DNA repair disease
MONDO:0021190A disease that has its basis in the disruption of DNA repair.
Also known as: DNA repair disorder, deficiency of DNA repair, disorder of DNA repair, DNA Repairs, deficient, DNA repair deficiency, DNA repair deficiency disorders, DNA repair, deficient, DNA repair-deficiencies
115 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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Immunotherapy combo aims to prevent colon cancer return in High-Risk patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard chemotherapy can help prevent cancer from coming back in people with stage III colon cancer that has a specific DNA repair defect (dMMR). About 712 participants will receive either chemo …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug aims to outsmart resistant colorectal cancer
Disease control OngoingThis trial tests a new drug called Cadonilimab in 28 people with advanced colorectal cancer that has not responded to standard immunotherapy. The drug is a bispecific antibody that targets two immune checkpoints (PD-1 and CTLA-4) to potentially reactivate the immune system agains…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New transplant method aims to reduce complications in bone marrow failure patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a stem cell transplant method for people with acquired or inherited bone marrow failure. Donor stem cells are specially processed to remove certain immune cells, which may lower the risk of graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease. The goal is to see if this…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Childhood cancer immunotherapy trial pulled before it started
Disease control TerminatedThis study was designed to test two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, in children and young adults with cancers that returned or didn't respond to treatment and had many genetic mutations. The goal was to see if the drug combination was safe and could shrink tumors. …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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New combo therapy targets cancer's DNA repair weakness
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, avelumab and M6620, in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or can't be removed by surgery. The tumors must have a specific DNA repair defect. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combination can help contro…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New hope for tough prostate cancer: targeted drug combo shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two drugs—abiraterone and olaparib—alone or together in men with advanced prostate cancer that has spread and no longer responds to hormone therapy. Only men whose tumors have certain DNA repair defects (like BRCA or ATM mutations) are included. The goal is to se…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Northwestern University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Immune cell therapy shows promise for tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 study tests a personalized immune cell therapy called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in 20 people with advanced solid cancers (like stomach, colon, or pancreatic cancer) that have not responded to standard treatments. Patients first receive chemotherapy to prep…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Udai Kammula • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New combo aims to unleash immune system against tough ovarian cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a two-drug combination can help the immune system attack ovarian cancer that has returned after standard treatments. The drugs are E7777, which removes certain immune cells that block the body's defenses, and pembrolizumab, which reactivates cancer-fighti…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Alexander B Olawaiye, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to make bone marrow transplants safer for kids
Disease control OngoingThis pilot study tests a fludarabine-based drug regimen to prepare children with bone marrow failure syndromes for a bone marrow transplant from a matched sibling donor. The goal is to help the donor cells successfully take root while reducing serious side effects. The study incl…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:39 UTC
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Could an immune booster help kids fight deadly brain cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing the safety and potential benefit of pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, in 71 children whose brain tumors (like DIPG, high-grade gliomas, or medulloblastoma) have come back or not responded to standard treatments. The drug works by helping the …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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Gene therapy for rare blood disease shows promise in Long-Term Follow-Up
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study follows 14 people with Fanconi Anemia who previously received RP-L102 gene therapy. Researchers will monitor their health for years to see if the treatment safely improves blood counts and reduces the need for a bone marrow transplant. The goal is to understand long-te…
Sponsor: Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC
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Gene therapy for rare blood disease passes 15-Year safety watch
Disease control OngoingThis study follows 9 people with Fanconi Anemia who already received a gene therapy that adds a working FANCA gene to their blood stem cells. Researchers will check their health and blood counts for 15 years to see if the treatment remains safe and keeps working. No new treatment…
Sponsor: Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new drug called HRO761, alone or combined with pembrolizumab or irinotecan, in people with advanced solid tumors that have high microsatellite instability (MSI-high) or mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR). The main goals are to check safety and find t…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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New drug duo takes on Treatment-Resistant cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether combining two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and relatlimab, can shrink or control advanced solid tumors with a specific genetic feature (MSI-H) that have stopped responding to prior immunotherapy. About 38 adults with these hard-to-treat cancers …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Could keytruda tame tough prostate cancers?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 study tests pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in 40 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that has specific genetic flaws (mismatch repair deficiency or CDK12 inactivation). The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or slow the cancer. Researchers wi…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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New drug combo may shield kids from transplant complications
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the drug abatacept to standard care can prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in children receiving stem cell transplants from unrelated donors. GVHD occurs when donor cells attack the patient's body, causing serious illness. The trial will enro…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Emory University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Cancer-Killing virus combined with immunotherapy shows promise in advanced tumors
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 2 trial tests a genetically modified herpes virus (RP1) alone or with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab in people with advanced solid tumors, including melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and certain skin cancers. The study aims to see if the combination is safe and c…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Replimune, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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New pill targets aggressive tumors with genetic flaw
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests an experimental oral drug (GSK4418959) in adults with advanced solid tumors that have specific genetic changes (dMMR or MSI-H). The drug works by blocking a protein (WRN) that these tumors need to survive. The study aims to see if the drug, alone or w…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo shows promise for Hard-to-Treat stomach cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before standard chemotherapy and radiation can help prevent stomach cancer from coming back. It includes 40 people with operable stomach cancer that has either a specific DNA repair problem (mismat…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Experimental cocktail aims to revive immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of an experimental immune booster (N-803) with standard checkpoint inhibitors in people with advanced solid tumors (like lung, bladder, or skin cancer) whose disease progressed after prior immunotherapy. The goal is to see if the combo can shrink tu…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: ImmunityBio, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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Targeted drug olaparib tested in breast cancer patients with DNA repair flaws
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 study tests the drug olaparib in 114 people with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors have mutations in certain DNA repair genes (like BRCA1, BRCA2, ATM, PALB2, and others). Olaparib is a PARP inhibitor that may kill cancer cells by blocking their ability to fix dam…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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Experimental gene therapy aims to stop bone marrow failure in kids with rare disease
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a gene therapy called RP-L102 for children with Fanconi anemia subtype A, a rare genetic disorder that leads to bone marrow failure. Doctors take the child's own blood stem cells, fix the faulty gene in a lab, and infuse the corrected cells back. The goal…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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Newborn screening study aims to catch rare diseases at birth
Diagnosis OngoingThis study offers voluntary screening for newborns in North Carolina to detect a wide range of rare health conditions early. Using a small blood sample already collected at birth, the program tests for dozens of disorders, including spinal muscular atrophy, cystic fibrosis, and m…
Sponsor: RTI International • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Glow-in-the-Dark mouth scans could catch cancer early
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests whether special lights and cameras can help find early signs of mouth cancer in people at high risk. About 338 participants with precancerous spots or conditions like Fanconi anemia will have their mouths examined with fluorescence imaging, which makes abnormal c…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:11 UTC
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New vitamin supplements aim to make life easier for kids with rare metabolic disorders
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests new vitamin and mineral supplements called EasiVits for children aged 1-16 with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM). These supplements have less carbohydrate and no flavor, so they can be used with different diets and kids can add their own taste. The goal is to se…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: NeoteriQ Ltd. • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New program aims to ease burden on families of kids with rare diseases
Symptom relief ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests a program called FACE-Rare, designed to support family caregivers of children with rare, life-limiting diseases. The program includes three sessions to help families prepare for future medical decisions and improve their quality of life. Researchers will compare …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Mailed DNA kits could boost cancer prevention in families
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests whether offering online educational videos and mailed saliva genetic testing kits helps more first-degree relatives of people with BRCA mutations get tested, compared to standard care with a family letter. About 820 participants will be enrolled across several me…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Massive genetic study aims to unlock secrets of rare metabolic diseases
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study will collect and analyze genetic data from 1000 people with suspected inherited metabolic diseases, including conditions like epilepsy and mitochondrial disorders. Researchers at Karolinska University Hospital aim to improve diagnosis by using advanced genetic testing …
Sponsor: Region Stockholm • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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Study on COVID-19 and metabolic disorders pulled before it began
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study was designed to track how COVID-19 infection might worsen the condition of people with inherited metabolic diseases (IMD). Researchers planned to collect information from French patients with IMD who had or had COVID-19 to see how often their metabolic disease got wors…
Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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New national registry aims to improve care for rare genetic polyposis syndromes
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is a national registry collecting data from 1500 people with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and related conditions across 28 Italian centers. It aims to better understand how these diseases progress, how they are currently managed, and what factors influence outc…
Sponsor: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Which reversal drug causes fewer bathroom problems after surgery?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study reviewed records of 70,000 adults who had non-urinary surgery under general anesthesia. It compared two drugs used to reverse muscle relaxants: sugammadex and neostigmine (given with atropine or glycopyrrolate). The goal was to see which drug is linked to fewer cases o…
Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Lung cancer clue: could a DNA glitch open door to new treatments?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at a specific DNA repair issue called homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) in people with a type of lung cancer (EGFR-mutated NSCLC). Researchers want to know how common HRD is and whether it relates to how the cancer behaves. They will also test this in lab…
Sponsor: IRCCS San Raffaele • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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HT-1 drug study in china withdrawn before starting
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study was designed to observe how patients with hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) in China respond to nitisinone treatment in everyday medical practice. It planned to track serious health events like liver problems or death. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolli…
Sponsor: Swedish Orphan Biovitrum • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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New algorithm aims to catch ovarian damage early in young cancer survivors
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study was designed to see if a new monitoring algorithm could detect early signs of ovarian damage in women and girls who had cancer treatment. Researchers planned to compare a group using the new algorithm with a group that received standard care. However, the study was wit…
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 17:42 UTC