Cohort Evaluation of Body Fluids Early Detection of Cancer in High-risk Individuals
LEAH
A Prospective Cohort to Evaluate the Ability of Different Body fLuid-derived Approaches to Detect EArly-stage Cancers Among High-risk Individuals
2 other identifiers
interventional
5,909
1 country
1
Brief Summary
LEAH is a prospective, observational, single-centre, non-randomised, open-label study of people at increased risk of cancer or malignant disease. The main objective of LEAH is to evaluate and compare the sensitivity of different tests on body fluids to detect cancers that will occur within 3 years of inclusion in the study, in a cohort of individuals identified as being at increased risk of cancer.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2026
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
Click on a node to explore related trials.
Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 26, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 2, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 16, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2030
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2030
March 30, 2026
March 1, 2026
4.2 years
March 26, 2025
March 25, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
sensitivity of techniques derived from body fluids in the detection of any invasive cancer
The primary endpoint is the sensitivity of body fluid-derived techniques in the detection of any invasive cancer (except for non-melanoma skin cancers) in the 36 months period following body fluid collection among individuals at increased risk of cancer.
baseline and In case of cancer within 3 years
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Evaluation of the 3-year early detection performance of techniques derived from body fluids
baseline and In case of cancer within 3 years
Evaluation in terms of predicting the risk of developing invasive cancer of the added value at 3 years of body fluid-derived techniques and their various combinations compared with standard baseline factors
baseline and In case of cancer within 3 years
Assessment of the ability of body fluid-derived techniques to identify the tissue of origin by agreement between the location predicted by the body fluid-derived techniques and the tissue of origin.
baseline and In case of cancer within 3 years
Study Arms (2)
individuals at low risk of invasive cancer
ACTIVE COMPARATORA cohort of individuals who are not considered at increased risk (low risk) of cancer seen in consultation for a problem defined as benign will also be recruited and be used for certain secondary and exploratory objectives.
individuals at high risk of invasive cancer
ACTIVE COMPARATORIndividuals with an estimated risk ≥ 4% of occurrence of any invasive cancer or malignancy (except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin) in the following three years after inclusion will be proposed the trial. This 4% cumulative risk represents the addition of i. the participant's general risk of any cancer or malignancy based on her/his age and ii. her/his risk of a specific malignancy based on her/his risk profile.
Interventions
biological samples (blood, urine, saliva)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Are aged 18 or more
- Have a cumulative 3-year risk of developing any cancer ≥ 4% (including the situation specific cancers + other cancers) defined as follows:
- Situations at increased risk of breast cancer
- Women carrying germline pathogenic (P) or likely pathogenic (LP) variants of BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53, PALB2, PTEN, CDH1 genes without prophylactic mastectomy, aged ≥ 40 years, or
- Men with germline (P) or (LP) variants in the BRCA2 gene, aged ≥ 40 years, or
- Women with a personal history of an histological atypical breast lesion in the past 5 years and aged ≥ 50 years, or
- Women who received chest radiotherapy before age 30 years and currently aged ≥ 25 years, or
- Women with an invasive breast cancer risk \> 2.5% over the next 5 years, as defined by risk scores +/- genotyping, and aged ≥ 50 years, or
- Individuals identified at increased risk in MyPeBS trial (\> 2.5% over the next five years) (www.mypebs.eu) can be eligible for the study, if aged ≥ 50 years, or
- Situations at increased risk of gynaecological cancer
- Women with a Lynch syndrome - germline (P) or (LP) variants in hMLH1, MSH2, hMLH6, PMS2, and aged ≥ 30 years, or
- Women carrying germline (P) or (LP) variants of BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51C or RAD51D, PTEN genes without prophylactic oophorectomy, aged ≥ 40 years, or POLE and POLD1, and aged \> 30 years; or SMARCA4 or DICER1 and aged \> 18 years or
- Situations at increased risk of colorectal cancer
- Men or women with a Lynch syndrome - germline (P) or (LP) variants in hMLH1, MSH2, hMLH6, PMS2, APC, POLE, POLD1, BMPR1A, SMAD4 or biallelic MuTYH genes, and aged ≥ 40 years, or
- Individuals with an increased risk of colorectal cancer defined by the following criteria and aged ≥ 50 years, or
- +69 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Known prior diagnosis of cancer or hematological malignancy within the past 5 years except for non-melanoma skin cancers, in situ cervical cancers and for patients with germline TP53 alterations,
- Presence of signs or symptoms of cancer at enrolment,
- Acute exacerbation of an autoimmune condition requiring escalation in medical therapy within 14 days prior to enrolment,
- Any medical condition with a high likelihood of mortality within three years,
- Physical or psychological conditions considered not to be compatible with the study and not likely to comply with follow up requirements,
- Individuals under guardianship or deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision or incapable of giving their consent,
- Women carriers of (P) or (LP) variants in BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, gene considering prophylactic mastectomy in a near future or aged less than 40 years (since their absolute risk of cancer is lower than the expected threshold)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Suzette Delaloge, MD
Gustave Roussy, Veillejuif, France
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 26, 2025
First Posted
April 2, 2025
Study Start
March 16, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 1, 2030
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 1, 2030
Last Updated
March 30, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share