Tumor-Agnostic Drug Development

Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2018 May 23:38:184-187. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_200831.

Abstract

Therapies designed to target cancers that harbor specific molecular signatures have reshaped the landscape of oncologic drug development, and advances in next generation sequencing have led to an increase in the identification of these alterations across tumor types. Tumor-agnostic trial designs, such as the "basket trial," have been developed as an approach to study the efficacy of these treatments and increase patient access, especially for patients whose tumors carry these alterations infrequently. We review key aspects of these genomically enriched trial strategies and their impact on drug development and approval.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Drug Discovery* / methods
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / genetics
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biomarkers, Tumor