New DNA test could sharpen blood cancer diagnosis
NCT ID NCT04986657
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new whole genome sequencing approach called ChromoSeq for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Researchers want to see if ChromoSeq can find more genetic changes than current standard tests, and if it can be used in real-time clinical care. About 325 adults will participate, and doctors will also be surveyed about how useful the new test is.
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, ChromoSeq could become a more comprehensive and faster genetic test for blood cancers, helping doctors choose better treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, not a treatment trial. It may show no advantage over current tests, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 325 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 Patient * Patient with a clinical suspicion for a new diagnosis of AML or MDS for whom the diagnostic molecular testing via the hematologic molecular algorithm (HMA) at BJH is requested or planned to be requested. * Adult patients 18 years or older. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document. Inclusion Criteria Physician * Treating physician at Washington University School of Medicine who directs therapy for individuals with hematologic malignancies. * Able and willing to complete standardized questionnaires about usability, and stakeholder perceptions of ChromoSeq during the ChromoSeq implementation process. Exclusion Criteria Patient * Younger than 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria Physician * Does not treat patients at Washington University School of Medicine
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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