Institut Cancerologie De L'ouest
Clinical trials sponsored by Institut Cancerologie De L'ouest, explained in plain language.
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Could a diabetes drug boost radiation to fight returning prostate cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis study is for men whose prostate cancer has returned in the same area after they already had radiation and surgery. The researchers want to see if giving a very precise, high-dose radiation treatment (called SBRT) along with the diabetes drug metformin can safely control the …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to halt prostate cancer spread
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug durvalumab to precise radiation (SBRT) can better control prostate cancer that has returned and spread to a few spots (oligometastases). About 96 men with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will be randomly assigned t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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New hope for young breast cancer patients: freezing eggs before chemo
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at a way to help women under 40 with breast cancer keep their ability to have children after chemotherapy. Before starting chemo, participants receive hormone injections and tamoxifen to stimulate their ovaries, then eggs or embryos are frozen. The goal is to see…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Promising stomach cancer combo trial pulled before it even started
Disease control TerminatedThis study aimed to see if adding a targeted drug (bemarituzumab) to standard chemotherapy (FLOT) could improve outcomes for people with a certain type of stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that overexpresses FGFR2b. The treatment was given before and after surgery. Howe…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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New study tests if taking less muscle during breast reconstruction reduces pain and improves shoulder movement
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at a breast reconstruction method that uses only a small part of a back muscle, aiming to reduce shoulder pain and stiffness. Researchers will compare this technique to standard implant reconstruction in about 190 women. The goal is to see which approach gives be…
Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Study tracks fertility and pregnancy in young breast cancer survivors
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at fertility, pregnancy, and contraception in women diagnosed with breast cancer between ages 18 and 50. Researchers will collect data from 22,000 patients to understand how cancer treatments affect their ability to have children and the health of their newborns.…
Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC