New study aims to catch cancer recurrences before they show on scans
NCT ID NCT07469709
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking for better ways to predict who might develop or have a return of certain cancers, including breast, colon, ovarian, melanoma, and lung cancer. Researchers will collect blood samples from 850 participants to study genetic and other biological markers. The goal is to catch cancer or its return earlier, before it can be seen on standard tests.
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 better ways to predict who is at risk for certain cancers and detect recurrences earlier, potentially improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly benefit participants, and the findings may take years to translate into clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 850 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
600 patients known to have breast cancer (N=200), ovarian cancer (N=200) and colon cancer (N=200) will be evaluated. Based on the results of the germline genetic test, patients will be classified into three cohorts: * COHORT 2A, individuals who are carriers of hereditary traits (probands) * COHORT 2B, subjects identified by genetic counselling as being at risk of being carriers of hereditary neoplastic syndrome, not confirmed by genetic testing * COHORT 2C, an additional subgroup of patients (N=150), 50 for each type of tumour, who tested negative in diagnostic genetic analysis. COHORT 3 includes 250 patients who underwent radical surgery: * locally advanced breast cancer with triple-negative phenotype or lobular histology * high-grade serous ovarian cancer * metastatic melanoma * stage IIB and IIIA non-small cell lung cancer * colon cancer with lymph node involvement and vascular invasion
- 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: * Age \>18 years; * Patients with breast cancer, including patients who meet the AIOM criteria for eligibility for BRCA testing and patients with lobular breast cancer; * Patients with radically resected colon cancer, including patients with stage III colon cancer and vascular invasion; * Patients with ovarian carcinomas; * Patients with metastatic melanoma; * Patients with stage IIB and IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years; * Unwillingness or inability to give informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia-IRCCS Candiolo
RECRUITINGCandiolo, Turin, 10060, Italy
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