Timing tumor DNA tests after chemo: a small study
NCT ID NCT06141772
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study measured how levels of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) change in the hours after the first round of chemotherapy in 24 people with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. The goal was to find the best time to take blood samples for monitoring the cancer. Researchers hope that a better understanding of ctDNA timing could improve how doctors track the disease.
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 could help doctors know the best time to test for tumor DNA after chemotherapy, improving how they monitor the disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 24 participants. It is designed to gather information, not to test a new treatment, so it may not lead to any direct patient benefit.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma * TEP-TDM at diagnosis * Inform Consent form signed * Performance status 0 or 1 * Hospitalized on clinician decision for first cycle of R-CHOP or R-miniCHOP Exclusion Criteria: * Histology other than Diffuse Large B Cell * Patient under guardianship or curatorship * Incapacity to understand the study or conform to the constraints of the study (language barrier, psychological barrier, geographic barrier…)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, 76000, France
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