Blood test clues could sharpen cervical cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT05673252
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether simple blood tests can help predict how aggressive cervical cancer might be. Researchers will measure inflammatory markers in blood samples from women with early-stage cervical cancer and compare them to tumor characteristics. The goal is to see if these markers could help doctors better classify risk and choose the most appropriate treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Venous blood sample and biopsy
- What this could lead to
- If inflammatory markers predict risk, doctors could better tailor treatment for cervical cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it can't prove cause and effect. Results may not change practice without further validation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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 histological diagnosis of cervical cancer undergoing surgical intervention who performed full-body CT-scan 30 days before enrollment.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * At least 18-year-old patients. * Patients histologically diagnosed with cervical cancer (squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma HPV- associated) * Patients with (2018 FIGO) stage ≤ IB2 ("Early Cervical Cancer") * Patients undergoing full-body CT-scan 30 days before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unfit to plead * Patients with chronic inflammatory diseases (IBDs; rheumatic conditions) * Synchronous tumors or cancer diagnosis in the previous 3 years * Patients undergoing steroid therapy in the last 30 days prior to recruitment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Naples, Naples, 80138, Italy
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