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NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial to test targeted drugs in childhood cancers

July 24, 2018

Today investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) announced the opening of enrollment for a unique precision medicine clinical trial. NCI-COG Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (Pediatric MATCH) is a nationwide trial to explore whether targeted therapies can be effective for children and adolescents with solid tumors that harbor specific genetic mutations and have progressed during or after standard therapy.

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NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial to test targeted drugs in childhood cancers