Refractory malignant neoplasm
MONDO:0036501A malignant neoplasm that does not respond to treatment.
Also known as: refractory cancer, refractory malignant neoplasm, resistant cancer, clinical resistance
2890 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 222 tagged with Refractory malignant neoplasm itself.
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Sub-types of Refractory malignant neoplasm
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Testis refractory cancer 13 trials
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New combo tackles tough melanoma
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase II trial is testing whether a combination of two drugs, rigosertib and pembrolizumab, can help people with advanced melanoma that no longer responds to standard immunotherapy. The study involves 7 participants with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. The goal is to se…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for tough ovarian cancer: CBX-12 trial launches
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tests a new drug, CBX-12, in 40 women with ovarian cancer that has stopped responding to platinum-based chemotherapy. The goal is to see if CBX-12 can shrink tumors and how safe it is at two different dose levels given every three weeks. Participants must have a specif…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Cybrexa Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Electric field device takes on liver tumors in early trial
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase study tests a portable device that sends gentle electric fields to the liver, combined with chemotherapy and a targeted drug (bevacizumab), in people whose cancer has spread to the liver and stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goal is to find the …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage trial tests the safety and best dose of the drug neratinib when combined with one of three other drugs (everolimus, palbociclib, or trametinib) in people with advanced solid tumors that have certain gene mutations or amplifications. The study enrolls 93 participa…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for tough blood cancers: experimental drug enters human testing
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage study is testing an experimental drug called BGB-21447 in about 112 people with certain blood cancers (like lymphoma or leukemia) that have returned or not improved after prior treatments. The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects, while als…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: BeOne Medicines • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Promising combo for tough breast cancer hits early snag
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase trial tested a combination of two drugs—nab-paclitaxel (a chemotherapy) and alpelisib (a targeted therapy)—in patients with triple-negative breast cancer that had specific genetic changes (PIK3CA or PTEN) and didn't respond to standard treatment. The goal was to …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cocktail of cancer drugs tested in desperate cases
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase trial tested combinations of the drugs bevacizumab and temsirolimus, sometimes with valproic acid or cetuximab, in 154 people with advanced cancers or certain non-cancerous but progressive diseases. The main goal was to find safe doses and look for any signs that…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC
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New combo aims to control resistant liver cancer
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested whether adding an experimental drug (VIC-1911) to the standard drug lenvatinib could help people with liver cancer that no longer responds to lenvatinib alone. Only 5 people were enrolled before the study was stopped early. The goal was to see if the combination…
Sponsor: RenJi Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:26 UTC
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Immune cell therapy tested for tough childhood cancers
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase study tested a treatment using donated natural killer (NK) cells from cord blood, combined with chemotherapy, for children and young adults with solid tumors that returned or didn't respond to standard care. The goal was to find the safest dose and check for side…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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Experimental cancer drug BR105 trial stopped early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase study tested an experimental drug called BR105 in 31 adults with advanced cancers that no longer responded to standard treatments. The main goals were to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug could shrink tumors. The trial was stopped early, so r…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: BioRay Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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Experimental melanoma combo trial shutters after just one patient
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase II trial tested a mix of a personalized dendritic cell vaccine and three immune-boosting drugs in people with advanced melanoma that no longer responded to PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors or slow their growth…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:07 UTC
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Ovarian cancer study reveals hidden struggles of patients and caregivers
Knowledge-focused Stopped earlyThis study looked at how platinum-resistant ovarian cancer affects the quality of life of patients and their caregivers in Canada. Researchers surveyed 24 patients and their caregivers using questionnaires to measure symptoms, daily challenges, and overall well-being. The goal wa…
Sponsor: PeriPharm • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC