Rare bone tumor under the microscope: can we predict its behavior?
NCT ID NCT07360964
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study gathers information from 77 Italian patients with a rare, low-grade bone tumor called clear cell chondrosarcoma. Researchers will review medical records, imaging, and tissue samples to find patterns that might predict whether the tumor will come back or spread. The goal is to create a model that helps doctors better estimate a patient's outlook, but no new treatments are being tested.
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 study could provide doctors with better tools to predict how this rare bone tumor will behave, helping guide treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It looks back at past cases, so results may not apply to future patients. The small number of cases (77) limits how much we can learn.
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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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77 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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.
- 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: * Male and female patients with diagnosis of clear cell chondrosarcoma and chondrosarcoma with a clear cell component treated from 01 Jan 1982 to 31 Dec 2023 * Information available (date of primary tumor diagnosis, local treatments, systemic treatment, response to systemic treatment, date of progression) and date and status at last follow-up * Imaging studies available for revision * Histological slides available for revision Exclusion Criteria: * \- Diagnosis different from clear cell chondrosarcoma or chondrosarcoma with a clear cell component; * Absence of radiological and/or clinical data
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCC Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute
Bologna, 40136, Italy
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