Simple blood test may spot returning throat cancer sooner
NCT ID NCT06592716
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a blood test that finds HPV DNA can spot throat cancer coming back after treatment, possibly earlier than usual scans. Researchers will follow 200 patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer to see how accurate the test is. The goal is to improve monitoring and reduce unnecessary procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Patients with HPV+ (and/or p16+) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
- 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: * Patients with newly diagnosed HPV+ (and/or p16+) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma * Above 18 years of age * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * The patient does not speak or understand Danish * patients recieving palliative treatment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology
Copenhagen, Denmark
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