NCT03718897

Identification of Prognostic Gene Mutations in Biliary Tract Cancer Using Whole Genome Sequencing

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ji Kon Ryu · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate genetic mutations affecting prognosis using whole genome sequencing in patients with biliary tract cancer.

Detailed description

Recently, as genome technology such as next-generation sequencing has progressed, precision medicine using genetic analysis in lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and melanoma has been actively studied. The need for such precision medicine is also increasing in biliary tract cancer patients. Although whole genome sequencing is relatively costly, it is known to provide more accurate information than other methods such as exome analysis and RNA sequencing in identifying promoter mutations, regulatory regions, and structural variants. Pancreatic cancer and melanoma have been studied by whole genome sequencing, but there is no previous study using whole genome sequencing method in biliary tract cancer.

Conditions

• Biliary Tract Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram	Biopsy specimens are attained via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram in patients with suspicious biliary tract cancer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-14
• Primary completion: 2020-09-02
• Completion: 2022-09-02
• First posted: 2018-10-25
• Last updated: 2018-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea