Cancer researchers across the UK join forces to find drugs for rare cancers

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Cancer Research UK, The University of Manchester and Roche, today (Monday 20th), announce a partnership to run a multi-drug, precision medicine platform trial for adults and children with rare cancers who have run out of other treatment options.

The DETERMINE* trial will be one of the largest precision medicine platform trials targeting these populations and it will enrol patients who have an identifiable genetic alteration in their cancer that can be targeted by treatments that are already approved for use in other cancer types.

Period21 Dec 2021

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  • TitleCancer researchers across the UK join forces to find drugs for rare cancers
    Media name/outletUoM news
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/12/21
    DescriptionCancer Research UK, The University of Manchester and Roche, today (Monday 20th), announce a partnership to run a multi-drug, precision medicine platform trial for adults and children with rare cancers who have run out of other treatment options.

    The DETERMINE* trial will be one of the largest precision medicine platform trials targeting these populations and it will enrol patients who have an identifiable genetic alteration in their cancer that can be targeted by treatments that are already approved for use in other cancer types.
    URLhttps://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/cancer-researchers-across-the-uk-join-forces-to-find-drugs-for-rare-cancers/
    PersonsMatthew Krebs