Blood test may spot lung cancer relapse months early
NCT ID NCT06443684
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 305 people with stage III non-small cell lung cancer who have specific genetic mutations. Researchers regularly test their blood for tiny traces of cancer DNA (minimal residual disease, or MRD) to see if it can predict when the cancer will come back. The goal is to find out if MRD testing is more accurate than standard scans for early detection of recurrence.
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 warns of lung cancer returning months before scans detect it.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may show MRD is not a reliable predictor, or results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 305 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 2027
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
305 The main research purpose of this project is to associate the MRD status of driver gene positive patients with 12 months of recurrent events. The follow-up is 2 years, so according to the number of patients with stage IIIA NSCLC in each center, and the patient enrollment is planned within 1 year. A total of 305 stage III NSCLC patients were collected
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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. Patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer were confirmed by imaging and histological biopsy 2. Age≥ 18 3. ECOG PS:0-1 4. Tumor molecular testing by EBUS or biopsy confirmed positive for one or more of the following driver genes:EGFR\\ALK\\ROS1\\RET\\KRAS\\PIK3CA\\BRAF\\HER2\\MET 5. Patients who met and agreed to surgery or radical chemoradiotherapy, and the remaining samples after cutting tissue sections did not affect the possible further clinical treatment of the subject 6. Provide 20 mL peripheral blood samples periodically 7. The subjects volunteered to join the study, and signed the informed consent form, with good compliance, and actively cooperated with the hospital for routine clinical diagnosis and treatment follow-up Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with other malignancies within 5 years 2. According to the investigator, the patient also had other diseases that may affect the follow-up and short-term survival 3. The subject had other factors that may lead to the termination of the study, such as other serious diseases (including mental illness), serious laboratory abnormalities, and family or social factors that affected the safety of the subject, or the collection of data and samples
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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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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Shanghai Chest hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanxi Cancer Hospital
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC / Anhui Provincial Hospital
Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University
Xi’an, Shanxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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