Lung cancer clues found in blood vessels near tumors
NCT ID NCT04939324
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 30 people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer who had surgery. Researchers collected blood from a vein near the tumor and from a regular arm vein to study tiny particles called exosomes. The goal was to see if these particles could help predict whether the cancer would come back after surgery.
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 help identify molecular markers that predict cancer recurrence after surgery, guiding future treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 30 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it cannot directly improve outcomes. Results may not apply to all lung cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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.
- 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: \- Surgical non-small cell lung cancer with pure solid nodule or part-solid ground glass nodule on CT-scan Exclusion Criteria: * Pure ground glass nodule, * Neoadjuvant therapy, * Second cancer or cancer in the 5 years, * Pregnancy, * Patients \<18 years-old, * Tutorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Limoges
Limoges, Limoges, 87042, France
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