrence in endometrial cancer according to the molecular classification

Despite its generally favorable prognosis at primary diagnosis, recurrence of endometrial cancer remains an important clinical challenge. The aim of this study was to analyze the value of molecular classification in recurrent endometrial cancer. This study included patients with recurrent endometrial cancer who underwent primary surgical treatment between 2004 and 2015 at the Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden and the Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (KImBer cohort) with molecular classification of the primary tumor. Out of 594 molecularly classified endometrial cancer patients, 101 patients experienced recurrence, consisting of 2 POLEmut, 33 MMRd, 30 p53abn, and 36 NSMP tumors. Mean age at recurrence was 71 years and mean follow-up was 54 months. Overall, median time to first recurrence was 16 months (95% CI 12-20); with the shortest median time in MMRd patients, with 13 months (95% CI 5-21). The pattern of recurrence was distinct among molecular subgroups: MMRd tumors experienced more locoregional, while p53abn cases showed more abdominal recurrences (P = .042). Median survival after recurrence was best for MMRd cases (43 months, 95% CI 11-76), compared to 39 months (95% CI 21-57) and 10 months (95% CI 7-13) for the NSMP and p53abn cases respectively (log-rank, P = .001). Molecular classification is a significant indicator of survival after recurrence in endometrial cancer patients, and patterns of recurrence differ by molecular subgroups. While MMRd endometrial cancer show more locoregional recurrence and the best survival rates after recurrence, p53abn patients experience abdominal recurrence more often and had the worst prognosis of all recurrent patients.

2021-02-03

Circulating tumor DNA as a prognostic marker in high-risk endometrial cancer

Abstract Background Currently, there is no reliable blood-based marker to track tumor recurrence in endometrial cancer (EC) patients. Liquid biopsies, specifically, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis emerged as a way to monitor tumor metastasis. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of ctDNA in recurrence surveillance and prognostic evaluation of high-risk EC. Methods Tumor tissues from nine high-risk EC patients were collected during primary surgery and tumor DNA was subjected to next generation sequencing to obtain the initial mutation spectrum using a 78 cancer-associated gene panel. Baseline and serial post-operative plasma samples were collected and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assays for patient-specific mutations were developed to track the mutations in the ctDNA in serial plasma samples. Log-rank test was used to assess the association between detection of ctDNA before or after surgery and disease-free survival. Results Somatic mutations were identified in all of the cases. The most frequent mutated genes were PTEN , FAT4 , ARID1A , TP53 , ZFHX3 , ATM , and FBXW7 . For each patient, personalized ddPCR assays were designed for one-to-three high-frequent mutations. DdPCR analysis and tumor panel sequencing had a high level of agreement in the assessment of the mutant allele fractions in baseline tumor tissue DNA. CtDNA was detected in 67% (6 of 9) of baseline plasma samples, which was not predictive of disease-free survival (DFS). CtDNA was detected in serial post-operative plasma samples (ctDNA tracking) of 44% (4 of 9) of the patients, which predicted tumor relapse. The DFS was a median of 9 months (ctDNA detected) versus median DFS undefined (ctDNA not detected), with a hazard ratio of 17.43 (95% CI, 1.616–188.3). The sensitivity of post-operative ctDNA detection in estimating tumor relapse was 100% and specificity was 83.3%, which was superior to CA125 or HE4. Conclusions Personalized ctDNA detection was effective and stable for high-risk EC. CtDNA tracking in post-operative plasma is valuable for predicting tumor recurrence.

Vaginal brachytherapy management of stage I and II endometrial cancer

Adjuvant radiotherapy is an important component of post-operative therapy for patients with early-stage endometrial cancer. In the past decades, many trials have been conducted to determine the optimal adjuvant treatment strategy, pelvic external beam radiotherapy or vaginal brachytherapy. As a result, vaginal brachytherapy became the treatment of choice for patients with early-stage endometrial cancer at high-intermediate risk, based on clinicopathological risk factors. Vaginal brachytherapy maximizes local control and has only mild side effects with limited impact on quality of life, in comparison with pelvic external beam radiotherapy. The most frequently used treatment schedule is the one which was used in the PORTEC-2 trial (21 Gy in three fractions specified at 5 mm depth) and, whenever available, image-guided brachytherapy should be used. However, the most convenient and effective treatment schedule remains to be established. More recently, the discovery and integration of four molecular classes in the risk assessment of endometrial cancer patients has created new opportunities to prevent over- and undertreatment. The 2021 endometrial cancer guideline of the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the European Society of Pathology (ESP) now proposes an integrated risk stratification, in which both clinicopathologic and molecular factors are combined, to direct adjuvant therapy. This rationale is now investigated in multiple prospective trials. This review provides an overview of the rationale and currently recommended and new strategies for vaginal brachytherapy in patients with stage I and II endometrial cancer.

Linked Investigators

Signatera Assessment in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer