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Study of Different Therapeutic Strategies in Hydatidiform Mole With Lung Nodule

An interventional study of Follow up and chemotherapy in Hydatidiform Mole and Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, sponsored by Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged Up to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-16.

Sponsored by Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2018; still recruiting 7 years 10 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
Up to 60 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of present study is to provide clinical evidences for the appropriate management of molar pregnancy with lung nodule. The hydatidiform mole patients with lung nodule ≥1.0cm will be randomized into 2 groups: A. treated with chemotherapy immediately, B. follow up until hCG level met FIGO diagnostic criteria of GTN (B1) or hCG level declined to normal spontaneously (B2). Lung nodule \<1.0cm will directly treated as group C

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The hydatidiform mole patients with lung nodule ≥1.0cm will be randomized into 2 groups: A. treated with chemotherapy immediately, B. follow up until hCG level met FIGO diagnostic criteria of GTN (B1) or hCG level declined to normal spontaneously (B2). The clinical characteristics of patients were compared, especially chemotherapy cycles to achieve hCG normalization and failure to first-line chemotherapy.

Lung nodule \<1.0cm will directly treated as group C: follow up until hCG level met FIGO diagnostic criteria of GTN (C1) or hCG level declined to normal spontaneously (C2)

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Conditions studied

  • Hydatidiform Mole
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia

Keywords

  • Pulmonary Nodule
  • Chemotherapy
  • Chorionic Gonadotrophin
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In context

Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

57 studies on the registry are indexed under Gestational Trophoblastic Disease; 16 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 40 across 35 interventional studies indexed under Gestational Trophoblastic Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University is the lead sponsor of 79 studies on the registry; 49 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

Eligible patients have to meet all of the following criteria:

  1. confirmed HM.
  2. The lung nodules are detected by lung CT and lesions could not be excluded (before or after the suction dilation and curettage).
  3. The hCG level does not meet FIGO diagnostic criteria (2018) of GTN.
  4. The patients are willing to compliant with the study protocol and be followed up at regular intervals.
  5. The patients agree to sign an form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

  1. The patients with a previous history of lung nodules.
  2. The imaging impression of lung nodules suggested definitely caused by other diseases, such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, etc.
  3. The patients have undergone prophylactic hysterectomy or chemotherapy.
  4. confirmed gestational trophoblastic neoplasia before and at enrollment.
  5. Patients have diseases or take immunosuppressants.
  6. Patients are participating in other clinical trials at same time.
  7. Patients were unable or unwilling to provide written .
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    A:chemotherapy immediately

    Treated with chemotherapy immediately. First line treatments:low risk:Methotrexate or ACTD; high risk:EMA-CO

    Drug: chemotherapy

  • Experimental
    B:follow up

    B1: follow up until hCG level met FIGO diagnostic criteria of GTN, then chemotherapy. B2: follow up until hCG level declined to normal spontaneously.

    Other: Follow up · Drug: chemotherapy

  • Experimental
    C: lung nodule diameter <1.0 cm

    C1: follow up until hCG level met FIGO diagnostic criteria of GTN, then chemotherapy. C2: follow up until hCG level declined to normal spontaneously.

    Other: Follow up · Drug: chemotherapy

Interventions

  • OtherFollow up

    the follow up group would be naturely didived into 2 subgroups depending the hCG regression degree.

    Also known as: not chemotherapy immediately

  • Drugchemotherapy

    First line treatments:low risk:Methotrexate or ACTD; high risk:EMA-CO

    Also known as: mtx for low risk

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. chemotherapy cycles

    the efficacy and number of treatment cycles in the chemotherapy group

    Time frame: 120 months

  2. hCG declined to normal spontaneously of group B

    the spontaneous regression rate in Group B

    Time frame: 120 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. follow up of group A , B and C

    the proportion of spontaneous regression in the follow-up groups, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the chemotherapy group

    Time frame: 240 months

  2. lung nodules

    the changes of lung nodules

    Time frame: 240 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 16, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03785574
Lead sponsor
Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University
Collaborators
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of HUST, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, Women and Children's Hospital of Ningbo University, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou Fuyang Women And Children Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital, Shaoxing Shangyu Women And Children Hospital, Huzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Responsible party
Lixiao (Professor, Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 24, 2018
Start date
Dec 24, 2018
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 16, 2026

Study contacts

Xiao Li, dortor
Contact
5198008@zju.edu.cn
008657189992206
Xing Xie
principal investigator · Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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