DNA levels in blood tracked during cancer operations
NCT ID NCT03284684
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how DNA from tumors changes in the blood before, during, and after surgery for breast, prostate, or colon cancer. Thirty adults having curative surgery provided blood samples to measure these DNA levels. The goal was to understand the natural pattern of DNA changes, which can help design future studies on how different surgical techniques or drugs might affect cancer spread.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Nov 2018
- 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 undergoing surgery for non-metastatic solid tumors: colon, breast and prostate.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is aged between 18-75 * Patient must weigh \>40kg * The patient will receive adjusted carcinological surgery * Indication of curative surgery * The patient has already undergone tumoral biopsy prior to surgery * The patient has stage M0 cancer of either colon (right or left colonic adenocarcinoma), prostate (adenocarcinoma) or breast (infiltrating carcinoma) Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The patient is under safeguard of justice * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is pregnant, parturient or breast feeding * Chronic alcoholism * The patient has received radiotherapy or chemotherapy periopratively * Cancer other than colon, breast or prostate * The patient has currently or in the past, had a cancerous lesion * Neo-adjuvant therapy (immunotherapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) * Emergency cancer surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU Nimes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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Institut de Cancérologie Montpellier
Montpellier, 34298, France
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