Blood bank aims to predict leukemia risk in MDS patients
NCT ID NCT04869683
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gathers blood and bone marrow samples from 150 adults with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a blood disorder that can turn into acute leukemia. Researchers want to find biological markers that help predict which patients are likely to progress to leukemia. The goal is to better understand the disease and improve future treatment decisions.
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 identify which patients with myelodysplastic syndrome are at higher risk of developing acute leukemia, leading to earlier monitoring or treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that collects samples for future research, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies or change patient care in the short term.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Major * patient with or suspected of myelodysplastic syndrome (WHO definition) at diagnosis and/or during follow-up, which is managed at the level of the Cancer-Hematology Institute of the Brest CHRU * Presence of biological material collected within the CRB * Patient's consent obtained Exclusion Criteria : * Minor and pregnant woman * Lack of biological material collected within the CRB * Refusal to participate: lack of consent - Unable to consent * Patient under judicial protection: guardianship, curatorship ...
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29609, France
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