New study to reveal hidden link between body composition and cancer survival
NCT ID NCT07161167
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This large study will follow over 6,700 adults with obesity-related cancers (like breast, colorectal, or lung cancer) to track changes in their body fat and muscle using advanced imaging. The goal is to see how these changes relate to survival, cancer recurrence, and quality of life. By understanding these links, researchers hope to improve how we predict and manage outcomes for these patients.
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 doctors better predict outcomes for people with obesity-related cancers by looking beyond just weight.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 6,743 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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
Study participants will be enrolled if they are under clinical care in oncology-related departments
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Age ≥18 years, regardless of gender. 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed obesity-associated malignant tumors (e.g., breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, or thyroid cancer) with planned treatment after diagnosis (any treatment modality permitted). 3. No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, biologic therapy, immunotherapy, or other antitumor treatments for malignancy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with concurrent non-obesity-related malignancies. 2. History of prior malignancy (except completely cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin). 3. Patients with concurrent multiorgan dysfunction syndrome, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, neurological disorders, or psychiatric disorders.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking union medical college hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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