Scientists hunt for hidden signs in blood cancers to personalize treatment
NCT ID NCT02320656
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collected blood, bone marrow, skin, and cheek cell samples from 650 adults with acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, or myeloproliferative disorders. Researchers analyzed the samples to find genetic, epigenetic, and drug sensitivity patterns that might predict how the disease will progress or respond to treatment. The goal is to better understand these cancers and improve personalized care 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 could help doctors better predict how blood cancers will behave and which treatments might work best for each patient.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects samples to learn more, but may not directly lead to new therapies or change patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 650 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2014
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome or myeloproliferative disease * age \> 18 * affiliated to the French Social Security Systm * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * emergency * patients deprived of liberty or placed under the authority of a tutor
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Marseille, 13009, France
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