Blood test score may guide ovarian cancer treatment decisions

NCT ID NCT06660147

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

Summary

This study looks at whether a score called KELIM can predict how well ovarian cancer patients respond to maintenance treatment with PARP inhibitors after initial chemotherapy. Researchers will analyze data from 243 patients who took part in the PAOLA-1 trial. If KELIM proves useful, it could help doctors personalize treatment and avoid giving strong medications to those unlikely to benefit.

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 KELIM proves reliable, doctors could better match ovarian cancer patients to PARP inhibitor treatment, avoiding unnecessary side effects and focusing therapy on those most likely to benefit.

What could go wrong

This is a retrospective analysis of existing data, not a new treatment trial. The KELIM score may not prove accurate enough to change clinical practice, and results may not apply to all patient groups.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

ovarian cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHRU Besançon - Hôpital Jean Minjoz

    Besançon, 25030, France

  • CHU Grenoble-Alpes - Site Nord (La Tronche)

    Grenoble, 38043, France

  • CHU de Poitiers - Hôpital de la Milétrie

    Poitiers, 86021, France

  • Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie

    Mougins, 06250, France

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, 35042, France

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, 14076, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Départemental de Vendée

    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

    Monaco, 98012, Monaco

  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France

  • Clinique Francheville

    Périgueux, 24004, France

  • Clinique Pasteur

    Toulouse, 31300, France

  • Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses - Croix Saint-Simon

    Paris, 75012, France

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94805, France

  • HCL - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France

  • Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, 75014, France

  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

    Paris, 75015, France

  • Hôpital Privé du Confluent

    Nantes, France

  • ICL - Centre Alexis Vautrin

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

  • ICO - Centre René Gauducheau

    Saint-Herblain, 44805, France

  • ICO Paul Papin

    Angers, 49055, France

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75248, France

  • Oncopole Claudius Regaud - IUCT Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord

    Bordeaux, 33300, France

  • Sainte-Catherine Institut du Cancer Avignon-Provence

    Avignon, 84918, France