300 patients monitored to uncover early signs of blood cancer
NCT ID NCT04428489
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 300 people with persistent low blood cell counts (cytopenia) who do not yet have myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a type of blood cancer. Researchers aim to track how often these pre-MDS conditions (called ICUS and CCUS) progress to MDS. Participants receive only supportive care, and no experimental treatment is given.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could clarify which patients with early blood abnormalities are at risk of developing myelodysplastic syndromes, guiding future monitoring and treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only tracks disease progression without testing any intervention, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2011
- 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
Patients diagnosed with ICUS and CCUS based on the proposed minimal diagnostic criteria for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and potential pre-MDS conditions
- 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 cytopenia of any degree in one or more lineages: erythrocytes, neutrophils, or platelets. And the cytopenia has to be persistent (≥ 4 months) and lacking minimal diagnostic criteria of MDS. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cytopenia which could be explained by any other hematologic or non-hematologic disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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