Blood test may uncover hidden cancers in nerve disorder patients
NCT ID NCT07491328
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special blood test (liquid biopsy) can find tumor cells in people with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS), a condition where the immune system attacks the nerves due to an undetected cancer. Researchers will collect blood from 60 participants, including those with PNS and known tumors, those with PNS but no known tumor, and cancer patients without PNS. The goal is to improve early cancer detection in these patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
The study population will include patients with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) and matched tumor patients without PNS.
- 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 paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) and high- or intermediate-risk or GAD65-antibodies or * Patients with peripheral tumors without PNS Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 18 years at the time of inclusion. * Any mental condition impairing the capacity to provide informed consent. * Presence of contraindications to DLA.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, 40225, Germany