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Chicken eggs used to grow patient cancer cells in new automated system

NCT ID NCT05472532

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether an automated system can grow cancer cells from patient samples (blood, fluid, or tumor tissue) inside chicken eggs. Researchers aimed to see if at least half of the samples would successfully grow. The goal is to create a better, cheaper way to study cancer and test drugs without using expensive mouse models.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this method could provide a faster, cheaper way to grow patient cancer cells for research, potentially speeding up drug testing.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage feasibility study, not a treatment trial. The method may not work for all cancer types or may not translate to better patient outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm gastric cancer gastric neoplasm HER2 positive breast carcinoma hormone receptor-positive breast cancer lung cancer lung neoplasm metastatic malignant neoplasm metastatic prostate carcinoma neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis non-small cell lung carcinoma ovarian cancer peritoneal carcinomatosis prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER CANCER METASTATIC GASTRIC CANCER LUNG CANCER OVARIAN CANCER PROSTATE CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud - Department of Medical Oncology

    Pierre-Bénite, France