Targeted pill trial aims to control advanced cancers by blocking key growth signals

NCT ID NCT04771520

Summary

This study is testing an oral medication called avapritinib for people with advanced solid tumors that have spread and have specific genetic changes (mutations in the CKIT or PDGFRA genes). The drug aims to block the signals that help these tumor cells grow, potentially controlling the cancer. The trial will enroll about 50 adults whose cancer has progressed on standard treatments or who have no other good options.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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