Ovarian cancer resistance under the microscope: 600-Patient study launches
NCT ID NCT03954171
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking at why some ovarian cancers become resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy, a common treatment. Researchers will collect blood, tumor, and fluid samples from 600 patients over five years, alongside their medical data. No new drugs are being tested—the goal is to gather information to better understand resistance and potentially improve future treatments.
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 doctors predict or delay resistance to platinum chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any immediate changes in care, and results may take years to apply.
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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 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2033
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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old 2. Epithelial ovarian cancer at initial diagnosis (all stages) 3. Curative treatment (exeresis surgery) not yet initiated excepted neo-adjuvant treatment 4. Indication of platinum based-chemotherapy 5. Patient affiliated to the french social security system 6. Patient must provide written informed consent prior to inclusion in the study and any study-specific procedure Exclusion Criteria: 1. Non-epithelial ovarian tumor, borderline ovarian tumor 2. Patient with recurrent disease 3. Exploratory surgery not performed at the "Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole (IUCT-O)" 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 5. Any psychological, familial, geographical or sociological condition potentially preventing the medical follow-up and/or study procedures 6. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under legal protection (curatorship and guardianship, protection of justice)
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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 Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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