Scientists launch deep dive into rare sarcomas to unlock immune secrets

NCT ID NCT03967834

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is collecting tumor and blood samples from 400 people with rare soft tissue sarcomas to learn how their immune system reacts to the cancer. Researchers will also track patients' health over time to see how the disease progresses. The goal is to find clues that could lead to better treatments in the future.

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 research could help doctors better understand rare sarcomas and point toward new immune-based treatments for these cancers.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants, and the findings may not lead to new therapies for years, if at all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alveolar soft part sarcoma clear cell sarcoma desmoplastic small round cell tumor epithelioid hemangioendothelioma epithelioid sarcoma low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma neoplasm with perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation sarcoma soft tissue sarcoma solitary fibrous tumor

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06189, France

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  • Centre Eugene Marquis

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    Rennes, France

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  • Centre Georges François Leclerc

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Dijon, France

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  • Centre Jean Perrin

    RECRUITING

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France

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  • Centre Leon Berard

    RECRUITING

    Lyon, 69008, France

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  • Centre Oscar Lambret

    RECRUITING

    Lille, 59020, France

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  • Chu Besancon - Site Jean Minjoz

    RECRUITING

    Besançon, 25000, France

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  • Chu Dupuytren

    RECRUITING

    Limoges, France

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  • Chu Poitiers

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    Poitiers, France

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  • Chu de Marseille - Hopital de La Timone

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    Marseille, France

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  • Hôpital Cochin - Site Port-Royal

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    Paris, France

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  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

    RECRUITING

    Strasbourg, France

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  • Institut Bergonié

    RECRUITING

    Bordeaux, France

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  • Institut Curie

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    Paris, France

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  • Institut Godinot

    RECRUITING

    Reims, France

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  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    WITHDRAWN

    Villejuif, 94805, France

  • Institut Paoli-Calmettes

    WITHDRAWN

    Marseille, 13009, France

  • Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole

    RECRUITING

    Toulouse, France

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  • Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest - Site Rene Gauducheau

    WITHDRAWN

    Saint-Herblain, 44805, France

  • Institut de Cancerologie de Lorraine

    RECRUITING

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

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