Blood test could predict cancer worsening in rare blood disorders
NCT ID NCT04942080
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether changes in the level of a specific gene mutation (CALR) in the blood can help predict when certain blood cancers (myeloproliferative neoplasms) get worse. Researchers will collect blood samples from 260 adults diagnosed between 2006 and 2020 and track mutation levels over time. The goal is to see if these levels can serve as an early warning sign of disease progression, without testing any new treatment.
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 help doctors use CALR mutation levels as a warning sign to detect disease worsening earlier in patients with certain blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any change in patient care, and results might not apply to all patients with these conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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: * adults (age ≥18 years), * affiliated to the national social security system, * with CALR mutated myeloproliferative neoplasm diagnosed between 2006 - 2020, * for which at least one sample is available at the time of diagnosis or before cytoreductive treatment, * who signed the consent to participate in the study, * included, or consenting to be included, in the national clinical-biological database of France Intergroupe Syndrome Myéloprolifératifs (FIM). Exclusion Criteria: * patient with another active hematological disease or cancer at the time of diagnosis, * person subject to legal protection scheme or incapable of giving consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP Henri Mondor
RECRUITINGParis, 94010, France
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CHU Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, France
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Ch Cholet
RECRUITINGCholet, 49300, France
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Ch Le Mans
RECRUITINGLe Mans, 72037, France
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Ch Morlaix
RECRUITINGMorlaix, 29672, France
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Ch Quimper
RECRUITINGQuimper, 29107, France
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Chu Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33604, France
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Chu Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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Chu Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86021, France
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Chu Tours
RECRUITINGTours, 37000, France
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