Blood test may spot cancer return months before scans
NCT ID NCT07426250
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a blood test that detects tumor DNA (ctDNA) can help predict cancer recurrence in 500 patients with oligometastatic cancer (cancer that has spread to only a few spots). Participants will give blood samples before and after local treatment (like surgery or radiation). Researchers will track whether ctDNA levels relate to cancer coming back or survival. The goal is to see if this test could guide future treatment decisions.
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 study could show that a simple blood test (ctDNA) helps doctors detect cancer return earlier and personalize follow-up care for patients with limited metastases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new therapy, and results may not change current practice. ctDNA detection rates vary by cancer type, so findings may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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
The study population consists of patients with verified oligometastatic cancer disease who are planned for local ablative therapy.
- 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: * Metastatic spread from histopathological diagnosed solid cancer * Planned for LAT (local ablative therapy) for OMD (oligometastatic disease) * ≥ 18 years * Written and oral consent Exclusion Criteria: * Other cancer disease within 5 years * Conditions that will contraindicate blood samples
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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