Gut bugs linked to cancer symptoms in kids
NCT ID NCT07515430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the bacteria in the gut (microbiome) are connected to cancer-related symptoms in children aged 5-18 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Researchers will collect stool samples and symptom reports at several points during chemotherapy. The goal is to understand these relationships, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 138 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
138 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia planned to undergo a full cycle of induction chemotherapy.
- Ages
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5 to 18 years
- 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: 1. Aged between 5 and 18 years; considering that children over 5 are able to cooperate with the survey, the age range for this study is limited to 5-18 years. 2. Confirmed diagnosis of ALL according to the MICM (morphology, immunology, cytogenetics, and molecular) criteria, following the \*South China Children's Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment Collaborative Group 2023 Protocol (SCCCG-ALL-2023)\*. 3. Conscious and capable of answering questions. 4. Voluntarily agree to participate in the study. 5. Planned to undergo a full cycle of induction chemotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: \- (1) Presence of gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.) or recent gastrointestinal surgery. (2) Previous treatment with probiotics or fecal microbiota transplantation.
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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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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University; The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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