DNA 'Crystal Ball' may spot return of colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT06314958
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to develop a test that uses DNA methylation patterns from tumor samples to predict whether stage II or III colorectal cancer will return after surgery and chemotherapy. Researchers will analyze tissue from 400 patients who are currently cancer-free after treatment. The goal is to create a tool that identifies patients at higher risk of recurrence, potentially guiding more personalized follow-up care.
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 blood or tissue test that helps doctors know which patients need closer monitoring after colorectal cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on developing and validating a test, not a treatment. The test may not prove accurate enough for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
Two independent cohorts of colorectal cancer survivors (high-risk stage II and stage III), who received curative-intent surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy
- 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: * Stage II (high-risk) or III colorectal cancer (TNM classification, 8th edition). * Received standard diagnostic, staging, and therapeutic procedures as per local guidelines * Received stage-specific curative-intent resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. * Confirmed cancer-free survivorship confirmed at the time of study inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of written informed consent. * Development of recurrence in the first 6 months following adjuvant chemotherapy completion. * Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes (identified through genetic testing) * Inflammatory bowel diseases
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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
4 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barcelona University
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGMonrovia, California, 91016, United States
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La Paz University Hospital
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
RECRUITINGDalian, China
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