Blood test could steer cancer treatment to right drug
NCT ID NCT06314997
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase II trial tests whether a blood test that looks for genetic changes in circulating tumor cells can help doctors choose the right targeted therapy for colorectal cancer. 150 participants will either get treatment guided by the blood test or standard care. The goal is to see if the blood test approach improves response rates at 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- panitumumab (EGFR inhibitor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors choose more effective treatments for colorectal cancer by using a simple blood test.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase II trial with only 150 participants, so results are preliminary. The blood test may not reliably predict which treatment works best.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance-status score of 0 to 2 (scores range from 0 to 5, with higher numbers reflecting greater disability) , * medically able to receive chemotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * evidence of infective disease before enrollment , * a history of another primary cancer within the previous 3 years, * the presence of synchronous primary colorectal cancer.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Natalia Malara
RECRUITINGGermaneto, Italy, 88100, Italy
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