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NCT Number: NCT03821948

Blood and Stool Sample Collection in Subjects Participating in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Act Bold

The primary objective of this study is to collect de-identified, clinically-characterized stool and whole blood specimens for use in developing and evaluating the performance of new biomarker assays for detection of colorectal cancer (CRC).

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Key information

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CCT Research/Fiel Family and Sports Medicine, Tempe, Arizona, United States

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About this study

Subjects will be men and women, 40 years of age or older who are scheduled for a colonoscopy. Approximately 7,500 subjects will be enrolled.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is male or female, 40 years of age or older.
  • Subject is at average or increased risk for development of CRC.
  • Subject presents for screening or surveillance colonoscopy.
  • Subject has no symptoms that require immediate, or near term, referral for diagnostic or therapeutic colonoscopy.
  • Subject understands the study procedures and is able to provide informed consent to participate in the study and authorization for release of relevant protected health information to the study Investigator.

Exclusion criteria

  • Any previous cancer diagnosis (with the exceptions of basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers) and/or cancer related treatment (e.g. chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery) within the past 5 years.
  • Subject has a diagnosis or personal history of any of the following conditions, including:
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis (also referred to as "FAP", including attenuated FAP and Gardner's syndrome).
  • Hereditary non-polyposis CRC syndrome (also referred to as "HNPCC" or "Lynch Syndrome").
  • Other hereditary cancer syndromes including but are not limited to Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, MYH-Associated Polyposis (MAP), Turcot's (or Crail's) Syndrome, Cowden's Syndrome, Juvenile Polyposis, Neurofibromatosis and Familial Hyperplastic Polyposis.
  • Subject has a family history of:
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis (also referred to as "FAP").
  • Hereditary non-polyposis CRC syndrome (also referred to as "HNPCC" or "Lynch Syndrome").
  • Subjects with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome.
  • IV contrast (e.g. CT and MRI) within 1 day [or 24 hours] of blood collection.
  • Subject has any condition that in the opinion of the Investigator should preclude participation in the study

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Stool-based biomarkers associated with genetic and epigenetic alterations

    Time frame: Stool sample will be collected prior to initiation of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.

    The outcomes are co-primary. Biomarkers under evaluation include differential methylation of nucleic acids and altered expression of proteins in stool from subjects at average risk or increased risk for development of colorectal cancer at the pre-intervention stage.

  2. Blood-based biomarkers associated with genetic and epigenetic alterations.

    Time frame: Point in time blood collection (1 day) at enrollment.

    The outcomes are co-primary. Biomarkers under evaluation include differential methylation of nucleic acids and altered expression of proteins in blood from subjects at average risk or increased risk for development of colorectal cancer at the pre-intervention stage.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Exact Sciences Corporation

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jan 30, 2019
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2020

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