Scientists test immune cells against rare skin cancer in the lab
NCT ID NCT06780475
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new cell therapy in the lab for people with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare skin cancer linked to a virus. Researchers will take immune cells from 15 patients and try to train them to attack the cancer in a test tube. The goal is to see if this approach works before moving to patient treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
Who is studied
Adult patients of Merkel cell carcinoma of skin, ongoing for local treatment, systemic treatment, complementary treatment or with an active follow-up beside dermatologist.
- 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: * Patients \>= 18 years old; * Diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma of skin, ongoing for local treatment, systemic treatment, complementary treatment or an active follow-up; * Informed for the study and no-opposed for participation; * Affiliated with a social security scheme or in an equivalent situation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients ongoing another interventional clinical trial; * Patients under guardianship or trusteeship; * Pregnancy or breastfeed; * Patients refusal.
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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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Dermato-oncology Department, Ambroise Paré Hospital, APHP
RECRUITINGBoulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France
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