Actively Recruiting

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT04520672

Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) in Cancer

Led by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Updated on 2025-03-12

3000

Participants Needed

2

Research Sites

513 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This observational study with circulating tumor cells (CTC) count, isolation and analysis at several time points during disease progression is to investigate the role and biology of CTCs and clusters of CTCs in different cancer types. It also evaluates the role of CTCs as biomarkers, and aims at the identification of key signaling networks that are active in CTCs.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) in Cancer

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Adult cancer patients
  • Histology-based confirmed cancer diagnosis of any stage or subtype (precancerous lesions excluded)
  • Diagnosis of a solid tumor including adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, or sarcoma
  • Written pathology report available
  • Written informed consent provided
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • No written informed consent
  • No confirmed diagnosis of malignancy by pathology report
  • Diagnosis of blood cancer

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 2 locations

1

University Hospital Basel

Basel, Switzerland, 4031

Actively Recruiting

2

Department Oncology, Haematology & Immuntherapy, Kantonsspital Baselland

Liestal, Switzerland, 4410

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

M

Marcus Vetter, PD Dr. med.

CONTACT

N

Nicola Aceto, Prof. Dr. med.

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

N/A

Model

N/A

Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

0

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