Blood test may spot polyp cells that signal cancer risk
NCT ID NCT05648240
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a blood test can find tumor cells or substances released by intestinal polyps. Researchers compared blood samples from 120 people with and without polyps during a colonoscopy. The goal is to see if these markers could help predict or monitor cancer spread.
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 successful, this could lead to a simple blood test to better monitor patients with intestinal polyps and guide treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early proof-of-concept study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not translate into a useful clinical test.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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
Adult patients scheduled for colonoscopy in the Hepato-Gastro-Enterology Department of the University Hospital of Nîmes. Patients with a family history of colorectal cancer and aged over 50 years, with a positive Fecal Immunological Test, with bleeding, with abdominal pain or with unexplained anemia are all likely to undergo colonoscopy
- 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: * Patient to be examined by colonoscopy * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is participating in a category 1 interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject signals their opposition to participate in the study * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Patient pregnant or breastfeeding * History of proven cancerous disease * Patient followed for a chronic inflammatory bowel disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, France
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