Strata Oncology today announced launch of the Strata Trial, a nationwide observational study providing no-cost tumor sequencing and clinical trial matching for 100,000 advanced cancer patients, to study the impact of tumor sequencing on clinical trial enrollment.
Strata Oncology completed collaboration agreements with its first two cancer center partners, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Participation in the Strata Trial enables the centers to offer tumor sequencing to all eligible advanced cancer patients at no cost, and to access Strata Oncology’s portfolio of affiliated pharma-sponsored clinical trials. To broaden regional access to the Trial, the agreements also provide for patient participation at the cancer centers’ regional affiliate hospitals.
In addition, Strata Oncology announced validation of its Strata next-generation sequencing Test and CLIA certification of its high-throughput cancer sequencing laboratory in Ann Arbor, MI. The company will provide access to the Strata NGS Test, under an IRB-approved screening protocol, to cancer patients at UNC Lineberger and UAB and their affiliate hospitals, with additional clinical partnerships to follow.
