Scientists map immune cells in colon cancer patients
NCT ID NCT03015038
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at immune cells in the blood and tumor tissue of 100 people with colon cancer. Researchers measured T cells and other white blood cells to understand the body's immune response. The goal was to gather knowledge, not to test a new treatment. Participants provided samples and were followed for up to 5 years.
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 better understand how the immune system reacts to colon cancer, potentially guiding future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly help patients. Results may not lead to new therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2017
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patient with colon adenocarcinoma treated by surgery
- 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: 1. Patients aged 18 or more. 2. Affiliation to a social security scheme 3. Diagnosis of a colon adenocarcinoma. 4. Patient have signed and dated consent of the study before undertaking procedures related to the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients under guardianship / curatorship 2. Following Situations * Persons unable to understand, read and / or sign an informed consent * Patient with the following functions: investigator or co-investigator, research assistant, pharmacist, study coordinator or having any involvement in the study * Uncooperative person or potentially non-compliant for the study and its procedures with predictable difficulties regular monitoring of over 1 year. * No affiliation to a social security scheme, a universal medical coverage or any similar plan. 3. Pregnant or lactating women. 4. Patients with HIV seropositivity. 5. Rectal tumor location.
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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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Hôpital Saint Louis
Paris, 75000, France
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