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

August 21, 2026 updated by: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

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.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

400

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: gastrointestinal surgery indicated
Patients for whom gastrointestinal surgery is indicated in the context of IBD or suspected gastrointestinal cancer (esophagus, stomach, colon/rectum
collect tissues and blood cell
Other: gastrointestinal endoscopy planned for IBD
Patients for whom gastrointestinal endoscopy is planned in the context of suspected or follow-up of IBD
collect tissues and blood cell
Other: gastrointestinal endoscopy planned for cancer
Patients for whom gastrointestinal endoscopy is planned in the context of suspected gastrointestinal cancer
collect tissues and blood cell

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of tissue samples suitable for cell culture procedures
Time Frame: At the time of surgery or digestive endoscopy
Number of tissue samples collected from eligible participants during routine surgical procedures or digestive endoscopy and considered suitable for the cell culture procedures defined in the study protocol. The collected tissue samples will contribute to a biological collection intended for fundamental research on the development of tumors and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
At the time of surgery or digestive endoscopy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 18, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 30, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

August 24, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 24, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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