New blood test could spot 10 cancers before symptoms start
NCT ID NCT06995898
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 10 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a new blood test can screen for many types of cancer at once. Researchers will enroll 24,000 adults aged 45-75 who do not have cancer. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two blood test groups or a control group. The goal is to see how well these tests work and how people and their doctors respond to the results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-Cancer Detection (MCD) blood test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test that finds many types of cancer early, when treatment works best.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, not a final test. The blood tests may not be accurate enough, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 24,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
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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45 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Ages 45-75 years old * Agree to provide blood samples for possible MCD testing at enrollment and at 1 year following enrollment * Agree to allow collection of information from their medical records for study-related purposes * Understand and be able to complete informed consent and participant questionnaires in English, Spanish, or Arabic * Note: Eligibility for Spanish and Arabic languages are at the Hub's discretion Exclusion Criteria: * Solid malignant tumor or blood cancer diagnosis, with or without treatment, within the last 5 years * Note: Persons with a history of in situ cancers (e.g., ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, cervical cancer in situ, atypical melanocytic hyperplasia or melanoma in situ) or nonmelanoma skin cancer are eligible. Persons with a history of prostate cancer that has not been treated are not eligible, regardless of when the diagnosis occurred * Ongoing cancer diagnostic work-up * Ongoing participation in another study of an investigational cancer screening test or technology not currently utilized in routine clinical practice * Currently breastfeeding or pregnant, or planning to become pregnant in the next year * History of solid organ or hematopoietic transplantation at any time, or blood transfusion within the last 30 days
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
44 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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
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Locations
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Cancer Care and Hematology-Fort Collins
RECRUITINGFort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States
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Durham VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver
RECRUITINGBrownstown, Michigan, 48183, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford Health Center - Brownstown
RECRUITINGBrownstown, Michigan, 48183, United States
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Henry Ford Health Center - Chesterfield
RECRUITINGChesterfield, Michigan, 48047, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township
RECRUITINGClinton Township, Michigan, 48038, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford Medical Center
RECRUITINGSterling Heights, Michigan, 48310, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center - Detroit Northwest
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48235, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center - Livonia
RECRUITINGLivonia, Michigan, 48150, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center - Plymouth
RECRUITINGPlymouth, Michigan, 48170, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center - Royal Oak
RECRUITINGRoyal Oak, Michigan, 48067, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center - Troy
RECRUITINGTroy, Michigan, 48083, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center-Columbus
RECRUITINGNovi, Michigan, 48377, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford Medical Center-Cottage
RECRUITINGGrosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 48236, United States
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Henry Ford Medical Center-Fairlane
RECRUITINGDearborn, Michigan, 48126, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
RECRUITINGWest Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
RECRUITINGWyandotte, Michigan, 48192, United States
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22033, United States
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center
RECRUITINGHonolulu, Hawaii, 96819, United States
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Kaiser Permanente-Division of Research
RECRUITINGPleasanton, California, 94588, United States
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Kaiser Permanente-Franklin
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80205, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Kaiser Permanente-Lone Tree
RECRUITINGLone Tree, Colorado, 80124, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Kaiser Permanente-Rock Creek
RECRUITINGLafayette, Colorado, 80026, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Keefe Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGCheyenne Wells, Colorado, 80810, United States
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Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Madigan Army Medical Center
RECRUITINGTacoma, Washington, 98431, United States
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Medical Center of the Rockies
RECRUITINGLoveland, Colorado, 80538, United States
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Minneapolis VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States
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Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
RECRUITINGPortsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197, United States
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Poudre Valley Hospital
RECRUITINGFort Collins, Colorado, 80524, United States
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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22911, United States
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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UCHealth Greeley Hospital
RECRUITINGGreeley, Colorado, 80631, United States
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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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VCU Community Memorial Health Center
RECRUITINGSouth Hill, Virginia, 23970, United States
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VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23235, United States
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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295, United States
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