AV - Almac TP53 Next Generation Sequencing CTA for BI

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Establishment of Performance Specifications and Quality Control Procedures of the Almac TP53 Next Generation Sequencing Clinical Trial Assay for Boehringer Ingelheim

  • IRAS ID

    234895

  • Contact name

    Richard Kennedy

  • Contact email

    richard.kennedy@almacgroup.com

  • Sponsor organisation

    Almac Diagnostics Ltd

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 4 months, 16 days

  • Research summary

    The purpose of this study - Almac aim to develop and analytically validate Almac’s Tumour protein 53 (TP53) Next generation Sequencing (NGS) assay and Abbott Molecular’s mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) assay as clinical trial assays (CTAs) for use in planned trials in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), bladder cancer, glioblastoma, sarcoma and solid tumors with brain metastases including lymph node tissue. Almac have developed and validated a NGS test utilising the commercially available TruSight Tumour 26 (TST26) reagents (Illumina) in conjunction with a set of TP53-specific oligonucleotides. Almac are currently transitioning their TP53 CTA to a new chemistry. The validation of the Almac TP53 CTA using Illumina’s new chemistry will incorporate all requirements necessary for its implementation in planned retrospective and prospective clinical trials. This updated test will be referred to as the Almac TP53 CTA Version 2 (v2).

  • REC name

    London - Dulwich Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    17/LO/1658

  • Date of REC Opinion

    22 Sep 2017

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion