New study aims to sharpen prognosis tools for rare blood cancer
NCT ID NCT05911802
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 500 people with Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a rare blood cancer, to check how well current scoring systems predict survival and treatment response. Researchers will track patients over time, including those without symptoms, to refine these tools. The goal is to help doctors make better treatment decisions and design faster clinical trials for new therapies.
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 study could help doctors better predict disease progression and tailor treatments for Waldenström patients, potentially improving survival and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly provide new therapies. Results may not apply to all patient groups or lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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
250 symptomatic patients and 250 asymptomatic patients will be prospectively enrolled
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Patient with WM, fulfilling the diagnostic criteria defined at the 2nd Workshop on WM. * Patient in whom follow-up is available until at least 01/01/2020. Each participating center should not enroll more 10% of patients lost to follow-up. * Patient for whom a minimum annual follow-up is planned until 2024. * Having given their consent for this study Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with other chronic lymphoid malignancy. Special attention will be paid to exclude other lymphoplasmacytic proliferations, especially marginal zone lymphoma. * Patient with histological transformation in a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or any other lymphoma at the time of the initiation of the 1st treatment. * No consent for this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AMIENS - CH Amiens Picardie Site Sud
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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APHP - Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière - Hématologie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75651, France
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Angers Chu
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAngers, 49933, France
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Clermont-Ferrand - Chu Estaing
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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Institut Bergonie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
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Institut Paoli Calmette
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 130009, France
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LENS - GHT Artois
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLens, 62300, France
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LIBOURNE - Hôpital Robert Boulin
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLibourne, 33505, France
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LILLE GHICL - Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Le Mans CH
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLe Mans, France
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POITIERS - Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86021, France
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Reims Chu
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGReims, 51092, France
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Strasbourg - Icans
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67033, France
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Toulouse - IUCT Oncopole - Service d'Hématologie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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VERSAILLES - Hôpital André Mignot
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVersailles, France
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