Pregnancy DNA test may spot cancer in Moms-to-Be
NCT ID NCT07448025
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether the standard blood test given to pregnant women to screen for fetal conditions can also detect signs of cancer in the mother. Researchers will analyze DNA from 300 pregnant women with known or newly diagnosed cancer to identify specific chromosomal patterns linked to malignant disease. The goal is to improve how such unexpected findings are handled and potentially create guidelines for early cancer detection during pregnancy.
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 way to spot maternal cancers early using standard pregnancy blood tests, potentially saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not prove the test reliably detects cancer, and false alarms could cause anxiety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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
Cases: Pregnant patients with a cancer diagnosis known before pregnancy or discovered during pregnancy. The comparison data (controls) will be provided in a database that will be compiled progressively by the Cerba laboratory throughout the inclusion period of the case patients. In this database, data from pregnant patients who underwent a circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) test as part of routine care and who were free of any known cancer at the time of sampling for the cfDNA test will be identified.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Inclusion Criteria (Cases): * Adult patient (≥18 years old); * Pregnant patient with a cancer known prior to pregnancy or diagnosed during pregnancy; * Pregnancy at a gestational age \> 10 weeks of amenorrhea at the time of inclusion; * Patient informed and having signed the informed consent form to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple pregnancy; * Patient with a history of organ transplantation; Patient having received an allogeneic stem cell transplant; * Known maternal mosaic chromosomal abnormality and copy number variation (CNV); * Patient presenting with one or more known uterine fibroids at the time of inclusion; * Technical inability to conduct a teleconsultation via a secure video connection and to complete an electronic signature.
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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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APHP - Antoine Béclère hospital
Clamart, 94141, France
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