DNA test may improve depression treatment in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT03674138
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using a person's DNA to pick an antidepressant works better than usual care for cancer patients with depression or anxiety. About 99 adults with cancer took part. Half got a DNA-guided choice of medication, and the other half got standard care. Researchers then compared changes in depression, anxiety, and quality of life between the two groups.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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99 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients with a cancer diagnosis * Be 18 years of age or older * Patients who rate depression or anxiety \> 5 based on a 10 point scale * Patients expected to live greater than 6 months * Serum bilirubin and creatinine \< 1.5x upper limit of normal * AST and ALT \< 3 times upper limit of normal * Willing and able to provide written informed consent * Able to complete self-assessment questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not diagnosed with cancer * Antidepressant prescribing performed by a non-Moffitt psychiatrist after enrollment onto the clinical trial * Known Pregnancy * History of liver or allogenic stem cell transplant * Patients with a known cognitive impairment (e.g., delirium, dementia, etc.) or psychological impairment (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disease, etc.) other than depressive and anxiety symptoms.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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