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Pharmacoscopy for Patients With Refractory Primary Brain Tumors
Sponsor: University of Zurich
Summary
Advanced technology of ex vivo drug profiling referred to as pharmacoscopy may allow to identify novel drugs for the treatment of glioblastoma and other refractory brain tumors at an individual patient level. This personalized therapeutic approach was developed and validated in pre-clinical glioma models. With the current research proposal, we seek to establish feasibility for a clinical interventional trial for patients with refractory primary brain tumors that is based on pharmacoscopy-guided selection of treatment. The study is supported by an unrestricted grant from Anti Cancer Fund.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2026-02-12
Completion Date
2028-09-15
Last Updated
2025-10-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pharmacoscopy 1.0
The intervention is the submission of freshly obtained surgical material to ex vivo drug profiling which we term pharmacoscopy (PCY). The performance study is interventional as the test results shall influence patient management decisions and/or may be used to guide treatment.
Locations (3)
University Hospital Basel
Basel, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Cantonal Hospital St Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland