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Table 1 Phase 3 or 4 clinical trials based on synthetic lethal and synergistic effects from genetic-interaction screen approachesa

From: Mapping genetic interactions in cancer: a road to rational combination therapies

Genetic interaction

ClinicalTrials.gov reference

Tumor

Results available

Synthetic lethality between PARP inhibition and BRCA1/BRCA2

NCT01945775

Breast

Yes

NCT03150576

Breast

No

NCT02163694

Breast

No

NCT02184195

Pancreatic

No

NCT01874353

Ovarian

Yes

NCT02855944

Ovarian

No

NCT01905592

Breast

No

NCT02975934

Prostate

No

NCT01844986

Ovarian

Yes

NCT01847274

Ovarian

Yes

NCT03863860

Ovarian

No

NCT02000622

Breast

Yes

NCT02502266

Ovarian

No

Synergy between BRAF inhibition and MEK inhibitionb

NCT01584648

Melanoma

Yes

NCT01682083

Melanoma

Yes

NCT01245062

Melanoma

Yes

NCT01597908

Melanoma

Yes

NCT01909453

Melanoma

No

NCT02967692

Melanoma

No

NCT03551626

Melanoma

No

NCT01689519

Melanoma

Yes

NCT03273153

Melanoma

No

NCT03340506

Melanoma, lung, glioma

No

Synergy between EGFR inhibition and BRAF inhibitionb

NCT02928224

Colorectal

No

  1. aInformation accessed October 2019. bStudy conducted in a BRAF-mutant background. EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor