Simple blood test could spot lung cancer early in heavy smokers
NCT ID NCT06816121
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new blood test to find early-stage lung cancer in heavy smokers who have no symptoms. Researchers will collect blood samples from 350 current or former smokers aged 30-80, including those with and without lung cancer. The goal is to see if the test can detect cancer early, when it's easier to treat. Participants give blood at the start and after 12 and 24 months, but results are not shared with them or their doctors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood-based biomarker test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test that catches lung cancer early in heavy smokers, when it's more treatable.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not be accurate enough, and results are not shared with participants or doctors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Both smokers that meet USPSTF criteria for annual LD-CT screening (age 50-80, smoked \>20 pack years, quit \<15yr ago if former smoker) to younger (\>30 years) and lighter smokers (\>10 pack years)
- Ages
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30 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: All Participants: * Understands the study and can provide written informed consent * Willing and able to provide a blood sample * Age 30-80 * Current or former smoker Non-Cancer Cohort: * Recent CT scan within 3 months AND * No lung nodules (Lung-RADS 1) or benign/stable nodules Indeterminate Cohort: * Recent CT scan within 12 months AND * Indeterminate lung nodules under active monitoring Highly Suspicious or Confirmed Lung Cancer Cohort: * Confirmed untreated lung cancer OR * Highly suspicious lung nodules undergoing diagnostic work-up Other Cancer Cohort: \- Confirmed, untreated cancer associated with smoking Exclusion Criteria: * Cancer diagnosis within the last 5 years * Systemic therapy, radiation, or surgery for cancer within 1 year prior to enrollment * Any history of hematologic malignancies or myelodysplasia * Known infection with HIV, HCV, or HBV * Active pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site 101
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102, United States
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