Electric pulses plus chemo aimed at rare tumor, but study pulled
NCT ID NCT06660121
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study planned to test electrochemotherapy (ECT) with bleomycin in people with desmoid fibromatosis, a non-cancerous but locally aggressive tumor. The goal was to see if the treatment could shrink the tumor and improve symptoms like pain. However, the study was withdrawn before any patients were enrolled, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bleomycin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a new localized treatment option for desmoid fibromatosis when surgery or other therapies are not possible.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available. The treatment involves chemotherapy and electrical pulses, which carry risks like pain, infection, or tissue damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Aug 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.
Who is studied
Patients with diagnosis of desmoid fibromatosis with an indication for electrochemotherapy treatment
- 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: * Symptomatic Desmoid Fibromatosis and in active phase (documented growth at last follow-up) * Patients not eligible for surgery, cryoablation, or embolization * Signature of study-specific informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with fibromatosis not in active phase, documented clinically and with imaging investigations (MRI, CT) * Patients with documented active infection * Previous treatment for \< 30 days * Pregnancy and lactation status * Patients of childbearing age without contraceptive use for at least 3 months * Presence of metal synthetic media at the site of treatment * COPD with FiO2 \< 30 mmHg * Impaired renal function with eGFR
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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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IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, 40136, Italy
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