Blood test may predict who suffers from radiation therapy
NCT ID NCT00893035
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a blood test measuring how certain immune cells die after radiation can predict long-term side effects in breast and prostate cancer patients. Researchers enrolled 885 participants and tracked late complications. The goal is to personalize treatment to reduce harm.
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 blood test that helps doctors personalize radiation doses to reduce long-term side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not prove accurate enough for routine use, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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885 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2006
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- 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 treated in a cancer center
- Ages
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18 to 80 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for prostate cancer patients: * localised prostate cancer, histologically proven * Absence of metastases (M0) : normal bone scintigraphy * Absence of radiological lymph node invasion (N0). * Clinical Stage : T ≥ T1c-T2a and \< T3b Or T1b or c with PSA ≤ 10 ng/ml . Or T1b or c with Gleason ≥ 6 * PSA \< 30 ng/ml. * Signs and symptoms according to NCI/CTC v3.0 \< grade 2 * ECOG Performance status ≤ 1 * Absence of hip prothesis * Absence de endopenian stent * Patient aged \> 18 and \< 80 * Patient affiliated with social security * Written informed consent, dated and signed Exclusion Criteria for prostate cancer patients: * Antecedents of invasive cancer (unless if treated more than 5 years ago without evolution) except basocellular carcinoma * positive biopsy of seminal vesicle * PSA ≥ 30 ng/ml for two successive dosages * Previous pelvic irradiation * Previous radical prostatectomy for cancer * Patients with another systemic disease (cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, pulmonary embolism, etc.) non stabilised or generalised sclerodermitis. * Patients known to be HIV seropositive (no specific test is necessary for defining eligibility) * Known homozygote ATM (Ataxy telangiectasy) mutation * Impossibility for a correct follow up (for social family or geographical reasons) * Patients incapable of providing consent, protected majors, vulnerable persons * Patients participating in other clinical trials Inclusion Criteria for breast cancer patients: * Breast Conservative surgery * Non metastatic, M0 * negative surgical margins * T1, T2; negative sentinel lymph node N0, N1 or N2. * Signs and symptoms according to NCI/CTC v3.0 \< grade 2 * Patient aged over 18 years and less than 60 or more than 60 with an indication for boost irradiation. * Patient affiliated with social security * Written informed consent, dated and signed Exclusion Criteria for breast cancer patients: * Metastatic patients * Bilateral breast cancer (concomitant or previous) except in situ * T4 or N3 or treated by mastectomy * Patients with chemotherapy or neoadjuvant hormonotherapy * Patients with a previous other cancer within the last 5 years EXCEPT basocellular carcinoma of the skin or in situ cancer of the uterus. * Patients with another systemic disease (cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, pulmonary embolism, etc.) non stabilised or generalised sclerodermia. * Pregnant or breast feeding women * Patients known to be HIV seropositive (no specific test is necessary for defining eligibility) * Known homozygote ATM (Ataxy telangiectasy) mutation * Impossibility for a correct follow up (for social family or geographical reasons) * Patients incapable of providing consent, protected majors, vulnerable persons * Patients participating in other clinical trials
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CRLC Val d'Aurelle
Montpellier, 34000, France
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