Deeper DNA analysis may unlock better cancer care
NCT ID NCT04614480
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a more detailed genetic analysis of tumors (called 'complex' exome analysis) helps doctors choose better treatments for people with advanced solid tumors compared to a standard genetic analysis. About 8,000 participants will have their tumor and normal DNA analyzed. The goal is to see if the complex analysis leads to treatments that would not have been possible with the simpler test.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Exome analysis (genetic testing of tumor and normal DNA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a more detailed genetic analysis helps doctors select better, more personalized cancer treatments from the start.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 study, so it is still early. The extra genetic information may not actually improve treatment decisions or patient outcomes. The results may not apply to all cancer types.
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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 7,976 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2032
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old 2. Weight\> 30 Kg 3. Histological or cytological evidence of the diagnosis of a metastatic or locally advanced solid tumor 4. Patient in 1st line of treatment for metastatic or locally advanced disease 5. Tumor material available in sufficient and usable quantity for the analyzes required by the study 6. Request for exome analysis to be carried out when initiating the 1st or 2nd line of treatment (line initiated at the time of inclusion) 7. Life expectancy estimated to be probably ≥ 6 months. 8. WHO ≤ 1 9. Patient capable and willing to follow all study procedures in accordance with the protocol 10. Patient having understood the purpose, risks and constraints of the study and having signed and dated the consent form 11. Patient affiliated to the social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Tumor material not available or biopsy not possible. 2. Inability to take a blood test. 3. Refusal of genetic analysis. 4. Patient likely to progress within 3 months of inclusion in the study. 5. History of HIV / HBV / HCV infection. 6. Patient already included in the EXOMA or EXOMA2 study. 7. Woman who is pregnant, may be, or is breastfeeding. 8. Persons deprived of their liberty or under guardianship (including curatorship).
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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
8 sites. 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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CGFL
RECRUITINGDijon, 21079, France
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CHRU Jean Minjoz
RECRUITINGBesançon, France
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CHU Amiens Picardie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmiens, France
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CHU François Mitterrand
RECRUITINGDijon, France
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CHU Nantes
TERMINATEDNantes, France
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Centre Eugène Marquis
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Centre Henri Baclesse
RECRUITINGCaen, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Chu Poitiers
TERMINATEDPoitiers, France
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Institut Bergonie
TERMINATEDBordeaux, France
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Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique
TERMINATEDLevallois-Perret, France
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Institut JeanGodinot
RECRUITINGReims, France
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