Scientists dig into immune cells to unlock lung disease mysteries
NCT ID NCT07384897
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how immune cells behave in people with lung cancer, sarcoidosis, and COPD. Researchers will collect blood and tissue samples from 425 participants to analyze immune function. No experimental treatments are given. The goal is to understand why some patients don't respond to immunotherapy and to pave the way for better, personalized treatments in the future.
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 research could help scientists develop more personalized and effective treatments for lung cancer and chronic lung diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results may take years to apply.
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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 425 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2032
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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Up to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Diagnosis of lung cancer * Presence of precancerous lung lesions * Patients with a chronic inflammatory lung disease (sarcoidosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\]) prior to any treatment * Control group: individuals without known lung disease * Children and adolescents weighing ≥ 10 kg with genetically confirmed chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) * Adults scheduled to undergo orthopedic surgery during which a bone marrow sample will be collected Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic corticosteroid therapy \> 10 mg/day prednisone (or equivalent) * Acute infection at the time of inclusion * Refusal or inability to provide informed consent (or assent, when applicable) * Chronic inflammatory lung disease currently treated with immunosuppressive therapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cliniques universitaires saint Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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