The primary aim of TARGET National is to establish a national framework to offer molecular profiling of circulating tumour DNA and/or tumour tissue (optional) to patients with advanced solid cancers referred to any of the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMCs) across the UK, in order to help decision making for allocation to molecularly targeted experimental cancer treatments. Patients will be allocated treatment using a national Molecular Tumour Board to find the most suited therapies based on their molecular profiling results. This study aims to recruit up to 6,000 patients with advanced solid tumours across 5 years and proposes to collect blood samples, archival tumour tissue and fresh tissue (optional) The data may also be used for future development of predictive cancer biological markers, the design of clinical trials involving new or existing drugs, discovery of new genetic targets and exploring how resistance to specific anticancer agents arises in patients to help improve future cancer treatment management.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
6,000
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGCardiff University and Velindre Cancer Centre
Cardiff, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGWestern General Hospital Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGBeatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGSt.James's University Hospital
Leeds, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGLeicester Cancer Research Centre
Leicester, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGRoyal Free Hospital
London, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGKings Health Partners
London, United Kingdom
RECRUITING...and 10 more locations
To determine the number of patients matched to a trial of an experimental therapeutic agent based on molecular findings from ctDNA or tumour
Time frame: 5 years
Number of patients and cancer types with successful result obtained from ctDNA.
Time frame: 5 years
Turnaround times from date of patient consent to date of genomic tumour profiling report generation.
Time frame: 5 years
Number and range of molecular alterations found in blood (and/or tumour) of cancer patients referred to Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres.
Time frame: 5 years
Overall response rates of patients who commence on a trial of an experimental therapeutic agent (matched or unmatched) on the basis of molecular findings in this study).
Time frame: 5 years
Progression-free survival of patients who commence on a trial of an experimental therapeutic agent (matched or unmatched on the basis of molecular findings in this study).
Time frame: 5 years
Overall survival of patients who commence on a trial of an experimental therapeutic agent (matched or unmatched on the basis of molecular findings in this study).
Time frame: 5 years
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