AI could speed up cancer testing for digestive tumors
NCT ID NCT07274579
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is developing and testing an AI model that automatically interprets CLDN18.2 protein levels in digestive system tumors. Researchers will use thousands of pathology samples from multiple hospitals to see if the AI can read test results as accurately as human experts. The goal is to make CLDN18.2 testing more consistent and efficient, which could help guide personalized treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deep learning-based automatic interpretation model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a reliable, automated way to read CLDN18.2 tests, helping doctors choose targeted treatments for digestive cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage validation study, not a treatment trial. The AI model may not perform well in all real-world settings or on different types of samples.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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
Inclusion criteria comprised patients aged over 18 years with definitive pathological diagnoses.
- 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: 1. Age over 18 years. 2. Patients who underwent CLDN18.2 immunohistochemistry and H\&E staining. 3. Availability of complete pathology reports and clinical information. Exclusion Criteria: 1.Patients with missing data or specimens not meeting quality control requirements for analysis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Qianfoshan Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China