Tumor marker may guide chemo choice for rare cancers
NCT ID NCT03217097
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 116 people with advanced neuroendocrine tumors to see if a marker called MGMT can predict which chemotherapy works best. Researchers compared two chemo types—alkylating agents and oxaliplatin—based on MGMT status. The goal is to personalize treatment and improve response rates.
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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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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than or equal to 18 years; * Patient presenting well-differentiated advanced grade 1-3 (locally/metastatic) duodeno-pancreatic or thoracic (lung or thymus) or unknown primitive NETs, not curable with surgery. * Patients must have measurable disease using the RECIST v1.1 criteria; * Indication for cytotoxic systemic chemotherapy validated by the dedicated Multidisciplinary Tumor Board; * MRI or TAP CT scan with contrast agents within 4 weeks +/- 1 week before beginning of treatment; * Tumor tissue available (fresh frozen or paraffin-embedded) in order to search for the methyl guanine methyltransferase (MGMT) status; * Patients with childbearing potential should use effective contraception during the study and the following 6 months; * Covered by a Healthcare System where applicable, and/or in compliance with the recommendations of the national laws in force relating to biomedical research; * Subject able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document; * Signed written informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific screening procedures. Previous treatments such as surgery, radiofrequency ablation, transarterial liver embolization, somatostatin analogs, interferon, everolimus or other targeted therapy, peptide receptor radionuclide treatment (PRRT) and chemotherapy (platin-etoposide, folfiri, paclitaxel or docetaxel) are allowed. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous chemotherapy using Oxaliplatin or ALKY (streptozotocin, dacarbazin or temozolomide). Other chemotherapy (platin-etoposide, folfiri, paclitaxel or docetaxel) are allowed; * Pregnant or breastfeeding; * Men and women of childbearing age potential not using medically accepted contraceptive measures, as judged by the investigator; * Contraindication to any drug contained in the chemotherapy regimen; * Any significant disease which, in the investigator's opinion, excludes the patient from the study; * Under any administrative or legal supervision.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Annecy Genevois
Pringy, 74374, France
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CHU d'Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, 59020, France
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Hôpital Beaujon - APHP
Clichy, 92118, France
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Hôpital Claude Hurriet - CHRU Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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Hôpital Cochin - APHP
Paris, 75014, France
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Hôpital Edouard Herriot - Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, 69003, France
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Hôpital Estaing, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Hôpital François Mitterrand - CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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Hôpital Nord - CHU Saint Etienne
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France
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Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Lyon, 69008, France
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Hôpital Rangueil - CHU Toulouse
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré - CHU Reims
Reims, 51092, France
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Hôpital Saint Louis - APHP
Paris, 75010, France
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Hôpital Sud - CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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Hôpital Trousseau - CHU Tours
Tours, 37044, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, 13009, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France
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