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Personalized Medicine Approaches for Cancer
Study Summary
This trial is testing if cancer samples can be used to find drugs to control the disease. They will also study the safety and if the drugs have any side effects. Researchers will also study tumor cells to see why some people respond to certain therapies and why some drugs stop working.
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Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Trial Design
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- You are not able or willing to take medicine by mouth.A doctor believes you will likely live for at least 6 more months.Your blood clotting time is not too fast, unless you are already taking medication to slow it down.You have advanced stage of sarcoma, prostate, breast, ovarian, or pancreatic cancer.You have cancer that has spread to your brain or central nervous system, and it has gotten worse.Your liver enzymes, AST and ALT, should not be more than three times the upper limit of normal.Your breast cancer has not responded to other treatments and the tumor can still be measured.You currently have another type of cancer that could interfere with the study.You are in jail or have been detained for psychiatric or physical treatment against your will.You have shown that the disease has worsened after trying at least one treatment before.Your platelet count is at least 100,000 per microliter.Your hemoglobin level is at least 9 g/dL (or 5.6 mmol/L).Your kidney function is normal, and your creatinine levels are within the acceptable range.You must have received a specific treatment recommendation from the SMMART-ACT Tumor Board based on the review of your biopsy results.Your white blood cell count is at least 1500 per microliter.Your activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) test result is within a certain range.Your body mass index (BMI) is between 16 and 35.You must also meet the specific requirements for the treatment being studied.You have new, active cancer spreading to your brain or central nervous system, or known cancer in the covering of your brain and spinal cord.You have hepatitis C and have not received treatment for it yet.You are able to perform daily activities without help or needing to stay in bed for more than half of the day.Your total bilirubin level should be no higher than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal. If your total bilirubin level is higher than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, your direct bilirubin level should be within the normal range.You finished receiving radiation therapy for a specific disease area at least two weeks before starting the SMMART-ACT treatment.
- Group 1: Treatment (SMMART-ACT)
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Has the SMMART-ACT treatment gained FDA approval?
"There is data indicating that Treatment (SMMART-ACT) may be safe, but not yet any evidence to support its efficacy. For this reason, it was given a score of 2."
Can people sign up for this experiment right now?
"The trial in question is not currently looking for new patients, however this may change in the future as the study was most recently updated on July 12th, 2022. There are 7285 other clinical trials that are actively recruiting patients at this time."
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