Gene-Guided cancer drug dosing: a smarter way to treat neuroendocrine tumors?
NCT ID NCT06406465
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 39 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adjusting the dose of the cancer drug belinostat based on a person's genetic makeup can improve treatment for high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas. Researchers will give 60 participants different doses of belinostat along with standard chemotherapy (cisplatin and etoposide) based on their UGT1A1 gene variant. The goal is to see if this personalized approach leads to more consistent drug levels in the body and better tumor shrinkage.
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What this could mean
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Active substance
Belinostat (a cancer drug) combined with cisplatin and etoposide
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that adjusting belinostat doses based on a person's genes makes the treatment safer and more effective for neuroendocrine cancer.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial (60 people) focused on drug levels, not a proven cure. The genetic approach may not improve outcomes, and side effects from the chemotherapy combination are possible.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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