Tiny bacteria hunt down cancer cells in blood
NCT ID NCT06048835
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device that uses specially designed bacteria and laser technology to find and study rare tumor cells in the blood of breast cancer patients. The goal is to improve early detection and personalized treatment. The study will include 80 women with either early or metastatic breast cancer, plus healthy volunteers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
The study involves female patients with diagnosis of early-breast cancer candidate for surgery and female patients with diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer. A control group of sex and age matched healthy volunteers, not affected by any neoplastic disease will be enrolled too.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * female patients with diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer, confirmed by clinical practice staging exams. * female patients with biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of early-breast cancer candidate for primary surgery after multidisciplinary evaluation. * patients not affected by any neoplastic disease. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of any neoplastic disease
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
RECRUITINGPavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy
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