New online tool aims to pick the right patients for cancer drug trials
NCT ID NCT07593053
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers tested a new online tool called PIPO that helps doctors estimate how long a cancer patient might live. This information can guide decisions about which patients to enroll in early-phase clinical trials. The study included 586 people who had already joined phase 1 or phase 2 trials. The goal is to make trial participation safer and more effective by avoiding treatments in patients who may not live long enough to benefit.
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 successful, this tool could help doctors better choose which patients are most likely to benefit from early-phase cancer trials, making the process safer and more efficient.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The tool may not work perfectly for all patients or cancer types, and it does not directly improve survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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586 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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
Phase 1 patients that will receive IT or targeted agents
- 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: \- Participants must have been enrolled in a VHIO phase 1 clinical trial or phase 2 basket trial included in this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vall d'Hebron Institue of Oncology
Barcelona, Spain
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