U.S., Jan. 23 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07360834) titled 'Study Aiming to Test Whether Non-invasive Liquid Biopsies Can Safely Reduce Invasive Surveillance Methods in Lynch Syndrome' on Jan. 13.
Brief Summary: Lynch syndrome is an inherited genetic predisposition that increases the risk of developing several types of cancer, particularly colon and rectal cancers (colorectal cancer), as well as cancer of the uterine lining (endometrial cancer). It affects around 1 in 400 people in Europe.
Today, surveillance mainly relies on examinations such as colonoscopy (an examination of the colon using a camera) or gynaecological evaluations, sometimes accompanied by biopsies (the removal of a small ...