Blood test may guide ovarian cancer maintenance therapy
NCT ID NCT05027828
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a blood test for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can help predict how well PARP inhibitor maintenance therapy works in women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Researchers will collect blood samples before surgery, after chemotherapy, during targeted therapy, and at disease progression. The goal is to see if ctDNA levels can guide treatment decisions and detect recurrence early. The study plans to enroll 100 participants who are newly diagnosed and receiving first-line treatment.
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 lead to a blood test that helps doctors choose the right maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer and catch recurrence earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It is still recruiting and results may not change practice immediately. The approach may not prove reliable for 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
Newly-diagnosed and treated patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer who will receive PARP inhibitors as first-line maintenance therapy after surgery and traditional chemotherapy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: 1. Ovarian cancer first diagnosed and treated; 2. Pathologically confirmed as epithelial ovarian cancer/fallopian tube cancer/primary peritoneal cancer; 3. The stage of the disease is II-IV, and surgery will be performed after evaluation; 4. Age ≥ 18 years old; 5. Subjects and their families fully understand the research plan and sign an informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pathologically confirmed as non-epithelial ovarian cancer; 2. Surgical treatment cannot be performed after evaluation; 3. Malignant tumors found in other parts of the study were found within five years before enrollment or at the time of enrollment; 4. Patients who do not agree to use clinical first-line targeted drugs; 5. Severe mental illness; 6. Severe cardiovascular disease, uncontrollable infection, or other uncontrollable comorbid diseases.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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