Mesothelioma prognosis breakthrough? new algorithm tested on 240 patients
NCT ID NCT03683680
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This research study is collecting tissue samples from 240 adults with malignant pleural mesothelioma to test a new method that combines molecular, radiological, and blood tests. The goal is to create a score that helps doctors predict how the disease will progress. Participants must be 18 or older and undergoing a diagnostic biopsy or surgery.
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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 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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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Not accepted
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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: * All adult patients with a diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma undergoing * diagnostic pleural biopsy * pleuroscopy * and/or VATS resections * Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Exclusion Criteria: -Any patient who is found to be unsuitable for * surgery, * treatment * diagnosis,
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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