New study aims to catch eye cancer spread early with blood tests and scans
NCT ID NCT04424719
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 700 people with uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer, who are at high risk of the cancer spreading to the liver. Participants get regular liver MRIs and blood tests to look for early signs of metastasis. The goal is to see if personalized monitoring can detect relapses sooner.
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 earlier detection of liver metastases in uveal melanoma patients, improving treatment timing.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It may not change outcomes directly, and early detection does not guarantee better survival.
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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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About 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2037
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: 1. Patient aged of 18 years or more. 2. Patient with uveal melanoma with high metastatic relapse risk defined as : * T2b/c/d ou ≥ T3, * or chromosom 3 or chromosom 8 abnormality by CGH array. 3. Completion of treatment of the primary tumor ≤ 2 months. 4. Patient able to comply with the schedule of visits and blood samples of the study. 5. Signed informed consent form or legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient without french social insurance. 2. Any social, medical or psychological condition making the research process impossible.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Curie
RECRUITINGParis, 75005, France
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