Ovarian cancer protein study could pave way for targeted therapies
NCT ID NCT07407062
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at tissue samples from 200 people with relapsed ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer to see how often a protein called folate receptor alpha (FRα) is present at high levels. The goal is to understand how common this protein is, which may help doctors decide who could benefit from future treatments that target FRα. Participants are not given any new treatment; only existing stored tissue samples are tested.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study will be performed on archived tissue samples from approximately 200 eligible female adult participants with relapsed high grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Relapsed ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer * Histologically high-grade serous carcinoma * Presence of archived surgical tissue samples from participants with epithelial ovarian cancer at diagnosis and at 1st recurrence in the same participants * Available samples collected from January 1st, 2016 to study start date (defined as study site initiation visit date) that are considered adequate for the Ventana folate receptor alpha (FOLR1) RxDx assay by the site pathologist Exclusion Criteria: * Histological ambiguous diagnosis upon review * Diagnosis based on cytology and without any biopsy or surgical specimen * Other histotypes than high grade serous ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal cancer * Archival or recurrent sample for the same participant not available
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS-Universita Cattolica /ID# 280205
RECRUITINGRome, Roma, 00168, Italy
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