Could a simple home blood test spot lung cancer earlier?
NCT ID NCT05384769
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a cell-free DNA liquid biopsy done at home can help screen for lung cancer in high-risk current and former smokers aged 50-80. Participants will either use the liquid biopsy or get a standard low-dose CT scan. The goal is to see if the home test encourages more people to get screened and catch lung cancer earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cell-free DNA liquid biopsy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make lung cancer screening easier and more accessible, catching the disease earlier in people at high risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, not a large trial. The liquid biopsy may miss some cancers or give false alarms, and it's not yet proven to be better than standard CT screening.
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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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About 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
- Ages
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50 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Documented written informed consent of the participant. * Age 50-80 years. * Smoking history of \>= 20 pack-years and if quit, quit within 15 years. * Received referral for counseling for lung cancer screening and would qualify for LDCT. * Health Insurance that will pay for a LDCT for lung cancer screening at either City of Hope Duarte, Newport Beach (Newport Diagnostic Imaging), or Lancaster (Renaissance Imaging/Antelope Valley Outpatient Imaging Center). * Willingness to provide blood sample. * English speaking. * Consent to undergo lung cancer screening with either liquid biopsy (LB) or LDCT. Exclusion Criteria: * Symptoms of lung cancer. * Chest CT scan or chest positron emission tomography (PET)/CT within 12 months. * Any cancer diagnosis within past 5 years, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. * Unable to undergo LDCT at either City of Hope Duarte, Newport Beach, or Lancaster.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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