Status:

UNKNOWN

Cryptosporidium Infection and Human Colorectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Lille Catholic University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Institut Pasteur de Lille

Conditions:

Colonic Neoplasms

Cryptosporidiosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

It has been reported that Cryptosporidium parvum, a species of a protozoan frequently isolated from humans and animals, is able to induce digestive adenocarcinoma in a rodent model. Consistently, some...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cases:
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Patients with colonic adenocarcinoma/intraepithelial neoplasia diagnosed prior to chemotherapy or radiotherapy who will undergo scheduled surgery. Patients with rectal cancer with indication for neoadjuvant treatment will still be included, but only biopsies used for diagnosis will be used
  • Patient capable of receiving informed information
  • Written informed consent
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme
  • Controls:
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Patients with endoscopic indication for benign pathology
  • Patients with indication for colectomy for benign pathology
  • Patients with digestive cancer (stomach, oesophagus, biliary, pancreatic, etc.) of any type other than colorectal cancer before chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Patient capable of receiving informed information
  • Written informed consent
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme

Exclusion

  • Patients undergoing pre-operative chemotherapy.
  • Patients who have already had chemotherapy for less than one year or other immunosuppressive treatment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 30 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

324 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04332705

Start Date

June 30 2020

End Date

December 30 2024

Last Update

November 18 2023

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Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille

Lomme, Nord, France, 59462