1,000 patients join hunt for stomach cancer early warning signs
NCT ID NCT05021029
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study follows 1,000 people with stomach pre-cancer conditions like chronic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia. Researchers will track disease progression over time and analyze biospecimens to find biomarkers linked to cancer development. The goal is to better understand who is at risk and why, without testing any new treatment.
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 identify biomarkers that predict which patients are at highest risk of developing stomach cancer, enabling earlier intervention.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results may take years to translate into clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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
Study population will be selected from University of California Davis Health patients of all races and ethnicities.
- 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. UCDHS patients 2. Of all races/ethnicities 3. Diagnosed with premalignant conditions such as chronic gastritis, atrophic gastritis, autoimmune gastritis, gastric intestinal metaplasia, gastric intestinal dysplasia or gastic polyps 4. During the last 5 years and current years to come (2015-2030) 5. Some participants may be scheduled for endoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * We will not include children (anyone under the age of 18), individuals unable to consent, pregnant women, or prisoners.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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