Can a simple blood test predict cancer return? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT04857528
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a blood test can detect HPV DNA in people with HPV-related anal or cervical cancer who are receiving radiation therapy. Researchers will collect blood samples before, during, and after treatment to see if the virus's genetic material shows up and if it can help predict if the cancer will come back. About 20 adults will take part for up to 2 years. The goal is to learn more about how these cancers respond to treatment, not to test a new therapy.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Oct 2020
- Expected to finish
-
Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
Participants will be identified and selected from patients receiving treatment in the Departments of Radiation Oncology at University of Chicago and all participating sites where this study is being conducted including. Individuals from the public who have an HPV-associated cancer and fit the listed inclusion criteria can also be considered for participation in this study.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Stage I-III anal cancer or stage I-IVA cervical cancer that is p16+ based on immunohistochemistry. * Age ≥ 18 years * Planned to undergo radiation therapy as definitive treatment, with or without concurrent systemic therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Anal carcinoma not associated with HPV-16, 18, 31, 33, or 35 will be removed from the * Planned to undergo radiation therapy as an adjuvant or post-operative therapy
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Anal cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
-
University of Illinois at Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can pulsed radiation extend life in metastatic cervical cancer?
- Robotic surgery vs standard approaches: does the platform change cancer outcomes?
- New antibody aims to preserve immune checkpoint while fighting cancer
- Smart speculum could bring cervical cancer screening to remote areas
- Your gut bacteria may hold the key to whether immunotherapy works
- Amazon plant put to the test against Cancer's relentless tiredness