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ReviewCancers2025

Tumor-Agnostic Therapies in Practice: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Perspectives.

Sulin Wu, Rajat Thawani

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Evidence and gaps in tumor-agnostic therapies for breast cancer: a narrative review.Translational breast cancer research : a journal focusing on translational research in breast cancer · 2026
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  13. Cancer Metastasis: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Sulin WuSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9820-724X
Rajat ThawaniSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5378-9434

Funding

CLINICAL THERAPEUTICST32GM007019 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Peter Hugh O'Donnell, MARK J RATAIN · 1985 to 2026
$8.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review comprehensively analyzes the current landscape of tumor-agnostic therapies in oncology. Tumor-agnostic therapies are designed to target specific molecular alterations rather than the primary site of the tumor, representing a shift in cancer treatment. We discuss recent approvals by regulatory agencies such as the FDA and EMA, highlighting therapies that have demonstrated efficacy across multiple cancer types sharing common alterations. We delve into the trial methodologies that underpin these approvals, emphasizing innovative designs such as basket trials and umbrella trials. These methodologies present unique advantages, including increased efficiency in patient recruitment and the ability to assess drug efficacy in diverse populations rapidly. However, they also entail certain challenges, including the need for robust biomarkers and the complexities of regulatory requirements. Moreover, we examine the promising prospects for developing therapies for rare cancers that exhibit common molecular targets typically associated with more prevalent malignancies. By synthesizing these insights, this review underscores the transformative potential of tumor-agnostic therapies in oncology. It offers a pathway for personalized cancer treatment that transcends conventional histology-based classification.

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drug developmentphase 1 trialstumor agnostic trials

Identifiers

PMID40075649
PMCPMC11899253

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