Blood test breakthrough could speed up fungal lung infection diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07511595
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if a new blood test (mNGS) can accurately diagnose invasive fungal lung infections in 1,000 people with blood disorders. Participants will provide a blood sample and undergo standard tests, then be followed for 42 days. The goal is to find a faster, more reliable way to detect these serious infections.
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- Participants
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About 1,000 people
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- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who is studied
This is a prospective, multicenter diagnostic study enrolling patients (≥14 years) with underlying hematologic diseases who are clinically suspected of having invasive pulmonary fungal disease.
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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥14 years, gender unrestricted. 2. Patients diagnosed with hematologic malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, etc.) or those who have undergone autologous/allogeneic HSCT. 3. Chest CT confirmed the presence of pulmonary lesions. 4. Clinical suspicion of IFD (with symptoms such as fever, cough, and dyspnea). 5. No other etiological evidence (blood culture, respiratory specimen PCR, etc.) was found. 6. At least one high-risk factor for IFD is present: agranulocytosis (absolute neutrophil count \<0.5×10⁹/L), long-term (≥2 weeks) use of glucocorticoids (prednisone equivalent dose ≥0.5 mg/kg/day), concurrent severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or moderate-to-severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or activation, or treatment with T-cell immunosuppressants. 7. Voluntary signing of the informed consent form (or by the legal representative). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinicians determine that the pulmonary lesion is not caused by IFD (e.g., bacterial pneumonia, tumor infiltration, etc.). 2. The patient or his legal representative withdraws the informed consent. 3. Due to severe underlying diseases, mental disorders, etc., the individual has lost the capacity for autonomous signing and lacks a suitable legal representative.
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