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Blood test may spot returning lung cancer months before scans
NCT ID NCT07596433
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a custom blood test, based on each patient's tumor DNA, can detect if early-stage non-small cell lung cancer comes back after surgery. Researchers will follow 450 patients and compare the test's timing with standard imaging like CT scans. The goal is to see if the blood test can predict recurrence earlier, which could help doctors act sooner.
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 blood test that catches lung cancer returning months before standard scans, allowing earlier treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not reliably predict recurrence in all patients, and results may not change outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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
Newly diagnosed patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are planned to undergo surgical treatment and are willing to undergo next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing.
- 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: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); 2. Newly diagnosed patients who are planned to undergo surgical treatment; 3. Age ≥18 years, regardless of sex; 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score of 0-1; 5. Written informed consent must be obtained prior to any study-related procedures, sampling, or analyses; patients must be able to provide sufficient tissue and/or blood samples required for the study, with tumor cell content ≥20% as confirmed by pathological assessment; 6. Ability to comply with study requirements, including assessment of treatment efficacy, adverse events, and prognosis; 7. Willingness to undergo next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients unwilling to provide tissue and blood samples for genetic testing; 2. Patients who are mentally or medically unstable, rendering them unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent; 3. Patients deemed by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in the study, or those with poor compliance with study procedures, restrictions, and requirements.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510030, China
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