Scientists hunt for genetic markers in ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers
NCT ID NCT01977274
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting blood and tumor samples from 300 people suspected of having ovarian, endometrial, or cervical cancer. Researchers will analyze the samples to find genetic changes that might predict how the cancer behaves. The goal is to better understand these cancers, not to test a new treatment.
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 how gynecological cancers will behave and possibly guide future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It is not designed to test a therapy, so any benefits are indirect and may take years to realize.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Dec 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * gynecological cancer suspicion * age \> 18 * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- emergency Exclusion criteria after histological exam Any diagnosis that is not a gynecological cancer (ovarian, cervix, endometrium).
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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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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, 13 009, France
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