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NCT number NCT06100718
Other study ID # 1
Secondary ID 2021-01797
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 1, 2022
Est. completion date December 31, 2025

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Contact Simon Jung, MD
Phone +41 31 63 2 43 27
Email simon.jung@insel.ch
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

INVISIBLE-1 aims to prospectively follow patients up to one year after ischemic stroke to: 1. Determine the cumulative incidence of occult cancer in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and elevated D-dimer 2. Describe occult cancer characteristics and spontaneous course of occult cancer Methodology The investigators will include 370 stroke patients with elevated D-dimer (≥ 820 μg/L) at the time of stroke, suspicion of ESUS after initial workup and without known cancer. The investigators will perform a follow-up telephone interview at one year to assess the occurrence of a new cancer and characterize the course of the disease. Significance Determining the real incidence of occult cancer in high-risk patients will help support the implementation of screening trials in the future. Faster detection and treatment of occult cancers would significantly impact patient' outcomes by offering faster cancer treatment and optimal secondary stroke prevention.


Description:

INVISIBLE-1 is the first prospective study conducting a 1-year post-stroke follow-up telephone interview in preselected stroke patients at high-risk for occult cancer. INVISIBLE-1 aims to: 1. Prospectively determine the cumulative incidence of occult cancer in patients with elevated D-dimer and ESUS within 1 year after the ischemic stroke 2. Describe occult cancer characteristics and spontaneous course of occult cancer Hypothesis Elevated D-dimer and suspicion of ESUS at admission may predict an underlying unknown cancer at the time of index stroke. The investigators hypothesize that the cumulative incidence of newly diagnosed cancer within 1 year after stroke reaches 15% in patients presenting these characteristics. This percentage is higher than the 10% currently known according to available retrospective studies. Project design To ensure the recruitment of the majority of potential occult cancer patients, the investigators set the D-dimer cut-off for inclusion of ≥ 820 μg/L at admission, based on our intern retrospective analyses of 1001 patients (OCCULT-5 score). In patients with ESUS, this cut-off was associated with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 56% for the presence of an occult cancer diagnosed within 1 year after the index-stroke. As suggested by the current evidence, the investigators decided to set the limit for diagnosis of new cancer at 1 year after the index stroke. Beyond this period, the causality is questionable in our opinion.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 370
Est. completion date December 31, 2025
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Informed consent as documented by signature from patient or next of kin - Age = 18 years old - Acute ischemic stroke with symptom onset within 48 h before admission - Acute ischemic stroke with: - persistent signs and symptoms of stroke lasting for = 24 hours OR - acute brain infarction documented by computer tomography (CT) or MRI - D-dimer = 820 µg/L measured after symptom-onset and within 24h after admission - Embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS)* after initial work-up (acute cerebral imaging, 12-lead electrocardiogram, cardiac monitoring for at least 24h and echocardiography) Exclusion Criteria: - Active cancer** known at time of index-stroke - Intravenous Thrombolysis administrated prior to D-dimer measurement: Use of external laboratory value possible if available - New diagnosis of central nervous system cancer - Patient or next of kin (in case of lacking capacity) unlikely to be compliant or available for study follow-up interview ESUS*: According to the definition from the NAVIGATE ESUS randomized trial: Non-lacunar ischemic stroke occurring in a patient in whom investigations did not show another specifically treatable underlying stroke etiology, primarily >50% stenosis in a proximal extracranial or intracranial artery, atrial fibrillation, other major-risk cardioembolic sources, or other determined etiology. Active Cancer**: According to the definition from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis: Cancer diagnosed within the previous six months, recurrent, regionally advanced or metastatic cancer, cancer for which treatment had been administered within six months, or hematological malignancy that is not in complete remission for more than 5 years. ? Patients with history of cancer not meeting these criteria anymore can be included in the study.

Study Design


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Locations

Country Name City State
Switzerland Dept. of Neurology, Universitätsspital Basel Basel
Switzerland Dept, of Neurology, Inselspital, University of Bern Bern
Switzerland Dept. of Neurology, Centre Hospital Universitaire Vaudois Lausanne Vaud

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of participants with newly diagnosed cancer (occult cancer) Within 1 year after ischemic stroke
Secondary Determination of occult cancer characteristics The description of the specific characteristics of occult cancers is defined by the location of the cancer, the histological type of cancer, the date of suspicion of cancer (e.g. via imaging), the type of investigation leading to the suspicion of cancer, the date of final diagnosis via histology, the presence of metastases at diagnosis, the type of treatment provided and the date of start of treatment. Within 1 year after ischemic stroke
Secondary Long-term functional outcome using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) in stroke patients with occult cancer The mRS measures the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. The higher the mRS score, the more disabled or dependent the patient (mRS 6 represents death). At 1 year after ischemic stroke
Secondary All-cause mortality rate and cause-specific mortality rate At 1 year after ischemic stroke
Secondary Rate of recurrent ischemic stroke, or systemic embolism in occult cancer-related stroke Within 1 year after ischemic stroke
Secondary Stroke severity assessed with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) in patients with occult cancer NIHSS is used to quantify stroke severity. It ranges from 0 to a maximum of 42 points. The higher the score, the more extensive the stroke. Baseline
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