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Blood test may predict cancer recurrence in head and neck patients

NCT ID NCT06479070

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing whether measuring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the blood can predict if cancer will come back after radiation therapy. Researchers will collect blood samples from 188 patients with advanced head and neck cancer before, during, and after treatment. The goal is to see if a drop in ctDNA levels one month after treatment can forecast progression-free survival at two years.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test to predict cancer recurrence earlier, helping doctors tailor follow-up care.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not show a clear link between ctDNA levels and outcomes, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 188 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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 * OMS 0 to 2; * Patient suffering from UADT squamous cell carcinoma, newly diagnosed and histologically proven, regardless of the p16 protein status, naïve to any treatment for this cancer; * Non-metastatic cancer of stages III (N1), IVa (N1 minimum) or IVb; * Cancer localized in the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx and maxillary sinus; * Patient for whom treatment with curative radiotherapy associated or not with concomitant treatment (Cisplatin or Cetuximab) has been validated in a multidisciplinary consultation meeting (RCP); * Patient capable and willing to follow all study procedures in accordance with the protocol; * Patient having understood, signed and dated the consent form communicated on the day of inclusion; * Patient affiliated to the social security system. Exclusion Criteria: * Minor patient; * Cancer located in the cavum, ethmoidal sinus, salivary glands and skin (cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma); * Patient already treated for UADT tumor; * Patient treated with immunotherapy; * Patient who has already had cancer within 5 years (cancer other than in the UADT sphere); * OMS \> 2; * Contraindication to radiotherapy treatment associated or not with concomitant treatment; * Patient already included in another therapeutic trial; * Metastatic disease (stage IVc); * Pregnant woman, who may be pregnant, or currently breastfeeding; * Persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship (including curatorship).

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Head and Neck Neoplasms head and neck squamous cell carcinoma neoplasm squamous cell carcinoma upper aerodigestive tract neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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SCC - squamous cell carcinoma Upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) neoplasm

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    7 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Besançon

    RECRUITING

    Besançon, 25030, France

  • Centre François Baclesse

    RECRUITING

    Caen, Caen, 14076, France

  • Centre Georges-François Leclerc

    RECRUITING

    Dijon, 21000, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe

    RECRUITING

    Strasbourg, 67033, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    RECRUITING

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand Est, 54500, France

  • Intitut Jean Godinot

    RECRUITING

    Reims, 51100, France

  • University Hospital Zurich (USZ)

    RECRUITING

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

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