Could natural immune cells help fight leukemia drug resistance?
NCT ID NCT04965649
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study from France examined whether a specific type of immune cell (innate CD8+ T cells) is linked to how quickly resistance mutations develop in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia or Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 30 adult patients already being treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The goal was to see if higher levels of these immune cells are associated with slower growth of drug-resistant cancer cells. This is an observational study, not a treatment trial.
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 point toward new ways to predict or overcome drug resistance in certain leukemias.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study (30 participants) that only looks for associations, not a treatment. Results may not lead to direct patient benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients suffering from Philadelphia+malignant hemopathies (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Philadelphia+ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ) followed by the Clinical and Cytogenetic Cytology Laboratory at Nîmes University Hospital.
- 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: * Chronic Myeloid Leukemia or Phi+ ALL patients with TKI resistance mutations being monitored by the Clinical Cytology and Cytogenetics Laboratory at Nîmes University Hospital. * Pathology resulting from a BcrAbl1 fusion gene (CML or Phi+ ALL) and presence of a TKI resistance mutation. * Patients affiliated to or beneficiaries of a health insurance scheme. * Adult patients over18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * Blast crisis stage pathology (according to WHO 2017 criteria (Table2.01, p33, WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues, IARC 2017). * Patients Under 18 years of age
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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