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Simple blood test could spot hidden throat cancer

NCT ID NCT05814549

Diagnosis Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether a blood test called NavDx can find HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer early by looking for HPV DNA in the blood. Researchers are enrolling adults aged 45 and older with multiple sexual partners who have no history of this cancer. Participants give blood samples over time, and if the test is positive, they enter a surveillance phase to confirm the finding.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
NavDx blood test
What this could lead to
If successful, this blood test could provide a simple way to screen for HPV-related throat cancer early, potentially catching it before symptoms appear.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 9 participants, so results may not apply to the general population. The test may also miss some cancers or give false positives.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

9 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2023

Expected to finish

Mar 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Potential research participants will be identified by a member of the patient's treatment team, the protocol investigator, or research team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). If the investigator is a member of the treatment team, s/he will screen their participant's medical records for suitable research study participants and discuss the study and their potential for enrolling in the research study. Potential participants contacted by their treating physician will be referred to the investigator/research staff of the study

Ages

45 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 45 and older * Self-reported history of four or more lifetime sexual partners * Self-reported history of one or more lifetime oral sexual partner * No previous history of diagnosed HPV-related head and neck cancer Exclusion Criteria: * History of diagnosed HPV-related OPC * Less than three sexual partners in lifetime * No history of oral sex performed * Younger than age 45

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

human papillomavirus-related squamous cell carcinoma oropharynx cancer oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma oropharyngeal carcinoma prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HPV positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma HPV-related carcinoma Oropharyngeal cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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