Ovarian cancer mystery: why do some patients beat platinum therapy?
NCT ID NCT07361471
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand why some ovarian cancer patients respond well to platinum-based chemotherapy for years, while others do not respond at all. Researchers will analyze genetic, clinical, and tissue samples from 55 patients treated at one center. The goal is to find differences that could explain these outcomes, but this is an observational study, not a test of a new treatment.
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 identify why some ovarian cancer patients respond well to platinum chemotherapy while others do not, potentially guiding future treatment choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study (55 participants) that only looks at past data and tissue samples. It will not directly test a new treatment, so any insights are preliminary and may not change care immediately.
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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 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Major patient, treated at the Jean Perrin Center, suffering from ovarian cancer at any stage and treated with platinum-based chemotherapy in the first line of treatment. * Corresponding to one of the two groups below: * Refractory group: patients progressing in the first therapeutic line of platinum-based chemotherapy. * Group of long-term responders: patients who have not progressed 5 years after the end of first-line platinum salt treatment * Affiliation to a social security scheme * Patient who signed the genetic consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Minor patient * Pregnant patient * Patient under guardianship or conservatorship * Patients who object to the collection of their medical/paramedical data * Patient for whom the center does not have biological material for genomic analysis (FFPE block) * Patient under administrative, judicial decision or AME (State Medical Aid)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Centre Jean Perrin
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, PUY DE DOME, 63001, France
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