Can Lab-Grown tumor models predict the best therapy for each patient?
NCT ID NCT05844865
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This pilot study aims to create personalized, lab-grown models of tumors from patients with gastrointestinal peritoneal carcinomatosis. Researchers will collect blood, ascites fluid, and tumor samples during planned surgeries to build vascularized micro-tumors. These models could help test how well different treatments work for each individual, potentially guiding more effective therapy choices.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Biospecimen collection (blood, ascites/peritoneal wash fluid, and tumor samples) during planned surgery
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to personalized lab-grown tumor models that help predict which treatments work best for individual patients with gastrointestinal peritoneal carcinomatosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on building models, not treating patients. The models may not perfectly mimic real tumors, and results may not translate to clinical practice.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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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: * Patients must have a GI tumor * Must have planned standard of care surgical procedure * Age ≥ 18 years. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Pattens who are unable to comply with the study protocol
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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