Finger-Prick blood test could replace needles for cancer monitoring
NCT ID NCT07310537
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a small drop of blood from a finger-prick device can reliably detect tumor DNA in 35 adults with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. Researchers will compare results from the finger-prick sample to a standard arm-vein blood draw to see if they match. If successful, this could make cancer monitoring easier and less invasive for patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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
All study subjects need to be 21 years or older and provide informed consent to participate in the study. Patients with newly diagnosed/and or progressive colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) can be included.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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 ≥ 21 years * A history of histologically confirmed (metastatic) colorectal adenocarcinoma * Currently diagnosed with (progressive) colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are treated and having a response on chemotherapy, as this may have an effect on the investigated biomarker load * Illiteracy and/or insufficient proficiency of the Dutch language * Known medical history of superficial or deep skin infection after venipuncture or intravenous line that required antibiotic treatment and or hospital admittance * Known medical history of immunodeficiency or current use of medical immunosuppressants * Known medical history of blood-borne diseases such as, but not limited to, the human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis and viral hemorrhagic fever
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erasmus MC University Medical Center
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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