Scientists probe cancer cell metabolism to unlock secrets of drug resistance
NCT ID NCT07189117
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how metabolism in cancer and immune cells influences the bone marrow environment and treatment resistance in blood cancers like leukemia and myelofibrosis. Researchers will analyze samples from 350 participants to measure metabolites, lipids, and gene activity. No new treatment is being tested; the goal is to gather knowledge that could guide future therapies.
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 reveal new targets for future treatments that overcome therapy resistance in blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not lead to new therapies for years, if at all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2040
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with hematological cancers: Adults (≥18 years) with MDS, AML, ALL, or primary/secondary myelofibrosis from whom blood and bone marrow samples will be collected during the disease course. Healthy donors: Adults (≥18 years) donating hematopoietic stem cells for allogeneic transplantation, providing peripheral blood or bone marrow samples as a source of healthy stem cells.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * age \> 18 years, * signed written informed consent * For participants with hematological cancers: diagnosis of MDS, AML, ALL, PMF or post-ET/PV MF Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant or lactating women, * inability to give consent, * active malignant disease (other than MDS, AML, ALL, PMF or post-ET/PV MF in the last 3 - years prior to study inclusion). * For healthy donors: previous or current hematological disease, previous or current other malignant disease,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
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