Condition: Colorectal Cancer · Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancer and cause of cancer death worldwide. Population-based screening programs for average risk populations have proven effective in reducing both incidence and mortality of CRC through early detection of cancer. The fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), has still a suboptimal diagnostic yield, with both missed adenomas and, mainly, unnecessary colonoscopies.The identification of novel, non-invasive biomarkers is currently one of the research areas driving most expenditure forces in the field of CRC.A large body of evidence shows that alterations of the gut microbiome and the enrichment of specific taxa(e.g. Fusobacterium nucleatum, Parvimonas micra, and others) are involved in the pathogenesis of CRC. Moreover, recent studies, have discovered common microbial signatures able to reproducibly discriminate between patients with CRC and healthy controls.The goal of this observational study to develop a gut microbiome based diagnostic tool for the identification of CRC and advanced colorectal adenomas in patients enrolled in the national colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program (50-69 year-old) and among who refer to all centers involved in this study for screening colonoscopy with positivity of FIT, of both sex. The primary endpoint of the study is to develop a gut microbiome-based diagnostic tool for the identification of CRC and advanced colorectal adenomas in patients involved in the national CRC screening program, using both …
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Gianluca Ianiro, MD, PhD · 0630159539 · gianluca.ianiro@unicatt.it
Serena Porcari, MD, PhD · 0630159539 · serena.porcari@guest.policlinicogemelli.it
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