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PERitoneal Carcinomatosis LEveraging ctDNA guided treatment Study in GI Cancer (PERICLES Study).

1. To measure changes in ctDNA in patients with PC from GI cancers who are candidates for Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).

2. To determine the clearance rate of ctDNA after complete CRS.

3. To identify any associations between clinical staging of CRS and measurable ctDNA.

4. To assess changes in ctDNA levels in response to chemotherapy in patients with PC.

5. To guide treatment based on ctDNA response.

Protocol Number: 072013
Phase: Phase II
Applicable Disease Sites: Colon
Esophagus
Ill-Defined Sites
Other Digestive Organ
Pancreas
Rectum
Small Intestine
Stomach
Unknown Sites
Principal Investigator: Henry Richard Alexander
Scope: Local
Therapies Involved: Therapy (NOS)
Participating Institutions:
  • RWJBarnabas Health
    • Cooperman Barnabas, Livingston
  • Rutgers University
Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site ClinicalTrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

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