Tiny molecules show promise against brain tumors
NCT ID NCT06883214
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at three small molecules (miRNAs) that may help stop glioma, a type of brain tumor, from growing and spreading. Researchers will test these molecules in cells from 10 patients to see how they affect tumor behavior and response to standard treatments like radiation and chemotherapy. The goal is to understand how these miRNAs work and whether they could lead to better therapies in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Tissue samples from patients with glioma
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * histological diagnosis of glioma; * no concomitant primary tumor; * no metastatic disease; * availability of surgical material/tissue; * written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * histological diagnosis of non-glial tumor; * patients with concomitant other solid tumors; * metastatic disease; * no surgical material/tissue available; * HIV seropositivity.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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"Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGRome, Rome, 00144, Italy
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