Researchers track rare colorectal cancer subtype to improve treatment decisions
NCT ID NCT05511688
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study follows 637 people with a specific type of colorectal cancer called microsatellite instability (MSI). The goal is to identify factors that predict how the cancer will behave and whether chemotherapy helps. By collecting clinical and molecular data, researchers hope to better guide treatment for both early and advanced stages of this cancer.
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 which patients with this type of colorectal cancer need chemotherapy and which do not.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly provide new therapies. Results may take years and might not change practice immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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637 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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 MSI colrectal cancers (stage I to IV)
- 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: * Patient with MSI colorectal cancer defined either by molecular biology (more than 30% of microsatellites tested unstable) or by immunohistochemistry (loss of expression of at least one MMR protein: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) * Histologically proven colorectal cancer diagnosed on or after January 1 of the cohort start date * Stage I, II, III (non-metastatic) or IV (metastatic) Exclusion Criteria: * Colorectal cancer MSS * Contraindication due to psychological, social, or geographical reasons that may hinder patient follow-up * Opposition of the patient to registration in the cohort * Stage 0 (Tumor in situ, N0, M0)
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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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CH
Angoulême, France
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CH
Abbeville, France
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Ch - Centre Hospitalier de Bézier
Béziers, France
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Ch - Ght Unyon Auxerre
Auxerre, France
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Ch - Hôpital Henri Duffaut
Avignon, France
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Ch - Hôpital Victor Dupouy
Argenteuil, France
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Chu - Hôpital Hôtel Dieu
Angers, France
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Chu - Hôpital Jean Minjoz
Besançon, France
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Chu - Hôpital Sud
Amiens, France
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Chu Poitiers
Poitiers, VIENNE, 86021, France
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Privé - Clinique Tivoli
Bordeaux, France
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Privé - Institut Du Cancer Avignon Provence
Avignon, France
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Privé - Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord
Bordeaux, France
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Privé- Centre Pierre Curie
Beuvry, France
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