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Lung CancerNCT06413212

Exploratory Study of Precise Therapy for Advanced Tumor Patients With Malignant Hydrothorax or Ascites by Using PTC Drug Sensitivity Testing

An observational study of Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer, run by Liu Huang at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

To explore the consistency between result of PTC drug screening tests and actual clinical outcome for patients with advanced malignancy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Gastric Cancer
What is being tested?
Patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters (PTC) drug sensitivity testing.
How many people
55 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
4 Aug 2023to Dec 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Cancer patients with malignant effusion, above 18 years of age, at Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of HUST

Who may be able to join

  • 18 to 75 years old, regardless of gender.
  • Score of nutrition risk screening 2002 (NRS2002) is less than 3, NRS20023.
  • Advanced and unresectable malignancy confirmed by biopsy diagnosis.
  • Able to tolerate anti-tumor treatment, and without serious cardiopulmonary and other underlying diseases.
  • Score of eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) is not higher than 2, ECOG≤2.
  • Anticipated survival exceed six months.
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  • At least one measurable lesions (according to RECIST 1.1)
  • Resistance or intolerance to standard therapy regimens.
  • Signed informed consent form voluntarily.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Have Participated other clinical trials in six months.
  • Severe liver dysfunction.
  • Severe renal dysfunction.
  • Patients with cognitive disorder, mental diseases and terrible compliance.
  • Allergic to known chemotherapeutic agents.
  • Other circumstance not suitable to participate in this trial determined by investigators.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430030

    Liu Huang, 63639656, huangliu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn

    Recruiting

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About this study

To explore the consistency between result of PTC drug screening tests and actual clinical outcome for patients with advanced malignancy.

Read the detailed description

This study is anticipated to enroll 55 patients with advanced malignancy, and fresh malignant effusion samples collected from patients would be detected by PTC drug screening. In addition, patients would receive 2 cycles of personal therapy based on results of screening tests. By combining PTC drug sensitivity results with patient's treatment process and clinical feedback, researchers may evaluate the sensitiveness and specificity of PTC drug screening technique in predicting clinical outcome for advanced malignancy patients.

Being tested
Patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters (PTC) drug sensitivity testing.
Keywords
PTC: Patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters (PTC) drug sensitivity testing.Diagnostic test

    Fresh malignant effusion samples were collected from advanced malignancy patients for PTC drug sensitivity testing, then assess the accuracy of this diagnostic test by combination and analysis with final clinical outcome.

Study groups in NCT06413212
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Case groupParticipants who were diagnosed as advanced malignancy and would receive 2 cycles of personal therapy based on PTC drug screening tests.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters (PTC) drug sensitivity testing.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Complete Response (CR)

    Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Length is measured in millimeters, refers to RECIST 1.1.

    Measured: up to 12 months

  2. Partial Response (PR)

    At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Length is measured in millimeters, refers to RECIST.1.1.

    Measured: up to 12 months

  3. Progressive Disease (PD)

    At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of taraet lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm (the appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression). Length is measured in millimeters, refers to RECIST 1.1.

    Measured: up to 12 months

  4. Stable Disease (SD)

    Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study. Length is measured in millimeters, refers to RECIST 1.1.

    Measured: up to 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 May 2024
  2. Study start4 Aug 2023
  3. Primary completionDec 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
55 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06413212
Sponsor's protocol ID
TJ-IRB20230704
Status last verified
May 2025
First submitted
14 Jan 2024
Last updated
4 Jun 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Lim ZF, Ma PC. Emerging insights of tumor heterogeneity and drug resistance mechanisms in lung cancer targeted therapy. J Hematol Oncol. 2019 Dec 9;12(1):134. doi: 10.1186/s13045-019-0818-2.

    PubMed 31815659
  • Leonetti A, Sharma S, Minari R, Perego P, Giovannetti E, Tiseo M. Resistance mechanisms to osimertinib in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Br J Cancer. 2019 Oct;121(9):725-737. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0573-8. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

    PubMed 31564718
  • Passaro A, Janne PA, Mok T, Peters S. Overcoming therapy resistance in EGFR-mutant lung cancer. Nat Cancer. 2021 Apr;2(4):377-391. doi: 10.1038/s43018-021-00195-8. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

    PubMed 35122001
  • Doroshow DB, Sanmamed MF, Hastings K, Politi K, Rimm DL, Chen L, Melero I, Schalper KA, Herbst RS. Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Facts and Hopes. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Aug 1;25(15):4592-4602. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-1538. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

    PubMed 30824587
  • Wojas-Krawczyk K, Kalinka E, Grenda A, Krawczyk P, Milanowski J. Beyond PD-L1 Markers for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 18;20(8):1915. doi: 10.3390/ijms20081915.

    PubMed 31003463
  • Reck M, Remon J, Hellmann MD. First-Line Immunotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Feb 20;40(6):586-597. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01497. Epub 2022 Jan 5.

    PubMed 34985920
  • Blackley EF, Loi S. Targeting immune pathways in breast cancer: review of the prognostic utility of TILs in early stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Breast. 2019 Nov;48 Suppl 1:S44-S48. doi: 10.1016/S0960-9776(19)31122-1.

    PubMed 31839159
  • Wang X, Wang SS, Huang H, Cai L, Zhao L, Peng RJ, Lin Y, Tang J, Zeng J, Zhang LH, Ke YL, Wang XM, Liu XM, Chen QJ, Zhang AQ, Xu F, Bi XW, Huang JJ, Li JB, Pang DM, Xue C, Shi YX, He ZY, Lin HX, An X, Xia W, Cao Y, Guo Y, Su YH, Hua X, Wang XY, Hong RX, Jiang KK, Song CG, Huang ZZ, Shi W, Zhong YY, Yuan ZY; South China Breast Cancer Group (SCBCG). Effect of Capecitabine Maintenance Therapy Using Lower Dosage and Higher Frequency vs Observation on Disease-Free Survival Among Patients With Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Who Had Received Standard Treatment: The SYSUCC-001 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Jan 5;325(1):50-58. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.23370.

    PubMed 33300950
  • Yamaguchi K, Yoshida K, Tanahashi T, Takahashi T, Matsuhashi N, Tanaka Y, Tanabe K, Ohdan H. The long-term survival of stage IV gastric cancer patients with conversion therapy. Gastric Cancer. 2018 Mar;21(2):315-323. doi: 10.1007/s10120-017-0738-1. Epub 2017 Jun 14.

    PubMed 28616743
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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer, run by Liu Huang at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Liu Huang (63639656, huangliu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Complete Response (CR) (time frame: up to 12 months). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06413212, which also lists 14 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jun 2025.

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