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Search for Circulating Tumour Cells in the Blood and/or Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients With Recurrent Aggressive Meningiomas: Proof-of-concept Study

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllUniversity Hospital, Montpellier
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of the clinical trial is to assess the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with aggressive recurrent meningiomas.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Over 18 years of age * Operated on for a grade 2 or 3 meningioma at Montpellier University Hospital between 2015 and 2024 * Tumour expressing SSTR2A on the initial surgical specimen * Clinical and/or radiological recurrence as determined by MRI imaging (progression of a residual lesion OR appearance of a new lesion consistent with a meningioma at the surgical site or elsewhere) Exclusion Criteria: * Other active ongoing cancer * Contraindications to lumbar puncture: * Intracranial hypertension with meningioma exerting a mass effect and obstruction of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pathway/risk of trans-tentorial or amygdalar herniation * Blood clotting disorder with risk of haematoma at the puncture site (anticoagulant treatment at therapeutic dose or antiplatelet therapy, thrombocytopenia or thrombopathy) * Infection at the puncture site * Pregnant or breastfeeding women (Article L.1121-5 of the French Public Health Code) * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision (Article L.1121-6 of the French Public Health Code) * Persons who are subject to legal protection measures or who are unable to express their consent (guardianship, curatorship, judicial protection; Article L.1121-8 of the French Public Health Code) * Not affiliated with a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme (Article L.1121-8-1 of the French Public Health Code) * Persons participating in another study that includes an ongoing exclusion period (Article L.1121-12 of the French Public Health Code) * Failure to obtain written informed consent
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What it tests

  • Blood sampling
  • Lumbar puncture
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Where

1 site
CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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