Blood test may sharpen endometrial cancer risk prediction
NCT ID NCT07746024
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a simple blood test can improve how doctors predict the risk of endometrial cancer returning after surgery. The test looks for tiny bits of tumor DNA and proteins in the blood before and after surgery. By combining this information with the current staging system, researchers hope to better identify which patients are at higher risk and may need more intensive follow-up or treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Liquid biopsy (blood test for circulating tumor DNA and proteins)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more precise way to predict endometrial cancer recurrence, helping tailor follow-up and treatment to each patient's risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't directly test a new treatment. The results may not change practice immediately, and the accuracy of the blood test in real-world settings remains to be seen.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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 affected by endometrial cancer (EC) who underwent radical surgery with no residual disease, with samples already collected in the Institutional Biobank (PHASE 1) or prospectively enrolled (PHASE 2).
- 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: 1. Women aged 18 or older 2. Has a histologically confirmed new diagnosis of EC, regardless of histologic subtype or grade; 3. EC staged according to the 2023 FIGO classification, with complete molecular assessment; 4. Eligible for curative-intent debulking surgery with no residual disease at the end of surgery; 5. No history of other malignancies within the preceding 3 years, except for curatively treated cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, or ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast; 6. For patients included in the prospective cohort, written informed consent will be obtained, whereas for those included in the retrospective cohort, reference will be made to Article 110-bis of the Italian Privacy Code Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has persistent, recurrent, or newly diagnosed metastatic EC that is not amenable to curative treatment; 2. HIV, HBV or HCV-infected participants; 3. Received prior systemic anticancer therapy; 4. Patients with synchronous cancers.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS
Roma, 00186, Italy
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