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EndometriosisNCT03464799

Does Immunotherapy Have a Role in the Management of Endometriosis?

An observational study of Endometriosis, run by Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Pathological specimens of 40 women that had been operated for endometriosis will be included in this study. These tissues will be stained with a marker named as PDL-1 in pathological examination. "programmed cell death (PD-1)" is expressed on T cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Endometriosis
What is being tested?
immunohistochemical staining
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2018to Dec 2018
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: patients operated for endometriosis

Who may be able to join

  • patients operated for endometriosis between 2013 and 2014
  • pathological examinations proving the diagnosis of endometriosis

Who cannot join

  • patients operated for cysts other than endometriosis

About this study

Pathological specimens of 40 women that had been operated for endometriosis will be included in this study. These tissues will be stained with a marker named as PDL-1 in pathological examination. "programmed cell death (PD-1)" is expressed on T cells. The immunotherapies in which antibodies against these PD-1 and its ligands (PDL-1) have been used are accepted as very effective in the treatment of many cancers. If these ligands can be shown in the endometriosis, it will be an important step for the treatment of endometriosis.

Read the detailed description

40 women who had been operated for endometriosis between 2013 and 2014 will be included in this study. Pathological specimens will be stained with an immunohistochemical marker named as PDL-1. "programmed cell death (PD-1)" is a protein containing 288 aminoacids and expressed on T cells. It was shown on apoptotic cells in earlier times, but then it has been understood that its physiologic role is not cell death. The upregulation of PD-1 is a result of the activation of T cells and it is necessary for the termination of immune response. PD-L1 is a ligand for PD-1. The immunotherapies in which antibodies against these PD-1 and its ligands (especially PDL-1) provides significant improvements in many cancers such as melanoma. Evidence about the role of these ligands in endometriosis will be an important step in its management.

Conditions
Endometriosis
Being tested
immunohistochemical staining
Medical subject headings
Endometriosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • immunohistochemical stainingOther

    immunohistochemical staining

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. immunohistochemical staining

    immunohistochemical staining with PD-L1

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Mar 2018
  2. Study startSep 2018 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionDec 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2018 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03464799
Sponsor's protocol ID
KanuniSSRTH
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
9 Jan 2018
Last updated
14 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Endometriosis, run by Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

immunohistochemical staining (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2018.

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