Lung cancer clue: could a DNA glitch open door to new treatments?
NCT ID NCT07303218
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a specific DNA repair issue called homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) in people with a type of lung cancer (EGFR-mutated NSCLC). Researchers want to know how common HRD is and whether it relates to how the cancer behaves. They will also test this in lab models. The study does not give any experimental treatment—it just observes and analyzes samples from 100 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If this study finds that HRD is common in this lung cancer type, it could point toward using PARP inhibitor drugs for these patients in the future.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It is small (100 people) and only at one hospital, so results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients (≥18 years) with metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC eligible for treatment with EGFR-TKI according to standard clinical practice, with available tumor tissue suitable for HRD testing
- 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. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. However, since a part of the study is retrospective and, considering the large sample sizes required and considering that the disease involved in this study affects elderly subjects with co-morbidities and presents a significant mortality rate based on the stage of the disease, deceased and untraceable patients will also be included. 2. Age ≥18 years old 3. Have a metastatic histologically confirmed NSCLC 4. Presence of EGFR common mutations (i.e. ex19del and L858R) 5. Have sufficient biological material to assess genomic profiling with AmoyDx Focus panel or similar 6. Clinical data available Exclusion Criteria: 1. Insufficient baseline tumour tissue (unsuitable for HRD scoring) 2. Presence of EGFR uncommon mutations (i.e. ex20ins) 3. Known presence of co-occurring uncommon EGFRm, ALK, ROS1, or other main oncogenic drivers.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dept. Medical Oncology
Milan, MI, 20132, Italy
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