Skin in a dish could predict best melanoma drugs
NCT ID NCT03136783
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explored whether lab-grown skin models containing a patient's own melanoma cells could predict which drug combinations would work best. Researchers took a small sample of a skin metastasis and used it to create 3D cultures and artificial skin. The goal was to test different targeted therapy drugs on these models to see which ones killed the cancer cells most effectively, potentially allowing doctors to personalize treatment and avoid unnecessary side effects.
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 approach could help doctors choose the most effective targeted therapy for each melanoma patient, reducing trial-and-error and side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early study with only one participant. The lab models may not accurately predict real patient responses, and more research is needed.
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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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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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
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 Patients, * patients with melanoma (stage IV) with cutaneous metastases, * seronegative HIV, HBV, HCV, HTLV1. Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of cutaneous metastasis or in transit * HIV or HBV or HCV or HTLV1 seropositivity * Patient minor, patient under guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens Picardie
Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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