Hours, not weeks: a new test could speed up lymphoma diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07739849
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a rapid lab technique called flow cytometry can quickly identify lymphoma from a small lymph node sample. People already undergoing a standard fine needle aspiration for suspected lymphoma will give an extra sample for this test. The goal is to see if this approach can cut the diagnostic time from weeks down to hours, helping patients get answers and treatment faster.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Flow cytometric immunophenotyping on additional fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could shorten the time to lymphoma diagnosis from weeks to hours, helping patients start treatment sooner and easing anxiety during the diagnostic process.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diagnostic study, and the technique may not be accurate enough to replace standard biopsy in all cases. Additional testing may still be needed to confirm a lymphoma diagnosis.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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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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 \- Patient on a diagnostic pathway for cancer due to lymphadenopathy, with lymphoma one of the differentials Exclusion criteria * Patients unable to consent * Patients aged \<18
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