The Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR) Study

The goal of this study is to learn more about what happens when cancer drugs that target specific changes in a tumor's DNA are used to treat tumors that have those DNA changes. We call the use of these types of drugs targeted therapy. A targeted therapy delivers a treatment that is aimed at a specific molecular feature of the cancer cell. The cancer cell being targeted contains a change in the DNA that results in the production of abnormal proteins. These proteins let the cancer cells grow uncontrollably or prevent the body from eliminating the cancer cells. The targeted therapy prevents the abnormal proteins from stimulating the growth of the cancer.