Clinical trials: Circulating Tumor Cells
Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Cancer
Circulating Tumor Cell Counts in Postoperative ENE-Positive Oral Cavity Cancer Patients After Adjuvant CCRT
The aim 1 of this trial is the development of the Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) definition of oral cancer minimal residual disease (MRD), and aim 2 is a prospective trial of oral cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07296250
- Testing
- low-dose oral chemotherapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
CfDNA in Hereditary And High-risk Malignancies 2
The goal of this study is to understand the performance of an experimental blood test that aims to detect early tumors in patients with hereditary cancer syndromes.
- Trial name
- CHARM2 (NCT06726642)
- Testing
- Cell-free DNA analysis
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Central Nervous System
Investigating Endothelial Precursor Cells (EPCs)
Recent studies suggest that cells in the bone marrow-endothelial precursor cells (EPCs)-can provide a blood supply to cancerous tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00067067
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma
Detecting Malignant Brain Tumor Cells in the Bloodstream During Surgery to Remove the Tumor
Glioblastomas, the most frequent malignant brain tumor in adults, are widespread in the brain, despite their discrete appearance on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Conditions
- Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT00001148
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Breast Neoplasms
Sweden Cancerome Analysis Network - Breast : Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancer
This study evaluates the genomic profiles of breast cancer in a prospective and population-based manner. In the first phase, breast tumors are analyzed by whole transcriptome RNA-sequencing.
- Trial name
- SCAN-B (NCT02306096)
- Where
- 10 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Circulating Tumor Cell
WHENII - Early Response Evaluation With FDG-PET/CT and Liquid Biopsy in Patients With NSCLC
Response evaluation with FDG-PET and free circulating DNA in patients with inoperable lung cancer of non small cell type during first treatment with chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
- Conditions
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Circulating Tumor Cell, Circulating Tumor DNA
- Trial name
- WHENII (NCT03481101)
- Testing
- PET/CT
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
NSCLC (Non-small Cell Lung Cancer), Squamous Lung Cancer With FGFR1 Amplification
Clinical Study of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of In-silico-Designed, Machine Learning Inspired, and Quantum-molecularly Coupled Personalized Neoantigenic Vaccines Microlyvaq™ in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Microlyvaq™ is a first-line, non-randomized, two-arm clinical trial in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In both arms, patients receive a personalized multi-epitope vaccine (Microlyvaq™) on top of standard-of-care…
- Conditions
- NSCLC (Non-small Cell Lung Cancer), Squamous Lung Cancer With FGFR1 Amplification, Non-Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- Microlyvaq™ (NCT07285434)
- Testing
- Microlyvaq™ (Personalized Multi-Epitope Immunotherapeutic)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Biogenea Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
NSCLC Stage IV, NSCLC Stage IIIB
Comparison of Genomic and Transcriptomic Patterns Between CTC and Metastatic Tumormetastatic Tumor
This study aims to understand the metastasis in advanced NSCLC through comparing genomic and transcriptomic patterns between the circulating tumor cells and metastatic tumor cells by single cell sequencing analysis.
- Trial name
- NCT04932343
- Testing
- cohort study
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharynx Cancer
Circulating Biomarkers in Oropharyngeal Cancers
The goal of this observational longitudinal study is to learn about circulating tumor Human Papilloma Virus-DNA (ctHPV-DNA) as a biomarker for HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer and cancer of unknown primary of the head and neck.
- Conditions
- Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharynx Cancer, Tonsillar Cancer, Base of the Tongue Carcinoma
- Trial name
- CIRCOS (NCT05904327)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Disseminated Neuroblastoma, Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma
Study of DNA in Blood Samples From Patients With Neuroblastoma
This research trial studies is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in blood samples from patients with neuroblastoma. Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that…
- Conditions
- Disseminated Neuroblastoma, Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma, Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Neuroblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00898391
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis, polymerase chain reaction, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 329 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Breast Cancer
HER2 Expression of CTC to Predict Response in HER2-positive Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Treated With ADC
To evaluate the predictive and prognostic value of HER2 expression of circulating tumor cells in HER2-positive advanced breast cancer patients treated with ADC
- Trial name
- NCT05834686
- Testing
- HER2 expression of circulating tumor cells
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing 302 Hospital
Circulating Tumor Cells
Therapeutic Response Evaluation by CTC Expansion System
Among biomarkers, CTCs are a convenient, sensitive and biologically informative option. CTC detection could be considered a real-time "liquid biopsy" approach and contains several advantages such as minimally invasive, easy and…
- Trial name
- NCT04972461
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Neuroblastoma
Serial ctDNA and Molecular Residual Disease Monitoring in Neuroblastoma
This prospective observational study evaluates serial circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and molecular residual disease (MRD) monitoring in patients with neuroblastoma.
- Trial name
- NCT07516678
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Breast Cancer
Blood Levels of Tumor Cells in Predicting Response in Patients Receiving First-Line Chemotherapy for Stage IV Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Measuring blood levels of tumor cells in patients with breast cancer may help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00898014
- Testing
- fluorescence in situ hybridization, immunologic technique, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Curie
Melanoma
CAcTUS - Circulating Tumour DNA Guided Switch
The stay aims to determine whether switching from targeted therapy to immunotherapy based on a decrease in levels of circulating tumour DNA in the blood, will improve the outcome in melanoma patients.
- Trial name
- CAcTUS (NCT03808441)
- Testing
- ctDNA analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Circulating Regulatory Lymphocytes and Outcome of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients
Aim of the present study is to investigate whether baseline or early post-treatment (one month after treatment commencement) frequency of peripheral T regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs OR CD4+/CD25high/FOXP3+ T cells), known to…
- Trial name
- NCT01533740
- Testing
- fluorouracil/irinotecan/levo-folinic acid/bevacizumab
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
Osteosarcoma
Detection of Circulating Osteosarcoma Tumor Cells in the Blood of Patients Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction
This study focusses on finding out if osteosarcoma can be detected in blood. The cells will be measured by a new laboratory technique called the polymerase chain reaction.
- Trial name
- NCT00588510
- Testing
- Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Circulating Tumor Cell, Gastrointestinal Cancer
EUS Guided HVA and PVA for Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients
The discovery of cell-free circulating tumor DNA (crDNA) in blood and the maturation of technologies for ctDNA analysis have presented an attractive opportunity for minimally invasive "liquid biopsy" genomic diagnostics.
- Trial name
- NCT04782557
- Testing
- EUS-guided portal vein and hepatic vein aspiration
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Breast Cancer
HER2 Expression of CTC to Predict Response in HER2-low Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Treated With ADC
To evaluate the predictive and prognostic value of HER2 expression of circulating tumor cells in HER2-low advanced breast cancer patients treated with ADC
- Trial name
- NCT05834699
- Testing
- HER2 expression of circulating tumor cells
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing 302 Hospital
Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Personalized ctDNA Monitoring for Predicting Immunotherapy Outcomes in Advanced Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
This is a prospective, non-interventional observational cohort study evaluating the clinical utility of patient-specific circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) monitoring in patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma…
- Trial name
- NCT07776483
- Testing
- Patient-Specific Tumor-Informed ctDNA Monitoring
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital