New DNA scanner could spot hidden cancer clues
NCT ID NCT05714592
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new technique called optical genome mapping (OGM) to find genetic changes in blood cancers like polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis. Researchers will compare OGM with standard genetic tests in 300 patients who need a bone marrow exam. The goal is to see if OGM can detect more or different genetic abnormalities, which could improve how these diseases are diagnosed and managed.
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 more sensitive and comprehensive genetic test for these blood cancers, improving diagnosis and risk assessment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study comparing a new technique to standard methods. It may not show clear advantages, and the new method might not be adopted in routine practice.
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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 300 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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May 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.
- 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: * Patient 18 years of age or older * Diagnosis or follow-up of polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia or primary or secondary myelofibrosis * Requires bone marrow cytogenetics at diagnosis or follow-up * Understanding of the French language * Information of the patient and collection of no objection * Person affiliated to a social security regime Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with BCR::ABL positive myeloproliferative neoplasia. * Person with a medical history that may impair the ability to understand the information notice
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens
RECRUITINGAmiens, Picardie, 80000, France
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