Blood test may predict cancer spread in women
NCT ID NCT04817501
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at whether a simple blood test (liquid biopsy) can help track breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. Researchers analyzed circulating tumor cells in 150 women to see if these cells could predict the risk of cancer spreading or how well treatment works. The goal is to develop a less invasive way to monitor these cancers over time.
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 could lead to a simple blood test to help predict cancer spread and monitor treatment effectiveness in female reproductive cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings are early and may not translate into a reliable clinical test 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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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- 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
Women over 18 years of age.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Subject is \> 18 years of age A negative pregnancy test (serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, beta-HCG) at screening for all patients of childbearing potential. * Clinical and radiological diagnosis of breast cancer or Ovarian cancer or Endometrial Cancer General satisfactory condition (according to the ECOG scale ≤2) Subject is capable to undergo the diagnostic investigations to be performed in the study * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active current autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease * Active infection or history of severe infection within the previous 3 months (if clinically relevant at screening) * Known HIV positive or chronically active hepatitis B or C The subject has multiple primary malignant tumors
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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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Evgeniya Kaigorodova
Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, 634050, Russia
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