Could metabolic syndrome shape the course of rare blood cancers?
NCT ID NCT07814560
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers at Assiut University are studying whether metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure and high blood sugar, relates to the clinical course of chronic Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms. These are rare blood cancers where the bone marrow makes too many blood cells. The study plans to enroll 313 people who have these conditions and will track how metabolic syndrome relates to their disease over time. This is an observational study, so it looks for patterns rather than testing a treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If a link exists, doctors might one day use metabolic health to help predict how these blood cancers behave or to guide extra care for patients who have both conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it can show associations but cannot prove that metabolic syndrome causes or worsens these blood cancers. Findings may not apply to other patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 313 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
relation of metabolic syndrome to clinical course chronic Philadelphia negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * chronic Philadelphia negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Exclusion Criteria: * remission
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Conditions
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