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Establishment of a Biological Collection to Develop Translational Preclinical Models for the Study of Tumors and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Started2026-03-18
Est. completion2026-12-30
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The causes underlying the development of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and digestive cancers remain poorly understood. They involve both genetic susceptibilities and multiple environmental factors. Research and the development of new therapeutic strategies are essential to provide patients with novel treatment opportunities. A deep understanding of the tumor ecosystem at the molecular level, as well as the interactions between different cell types, is crucial to identify and validate new therapeutic targets. Since animal cancer models have shown their limitations in translating results to humans, studies models are often based on autologous patient tissues and sera. These innovative models make it possible to: * model tumors ex vivo, * perform screenings of new candidate molecules, * or test tumor response to existing therapies in the context of personalized medicine. This work has led to numerous publications on advanced digestive cancers, such as those of the liver or the bile acid pathway To create ex vivo models and reconstruct the tumor in vitro, experiments require treating tumor cells with blood from the same patient (autologous), collected simultaneously with the tumor resection. The tumor tissues used in culture are obtained from residual material of anatomopathological analyses performed as part of clinical care.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed with IBD and for whom a digestive endoscopy +/- echo-endoscopy or gastrointestinal tract surgery is planned as part of care.
* Diagnosed with digestive tract cancer on IBD and for whom a digestive endoscopy +/- echo-endoscopy or gastrointestinal tract surgery is planned as part of care.
* Diagnosed with digestive cancer (esophagus, stomach, colon/rectum) and for whom a digestive endoscopy +/- echo-endoscopy or gastrointestinal tract surgery is planned as part of care.
* Diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus and for whom a digestive endoscopy +/- echo-endoscopy or gastrointestinal tract surgery is planned as part of care

Exclusion Criteria:

* All other

Conditions3

CancerGastrointestinal CancerIBD

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