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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2023

National Cancer Institute Combination Therapy Platform Trial with Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (ComboMATCH).

Funda Meric-Bernstam, James M Ford, Peter J O'Dwyer, Geoffrey I Shapiro, Lisa M McShane, Boris Freidlin, Roisin E O'Cearbhaill, Suzanne George, Julia Glade-Bender, Gary H Lyman and 13 more

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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02465060 (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02465060 phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2015 to 2026Enrolled6,452ConditionsAdvanced Lymphoma, Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Bladder Carcinoma, Breast CarcinomaArmsAdavosertib, Afatinib, Afatinib Dimaleate, Binimetinib, Biopsy Procedure
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Next Frontier in Quantitative Co-Clinical Imaging to Advance Functional Precision Oncology.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  5. Network-Integrated Platform for Clinical Trial Navigation from the New South Wales Early Phase Clinical Trials Alliance.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  7. Focused ultrasound for brain metastases.Neuro-oncology advances · 2026
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  8. Genomic Characterization of Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers Using Deep Learning.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2026
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  12. Concordance between Tumor Tissue and Plasma DNA Genotyping in the NCI-MATCH Trial (EAY131).Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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  20. Utilizing Patient-Derived Xenografts to Model Precision Oncology for Biliary Tract Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 14 institutions in 2 countries.

Funda Meric-Bernstam *Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0001-6816-6072
James M Ford *Department of Medicine - Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.ORCID 0000-0002-2513-7025
Peter J O'DwyerDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-9302-4073
Geoffrey I ShapiroDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-3331-4095
Lisa M McShaneBiometric Research Program, DCTD, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-8195-3206
Boris FreidlinBiometric Research Program, DCTD, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-2359-8063
Roisin E O'CearbhaillDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-8217-4554
Suzanne GeorgeSarcoma and Bone Oncology Division, Medical Oncology Department, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-1284-8493
Julia Glade-BenderDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-5316-6440
Gary H LymanClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0002-0823-8086
James V TricoliDiagnostic Biomarkers and Technology Branch, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-3975-8516
David PattonCenter for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-3855-0166
Stanley R HamiltonDepartment of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0002-8331-1052
Robert J GrayDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-5724-4917
Douglas S HawkinsDepartment of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0003-3602-1375
Bhanumati RamineniCancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Regulatory Affairs Branch, DCTD, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-9113-1860
Keith T FlahertyDivision of Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-3402-0478
Petros GrivasDepartment of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0003-3965-3394
Timothy A YapDepartment of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-2154-3309
Jordan BerlinDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0001-7571-2385
James H DoroshowDivision of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-4463-1790
Lyndsay N Harris *Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-9774-6719
Jeffrey A Moscow *Investigational Drug Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-0479-1693
National Institutes of Health · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USNational Cancer Institute · MYMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USCity Of Hope National Medical Center · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USNational Cancer Institute · USSeattle Cancer Care Alliance · USSeattle Children's Hospital · USStanford Medicine · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

NCTN BIQSFP ANBL1531 (NRT)U10CA180886 · NCI · PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI Douglas S. Hawkins · 2014 to 2026
$390.6M
X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Project-006U10CA180820 · NCI · ECOG-ACRIN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI Peter J ODwyer · 2014 to 2026
$167.6M
Statistics CoreU10CA180794 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI PAUL J CATALANO, CONSTANTINE A. GATSONIS · 2014 to 2026
$111.2M
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Network Lead Academic Participating Site (LAP) UG1UG1CA233329 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI KELLY K HUNT, CHELSEA Camille PINNIX · 2019 to 2026
$11.1M
Phase 01 Clinical TrialsZIABC011078 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DOROSHOW, JAMES · 2009 to 2025
$9.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180794NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180820NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180886NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA233329
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, multiple trials, including the precision medicine trial National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH, EAY131, NCT02465060) have sought to determine if treating cancer based on specific genomic alterations is effective, irrespective of the cancer histology. Although many therapies are now approved for the treatment of cancers harboring specific genomic alterations, most patients do not respond to therapies targeting a single alteration. Further, when antitumor responses do occur, they are often not durable due to the development of drug resistance. Therefore, there is a great need to identify rational combination therapies that may be more effective. To address this need, the NCI and National Clinical Trials Network have developed NCI-ComboMATCH, the successor to NCI-MATCH. Like the original trial, NCI-ComboMATCH is a signal-seeking study. The goal of ComboMATCH is to overcome drug resistance to single-agent therapy and/or utilize novel synergies to increase efficacy by developing genomically-directed combination therapies, supported by strong preclinical in vivo evidence. Although NCI-MATCH was mainly comprised of multiple single-arm studies, NCI-ComboMATCH tests combination therapy, evaluating both combination of targeted agents as well as combinations of targeted therapy with chemotherapy. Although NCI-MATCH was histology agnostic with selected tumor exclusions, ComboMATCH has histology-specific and histology-agnostic arms. Although NCI-MATCH consisted of single-arm studies, ComboMATCH utilizes single-arm as well as randomized designs. NCI-MATCH had a separate, parallel Pediatric MATCH trial, whereas ComboMATCH will include children within the same trial. We present rationale, scientific principles, study design, and logistics supporting the ComboMATCH study.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsChildClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicCombined Modality TherapyHumansNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Precision MedicineRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicUnited StatesAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID36662819
PMCPMC10102840
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