Spit test could spot ovarian cancer earlier
NCT ID NCT05514028
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether RNA in saliva can help tell the difference between ovarian cancer, borderline tumors, and benign cysts. Researchers are collecting saliva samples from 746 women before and after surgery. The goal is to find a simple, non-invasive way to speed up diagnosis and improve care for women with ovarian masses.
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 saliva test to quickly identify ovarian cancer, reducing diagnosis time and improving treatment pathways.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not prove accurate enough for clinical use, and results are still early.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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746 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of patients with an ovarian adnexal mass diagnosed by clinical examination and imaging (pelvic ultrasound and/or MRI and/or blood tumour markers) and requiring surgical management in routine care. The patients concerned by the study already benefit from a surgical management in different gynecology-obstetrics/gynecological oncology departments in France, Canada and Tunisia, as well as from a validation of the therapeutic indications in accordance with the national practices in force. The patients concerned by the study will be managed without modification of the care pathway, nor modification of the therapeutic indications, nor modification of the diagnostic or follow-up examinations (imaging and/or blood tumour markers) necessary according to the context which are carried out according to the national and/or international recommendations in force.
- 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: * Patient over 18 years of age, * A patient with an ovarian adnexal mass diagnosed by clinical examination and imaging and likely to be ovarian cancer, a borderline tumour or a benign cyst, * Patient with an indication for surgery * Patient has dated and signed the consent form, * Patient affiliated to the healthcare system, Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant patient * Patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), * Patient with significant difficulties in reading or writing the French language. * Patient with another diagnosed cancer * Patient with a history of cancer less than 5 years old
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CGFL
Dijon, Côte d'Or, 21079, France
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CH Bastia
Bastia, 20600, France
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CH Niort
Niort, 79021, France
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CHP St Grégoire
Saint-Grégoire, Ille Et Villaine, 35760, France
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CHRU Bretonneau-Tours
Tours, 37044, France
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CHU Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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CHU Lyon Sud / Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, 69000, France
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CHU Rennes
Rennes, 35000, France
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CHU Rouen, Hôpital de Bois-Guillaume
Rouen, France
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CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, Haut-Rhin, 67200, France
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CHU Tenon
Paris, 75020, France
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CHU Toulouse
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31059, France
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CHU de Caen
Caen, Calvados, 14000, France
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France
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Centre de Maternité et de Néonatologie Wassila Bourguiba
Tunis, 01007, Tunisia
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Clinique La sagesse
Rennes, France
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Clinique Pasteur
Toulouse, France
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Hôpital BICETRE
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Val de Marne, 94275, France
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Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, Gironde, 33076, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, Val de Marne, 94805, France
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Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde
Bern, 03010, Switzerland
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