Time frame: Sapmples will be collected throughout the study and shipped to the sponsor maximum 1 year after last 15 day follow-up visit
Translational research will be performed for potential prognostic and predictive biomarkers. For that purpose, plasma samples will be kept in the selected centres' biobanks.
The translational research will be carried out on tumor samples collected before the start of treatment and on blood samples collected as per below.
Tumor tissue:
10 slices of the paraffin embedded tissue collected during the diagnosis of the disease will be collected.
Blood samples:
Two 10 ml blood samples from each patient who consents to participate in the biological study will be collected before the start of the treatment, and before each cycle till the discontinuation of the treatment.
The exact measurements that will be done, have not been defined yet.