Blood test may end painful bone marrow biopsies for MDS patients
NCT ID NCT07081087
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new blood test called PERIBLOOD-MDS that could diagnose a bone marrow disorder called MDS without needing a painful bone marrow biopsy. Researchers will compare results from the blood test with standard bone marrow exams in 1,500 adults with low blood counts. If the blood test proves accurate, it could make diagnosis much easier for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PERIBLOOD-MDS diagnostic test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could replace painful bone marrow biopsies with a simple blood test for diagnosing MDS, making diagnosis faster and less invasive.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, so the test may not prove accurate enough to replace bone marrow evaluation. Results are still being validated against standard methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- 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
Patients with cytopenia, who are referred to BM from the primary care clinic will be recruited to the study
- 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. Patients aged 18 and up with suspected/confirmed MDS cases referred to BM evaluation either for diagnosis or risk assessment due to cytopenia 2. Platelets \< 150 × 10E9/L or 3. Absolute neutrophil count \< 1.8 × 10E9/L or 4. Hemoglobin (Hgb) \< 13 g/dL (males) and \< 12 g/dL (female) and 5. For both sexes, no evidence of Iron, folinic acid, or B12 deficiency Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant 2. Previous diagnosis of leukemia; AML, MPN, ALL, CLL, MGUS/MM or any other gammopathy 3. Lymphocytes \> 5000/ul 4. Patients who are on disease-related therapy are excluded, unless they are treated with Erythropoietin or Prednisone. See Appendix 2 for the list of excluded treatments. 5. Patients who have undergone a bone marrow transplant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California San Diego
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92093, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33146, United States
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