SmartMatch: could a lab test find the right drug for your brain tumor?
NCT ID NCT07374692
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new technology called SmartMatch that analyzes tumor tissue from people with recurrent brain or spinal cord tumors. The goal is to see if SmartMatch can quickly identify which drugs might work best for each person's specific tumor. About 80 participants aged 15 and older who are already scheduled for surgery will provide a small tumor sample. The results may help guide treatment decisions, but there is no guarantee of benefit.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
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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15 to 120 years
- 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 advanced CNS tumors confirmed by a documented pathology report, including: * recurrent isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wild-type high-grade glioma * recurrent IDH-mutant gliomas * other recurrent CNS tumors * Participants must have been scheduled for a brain tumor biopsy or resection. Note: Scheduled brain tumor biopsy or resection must be at least 6 months after any previous radiation therapy, if applicable. All procedures are planned to take place at NIH. * Age \>= 15 years. * Ability of participant, parent/guardian, or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) to understand and sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA None.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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