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The Red Blood Cells Based Blood Test for Lung Cancer EARLY Detection

The Training and Validation Study: Development of a Red Blood Cells Based Blood Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05380999
Enrollment
852
Registered
2022-05-19
Start date
2022-05-31
Completion date
2026-03-31
Last updated
2022-05-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Lung Cancer, Methylation, Red Blood Cells

Brief summary

This study plan to enroll 852 patients with pulmonary nodules smaller than 3 cm in diameter, whose DNA and RNA will be extracted from mature red blood cells isolated from peripheral blood. The DNA 5-methylcytosine(5-mC) and RNA 2'-O-methylation information will be acquired by NGS and Nm Judge Universally sequencing (NJU-Seq), which will be used to establish models to distinguish patients with benign and malignant nodule in the training group and further evaluated in the validation group. The pathological results will be acquired after surgery or biopsy as standard in the study.

Detailed description

This is a prospective, multi-center, observational, cohort study and seeks to enroll 852 participants with pulmonary nodules smaller than 3 cm in diameter from 4 hospitals in China. Each participant pulmonary nodule is ≤30mm as assessed by CT scanning, nodule is suspected to be malignant, and plan to use biopsy or surgery for diagnosis or treatment within 60 days.Their blood samples, CT scan data, and clinical data will be collected at each visit and tissues will be collected when participants who receive pneumonectomy or percutaneous lung biopsy. Each subject will analysis DNA and RNA methylation in nucleic acids extracted from mature red blood cells isolated from peripheral blood by next-generation sequencing (NGS) . A proprietary algorithm will be used to identify the modification sites and pattern for differentiating the benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. Sensitivity and specificity of the different methylation panels will be to evaluated.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTMethylation tests of nucleic acids extracted from mature red blood cells (RBCs)

Up to 15 ml of peripheral blood will be collected from each subject, and the blood specimen will be processed to isolate mature red blood cells and extract the DNA and RNA from RBCs. DNA and RNA methylation will be tested by next-generation sequencing (NGS).

Sponsors

Peking Union Medical College Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Shanghai Chest Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
My-BioMed Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Pulmonary nodule is ≤3cm; 2. Subjects suspected of lung cancer; 3. Diagnosis or treatment by biopsy or surgery within 60 days; 4. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. History of malignant tumors; 2. Received anti-tumor therapy; 3. Can't collect the histopathological results or the pathological results are metastatic cancer; 4. Can't obtain detection information of red blood cells; 5. Pregnancy or lactating female; 6. Other situations not suitable for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sensitivity of the RBCs-based blood test for differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules diameter less than 3 cm using DNA methylation analysis by NGS.3 years
Specificity of the RBCs-based blood test for differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules diameter less than 3 cm using DNA methylation analysis by NGS.3 years
Positive predictive value (PPV) of the RBCs-based blood test for differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules diameter less than 3 cm using DNA methylation analysis by NGS.3 years
Negative predictive value (NPV) of the RBCs-based blood test for differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules diameter less than 3 cm using DNA methylation analysis by NGS.3 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sensitivity of the RBCs-based methylation assay in the invasion of malignant pulmonary nodules.3 years
Specificity in the model established in this study will compare with that of Mayo Clinic and Veterans Affairs models.3 years
Specificity of the RBCs-based methylation assay in the invasion of malignant pulmonary nodules.3 years
Area under curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) in the model established in this study will compare with that of Mayo Clinic and Veterans Affairs models.3 years
Sensitivity in the model established in this study will compare with that of Mayo Clinic and Veterans Affairs models.3 years

Contacts

Primary ContactZichen Jiao, MD
zichenjiao@outlook.com15895905095
Backup ContactTao Wang, MD
wangtao_pumc@live.cn13770794040

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026