New RNA test could spot brain tumors without surgery
NCT ID NCT06575452
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether chemical marks on RNA molecules found in blood and urine can help diagnose gliomas, a type of brain tumor. Researchers will collect samples from 228 adults scheduled for brain surgery and compare them to healthy controls. The goal is to develop a non-invasive test that could improve diagnosis and monitor tumor changes without relying solely on MRI scans.
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 simple blood or urine test to diagnose gliomas and track their progression without repeated MRIs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The RNA markers may not prove accurate enough for clinical use, and results may not apply to all glioma types.
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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 228 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Male / female over 18 years of age, * Surgery (tumor resection) scheduled at Montpellier University Hospital for suspected, diffuse glioma, confirmed on tissue sample: IDH mutated grade 2 glioma (excluding tumors with a focus of grade 3 or 4 glioma), IDH mutated grade 3 glioma or GBM, IDH wild-type, * No history of treatment (surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy) for glioma, * Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures, * Patient has given express written informed consent prior to any study procedure, * Patient affiliated to a French health insurance. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose regular follow-up is impossible for psychological, family, social or geographical reasons, * Patients under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice, * Pregnant and/or breast-feeding patient (information gathered from the medical file, as part of the patient's standard medical care and follow-up), * Histo-molecular diagnosis of grade 4 IDH-mutated astrocytoma, * For grade 2 gliomas, presence within the tumor of one or more higher-grade sites (3 or 4).
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Montpellier - Hôpital St Eloi
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34090, France
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Insitut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, Hérault, 34298, France
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