Clinical Trial: NCT06995898
The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer
Status:
RECRUITINGPhase:
Not Applicable| Lead Sponsor: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Information Provided By: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Last Update Posted: | 2026-10-06 |
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden of cancer by identifying cancers before they show symptoms or signs, when treatment is likely to be most effective. In this study, adults aged 45-75 without cancer will be randomly assigned to one of 3 groups: 2 separate MCD test groups or a control group. These two MCD tests will not be compared to each other but will be compared to cancers detected in the control group. This study will provide early information on how well MCD tests perform as cancer screening tools. It will also help researchers understand how patients and their doctors make decisions about their care when the MCD test result comes back as normal (negative) or abnormal (positive).
Official Title
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
- Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
- Device: Device Usage
- Other: Electronic Health Record Review
- Procedure: Multi-Cancer Detection Test
- Procedure: Multi-Cancer Detection Test
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Other Study ID Numbers
- NCI-2024-10793
- NCI-2024-10793
- CSRN1
- CSRN1
- CSRN1
- P30CA015704
- UG1CA286954
Start Date (Actual)
Primary Completion Date (Estimated)
Study Completion Date (Estimated)
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Study Type
Phase
| Lead Sponsor: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Information Provided By: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Last Update Posted: | 2026-10-06 |
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden of cancer by identifying cancers before they show symptoms or signs, when treatment is likely to be most effective. In this study, adults aged 45-75 without cancer will be randomly assigned to one of 3 groups: 2 separate MCD test groups or a control group. These two MCD tests will not be compared to each other but will be compared to cancers detected in the control group. This study will provide early information on how well MCD tests perform as cancer screening tools. It will also help researchers understand how patients and their doctors make decisions about their care when the MCD test result comes back as normal (negative) or abnormal (positive).
Official Title
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
- Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
- Device: Device Usage
- Other: Electronic Health Record Review
- Procedure: Multi-Cancer Detection Test
- Procedure: Multi-Cancer Detection Test
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Other Study ID Numbers
- NCI-2024-10793
- NCI-2024-10793
- CSRN1
- CSRN1
- CSRN1
- P30CA015704
- UG1CA286954