Gene testing aims to make cancer meds safer
NCT ID NCT05166694
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a Personalized Therapeutics Clinic (PTC) can lower the risk of harmful drug interactions in cancer patients. Participants get genetic testing to see how their medications interact with each other and with their genes. The goal is to help doctors prescribe more safely and reduce side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- genetic testing and personalized prescribing advice
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors prescribe safer medication combinations for cancer patients, reducing side effects and improving treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on measuring interactions, not on curing disease. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 1,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 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. Adult participants cared for by a participating provider at University of Chicago Medical Center. 2. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. 3. Participants prescribed 5 or medication medications and taking a perpetrator drug or a drug with actionable pharmacogenomic information. Exclusion Criteria for Participants 1. Participants who have undergone, or are being actively considered for, liver or kidney transplantation. 2. Participation in another pharmacogenomic study. 3. Participants who have previously received genotyping from another source. 4. Inability to understand and give informed consent to participate. Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Other Underrepresented Populations Individuals of all races and ethnic groups and genders are eligible for this trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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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
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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