Blood test could spot hidden cancers early in thousands
NCT ID NCT05611632
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing a new blood test, called Galleri, that looks for signs of many different cancers. The goal is to see if adding this test to standard NHS screening helps find cancers at an early stage, when treatment is more likely to work. About 140,000 people aged 50-77 in the UK are taking part, and researchers will track their health for three years.
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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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142,318 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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50 to 77 years
- 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: 1. Participants must be at 50-77 years of age, inclusive, at the time of data extraction from NHS datasets or GP records used to identify potential participants; and 2. Capable of giving signed and legally effective informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the Informed Consent Form (ICF) and in this protocol. Consent provided by a legally authorised representative is not permitted in this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous or current participation in another GRAIL-sponsored study. 2. Personal history of invasive cancer or haematologic malignancy, diagnosed within the three years prior to expected enrolment date. Note: Individuals with a diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer and prostate cancer patients whose only treatment is active surveillance are NOT excluded 3. Definitive treatment for invasive cancer or haematologic malignancy within the 3 years prior to expected enrolment date, including adjuvant hormone therapy for cancer (e.g. for breast or prostate cancer). 4. Currently taking demethylating or cytotoxic agents for any condition. 5. Undergoing current investigation for suspected cancer, defined as having been referred to a two week wait clinic or undergoing investigations at an RDC or other clinic with a stated suspicion of cancer. 6. Currently on a palliative care pathway.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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EMS Healthcare Ltd
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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