On July 19, 2022 xCures, Inc. reported their partnership with Travera, and the launch of a decentralized clinical trial that provides patients with advanced carcinoma a functional profile of their cancer cells (Press release, xCures, JUL 19, 2022, View Source [SID1234616766]). Advanced carcinoma patients often have malignant fluid drained to provide symptomatic relief. Travera’s unique technology takes advantage of this fluid to screen the response of the live tumor cells against approved anti-cancer therapies.
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"We are excited to partner with Travera and leverage the application and clinical utility of their incredible technology," said Mika Newton, CEO of xCures. "This study will provide many important outcomes, giving patients and their physicians insight into the cancer’s response to various drugs from a screening panel, eventually helping clinical and treatment decision-making."
The study (TraveraRTGx) will run as a hybrid decentralized research trial utilizing a CLIA-approved test, meaning that the results will be communicated to the physicians and their patients. It will be open to anyone with carcinoma and malignant fluid (pleural effusion, ascites, etc.), most commonly patients with breast cancer, lung cancer, or abdominal cancers. When patients enroll in the study, xCures will work with treating physicians and institutions to ensure the excess fluid is properly stored and sent to Travera, where cancer cells in the fluid will be screened against candidate drugs relevant to the specific patient or cancer type.
"We are thrilled to partner with xCures and expand the clinical applications of our unique screening technology based on cancer cells’ growth response to candidate drugs," states Clifford Reid, Travera’s CEO." Tumor cells in this often discarded malignant fluid can provide critical information about which drugs to prescribe."
Advanced carcinoma patients and their caregivers interested in the study can register and learn more at View Source