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The so-called "battle-of-the-bands" clinical trial that was proposed and approved by GOG is a phase III trial.

Study Title:

A randomized study of outcomes between ovarian cancer patients receiving empirically-selected chemotherapy versus chemotherapy personalized on the basis of in vitro genomic profiles versus macrocell drug susceptibility profiles (functional cytometric profiling).

Study Aim:

Compare patient outcomes in response to treatment with chemotherapy regimens selected:

1. empirically (physician's choice, based upon best clinical judgment) versus:
2. identified via molecular (genomic) profiling (molecular best in vitro regimen) versus:
3. identified via cell culture whole cell profiling (cell culture best in vitro regimen).

Again, notwithstanding any help from NIH and with sequestration upon us, searches for private funding are being pursued.