Gene-Tailored cancer drugs fail to outperform standard care in large trial

NCT ID NCT01771458

First seen Jan 10, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 15 times

Summary

This study tested whether choosing cancer drugs based on the genetic profile of a patient's tumor could help people with advanced solid tumors live longer without their cancer growing. Over 700 adults whose cancer had stopped responding to standard treatments were randomly assigned to receive either a targeted therapy matched to their tumor's molecular abnormalities or the doctor's choice of conventional therapy. The results help researchers understand the value of molecular profiling for guiding treatment decisions in hard-to-treat cancers.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Alexis Vautrin

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54500, France

  • Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, 69373, France

  • Centre régional de lutte contre le cancer de Bourgogne Georges François Leclerc

    Dijon, 21079, France

  • Insitut Curie

    Paris, 75248, France

  • Institut Claudius Régaud

    Toulouse, 31052, France

  • Institut Curie Hopital Rene Huguenin

    Saint-Cloud, 92210, France

  • Institut Paoli Calmettes

    Marseille, 13009, France

  • Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest Centre René Gauducheau

    Saint-Herblain, 44000, France

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