Gene study aims to personalize lung cancer chemotherapy
NCT ID NCT07145333
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how genetic differences (SNPs) in drug targets influence how well topotecan works and its side effects in 600 people with small cell lung cancer. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the usual topotecan capsule or an imported version. Researchers will sequence specific genes to find links between genetics and treatment outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Topotecan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients will benefit most from topotecan and who might have severe side effects, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational genetic analysis, not a test of a new treatment. The findings may not change current practice and require further validation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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24 to 64 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.
* Select 600 Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients who are suitable for lung tissue biopsy * Dosage Duration at least 45 days * The usual approach group - Recruit 300 double blind random group separated SCLC patients currently used the Chemotherapy on Topotecan Capsule after lung tissue biopsy, like as the usual approach group. * The study approach group - Recruit 300 double blind random group separated SCLC patients currently used the Chemotherapy on China Import Topotecan Capsule after lung tissue biopsy, like as the study approach group. Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Clinical diagnosis of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) * 2\. Clinical lung tissue biopsy diagnosis of SCLC * 3\. Suitable for enough lung tissue biopsy of SCLC * 4\. Random and double blind * 5\. Measurable disease * 6\. Adequate organ functions * 7\. Adequate performance status * 8\. Age 24 years old and over * 9\. Sign an informed consent form * 10\. Receive blood-drawing Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Pneumonectomy * 2\. Treatment with other anti-cancer therapies and cannot be stopped currently * 3\. Pregnancy * 4\. Breast-feeding * 5\. The patients with other serious intercurrent illness or infectious diseases * 6\. Have more than one different kind of cancer at the same time * 7\. Serious Allergy to Drugs * 8\. Clot or Bleed Tendency * 9\. Serious Risks or Serious Adverse Events of the drug product * 10\. The prohibition of drug products * 11\. Have no therapeutic effects * 12\. Follow up to the most current label
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medicine Invention Design Incorporation
Rockville, Maryland, 20853, United States
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