In this DocTalk recorded August 2022, Dr. Jeanne Tie from The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia discusses her ctDNA DYNAMIC II trial with Paltown Scientific Director, Dr. Manju George.
Table of contents
00:00: Introduction 04:29: Minimal residual disease (MRD) 06:06: Duke’s staging 07:11: AJCC TNM staging 07:50: Adjuvant treatment for early-stage CRC & challenges 08:53: Things tried in stage II Colon cancer 11:00: Better risk stratification in stage II colon cancer 11:59: Clinical dilemma in stage II colon cancer 13:50: Other challenges 15:55: How to move the field forward? 16:30: Circulating tumor DNA, what is it? 18:12: CtDNA detects MRD 19:19: CtDNA dynamic reflects tumor burden in CRC 20:04: Post-op ctDNA detection and what it means 23:29: CtDNA dynamics — Real-time monitoring & its value 25:18: Serial ctDNA — What info does it provide about adjuvant chemo? 26:35: GALAXY trial results: Role of adjuvant chemo? 27:50: The DYNAMIC II trial 30:00: DYNAMIC II — CtDNA assay used 31:02: DYNAMIC II — Main study results 31:35: DYNAMIC II — Additional results 32:25: DYNAMIC II — Summary 35:00: DYNAMIC III — Design 36:19: Post-treatment ctDNA, role? 37:25: Trials for CtDNA positivity after Adj treatment 40:00: Q & A