Patients claim cannabis stops tumor growth – scientists investigate
NCT ID NCT07107607
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at medical records of 50 cancer patients who say cannabis helped stop their tumor from growing or shrank it. Researchers want to see if there is real evidence behind these claims. The goal is to gather information, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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
people with cancer who report that cannabis use had an impact on their cancer growth
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * diagnosed with cancer * have used any type of cannabis/marijuana, including those with cannabidiol (CBD) and/or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to treat their cancer * believe that cannabis has either stopped the tumor from growing and/or caused a cancer antigen blood marker to remain stable or cannabis has shrunken the tumor and/or caused reduction in a cancer antigen blood marker Exclusion Criteria: * does not have cancer * has not used any type of cannabis/marijuana, including those with CBD and/or THC to treat their cancer * does not believe that cannabis has either stopped the tumor from growing and/or caused a cancer antigen blood marker to remain stable or cannabis has shrunken the tumor and/or caused reduction in a cancer antigen blood marker
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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HealthPartners Institute Cancer Research Center
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55426, United States
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