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Genetic Analysis in Determining Individualized Treatment for Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Blood Cancers

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This trial uses genetic analysis to determine a personalized treatment plan for patients with blood cancers that have come back or do not respond to treatment. Personalized cancer therapy is the practice of making decisions about what kind of treatment patients should receive based on the genetic makeup of their tumors. Genes carry the instructions to make proteins, and certain gene changes can cause cells to evade normal growth controls and become cancer. Genes in cancer cells have changed from those in normal cells. Researchers believe that abnormal genes in tumors may affect how individuals respond to cancer treatments. Studying the information collected from medical records about the tests and treatments patients have received may help doctors describe whether or not patients respond better when they receive treatment based on the genetic makeup of their tumor.