Lab-Grown tumor avatars could pick the right cancer drug for each patient
NCT ID NCT06077591
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a personalized approach for patients with advanced liver or colorectal cancers that no longer respond to standard treatments. Doctors take a small sample of the tumor, grow it in the lab as 3D 'organoids', and test different drugs on them to see which works best. The goal is to see if this method can improve tumor shrinkage and survival compared to usual care.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Patient-derived tumor organoid (PDO) drug screening and next-generation sequencing (NGS) to guide treatment selection
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could provide a new way to select effective treatments for patients with advanced cancers who have run out of standard options.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase study with only 40 participants. The organoid culture may fail for some patients, and the drug screen results may not always match real-world response.
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Endoscopy Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGHong Kong, N.T., 123, Hong Kong
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