What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Biospecimen Collection, Device Usage, or Electronic Health Record Review. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomly assigned controlled trial.
They plan to enroll about 24,000 people at 46 sites. Taking part typically means using or being fitted with a device, a procedure as part of the study plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer
Interventions: Biospecimen Collection, Device Usage, Electronic Health Record Review, Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test, Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test, Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcome (registry wording): Feasibility of enrollment onto study