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Study identifier: NCT06792604 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Host Genome Methylation: a Screening Tool in Anal Cancer Detection

Condition: Anal Cancer  ·  Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

PhaseNA
Planned participants770
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

In January 2023, the first recommendations for anal cancer screening were issued by the French National Society of Coloproctology (SNFCP). These were the world's first national recommendations for anal cancer screening for at-risk patients, not limited to people living with HIV. They are based on screening for papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) as the first line of defence, followed by reflex cytology in the event of a positive HPV16 smear and a proctological examination. In the event of abnormal cytology or proctological examination, high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) should be performed, but access to it is limited by the number of proctologists with the expertise to carry out this examination and the cost of the equipment. The development of biological markers could enable only patients at high risk of high-grade dysplasia/anal cancer to be referred for HRA. As part of the AIN3 cohort, we demonstrated that the markers ZNF582 and ASCL1, studied on anal smears taken when patients were included in the cohort, showed a significantly higher level of methylation in patients who subsequently progressed to anal cancer. The aim of this project is to test, in real-life conditions, the contribution of these methylation markers in the triage of asymptomatic patients eligible for anal cancer screening according to the SNFCP guidelines (MSM over 30 years of age living with HIV, women with a history of vulvar lesions or vulvar, women patients who have had a solid organ transplant for more than…

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Valentine FERRE, PhD  ·  01.40.25.88.96  ·  valentinemarie.ferre@aphp.fr

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Locations (9)

Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceActive Not Recruiting
Dermatology DepartmentParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceNot Yet Recruiting
Gynecology and Obstetrics Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceRecruiting
Hepato-Gastroenterology, Digestive Oncology, and Proctology Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceActive Not Recruiting
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceRecruiting
Nephrology Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceActive Not Recruiting
Pathological Anatomy and Cytology Department Bichat-Claude HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceActive Not Recruiting
Pulmonology B and Lung Transplantation Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceActive Not Recruiting
Virology Department Bichat-Claude Bernard HospitalParis, Île-de-France Region, FranceActive Not Recruiting

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