Scientists hunt for weaknesses in pancreatic Cancer's fuel system
NCT ID NCT07664891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is analyzing tissue and blood samples from 64 people with pancreatic cancer that has spread. Researchers want to understand how cancer cells change their energy use and interact with surrounding cells. The goal is to find new targets for treatment and better ways to predict which therapies will work.
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 identify new drug targets and biomarkers to predict treatment response in pancreatic cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead directly to new therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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
The study population will include adult men and women (≥18 years) diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinom
- 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: 1. Age \> 18 years 2. Signed written informed consent specific to the PROMETAP study 3. Affiliation with a social security system 4. Treatment and follow-up performed at the Institut Paoli-Calmettes 5. Metastatic PDAC requiring biopsy as part of routine care (group1 and 2) 6. Prior treatment: * No previous chemotherapy for the "initial" group * No prior chemotherapy in the metastatic setting for the "Metastatic Relapse" group 7. Eligible for chemotherapy (ECOG \< 2) Non-Inclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindication to biopsy of the pancreatic tumor or a hepatic or pulmonary metastasis (group 1 and 2) 2. Absence of a metastasis accessible to biopsy (group1 and 2) 3. Concurrent treatment for another active cancer 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 5. Patients in emergency situations 5\. Adult individuals under legal protection (guardianship, trusteeship, judicial protection) or unable to provide informed consent
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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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Institut Paoli-Calmettes
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13009, France
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