Scientists hunt for clues to why immunotherapy fails in most patients
NCT ID NCT03595813
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 135 people with advanced lung cancer, lymphoma, or other tumors treated with immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors. Researchers collected blood and tumor samples over time to measure immune cells and molecules that might predict whether the treatment works. The goal was to better understand why some patients respond and others do not, but this was an observational study, not a treatment trial.
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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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135 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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: * Age \> 18 years * Diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor or lymphoma treated with Immune check blockade * Signed informed consent * Affiliated to(or beneficiary of) the French Social Security Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or woman who does not apply effective contraception * Emergency * Vulnerable person or unable to provide informed consent * Emergency * Person unable to comply with required study follow up * Contraindication to the study procedure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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