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Burn Pit Exposure in Veterans: A Cancer Screening Pilot Study at the Inova Saville Cancer Screening & Prevention Center

Who can join

Ages 35 to 85 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* ≥ 35 years
* Veteran of the United States Armed Forces (retired/no longer enlisted) with a prior deployment resulting in exposure (based on self-report or official records, if available) to burn pits for \>1 week (exposure defined as on the base or close enough to the base to see the smoke from the burn pit, an area of land used for the open-air combustion of trash and other solid waste products).
* Ability to understand and willing to sign informed consent
* Ability to understand and willing to sign HIPAA Authorization

Exclusion Criteria:

* No history of malignancy within the past 5 years (non-melanoma skin cancer and in situ carcinoma would still be eligible) and not currently being worked up clinically for suspicion of cancer.
* For women of childbearing potential, not pregnant.

About the study

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and participant satisfaction associated with a more intensive cancer screening regimen in veterans exposed to burn pits. The study results may describe the clinical and psychosocial impact such screening has on this potential population. The study hopes to share the premalignant and malignant findings identified and follow-up healthcare utilization associated with high-intensity cancer screening during the approximately 3-year study period (three annual screening assessments and an additional year of follow-up to determine participants' cancer status). The study will also explore the performance of new tools (nasal brush, multi-cancer detection blood test, and radiomic analysis) in detecting the development of cancer during the study period.

What is being tested

• Avantect Multi-Cancer Detection Test (device)
• Nasal Swab (diagnostic test)

Sponsor: Inova Health Care Services · Participants: 100 · Started: Jun 17, 2026

Contact the study team

• Bryan Bassig, PhD · Phone: (571) 472-3500
• Salman Baig · Phone: (571) 472-3500

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07485322

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Cancer (all types)

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.