New device hunts for wandering cancer cells to predict relapse
NCT ID NCT05360290
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a device called GILUPI CellCollector® that captures circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from a vein in breast cancer patients who have already completed surgery and chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the presence of these cells can help predict whether the cancer will come back. About 484 women will take part across multiple hospitals, and researchers will track their health for several years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GILUPI CellCollector® (a medical device that captures circulating tumor cells from a vein)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict which breast cancer patients are at higher risk of their cancer returning after surgery and neoadjuvant treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The device is already approved, but it is unclear if measuring these cells will actually improve patient outcomes or change how doctors manage care.
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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 484 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Female, aged ≥18 and ≤70 years; * Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer (cT2-4N0-2M0 or cT1N1-3M0 before neoadjuvant treatment); * Completed neoadjuvant treamtment and surgery (within 4 years after surgery); * Administered neoadjuvant chemotherapy (regardless of chemotherapy regimen); * ECOG 0-1 Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease (Stage IV); * Female patients who are pregnancy or lactation; * Uncontrollable puncture site infection or systemic infection;
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200127, China
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