Blood test could spot cancer return months before scans
NCT ID NCT07660627
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a blood test that looks for tiny bits of cancer DNA (ctDNA) in people with esophageal, gastric, or pancreatic cancer. The goal is to see if it can find signs of cancer coming back or getting worse earlier than current methods. About 34 participants will give blood samples before and after treatment to check how well the test works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deep ctDNA sequencing (blood test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this blood test could help doctors detect cancer relapse or progression earlier than standard scans, allowing for quicker treatment changes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The test might miss some cancers or give false alarms.
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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 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Consent to participate in the study * Patients with esophageal, gastric, or pancreatic cancer, stage 0-2 * Patients with locally advanced, potentially operable disease treated with systemic perioperative chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy * Patients with metastatic disease treated with first- to third-line palliative systemic therapy Exclusion Criteria: * not specified
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBrno, 65653, Czechia
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