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CompletedNCT05337163Updated Mar 21, 2025

A Multicenter Clinical Trial of Sputum DNA Testing for Lung Cancer in China

An observational study in Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Creative Biosciences (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in China. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-21.

Sponsored by Creative Biosciences (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,564
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method) for help diagnose lung cancer by comparing with clinical standard method (includes chest CT examination or pathological examination).

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In this clinical trial, the testing kit to be evaluated is a Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method), which is intended to qualitatively detect methylation levels of multiple genes in human sputum specimen in vitro by Fluorescent PCR Method, and the standard method used in clinical diagnosis is chest CT examination or pathological examination.

Subjects will provided sputum specimen as required for the evaluation of the testing kit followed by a chest CT examination or pathological examination. Technical personnel who conduct the evaluation of the testing kit will remain blinded to the results of the clinical diagnosis by chest CT and/or pathological examination.

The results of the testing kit will be compared with the standard method, and the effectiveness of the Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method) for lung cancer detection under normal clinical use will be assessed through statistical analysis.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Cancer
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Large Cell Carcinoma
  • Adenosquamous Carcinoma
  • Sarcomatoid Carcinoma
  • Respiratory Tract Infection
  • Acute Bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Tuberculosis
  • Lung Neoplasm
  • Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis

Keywords

  • Lung Cancer
  • Sputum DNA Test
  • Gene Methylation Biomarkers
  • Multigene Methylation Detection
  • Cancer Screening
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In context

Lung Neoplasms

5,422 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Neoplasms; 1,346 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,564 is above the median of 200 across 1,434 observational studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Creative Biosciences (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Subjects without age limit, regardless of gender or region, and those who meet the inclusion criteria for this clinical trial, are eligible to enroll at the designated clinical sites.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject must meet all three of the following criteria to be eligible for the study:

    1. No age or gender restrictions, voluntary participation and signing of form;
    2. Meet any of the following conditions:

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    1. Suspected of lung cancer without invasive examination;
    2. Diagnosed with lung cancer without surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or targeted therapy;
    3. Diagnose other respiratory diseases, such as pulmonary infections (bacterial pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia, chlamydia pneumonia, viral pneumonia, lung abscess, etc.), interstitial lung diseases (pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary granulomas, etc.), benign pulmonary nodules, tuberculosis, emphysema, pulmonary cysts, benign pulmonary tumors, obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial infections/asthma, acute upper respiratory tract infections, etc;
    4. Diagnose other malignant tumors, such as thyroid cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any of the following conditions must be excluded:

    1. Patients who have undergone tracheotomy or have been on a ventilator due to severe illness.
    2. The research physician believes that other reasons are not suitable for participants in this trial.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,564 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Lung cancer group

    Two groups of sequential enrolled subjects, eligible subjects will be included in the study according to the inclusion criteria. In addition to collecting sputum specimen for the testing kit of Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method) , eligible subjects also need to undergo the chest CT or pathological examination.

    Diagnostic Test: Diagnostic Test: Sputum DNA methylation analysis · Procedure: chest CT or pathological examination

  • The normal group

    Two groups of sequential enrolled subjects, eligible subjects will be included in the study according to the inclusion criteria. In addition to collecting sputum specimen for the testing kit of Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method) , eligible subjects also need to undergo the chest CT or pathological examination.

    Diagnostic Test: Diagnostic Test: Sputum DNA methylation analysis · Procedure: chest CT or pathological examination

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testDiagnostic Test: Sputum DNA methylation analysis

    Diagnostic Test: sputum specimen will be collected by the subject for the detection of Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method)

    Also known as: LUNSAFE

  • Procedurechest CT or pathological examination

    Subjects will undergo chest CT or pathological examination.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity

    Sensitivity is the percentage of subjects with lung cancer who are correctly identified by the testing kit.

    Time frame: One year

  2. Specificity

    Specificity is the percentage of subjects without lung cancer who are correctly excluded by the testing kit.

    Time frame: One year

  3. Consistency Rate

    Consistency rate is the fraction of both true positive and negative diagnostic test results among all subjects.

    Time frame: One year

  4. Kappa Coefficient

    Kappa coefficient is the consistency analysis of the extent of agreement between the test results of the testing kit and standard method.

    Time frame: One year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medccal University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Undecided We are carefully considering all applicable regulations and laws governing sharing of patients' data from China online with the global public.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Feb 2022 to primary completion in Feb 2025, 35 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 13, 2022
First posted
Apr 20, 2022
StartActual
Feb 25, 2022
Primary completionActual
Feb 18, 2025
CompletionActual
Mar 5, 2025
Last update
Mar 21, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 21, 2025, 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
NCT05337163
Lead sponsor
Creative Biosciences (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Collaborators
Guangzhou Xiangkang Medical Research Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 20, 2022
Start date
Feb 25, 2022
Primary completion
Feb 18, 2025
Completion
Mar 5, 2025
Last update
Mar 21, 2025

Study contacts

Lei Zheng, PhD
principal investigator · Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medccal University
Laiyu Liu, PhD
principal investigator · Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medccal University

Oversight

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