Institut Bergonié
Clinical trials sponsored by Institut Bergonié, explained in plain language.
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Small breast cancer surgery: do armpit nodes always need to come out?
Disease control TerminatedThis study looked at menopausal women over 50 with small breast cancers (less than 10 mm) to see if removing armpit lymph nodes during surgery is necessary. The goal was to find out if skipping this step affects survival or cancer coming back in the armpit area. The study was sto…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Institut Bergonié • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 22, 2026 14:03 UTC
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Frozen study: heat treatment of lung tumors may alter immune response
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study aimed to understand how radiofrequency ablation (RFA) — a procedure that uses heat to destroy tumors — affects the immune system in people with colorectal cancer that has spread to the lungs. Researchers planned to measure immune cell changes in 20 participants before …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Institut Bergonié • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 26, 2026 05:03 UTC
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Lung cancer study explores when to stop immunotherapy
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study looked at people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who had a good response to immunotherapy (PD-1/PD-L1 blockers) for 6 to 12 months. The goal was to see if continuing or stopping treatment made a difference in keeping the cancer from growing. Only 8 people took…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut Bergonié • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 26, 2026 05:01 UTC