Cancer patients face higher clot risk – new study aims to understand why
NCT ID NCT03826043
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 700 cancer patients to understand how often dangerous blood clots occur and how blood-thinning medications affect them. Researchers tracked patients over two years, analyzing blood samples and clotting events. The goal is to improve prevention and treatment of clots in people with cancer.
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 help doctors better predict and manage blood clots in cancer patients, potentially improving survival and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may not apply to all cancer types or settings.
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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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700 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2022
- 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 followed for CAL cancer and admitted to the LTC in the Medicine Department. 2. Age\> to 18 years. 3. Patient having read the information note and signed the informed consent (including specific consent for genotyping of clotting factors). 4. Patient receiving social insurance. 5. Weight\> 50kg 6. Hemoglobin level\> 7.0 g / dl Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient not benefiting as part of his treatment from hospitalization, but admitted on an ambulatory basis. 2. Patient whose age is less than 18 years. 3. Patient already included in the study. 4. Patient considered a vulnerable person; Vulnerable people are defined in Article L1121-5 to -8: * Pregnant women, parturients and breastfeeding mothers * Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons hospitalized without consent under Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not fall under the provisions of Article L. 1121-8 * and persons admitted to a health or social institution for purposes other than research * adults who are legally protected or unable to express their consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
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