Blood test may spot cancer return weeks earlier after CAR-T
NCT ID NCT05675982
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tracks 40 patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma who have received CAR-T cell therapy. Researchers take a blood sample 7 days after treatment to look for leftover tumor DNA. The goal is to see if they can report results within 3 weeks, giving doctors a head start to treat a possible relapse.
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 enable doctors to detect lymphoma relapse earlier after CAR-T therapy and intervene sooner, potentially improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study focused on feasibility, not treatment. It may not prove that earlier detection actually improves outcomes.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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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: * Patients aged 18 or over * Carriers of relapsed or refractory diffuse large cell B-cell lymphoma (LBDGC R/R), relapsed or refractory primary mediastinum B-cell lymphoma or follicular lymphoma transformed into LBDGC R/R * Patients with an indication for treatment with CAR-T anti CD19 * PET-CT pre-injection of CAR-T performed * Signed informed consent * Patients affiliated or beneficiaries of a health insurance scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Absence or insufficiency of tumor material (patient's most recent diagnostic biopsy) fixed in FFPE paraffin of insufficient quality/quantity for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis * Lack of patient consent * Patient treated with CAR-T as part of a therapeutic clinical trial * Patient whose weight is less than 30 kg * Protected adult or deprived of liberty (under guardianship or curatorship) * Patient unable to understand the study for any reason whatsoever or to comply with the constraints of the trial (language, psychological, geographic problem, etc.).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, France
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