Genetic mapping of lung cancer in taiwan could unlock new treatments
NCT ID NCT04849481
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to understand the genetic makeup of non-small-cell lung cancer in 550 Taiwanese patients, especially those whose tumors are resistant to standard treatments. By analyzing tumor samples, researchers hope to find new drug targets and improve survival. Participants are adults with advanced lung cancer who have not responded to certain therapies.
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 could help identify new treatment targets for lung cancer patients who have run out of options.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results may not apply to other populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
1. For patients with advanced EGFR/ALK (-) tumors, treatment-naïve or failure to ≤ two lines of systemic treatment. 2. For patients with advanced EGFR/ALK (+) tumors, failure to ≤ two lines of systemic treatment, such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. 3. patients with advanced EGFR exon 20 insertion/mutation (excluding T790M mutation) adenocarcinoma, failure to ≤ four lines of systemic treatment, including tyrosine kinase inhibitor is allowed.
- Ages
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20 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. Ages 20 and above. 2. Pathological reports showed adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, and sacromatoid carcinoma. 3. For patients with squamous cell carcinoma, only never smokers and light smokers (less than 10 cigarettes per day) are indicated. 4. For patients with advanced EGFR (-) and ALK (-) adenocarcinoma or other histological types regardless of EGFR/ALK status, treatment-naïve or failure to ≤ two lines of systemic treatment is allowed. 5. For patients with advanced EGFR (+) or ALK (+) adenocarcinoma, failure to ≤ two lines of systemic treatment, including tyrosine kinase inhibitor is allowed. 6. For patients with advanced EGFR exon 20 insertion/mutation (excluding T790M mutation) adenocarcinoma, failure to ≤ four lines of systemic treatment, including tyrosine kinase inhibitor is allowed. 7. Reacquisition of tumor tissue after the failure of previous systemic treatment 8. Willingness to provide the residual biopsy/operative slides. 9. Life expectancy more than 3 months. 10. Patients fully understand the protocol with the willingness to have regular follow-up. 11. For patients with advanced EGFR exon 20 insertion/mutation (excluding T790M mutation) adenocarcinoma: if the patient had died before 2022/07/31, the waiver of Informed Consent Form(s) is allowed under the permission of Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board (IEC/IRB). Exclusion Criteria 1.Inability to cooperate by providing a complete medical history. 2.No available tumor tissues for genetic testing. 3.Undesirable compliance.
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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
13 sites. 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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Chang Gung Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGChiayi City, Taiwan
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, Taiwan
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Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, Taiwan
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Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital
RECRUITINGDalin, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, Taiwan
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
RECRUITINGTainan, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, Taiwan
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Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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Taoyuan General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaoyuan, Taiwan
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Tri-Service General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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