Pap test DNA may spot ovarian cancer years before symptoms
NCT ID NCT07556562
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether DNA from routine Pap smears can detect early signs of ovarian cancer in women with high-risk gene mutations. Researchers will compare genetic changes in Pap test samples with tissue removed during preventive surgery. If the method works, it could become a simple screening tool for early detection.
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 simple Pap-test-based screening to catch ovarian cancer early, potentially saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early validation study with only 260 participants. The test may not be accurate enough for widespread use, and results may not apply to all women.
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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 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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Female participants only
- 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: * Patients with germline mutations candidate to prophylactic surgery RRSO (risk-reducing salpingo- oophorectomy) or RRS (risk-reducing salpingectomy) * Able and willing to sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Germline mutated patients unwilling to join the trial and non-compliant with trial procedures
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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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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS
RECRUITINGRoma, Roma, 00186, Italy
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