Thoracic cancer
MONDO:0003274A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the tissues of the thorax.
Also known as: thoracic tumor, thoracic tumour, thorax neoplasm, tumor of thorax, tumour of thorax, cancer of thoracic segment of trunk, malignant neoplasm of the thorax, malignant neoplasm of thoracic segment of trunk
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Keytruda aims to stop Triple-Negative breast cancer return in High-Risk patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial tests whether adding pembrolizumab (Keytruda) after standard chemotherapy can help prevent triple-negative breast cancer from coming back. Over 1,100 patients with residual cancer after chemo are randomly assigned to receive pembrolizumab or placebo. The stud…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to fight rare, aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is for people with inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive type, who have already had chemotherapy and surgery. It tests whether adding the drug olaparib to standard radiation therapy helps keep the cancer from coming back. About 300 participants will be rand…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug Z-Endoxifen takes on tamoxifen in breast cancer battle
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a newer drug, Z-Endoxifen, works better than the standard tamoxifen for postmenopausal women with advanced ER+/HER2- breast cancer. About 81 participants will receive one of the two hormone therapies to see which delays cancer growth longer. The goal is t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Targeted pill may keep EGFR lung cancer from returning after surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether taking erlotinib (Tarceva) after surgery helps people with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer live longer and stay cancer-free longer. About 390 patients who had their lung cancer completely removed are randomly assigned to receive erlotinib p…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to keep lung cancer from returning after surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests the safety of combining the targeted drug alectinib with chemotherapy in people who have had surgery for a specific type of lung cancer (ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer). The 11 participants received up to four cycles of the drug combo after their tumor w…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether combining the targeted drug trametinib with the chemotherapy docetaxel can shrink tumors in people with advanced KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. The study enrolls 60 patients whose cancer has worsened after one or two prior treatment…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Landmark trial may spare thousands of women from chemo
Disease control OngoingThis large phase 3 trial studied over 10,000 women with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer that hasn't spread to lymph nodes. It used the Oncotype DX test to assign women to hormone therapy alone or hormone therapy plus chemotherapy based on their recurrence sco…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental drug duo targets Hard-to-Treat HER2 cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two drugs together—disitamab vedotin and tucatinib—in people with advanced breast or stomach cancers that have a protein called HER2. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and shrinks tumors. About 172 participants will take part.
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to boost mesothelioma surgery success
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard chemotherapy (cisplatin and pemetrexed) before and after surgery can help people with resectable pleural mesothelioma. The study includes 28 participants with stage I-III disease. The…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer combo aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called marlotamig (REGN7075) alone or with cemiplimab (Libtayo) and sometimes chemotherapy in people with advanced solid tumors. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combination can shrink tumors. About 933 participants are being recruite…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Lung cancer drug combo tested in Mid-Stage trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests two drugs, erlotinib and cabozantinib, given alone or together in 125 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that does not have a common EGFR mutation. The goal is to see if the combination works better than either drug alone to slow cancer gro…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug JS207 enters first human tests
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new drug called JS207 in about 98 people with advanced cancers that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the right dose, and see how the body processes it. Researchers will also loo…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for Hard-to-Treat lung cancers: targeted immunotherapy combo tested
Disease control OngoingThis study tests if a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (durvalumab and tremelimumab) plus chemotherapy works better than the standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has spread. The trial is for patien…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy offers hope for frail lung cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests a shorter, higher-dose radiation therapy followed by the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab in 47 patients with stage II or III non-small cell lung cancer who have borderline health. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and effective for people who c…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental vaccine aims to stop lung cancer from coming back
Disease control TerminatedThis trial tests a vaccine made from lung cancer cells, combined with an immune-boosting drug (N-803), in people who have had surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is PD-L1 negative. The goal is to see if the vaccine can train the immune system to destroy any remain…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immunotherapy combo aims to extend life in stage 3 lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial studies whether adding the immunotherapy drug durvalumab to standard chemotherapy and radiation can help people with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be surgically removed. About 660 participants will receive either chemoradiation plus durvaluma…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Oral chemotherapy pill tested for advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at how well oral vinorelbine, a chemotherapy pill, works in women with advanced breast cancer. It includes women who have already taken the drug or are starting it now. Researchers track how long the cancer stays under control and how patients feel during treatme…
Sponsor: Pierre Fabre Medicament • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for lung cancer: immunotherapy without chemo shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial is testing the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in 60 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has high PD-L1 levels and has not been treated before. Participants receive the drug every three weeks. The study aims to see if it helps the…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for aggressive breast cancer: drug cocktails show promise in trial
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 2 study tests whether adding another drug (ceralasertib or adavosertib) to the standard drug olaparib works better than olaparib alone for people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The trial includes 273 adults whose cancer has specific genetic changes. One…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets tough cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, sacituzumab govitecan and berzosertib, in adults with small cell lung cancer or cancers that have stopped responding to PARP inhibitors. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the combo can shrink tumors. Participants receive the d…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a lower tamoxifen dose be just as good for Low-Risk breast cancer?
Disease control TerminatedThis phase III trial compares low-dose tamoxifen to standard hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitors) in postmenopausal women with low-risk, hormone-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer. The goal is to see if the lower dose works just as well to prevent cancer from coming ba…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug shows promise against tough cancers in first chinese trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called Dato-DXd in Chinese patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer or triple-negative breast cancer that has spread or stopped responding to treatment. The drug targets and kills cancer cells by attaching to them and blocking growth. About 11…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radiation plus immunotherapy: a new hope for hard-to-treat lung cancer?
Disease control TerminatedThis study is for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that does not have the PD-L1 marker, making it harder to treat with immunotherapy alone. The trial compares standard immunotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) to the same treatment plus radiation therapy. The go…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy after surgery may keep lung cancer at bay
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab after surgery and chemotherapy helps prevent non-small cell lung cancer from coming back. About 900 adults with stage IB to IIIA lung cancer who had their tumor completely removed are participating. The goal is to s…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancer mutation in first human trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called ARV-806 in adults with advanced solid tumors that have a specific KRAS G12D mutation. The drug aims to break down the mutated protein that helps tumors grow. The trial has two parts: first, finding a safe dose in small groups, then testing that …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Arvinas Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with KRAS mutation
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two oral drugs, D-1553 and IN10018, in people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific genetic change called KRAS G12C. The goal is to find the best dose and see if the combination can shrink tumors or slow their growth. About 140 adults w…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: InxMed (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo aims to stop lung Cancer's return after surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study is for people with non-small cell lung cancer who have had chemotherapy and surgery. It tests whether adding a drug called AZD6738 to the immunotherapy drug durvalumab can help keep the cancer from coming back longer than durvalumab alone. About 630 adults with stage I…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy shows promise in lung cancer battle
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two new treatments—cabozantinib alone or with nivolumab—against standard chemotherapy for people with advanced non-squamous lung cancer that has returned. The goal is to see if these combinations can slow cancer growth better than current options. About 117 adult…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Major trial may spare thousands of breast cancer patients from chemo
Disease control OngoingThis large phase 3 trial studied over 5,000 women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that had spread to 1-3 lymph nodes. Participants received standard hormone therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) either alone or with chemotherapy. The goal was t…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Lung cancer trial asks: is it better to start with immunotherapy alone?
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial is testing two different treatment sequences for people with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. One group starts with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab alone, then adds chemotherapy only if the cancer progresses. The other group receives pem…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a new drug combo shrink tough lung tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the drug veliparib to standard chemotherapy and radiation helps people with stage III lung cancer that can't be removed by surgery. About 53 adults took part to find the best dose and see if the combination slows cancer growth. The goal is to impro…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug duo aims to shrink lung tumors in First-Line trial
Disease control TerminatedThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding petosemtamab to the standard immunotherapy pembrolizumab can shrink tumors in adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. About 180 participants will receive the combination as their first treatment. The study focuses on how many pat…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Merus B.V. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could an immunotherapy booster improve lung cancer treatment?
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial studies whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard chemoradiation helps people with limited stage small cell lung cancer live longer. About 544 participants receive either chemoradiation alone or chemoradiation plus atezolizumab. The main …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Double immune punch: new combo trial for tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding fianlimab to the standard immunotherapy cemiplimab helps people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has high levels of a protein called PD-L1. About 850 patients will receive either the drug combo or cemiplimab alone. Researchers will mea…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for Hard-to-Treat lung cancer: targeted pill shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called JDQ443 in people with advanced lung cancer that has a specific genetic change (KRAS G12C mutation) and does not respond well to standard treatments. The drug is taken as a pill and aims to shrink or control the cancer. About 95 participants will…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug AB598 enters first human tests
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called AB598, alone or with other cancer drugs, in 40 people with advanced solid tumors like lung, bladder, or breast cancer. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose. It is not yet known if the drug helps shr…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Arcus Biosciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune booster before chemo shows promise for tough breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving two immunotherapy drugs (decitabine and pembrolizumab) before standard chemotherapy can help the immune system attack HER2-negative breast cancer more effectively. About 46 adults with locally advanced disease will receive a short course of these d…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug AB801 enters human safety testing
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing a new drug, AB801, alone or with other treatments, in about 91 people with advanced cancers (like lung, colon, or breast cancer) that have not responded to standard therapies. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and find the best dose for…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Arcus Biosciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Major trial tests cutting unnecessary radiation for Low-Risk breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is for women with a low-risk type of breast cancer that has spread to nearby lymph nodes or is T3N0. It compares standard care (which includes radiation to the lymph node area) against skipping that extra radiation. The goal is to see if avoiding regional radiation wor…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether adding bevacizumab to brigatinib can help people with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has worsened on previous ALK-targeted therapy. The study enrolls just 5 patients and focuses on safety, side effects, and finding the b…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lung cancer before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study is for people with a specific type of lung cancer (non-squamous non-small cell) that has a KRAS G12C mutation and can be removed with surgery. It tests whether giving a targeted drug (sotorasib) plus standard chemotherapy before surgery can shrink the tumor more than c…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cocktail aims to outsmart lung cancer resistance
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2/3 trial is testing whether adding two immunotherapy drugs (cobolimab and dostarlimab) to standard chemotherapy (docetaxel) helps people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer live longer. The study includes about 758 participants whose cancer has worsened after pri…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo shows promise in shrinking lung tumors before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether giving the immunotherapy drug durvalumab along with standard chemotherapy before surgery or radiation can help people with stage IIB-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. The study includes 142 participants whose tumors are considered removable or…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug aims to outperform standard therapy in High-Risk breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial compares a new drug, SHR-A1811, to the standard treatment T-DM1 in women with HER2-positive breast cancer who still have cancer cells after initial therapy. The goal is to see if SHR-A1811 can better prevent the cancer from coming back. Participants receive eit…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for brain lining cancer: immunotherapy injected directly into spinal fluid
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether the immunotherapy drug nivolumab can help people with melanoma or lung cancer that has spread to the leptomeninges (the lining of the brain and spinal cord). The drug is given both through a vein and directly into the spinal fluid via a l…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Triple therapy aims to tackle tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a combination of three drugs—daratumumab, a KRAS vaccine, and nivolumab—in people with advanced pancreatic cancer or non-small cell lung cancer that has not responded to prior treatment. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors or slow canc…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Georgetown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for hard-to-treat breast cancer: experimental combo shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called BNT327, given with chemotherapy, for people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer that has spread. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and shrinks tumors. About 83 adults will take part, and the study is currently active but not …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: BioNTech SE • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Vaccine aims to block return of aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a vaccine made from a protein found on many triple-negative breast cancer cells can help prevent the cancer from coming back. Participants receive the vaccine along with an immune booster and a low dose of chemotherapy. The study includes women wi…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Academic and Community Cancer Research United • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immunotherapy combo aims to tackle tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests an experimental drug called SHR-1316, given as a shot under the skin, together with standard chemotherapy (carboplatin and etoposide) in people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who have not had prior treatment. The study looks at how the dr…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug called M9466, a PARP1 inhibitor, alone or combined with other drugs in 60 people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to check safety and how the body processes the drug. Researchers …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a malaria drug and a transplant drug keep breast cancer from returning?
Disease control OngoingThis pilot trial investigates whether hydroxychloroquine (a malaria drug) and everolimus (an immune-suppressing drug), taken alone or together, can help prevent breast cancer from returning in high-risk patients. The study enrolls people who have completed primary treatment for s…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Shorter radiation course could spare breast appearance in Low-Risk cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether giving radiation once a day for five days (instead of every other day) can keep the breast looking good after treatment. It includes 48 women aged 40 or older with low-risk, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. The goal is to see if this shorter sched…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could less chemo be enough? new trial for HER2+ breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is for people with HER2-positive stage II to IIIa breast cancer whose tumors completely disappear after initial chemotherapy and targeted therapy before surgery. The goal is to see if using fewer chemotherapy drugs after surgery can still keep the cancer from coming ba…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer drug safety tracked over years in ongoing study
Disease control OngoingThis study follows 205 people with solid tumors who are already taking the cancer drug avelumab. Researchers want to see how safe the drug is over the long term and how long patients live or stay cancer-free. Participants continue their current treatment or are monitored after fi…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to keep aggressive lung cancer at bay longer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding lurbinectedin to atezolizumab as maintenance therapy helps people with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer live longer without the disease worsening. Participants first receive standard induction chemo-immunotherapy, then those with stab…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to tackle Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control TerminatedThis study tests a combination of two drugs, neratinib and valproate, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The first part finds the safest dose, and the second part focuses on cancers with a RAS mutation, like certain colon and panc…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cheaper keytruda? new biosimilar SB27 tested in lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether SB27, a proposed biosimilar to the cancer drug Keytruda, works as well as the original in people with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. About 555 participants will receive either SB27 or Keytruda plus chemotherapy every 3 weeks. Th…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Vaccine trains immune system to hunt down cancer cells
Disease control TerminatedThis trial tests a vaccine called LabVax 3(22)-23, designed to help the immune system recognize and attack a protein called labyrinthin found on adenocarcinoma tumor cells. The study includes adults with advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma and will evaluate the vaccine alone or…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of California, Davis • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo aims to outsmart Chemo-Resistant lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding berzosertib to standard chemotherapy (topotecan) helps people with relapsed small-cell lung cancer live longer without their cancer growing. About 104 participants will receive either the combo or topotecan alone. The goal is to see if berz…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to extend life in advanced lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether a new drug combination (MK-7684A) plus chemoradiotherapy helps people with stage III non-small cell lung cancer live longer than the current standard treatment. About 611 participants will receive either the new combo or durvalumab. The study is a…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for lung cancer brain metastases
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tested whether adding bevacizumab to osimertinib works better than osimertinib alone for patients with a specific type of lung cancer (EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer) that has spread to the brain. Only 5 patients were enrolled. The goal was to see if t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill plus chemo aims to stop lung cancer comeback in patients with rare mutations
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding the targeted drug zipalertinib to standard chemotherapy can delay or prevent lung cancer from returning in people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (stages IB to IIIA) who have uncommon EGFR mutations. After complete tumor removal…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Taiho Oncology, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a simple inhaler shield lungs during cancer surgery?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether a daily inhaler containing two bronchodilators (vilanterol and umeclidinium) can help preserve lung function and improve quality of life in people with mild-to-moderate COPD who are undergoing lung cancer surgery. About 204 participants will use t…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Samsung Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer-Killing virus injected directly into tumors shows promise in Mid-Stage trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a virus called AdAPT-001 that is injected directly into tumors to kill cancer cells. It is for adults with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The trial will check if the virus is safe and whether it works better when combined wi…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: EpicentRx, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets rare, aggressive cancer in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new drug called BI 764532 (Obrixtamig) given together with standard chemotherapy for people with advanced neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), a rare and fast-growing cancer. The study involves about 55 adults whose tumors have a specific marker (DLL3). …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New pill zongertinib takes on HER2 lung cancer in major trial
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether the oral drug zongertinib can slow cancer growth better than standard chemotherapy plus immunotherapy in people with advanced HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. About 428 adults who have not had prior treatment for advanced disease will be ra…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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Breast cancer trial combines targeted drug with hormone therapy to shrink tumors before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial investigates whether adding the targeted drug palbociclib to standard endocrine therapy (letrozole or tamoxifen) improves tumor shrinkage before surgery in people with hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. The study includes both invasive lobu…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New hope for Hard-to-Treat breast cancer: Head-to-Head drug trial launches
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 study tests whether a new drug, inavolisib, combined with fulvestrant works better than the current standard alpelisib plus fulvestrant for people with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (HR-positive, HER2-negative, with a PIK3CA mutation). The trial enrolled …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to boost lung cancer treatment
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether adding the experimental drug binimetinib to the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) helps people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The study includes 40 participants whose tumors have high PD-L1 levels. Researchers are looking at sa…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New drug combo aims to outsmart resistant cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new drug, ASTX660, combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab in people with advanced solid tumors, including cervical and triple-negative breast cancers. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can boost the immune system to fight canc…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug combo tested for tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called remzistotug, alone or with other cancer drugs, in 152 people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose. It is not yet known if the drug will sh…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Could a prostate cancer drug help fight a tough breast cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether taking enzalutamide for one year after standard treatment is practical for people with early-stage triple negative breast cancer that has androgen receptors. About 50 participants will take the drug and report on their quality of life. The main goal is to…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New hope for rare lung cancer? poziotinib trial targets HER2 mutations
Disease control TerminatedThis phase 3 study compares the experimental drug poziotinib to the standard chemotherapy docetaxel in 268 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific HER2 mutation. Participants must have already tried at least one prior treatment. The main goal is to see…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New combo of radioactive drug and chemo tackles Hard-to-Treat breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new approach for people with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (ER+/HER2-) that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. It combines a radioactive drug (lutetium NeoB) that targets cancer cells with a standard chemotherapy pill (capecitabi…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Can extra immunotherapy stall advanced lung cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether continuing the immunotherapy drug cemiplimab for up to a year after initial treatment can delay cancer growth in people with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to only a few places (oligometastatic). About 136 participants will be…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New hope: drug combo aims to stop brain tumors in breast cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the drug tucatinib to standard therapy (trastuzumab/pertuzumab or T-DM1) can prevent new or worsening brain metastases in people with advanced HER2+ breast cancer. About 48 participants who have stable disease elsewhere but a new brain tumor will r…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Carey Anders, M.D. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Double immunotherapy combo aims to boost lung cancer surgery outcomes
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial investigates whether adding two immunotherapy drugs—tiragolumab and atezolizumab—to standard chemotherapy before and after surgery can improve outcomes for people with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. The study enrolls 35 adults with stage II to IIIB dis…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Lung cancer cell therapy trial pulled before it started
Disease control TerminatedThis trial aimed to test a new treatment for advanced lung cancer using specially grown immune cells (LC-CTLs) designed to attack cancer. The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available. It was planned as an early safety and lab-effectivenes…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Radioactive cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a new combination of drugs for people with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (ER+/HER2-) that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. The experimental treatment includes a radioactive drug (lutetium NeoB) that targets cancer cells, plu…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New cancer drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat tumors
Disease control TerminatedThis early-phase study tests a new drug, BI 1831169, given alone or with an immunotherapy (anti-PD-1 antibody) in adults with advanced solid tumors that cannot be removed by surgery or have spread. The main goals are to find the highest safe dose and see if the treatment shrinks …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug targets tough cancers with specific gene flaw
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new drug called ASP4396 in adults with advanced solid tumors that have a specific KRAS G12D mutation. The drug is given by IV infusion, and the main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see how the body handles it. About 175 participa…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Magnetic seeds vs. radioactive tracers: which better guides breast tumor removal?
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two modern, wire-free methods for locating non-palpable breast lesions before surgery: radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) using a radioactive tracer, and magnetic seed localization. The goal is to see which technique more reliably achieves clear sur…
Sponsor: Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost CAR T-Cell power against lymphoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether adding the drug acalabrutinib to CAR T-cell therapy can improve treatment for certain B-cell lymphomas. Acalabrutinib blocks cancer growth pathways, while the CAR T-cells are engineered to attack lymphoma cells. The study involves 23 adults an…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug combo takes on tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new antibody-like drug called BI 764532 alongside standard chemotherapy in adults with advanced small cell lung cancer that has returned after platinum-based treatment. The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects. About 69 partic…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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One-Time radiation during surgery could spare older breast cancer patients weeks of treatment
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at giving a single dose of radiation directly to the tumor site during breast-conserving surgery in women aged 60 and older with early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. The goal is to see if this shorter, targeted approach controls the cancer as well as sta…
Sponsor: Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Breast cancer drug ribociclib made available Long-Term in new study
Disease control OngoingThis study offers continued access to the targeted cancer drug ribociclib for people with metastatic breast cancer who are already benefiting from it in a previous Novartis trial. About 134 participants will keep taking ribociclib, sometimes with other hormone therapies, while re…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New hope for advanced breast cancer: drug combo targets tumors after hormone therapy fails
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding belzutifan to fulvestrant can slow or stop the growth of a certain type of advanced breast cancer (ER+/HER2-) that has worsened despite hormone therapy. About 120 adults with inoperable or metastatic disease will receive either the new combination …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat lung cancer mutation
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether combining the targeted drug adagrasib with immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and chemotherapy can shrink tumors or delay progression in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific KRAS G12C mutation. The study enrolls adults wh…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Mirati Therapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug shows promise for rare joint tumor in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called vimseltinib in people with a rare joint tumor (tenosynovial giant cell tumor, or TGCT) and advanced solid tumors. The drug blocks a protein that helps these tumors grow. The trial has two phases: first, finding the safest dose, then expanding to see…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Cancer drug regorafenib gets a second chance in small continuation study
Disease control OngoingThis study allows people with solid tumors who are already taking the cancer drug regorafenib in another Bayer study to keep taking it after that study ends. The goal is to see how safe and tolerable the continued treatment is. Only 13 participants are enrolled, and they take the…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Bayer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat breast cancer in early trial
Disease control TerminatedThis phase I trial is testing a new drug called ASTX727 (a combination of decitabine and cedazuridine) alongside standard chemotherapy (paclitaxel) and immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) for people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The st…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New combo therapy for seniors with aggressive breast cancer shows promise in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing how well older adults (60+) with advanced HER2+ breast cancer tolerate a combination of two targeted drugs: lapatinib and trastuzumab. The study enrolled 40 participants and focuses on side effects, especially heart-related issues and severe toxiciti…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New combo aims to stall lung cancer when targeted pills start to fail
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding ivonescimab (an immunotherapy drug) to the current targeted therapy pill can help people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose disease is slowly progressing. The study involves 36 adults with a specific EGFR gene mutation. Researc…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug MGC018 tested in tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests the experimental drug MGC018 in 9 people with relapsed or refractory extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. The main goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors in at least 25% of patients. Participants receive MGC018 by IV every 28 days until the cance…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Georgetown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New pill takes on tough lung cancer in Late-Stage trial
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial compares a new oral drug, JDQ443, to the standard chemotherapy docetaxel in about 95 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific KRAS G12C mutation. Participants have already tried platinum-based chemo and an immunotherapy drug. The stud…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Cancer drug brigimadlin tested for Long-Term use in solid tumour patients
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at the long-term safety of brigimadlin, a cancer drug taken as tablets, in adults with solid tumours who have already received at least 4 cycles of it in a previous study. About 90 participants will take the drug once every 3 weeks, and doctors will monitor their…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New combo therapy hopes to tackle tough lymphoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called venetoclax combined with standard chemotherapy drugs for people with aggressive B-cell lymphoma that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal is to find the highest safe dose of the new combination. About …
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Promising new combo aims to improve lung cancer treatment
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug combination (datopotamab deruxtecan plus pembrolizumab) against standard treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. It includes about 1,170 adults whose tumors have low PD-L1 levels and no specific gene changes. The goal is to see if the new co…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New hope for elderly lung cancer patients: targeted pill shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a daily pill called adagrasib in 68 patients with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (KRAS G12C mutation) who are either 70 or older or have poor physical health. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or stop them from growing. Patients take the m…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Experimental combo targets Chemo-Resistant cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called NEO-201 combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab in adults with advanced solid tumors that no longer respond to chemotherapy. The trial focuses on lung, head and neck, cervical, and uterine cancers. Researchers aim to find a safe …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Precision Biologics, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New combo therapy shows promise for early lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding an immunotherapy drug (nivolumab) to precise, high-dose radiation therapy helps prevent lung cancer from coming back in people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. About 140 participants will receive either radiation alone or radiation plus…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New oral drug aims to tackle Hormone-Driven cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug, imlunestrant, in people with advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), as well as certain other cancers like endometrial cancer. The drug is given alone or combined with other anticancer therapies. The ma…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New antibody drug takes on advanced tumors in first human trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental drug called IPH5301, which targets a protein called CD73 on cancer cells. The study involves 27 people with advanced solid tumors, including breast, lung, and pancreatic cancers. In the first part, IPH5301 is given alone to find a safe…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Institut Paoli-Calmettes • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New antibody combo aims to boost immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new antibody, BAY 3375968, designed to help the immune system fight advanced solid tumors. It works by reducing regulatory T cells that can suppress immune activity. The study will test the drug alone and combined with pembrolizumab in about 129 peo…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Bayer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New cancer drug trial pulled before it even started
Disease control TerminatedThis was a planned early-stage trial to test a new oral drug called ERW316, alone or with hormone therapies, in people with advanced breast cancer or other solid tumors. The study aimed to find a safe dose and check for side effects. However, the trial was withdrawn before any pa…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether combining two drugs, osimertinib and S-1, can shrink tumors in people with a specific type of lung cancer (EGFR mutant) that has stopped responding to standard treatments. About 30 adults with advanced lung cancer will receive the combination and be monit…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Centre, Singapore • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New combo therapy shows promise for tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug combination for people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer). The two drugs, LY3295668 and osimertinib, work by blocking enzymes that help cancer cells grow. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Cancer patients who respond to avelumab can keep taking it in this Follow-Up study
Disease control OngoingThis study offers continued access to the cancer drug avelumab (and sometimes other drugs) for people with advanced cancers like lung, ovarian, or bladder cancer who are already seeing benefits from a previous Pfizer-sponsored trial. About 77 participants will be followed for saf…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New hope for lung cancer: experimental drug combo enters final testing phase
Disease control TerminatedThis study tests whether adding an experimental drug called nogapendekin alfa inbakicept (NAI) to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy can help people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer live longer without their cancer growing. About 494 adults with stage IV lung cancer …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: ImmunityBio, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Triple-Drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a combination of three drugs—copanlisib, olaparib, and durvalumab—in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or can't be removed by surgery. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the drugs work together to shrink tumors. Only patie…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Experimental drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control TerminatedThis early-stage trial tests the safety and best dose of two oral drugs, ZEN003694 and binimetinib, taken together. It is for people with advanced solid tumors that have RAS pathway changes or triple-negative breast cancer that has spread or cannot be removed. The goal is to find…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo therapy targets Hard-to-Treat HER2 cancers
Disease control TerminatedThis early-phase trial tests the safety and best dose of two drugs—neratinib and trastuzumab deruxtecan—given together to people with advanced solid tumors that have HER2 gene changes. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors that have spread or can't be removed by…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with rare cancers: targeted drug selpercatinib tested in phase 2 trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests the drug selpercatinib in children and young adults (ages 1 to 21) with advanced cancers that have a specific genetic change called a RET alteration. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or stop them from growing. Only one participant has been…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Two-Drug combo aims to stop lung cancer recurrence after surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether combining sacituzumab govitecan (a targeted antibody-drug conjugate) with pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy) before and after surgery can improve outcomes for people with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Participants receive four cycle…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets tumors in patients with organ failure
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests the safety and best dose of a drug called veliparib when given with two chemotherapy drugs (carboplatin and paclitaxel) in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or can't be removed. It includes patients who also have liver or kidney probl…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New targeted drug aims to outperform chemo in tough lung cancers
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial compares a new drug called MK-2870 (sacituzumab tirumotecan) with standard chemotherapy (docetaxel or pemetrexed) in 556 adults with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that has specific genetic changes (EGFR mutations or others) and has worsened a…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug targets Cancer's fuel supply in rare genetic tumors
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests a drug called telaglenastat (CB-839) in people with advanced solid tumors that have specific genetic changes, including NF1 mutations and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The drug works by blocking an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow. Resea…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to boost immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the targeted drug copanlisib to two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) can better control advanced solid tumors that have changes in the PIK3CA or PTEN genes. About 54 adults with cancers that have spread or cannot be removed will recei…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a common blood pressure drug prevent radiation scarring in breast cancer patients?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether losartan, a drug already used for high blood pressure, can reduce scarring (fibrosis) caused by radiation therapy in breast cancer patients. 43 women who had breast surgery and need radiation will receive either losartan or a placebo. Researchers will mea…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Shaw Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to stall lung cancer progression
Disease control OngoingThis Phase III trial tests whether adding oleclumab or monalizumab to the standard drug durvalumab can help people with stage III non-small cell lung cancer that hasn't worsened after chemoradiation. About 1,050 participants will receive one of the combinations or a placebo. The …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a Two-Drug sequence shrink tumors with fewer side effects?
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tested two drugs, adavosertib and olaparib, given one after the other in 13 people with advanced solid tumors that had specific DNA repair mutations. The goal was to find the best dose and see if this sequence causes fewer side effects than taking both drug…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost lymphoma treatment
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding nivolumab to standard chemo-immunotherapy improves outcomes for people with newly diagnosed primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. About 244 participants will receive either the combination or standard therapy alone. The main goal is to see i…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a combination of copanlisib (a targeted drug) with nivolumab (an immunotherapy) in people with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma. Some participants will also receive a third drug, ipilimumab. The main goals are to find the safest dose and to monitor s…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Experimental CAR-T therapy takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new treatment for people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific marker called CLDN6. The treatment uses specially engineered immune cells (CAR-T cells) that target CLDN6, sometimes combined with a genetic booster (RNA-LPX) to enhance their …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: BioNTech Cell & Gene Therapies GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a Triple-Drug combo tame mesothelioma?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the drug cediranib to standard chemotherapy (cisplatin and pemetrexed) can help people with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer. In the first phase, researchers found the safest dose of cediranib. In the second phase, …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a PARP inhibitor boost chemo for tough lung cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis study tested whether adding veliparib (a PARP inhibitor) to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide helps people with small cell lung cancer that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. About 97 participants received either the drug combo or a placebo with temozolomide.…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug targets rare lung cancer mutation
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called CLN-081 in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific genetic change (EGFR exon 20 insertion). Participants must have already received chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and can shrink tumors.
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Cullinan Therapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Experimental cocktail aims to turn tumors against themselves
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests whether a mix of immune-boosting drugs and targeted radiation can help the body fight advanced solid tumors that cannot be removed by surgery. About 14 adults with certain types of skin cancer, sarcoma, or breast cancer will receive the treatment dire…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: University of Southern California • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New pill could outperform current KRAS lung cancer drugs
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial compares a new drug, divarasib, to two existing targeted therapies (sotorasib and adagrasib) in 338 people with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific KRAS G12C mutation and has progressed after prior treatment. Participants take …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise in Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, cediranib and olaparib, in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or cannot be removed by surgery. The cancers include certain types of breast, lung, and pancreatic cancer. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs—ceralasertib (a pill) and durvalumab (an infusion)—in 39 adults with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that has worsened after standard treatments like immunotherapy and chemotherapy. The main goal is to see if t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Tough-to-Treat ovarian cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests three drugs—durvalumab (an immunotherapy), olaparib (a DNA repair blocker), and cediranib (a blood vessel growth blocker)—in different combinations for people with advanced solid tumors, especially ovarian cancer. The phase 1 part finds safe doses, and the phase …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to stop breast cancer return
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests whether adding the drug niraparib to standard radiation therapy after surgery can help prevent triple negative breast cancer from coming back. Niraparib is a PARP inhibitor that blocks cancer cells from repairing their DNA. The study includes 21 adult…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can an arthritis drug help fight lung cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding canakinumab, an anti-inflammatory drug, to standard chemoradiation and immunotherapy (durvalumab) helps control locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. About 41 participants will receive the combination to see if it improves progressi…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New vaccine combo shows promise in Tough-to-Treat breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a cancer vaccine (PVX-410) alone or with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab in 20 women with metastatic triple negative breast cancer who have a specific genetic marker (HLA-A2). The goal is to see if the vaccine safely boosts the immune system to f…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy duo takes on rare tumors
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing a combination of two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, in 798 people with over 50 types of rare cancers. The goal is to see if these drugs can shrink tumors by helping the immune system attack cancer cells. Participants receive the drugs…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Experimental combo targets Hard-to-Treat HER2 cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a combination of two drugs—trastuzumab deruxtecan (a targeted chemotherapy) and ceralasertib (a drug that may block cancer cell repair)—in people with advanced solid tumors that have a HER2 mutation. The study has two parts: first, finding the sa…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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One-Week radiation may cut lymphedema risk in breast cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis study compares a 1-week radiation course to a standard 3-week course for women with node-positive breast cancer. The goal is to see if the shorter treatment is just as effective at preventing cancer from coming back while reducing the risk of lymphedema (arm swelling). About…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost immune attack on hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests the safety of the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab given after a patient's own immune cells have been modified and infused back (adoptive cell transfer). It includes 40 adults with advanced blood or solid cancers that no longer respond to standard trea…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New pill aims to keep early breast cancer from returning
Disease control OngoingThis large Phase 3 study tests a new drug, giredestrant, against standard hormone therapies in about 4,170 people with early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. The goal is to see if giredestrant is better at preventing the cancer from returning after initial treatment. Parti…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Radiation-Free path for Low-Risk breast cancer? new study tests safety
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether women over 55 with a specific low-risk type of breast cancer (luminal A) can avoid radiation after lumpectomy. Instead, they take hormone-blocking pills for 5 years. Researchers are tracking 500 women for 10 years to see how many have the cancer come…
Sponsor: Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with rare cancers: targeted drug larotrectinib tested in small trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing the drug larotrectinib in children and young adults (ages 1 to 21) with advanced solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that have a specific genetic change called an NTRK fusion. The cancers have either come back after treatment…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for advanced breast cancer: giredestrant trial shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called giredestrant in people with a type of advanced breast cancer (ER-positive, HER2-negative) that has progressed after prior treatments. About 303 participants will receive either giredestrant or another standard hormone therapy chosen by their doc…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with rare gene flaw
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called adavosertib in adults with advanced solid tumors that have a missing or broken SETD2 gene. The drug works by blocking enzymes that cancer cells need to grow. Researchers want to see if it can shrink tumors or keep them stable for at least 6 months.
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo aims to tackle Hard-to-Treat breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether combining two drugs (niraparib and dostarlimab) with radiation therapy is safe and effective for people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer that has not responded to immunotherapy or is PD-L1 negative. About 32 adults with this aggressive cancer…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New cancer drug candidate BG-68501 enters first human trials
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug called BG-68501 in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The drug targets a protein (CDK2) that helps cancer cells grow. The trial will check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug shrin…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: BeiGene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to block cancer growth in RAS-Mutant tumors
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether combining two targeted drugs, palbociclib and binimetinib, can help people with cancers that have RAS mutations. The study includes patients with pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, and other solid tumors. Researchers want to see if the drug …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Experimental cell therapy aims to boost immune attack on breast cancer
Disease control TerminatedThis early-phase study tests the safety of giving specially grown immune cells (T cells) to people with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. Participants first receive a vaccine made from their own immune cells plus two drugs (pepinemab and trastuzumab) to help the body fight …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo aims to slow advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug, giredestrant, combined with everolimus against standard hormone therapy plus everolimus in people with a common type of advanced breast cancer (ER+/HER2-). About 373 participants who have already tried other treatments will be enrolled. The goal is to…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could walking and a Plant-Based diet help tame breast cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial investigates whether a program of regular walking and a plant-based diet can lower aromatase levels in overweight postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who are already taking an aromatase inhibitor. Participants are randomly assigned…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Engineered virus targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-phase trial tests an experimental virus-based treatment called IDOV-Immune in people with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The virus is designed to infect and destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. The study fo…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to boost immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two immunotherapy drugs, durvalumab and monalizumab, in about 383 adults with advanced solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink tumors. Some participants also receive standard chemotherapy or other ta…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: MedImmune LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for tough breast cancer: drug combo targets remaining disease after surgery
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether a new drug, datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), given alone or with another drug (durvalumab), can help prevent breast cancer from returning in people with triple-negative breast cancer who still have cancer cells after initial treatment and surger…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to boost immune attack on lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests several new immunotherapy drug combinations in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has high levels of a protein called PD-L1. Participants have not had prior treatment for their advanced cancer. The main goal is to check the safety of the…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Shorter radiation may reduce arm swelling in breast cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a shorter course of radiation (hypofractionated) to the breast and nearby lymph nodes in 137 women with node-positive breast cancer. The goal is to see if this approach reduces arm swelling (lymphedema) and other side effects while still preventing cancer from co…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug shows promise against Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called enfortumab vedotin in 329 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread. The main goal is to see if the drug shrinks tumors. Researchers also check how long the effect lasts and monitor side effects. Some participants also receive…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New targeted therapy hopes to shrink Hard-to-Treat ovarian cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called mirvetuximab soravtansine in Japanese patients with advanced ovarian cancer or other solid tumors that have a specific protein (folate receptor alpha). The drug is designed to target and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. The trial has tw…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Takeda • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New targeted combo shows promise in slowing advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the experimental drug inavolisib to two standard treatments (palbociclib and fulvestrant) can slow cancer growth in people with a specific genetic mutation (PIK3CA) in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. About 325 parti…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests an experimental drug called INCB177054, given alone or with another drug (retifanlimab), in people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to check safety and find the right dose. Abo…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo therapy targets Hard-to-Treat recurrent cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests two different drug combinations—olaparib plus vistusertib, or olaparib plus capivasertib—in people with recurrent endometrial, triple-negative breast, ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. The main goal is to find the safest dose and …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for tough lung cancer: drug plus radiation combo shows promise in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early study tests whether combining a drug called lurbinectedin with radiation therapy is safe for people with small cell lung cancer that has one new tumor after initial treatment. The drug works by damaging cancer cell DNA, similar to radiation. The goal is to see if this …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug combo extends life for aggressive lung cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis study follows 254 adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who are receiving durvalumab (Imfinzi) along with standard chemotherapy. The goal is to see how long patients stay on treatment and how well it works in real-world settings. The approach uses the immune sys…
Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo attack targets hard-to-treat KRAS G12C cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called JDQ443, which targets a specific cancer-driving mutation (KRAS G12C), in combination with other drugs (trametinib, ribociclib, or cetuximab). The trial enrolls about 74 people with advanced solid tumors (like lung or colorectal cancer) that have…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for Hard-to-Treat breast cancer: targeted pill combo in final testing
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 study tests whether adding alpelisib (a targeted pill) to fulvestrant (a hormone-blocking shot) can slow cancer growth in men and postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer that has a PIK3CA mutation. Participants must have already tr…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with resistant tumors: drug combo enters safety trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a combination of two drugs, avutometinib and defactinib, in children and young adults (ages 3 to 30) with advanced or recurrent solid tumors that have specific genetic changes. The main goal is to find the safest dose with the fewest side effects. The…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New immune cocktail aims to outperform standard lung cancer therapy
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether combining two immune-boosting drugs (belrestotug and dostarlimab) works better than the standard treatment (pembrolizumab) for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has high PD-L1 levels and hasn't been treated before. About 88 part…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo aims to stop HER2+ breast cancer relapse
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial tests whether adding tucatinib to standard T-DM1 therapy works better than T-DM1 alone at preventing breast cancer from coming back. It involves over 1,000 patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who still have cancer cells after initial treatment. The stud…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can sound waves and a tiny dose of chemo train the body to fight breast cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing whether focused ultrasound (sound waves aimed at tumors) combined with a low dose of the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine can boost the immune system's ability to fight early breast cancer. About 32 participants will receive either ultrasound, low-d…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Patrick Dillon, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New pill shows promise in slowing advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tested a new oral drug, AZD9833, against a standard injected treatment (fulvestrant) in 240 women with advanced ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. The main goal was to see how long the cancer stayed under control. Results from one dose group were limited because…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New Dual-Action antibody takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug, RO7247669, that targets two immune system checkpoints (PD-1 and LAG-3) to help the body fight cancer. About 170 adults with advanced solid tumors (including melanoma, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer) who have run out of standard options…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could adding palbociclib to hormone therapy prevent breast cancer return?
Disease control OngoingThis study tested whether adding the drug palbociclib for two years to standard hormone therapy (taken for at least five years) helps prevent breast cancer from coming back in people with early-stage HR+/HER2- breast cancer. About 5,800 participants with stage II or III cancer to…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Vitamin d boost may extend life in lymphoma patients, trial hopes
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether giving vitamin D supplements to people with newly diagnosed lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia who have low vitamin D levels can improve their survival and delay the need for treatment. About 565 participants are being given vitamin D3 or a place…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could six months of targeted therapy be enough for some breast cancer patients?
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer who have a complete response to initial chemotherapy and HER2-targeted therapy can safely receive only 6 months of further HER2 treatment instead of the standard 12 months. The goal is to reduce hea…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Cancer patients who respond to drug get continued access in new study
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study offers ongoing treatment with the cancer drug durvalumab to people who have already completed a previous study and are still benefiting from the drug, as decided by their doctor. The main goal is to monitor safety and side effects. About 214 participants will be enroll…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Targeted pill shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lung cancer subtype
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests an experimental drug called SY-5007 in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific genetic change (RET fusion). The drug is a daily pill designed to block the cancer-driving RET protein. The study aims to see how well the drug shri…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Shouyao Holdings (Beijing) Co. LTD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise against tough breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, eribulin and copanlisib, in people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer that has spread or cannot be removed. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combo can slow tumor growth better than eribulin alone. About 24 …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New pill shows promise against Hard-to-Treat HER2 cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new daily pill, zongertinib, in adults with advanced cancers that have HER2 gene changes, including non-small cell lung cancer. The first part finds the safest dose; the second checks if it shrinks tumors. Participants stay on the drug as long as it…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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New drug combo takes on aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a new immunotherapy drug called tobemstomig combined with chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel) against the standard combination of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy. It includes 83 people with previously untreated, PD-L1-positive, advanced triple-negative breast c…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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New drug duo aims to slow advanced lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding the drug Dato-DXd to standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) helps people with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer live longer without their cancer growing. About 740 adults with a high level of a protein called PD-L1 will be r…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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Brain radiation may be skipped in lung cancer: new trial tests safer monitoring
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether using MRI brain scans alone to watch for cancer spread is as good as combining MRI with preventive brain radiation in people with small cell lung cancer. The goal is to see if avoiding radiation can reduce side effects and help patients live longer. About…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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Immunotherapy boosts radiation for early lung cancer in major trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard radiation therapy (SBRT) helps people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer live longer. About 415 participants with high-risk stage I-IIA lung cancer will receive either SBRT alone or S…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to wipe out breast cancer before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding an oral targeted drug called anlotinib to standard chemotherapy can better clear cancer from the breast and lymph nodes before surgery in people with early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer. The study enrolled 31 high-risk patients. The mai…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Xijing Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 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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Lifeline for cancer patients: continued access to promising drug olaparib
Disease control OngoingThis study offers continued treatment with the drug olaparib to people with ovarian or breast cancer who have already seen benefits from it in a previous study. The goal is to keep providing the drug safely while monitoring for any serious side effects. About 185 participants wil…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New pill combo aims to keep advanced breast cancer in check
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 study tests whether adding the targeted drug alpelisib to standard maintenance therapy (trastuzumab and pertuzumab) can help people with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer that has a specific genetic change (PIK3CA mutation) live longer without their cancer growing…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New drug combo aims to stall breast cancer in patients with key gene mutation
Disease control OngoingThis phase II study tests whether adding alpelisib (a targeted pill) to standard fulvestrant (a hormone-blocking shot) can delay cancer growth in Chinese men and postmenopausal women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (HR+, HER2-, with a PIK3CA mutation) that has wors…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-phase study tests a new drug called RNDO-564, alone or with pembrolizumab, in adults with advanced solid tumors (like bladder, lung, or breast cancer) that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals are to check safety, find the best dose, and see i…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Rondo Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Lifestyle makeover may boost breast cancer outcomes during radiation
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether an integrative oncology program—including diet changes, exercise, stress management, social support, and reducing exposure to environmental toxins—can improve outcomes for women with stage II or III breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy. About 110 pa…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New drug combo aims to fight resistant lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding savolitinib to the standard drug osimertinib helps people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutant, MET-positive non-small cell lung cancer). About 412 participants will receive either the combination or a placebo plus osim…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hutchison Medipharma Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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5-Year pill course aims to keep lung cancer from returning
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether taking osimertinib for 5 years after surgery can prevent lung cancer from coming back in people with a specific EGFR mutation. About 188 adults with stage II-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer who had their tumor fully removed will take the drug. The main go…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Triple-Drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat mesothelioma
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a combination of three types of drugs—an immunotherapy (pembrolizumab), a targeted therapy (lenvatinib), and chemotherapy (pemetrexed plus cisplatin or carboplatin)—as a first treatment for people with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma that cannot b…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hyogo Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug combo targets genetic weakness in advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs—alpelisib (a targeted therapy) and fulvestrant (a hormone blocker)—in Japanese men and postmenopausal women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (HR+/HER2-) that has a PIK3CA mutation. The cancer must have worsened after prior…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New targeted drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug called inavolisib in people with advanced solid tumors or breast cancer that have a specific PIK3CA gene mutation. The study aims to find a safe dose and see how well the drug works alone or with other cancer treatments. About 200 participa…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New cocktail of drugs and radiation takes on tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of the PARP inhibitor olaparib, the immunotherapy durvalumab, chemotherapy (carboplatin and etoposide), and radiation in people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who haven't been treated yet. The goal is to see if this mix is safe and work…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New Three-Drug combo aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs (peposertib and avelumab) plus a special type of radiation (hypofractionated) in people with advanced solid tumors or liver/bile duct cancers that have spread. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combination can shrink tu…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New triple therapy aims to halt advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two experimental drugs (LEE011 and BYL719) plus a standard hormone therapy (letrozole) in about 255 women with advanced ER+ breast cancer. The goal is to find safe doses and see if the triple combination can better control the cancer. Participant…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Immunotherapy shows promise as First-Line attack on tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study compares a drug called durvalumab (an immunotherapy that helps the immune system fight cancer) to standard chemotherapy as the first treatment for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has high levels of a protein called PD-L1. About 669 adults with stag…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether combining two targeted drugs, osimertinib and amivantamab, can safely control advanced lung cancer that has a specific EGFR gene mutation. About 60 adults with newly diagnosed or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be surgically removed will …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Cancer drug capmatinib gets extended safety check in ongoing study
Disease control OngoingThis study offers continued treatment with capmatinib for people with advanced solid tumors that depend on a protein called cMET. It includes 29 participants who were already benefiting from capmatinib in a previous Novartis trial. The main goal is to monitor long-term safety and…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug cocktails aim to stall metastatic breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called elacestrant combined with other medicines in people with a common type of advanced breast cancer (ER+/HER2-). The goal is to find safe doses and see if these combinations can slow down cancer growth. About 435 adults with metastatic breast cancer wi…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Experimental drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental drug called BAY 1895344 combined with standard chemotherapy (cisplatin, with or without gemcitabine) in people with advanced solid tumors, especially urothelial cancer. The goal is to find the best dose and see how safe the combination…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests whether combining two drugs, ceritinib and nivolumab, is safe and effective for people with a specific genetic subtype of advanced lung cancer called ALK-positive NSCLC. About 57 adults with stage IIIB or IV disease will receive the combination. The m…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Higher dose of breast cancer drug shows promise in Late-Stage trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tested whether a higher dose (500 mg) of the drug fulvestrant works better than the standard dose (250 mg) in postmenopausal women with a certain type of advanced breast cancer that had worsened after previous hormone therapy. The trial involved 736 participants and me…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for rare genetic cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two drugs, dabrafenib and trametinib, in people with advanced cancers that have a specific genetic change called a BRAF V600 mutation. The goal is to see if these drugs can shrink tumors or stop them from growing. The trial includes 44 participants with various c…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Cancer drug targets BRCA mutations beyond breast and ovarian
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests the drug talazoparib in 150 people with advanced cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. Participants must have specific gene changes in BRCA1, BRCA2, or related DNA repair genes. The drug works by blocking an enzyme that helps cancer cell…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug cocktail takes on rare, aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether combining an immunotherapy (atezolizumab), a targeted therapy (cobimetinib), and a chemotherapy (eribulin) can shrink tumors in people with inflammatory breast cancer that has returned or spread. About 37 participants will receive either the trip…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Shocking lung cancer: new device zaps tumors without surgery
Disease control OngoingThis early study tests a new device that uses electric pulses to destroy malignant lung nodules in people with early-stage lung cancer or limited lung metastases. Five participants will undergo a procedure where a needle is guided into the tumor using CT scans, then delivers elec…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Immunotherapy boost for tough breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to standard hormone therapy can help prevent recurrence in people with a rare, aggressive type of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Participants had hormone receptor-positive cancer that did not f…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Can zapping bone tumors keep breast cancer at bay?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether adding local treatments like surgery or high-dose radiation to standard chemotherapy or hormone therapy can help breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to 1–3 bones. The goal is to see if this combination keeps the cancer from progre…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Radioactive Bone-Seeking drug paired with chemo shows promise for advanced breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding a radioactive drug (radium-223) to standard chemotherapy (paclitaxel) helps people with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the bones. The radioactive drug targets bone tumors directly, while chemo works throughout the body. About 70 particip…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Experimental drug combo aims to outsmart resistant lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a combination of two targeted drugs, sapanisertib and osimertinib, in people with advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer that has stopped responding to osimertinib alone. The main goals are to find the safest dose and understand side effects.…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New combo targets KRAS lung cancer in patients who Can't have surgery
Disease control OngoingThis trial is testing a combination of the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab plus two chemotherapy drugs (albumin-bound paclitaxel and a platinum agent) in 30 people with a specific type of lung cancer called KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. The participants have advanced or…
Sponsor: Guangzhou Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New drug AZD9592 enters first human trials for tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests an experimental drug called AZD9592, alone or with other cancer drugs, in about 167 adults with advanced solid tumors (including lung, head & neck, and colorectal cancers). The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug s…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New drug shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called patritumab deruxtecan in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific EGFR mutation and has stopped responding to other treatments. About 277 participants will receive the drug to see if it shrinks tumors. The go…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 study tests whether adding the targeted drug amivantamab to standard chemotherapy helps people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific EGFR mutation (exon 20 insertion). About 308 participants will receive either the combination or chemotherapy a…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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DNA vaccine aims to train immune system against breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether a DNA vaccine made from a rat HER2 gene can safely stimulate the immune system in people with advanced or high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer. Thirteen participants receive multiple injections of the vaccine at different doses. The main goal…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New drug duo aims to outperform standard lung cancer treatment
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial compares a combination of two targeted drugs, amivantamab and lazertinib, against the standard drug osimertinib as a first treatment for people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer). About 1,074 participants will…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Experimental cell therapy aims to fight advanced cancers
Disease control TerminatedThis study was designed to test a new treatment called GT307 for people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or come back after standard therapy. GT307 uses a patient's own immune cells (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes) to attack the cancer. The main goals were to check saf…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Grit Biotechnology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New combo aims to stall advanced lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drugs atezolizumab (with or without tiragolumab) to standard chemoradiotherapy can help people with stage III lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. About 178 participants will receive the drugs before, during, an…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New immunotherapy shows promise against multiple advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called Cetrelimab (JNJ-63723283) in 234 people with advanced solid tumors like lung, melanoma, bladder, and colorectal cancers. The drug works by blocking PD-1, a protein that stops the immune system from attacking cancer cells. The trial has two parts…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost lung cancer survival
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new treatment plan for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Participants first receive chemotherapy plus immunotherapy, then radiation with more chemo, followed by additional immunotherapy. The goal is to see if thi…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Shanghai Chest Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New hope for mesothelioma patients: experimental combo enters final testing
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called volrustomig combined with chemotherapy against standard treatments for people with advanced pleural mesothelioma that cannot be removed by surgery. About 861 adults with this rare lung cancer will be randomly assigned to receive either the exper…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New drug duo aims to boost immune attack on tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental drug called HFB200603, either alone or with the immunotherapy tislelizumab, in 83 adults with advanced solid tumors (kidney, lung, melanoma, stomach, or colon cancer). The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects. Re…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: HiFiBiO Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Triple drug cocktail targets tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis pilot study tests a combination of three drugs—zimberelimab, domvanalimab, and etrumadenant—in 30 adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who have already been treated with immunotherapy. The goal is to see if the triple therapy is safe and can shrink tumors. The stu…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New drug combo aims to wipe out aggressive breast cancer before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial is testing whether the drug trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), alone or with other chemotherapy drugs, works better than standard treatment before surgery in people with high-risk HER2-positive early breast cancer. About 927 participants will receive one of three …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New hope for lung cancer patients: experimental drug takes on chemo
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial is testing a new drug called sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870) against standard platinum-based chemotherapy for people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutated non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer) that has worsened despite prior targeted t…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo tested for tough lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two immunotherapy drugs—nivolumab alone versus nivolumab plus ipilimumab—in people with stage IV squamous cell lung cancer that has come back after previous treatment. Participants do not have a specific biomarker that would match them to another targeted ther…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Proton vs. photon: which radiation beats lung cancer best?
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two types of radiation therapy (proton and photon) combined with chemotherapy for people with stage II-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be surgically removed. The goal is to see which approach helps patients live longer and causes fewer side effects…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New drug combo aims to fight lung cancer without chemo
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether two immunotherapy drugs, balstilimab and botensilimab, are safe and effective as a first treatment for people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The trial includes 45 participants who have not had prior treatment for advanced disease. Researchers…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Immune Oncology Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New shot may simplify lung cancer treatment, phase 3 trial underway
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new form of the drug amivantamab that can be given as a shot under the skin, combined with the pill lazertinib, for people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer) that has worsened after prior treatments. The goal …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Lung cancer hope: can targeted local therapy boost chemo for advanced disease?
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether adding local treatments like radiation or surgery to ongoing chemotherapy can help people with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to a limited number of spots. About 218 participants are randomly assigned to get either maintenance chem…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: NRG Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to outsmart resistant lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding two targeted drugs (amivantamab and lazertinib) to standard chemotherapy can help people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer) whose cancer has stopped responding to the drug osimertinib. Abo…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New Antibody-Like drug joins forces with standard chemo to fight lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new drug called BI 764532 (obrixtamig) added to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy for people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. The main goal is to find the highest safe dose of BI 764532 when given with standard treatments. About 46…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New combo aims to keep lung cancer in check
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding talazoparib to atezolizumab maintenance therapy works better than atezolizumab alone for people with a specific genetic marker (SLFN11-positive) and extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. About 100 participants will receive either the com…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Immunotherapy before surgery shows promise for mesothelioma patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab with or without ipilimumab) before surgery is safe and feasible for people with resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. About 30 adults with epithelial or biphasic mesothelioma will receive the drugs, then undergo …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New drug combo before surgery shows promise for lung cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether giving the targeted drug osimertinib (Tagrisso) before surgery, alone or with chemotherapy, works better than standard chemotherapy alone for people with a specific type of lung cancer (EGFR-mutant, non-small cell). About 358 patients with stage I…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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New drug duo targets tough lung cancer in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, amivantamab and cetrelimab, in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has spread. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combo can shrink tumors. About 71 participants will take part in this early-stage trial.
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Can switching hormone drugs stall breast cancer when first treatment fails?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether continuing the drug palbociclib (Ibrance) while switching to a different hormone therapy, fulvestrant (Faslodex), can help control metastatic breast cancer in people whose disease has worsened on palbociclib plus an aromatase inhibitor. The study …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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New study aims to tame skin rashes in lung cancer therapy
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether special skin care can lower the chance of bad skin reactions in people with advanced lung cancer who are taking a combination of two drugs (amivantamab and lazertinib). About 305 participants will be randomly assigned to standard skin care or enhanced …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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New antibody drug shows promise in early lung cancer trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called amivantamab in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The drug is a special antibody that targets two proteins on cancer cells. Researchers are checking safety and how well it works, both alone and with other treatments. Ab…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Breast implant safety under review in 400 women
Disease control OngoingThis study follows 400 women for 10 years to see how safe and effective Mentor MemoryGel Ultra High Profile breast implants are for breast reconstruction after mastectomy or for revision surgery. Researchers track problems like repeat surgeries, infection, and capsular contractur…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mentor Worldwide, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Blood test could guide lung cancer treatment in major new trial
Disease control OngoingThis large study is testing several targeted therapies and immunotherapies for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Instead of a tissue biopsy, a simple blood test is used to find specific genetic changes in the cancer. The goal is to see if matching the right drug to…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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New cancer drug injected into tumors shows promise in early trial
Disease control TerminatedThis early study tests a new drug called BI 3923948, given as injections into the tumor, either alone or with a checkpoint inhibitor (ezabenlimab) given by IV. It includes about 60 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread and are not responding to other treatments. The …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Zapping just a few spots: new hope for patients with worsening metastatic cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether using highly focused radiation (SBRT) on a limited number of growing cancer spots can help control the disease in patients with metastatic breast or genito-urinary cancers. Instead of switching to a new drug when some tumors start growing, doctors will ta…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat lung cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, amivantamab and capmatinib, in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has spread. The goal is to find the best dose and see if the combination shrinks tumors. About 57 participants will be enrolled, and the study is curre…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New hope for rare breast cancer? trial of taletrectinib underway
Disease control TerminatedThis phase 2 trial is testing the drug taletrectinib in people with a rare, advanced form of breast cancer called invasive lobular carcinoma that has a specific gene change (CDH1 mutation). The study aims to see if the drug can shrink tumors or slow the cancer's growth. The trial…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Megan Kruse, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Cancer drug safety tracked in ongoing rollover trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study monitors long-term safety in 120 cancer patients who are already benefiting from treatments like JNJ-75348780, safimaltib, or ibrutinib in earlier trials. Participants have blood cancers, solid tumors, or prostate cancer. The goal is to track serious side effects over …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Could a simple shot replace IV drips for some cancer patients?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing whether amivantamab, a drug that targets specific proteins on cancer cells, can be given as a shot under the skin instead of through an IV. About 158 adults with advanced solid tumors (like lung or head and neck cancers) will receive different do…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Can a drug combo shrink breast tumors better before surgery?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether giving fulvestrant alone or with anastrozole before surgery works better than anastrozole alone for postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Over 1,400 participants will receive one of these hormone therapies for several…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at multiple cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a personalized cell therapy for people with certain cancers (bladder, melanoma, head/neck, ovarian, lung, esophageal, stomach, or sarcoma) whose tumors have a specific marker called MAGE-A4. The treatment involves taking a patient's own immune cells, …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: USWM CT, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New hope for tough lung cancer: experimental combos tested in 110 patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests new drugs, alone or combined with pembrolizumab, in people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer that has stopped responding to initial therapy. About 110 participants will receive experimental treatments to see if they are safe and can shrink tumors. The g…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New cancer drug IDE161 enters human testing
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new drug called IDE161, alone or with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab, in adults with advanced solid tumors (like breast, ovarian, prostate, or lung cancer). The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and get a first look at wheth…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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One-Time radiation boost during breast surgery shows promise in Early-Stage cancer trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving a single dose of radiation directly to the tumor site during breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) and before reconstruction is safe and effective for women with early-stage breast cancer. About 108 participants with stage I-II breast cancer will …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New antibody combo tested against hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental antibody called GEN1042, given alone or with the cancer drug pembrolizumab (and sometimes chemotherapy), in people with advanced solid tumors like lung, colon, melanoma, head and neck, or pancreatic cancer. The main goals are to check …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Genmab • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New antibody drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control OngoingThis trial tests an antibody called epcoritamab in 666 people with B-cell lymphoma that has come back or not responded to treatment. The drug is designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells. The study looks at safety, the right dose, and how well the drug works.
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Genmab • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New program helps cancer survivors fight heart disease with exercise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a clinic program called ActivityChoice that helps cancer survivors become more physically active to lower their risk of heart disease. About 114 adult cancer survivors will be offered a choice of group in-person, group virtual, or self-monitored digital exercise …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control TerminatedThis early-phase study tests a new drug called M5A-IL2 immunocytokine together with precise radiation (SBRT) in people with advanced colorectal or breast cancer that has spread. The drug helps the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells. The goal is to find the safest dos…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New drug combo aims to outsmart resistant breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether adding a drug called copanlisib to the standard two-drug therapy (fulvestrant and abemaciclib) can better control hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. The study …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Experimental drug targets HER2-Positive tumors in multiple cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called disitamab vedotin in people with advanced head and neck, lung, endometrial, or ovarian cancers that have a protein called HER2. The drug is designed to stick to cancer cells and kill them. Researchers want to see if it shrinks …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New PET tracer could spot cancers that standard scans overlook
Diagnosis OngoingThis phase 1 trial is testing a new imaging tracer called 68Ga-FAPI-46 to see where it collects in normal and cancerous tissues. About 30 people with various solid tumors or blood cancers will receive the tracer and then undergo a PET/CT scan. The goal is to understand how the tr…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New scan could reveal which breast cancer patients will respond to hormone therapy
Diagnosis OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a PET scan using a radioactive form of estrogen (FES) can predict how well endocrine therapy works in 99 women with newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer. The scan lights up cancer cells that have estrogen receptors, helping doctors see if the …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New screening approach targets lung cancer in asian women who never smoked
Diagnosis OngoingThis study aims to improve early detection of lung cancer in Asian women who have never smoked, a group at higher risk but not covered by standard screening guidelines. Participants receive up to three low-dose CT scans and a blood test designed to spot early signs of cancer. Res…
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could microwaves replace X-Rays for breast cancer detection?
Diagnosis ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests a new microwave scanner that measures the electrical properties of breast tissue. Researchers will compare these scans to standard mammograms and ultrasounds in 100 women who need follow-up breast imaging. The goal is to see if microwave imaging can help detect b…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Calgary • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New scan could reveal hidden cancer spread
Diagnosis OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a radioactive imaging agent called Technetium-99m HYNIC-FAPI in 15 people with metastatic lung, pancreas, breast, or colorectal cancer. The goal is to see how well it highlights tumors on SPECT/CT scans. Researchers will measure where the agent goes i…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Could a single injection replace biopsies for breast cancer?
Diagnosis ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis phase 2 trial is testing a new imaging agent called [99mTc]Tc-ZHER2:4107 to see how well it can detect different levels of HER2 protein in breast cancer tumors. Fifty participants will receive one injection followed by a SPECT/CT scan. The goal is to improve diagnosis and he…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New scan could spot breast cancer type without needle
Diagnosis ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests a radioactive imaging agent called [99mTc]Tc-DB8 to see if it can help doctors see breast cancer tumors and tell whether they are estrogen receptor positive or negative. Forty women with primary breast cancer will get one injection of the agent, followed by a SPE…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New mammogram tech put to the test in 7,500 women
Diagnosis OngoingThis study is testing a new mammography device to see if it can safely produce clear images for breast cancer screening and diagnosis. About 7,500 women aged 35 and older who need a mammogram or breast biopsy will get an extra scan with the new device. The goal is to check image …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Hologic, Inc. • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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PET scans may guide breast cancer treatment before surgery
Diagnosis OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a special PET/CT scan using a radioactive tracer (FDG) can predict how well HER2-positive breast cancer responds to standard chemotherapy before surgery. About 235 patients with stage II-III HER2+ breast cancer will get the scan early in treatment…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New ultrasound technique may predict chemo success early in breast cancer
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests whether a special type of ultrasound, using a contrast dye called Definity, can measure pressure inside breast tumors to predict how well chemotherapy is working. About 200 women with locally advanced breast cancer will get three of these ultrasounds before and d…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Kibo Nam • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New PET tracer may spot hard-to-find breast cancer spread
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests whether a newer PET scan tracer (68Ga-FAPI-46) is better than the standard one (18F-FDG) at finding how far lobular breast cancer has spread. About 40 adults with untreated lobular breast cancer will get both scans, and doctors will compare how many tumor spots e…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New radioactive tracer could sharpen breast cancer scans
Diagnosis OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a new radioactive tracer called [18F]FluorThanatrace can improve PET/CT scans in 36 people with breast cancer. The tracer is designed to highlight an enzyme linked to cancer growth. Participants will receive the tracer before their standard surger…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Robot vs. manual: which tool best spots lung cancer?
Diagnosis OngoingThis study compares a robotic bronchoscopy system (Ion) to a manual one (superDimension) for diagnosing lung nodules. About 354 adults with suspicious lung nodules will be randomly assigned to one of the two devices. The main goal is to see which device yields a correct diagnosis…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Intuitive Surgical • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Finger-Prick test could replace needles for cancer blood monitoring
Diagnosis TerminatedThis study tests a new device that measures blood counts from a tiny finger-prick sample in cancer patients. Researchers will compare these results to standard lab tests from regular blood draws. The goal is to see if the device is accurate enough to eventually allow patients to …
Sponsor: Entia Ltd • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Can head radiation stop lung cancer from spreading to the brain?
Prevention TerminatedThis study compares two different doses of radiation aimed at the head (prophylactic cranial irradiation) to see which is better at preventing brain metastases in people with small cell lung cancer. Participants had their lung cancer diagnosed within the past year and have alread…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Massive trial tests if 3D mammograms beat 2D for breast cancer detection
Prevention OngoingThis phase 3 trial is comparing two types of mammograms—standard 2D digital mammography and newer 3D tomosynthesis—to see which is better at finding advanced breast cancers early. Over 108,000 women are taking part, and researchers will track cancer diagnoses over 4.5 years. The …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Heart shield: diabetes drug may prevent Chemo-Induced cardiac damage
Prevention OngoingThis study tests whether empagliflozin, a drug used for diabetes, can prevent heart damage in cancer patients receiving strong chemotherapy (anthracyclines). About 220 adults with cancer but no prior heart failure will take either the drug or a placebo daily for 12 months. The go…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a vaccine stop lung cancer in smokers? early trial launches
Prevention OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a MUC1 peptide vaccine in 50 current or former smokers at high risk for lung cancer. The vaccine aims to train the immune system to recognize and attack precancerous cells before they become cancer. The study focuses on safety and whether the vaccine …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New study aims to stop severe reactions to cancer infusion therapy
Prevention OngoingThis phase 2 study tests whether giving dexamethasone, montelukast, or methotrexate before an amivantamab infusion can reduce or prevent infusion-related reactions in people with a type of advanced lung cancer (EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer). The study enrolled 68 partic…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New pill aims to stop chemo from stealing hearing
Prevention TerminatedThis study was designed to test whether an oral drug called SPI-1005 could prevent hearing loss and ringing in the ears caused by platinum-based chemotherapy. It was planned for adults with advanced lung or head and neck cancer. The study was withdrawn before enrolling any partic…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Can a slower dose of this cancer drug ease harsh side effects?
Symptom relief OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether gradually increasing the dose of abemaciclib (a targeted cancer drug) can reduce side effects like diarrhea and help patients stick with treatment. It involves 90 people with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a smartphone app boost exercise and ease symptoms in breast cancer survivors?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether a mobile health program that combines physical activity tracking with mindfulness lessons can help breast cancer survivors become more active and feel better. About 304 women who finished cancer treatment within the past 5 years will take part in a 24-…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Northwestern University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Spiritual support may ease anxiety in advanced cancer patients
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether spiritual care sessions can improve spiritual wellbeing, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase satisfaction with care for people with stage IV lung or gastrointestinal cancer. About 36 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either spiritual car…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Indiana University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Breathing training may help breast cancer survivors get moving
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether training the muscles you use to breathe can improve how long obese breast cancer survivors can exercise. Researchers will compare breathing exercises plus aerobic exercise to aerobic exercise alone in 78 women who finished treatment. The goal is to see if…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a High-Tech headband clear the fog of chemo brain?
Symptom relief TerminatedThis study tests whether a headband with special semiconductors can help with memory and thinking problems (often called 'chemo brain') in people who have had breast or gynecologic cancer. About 50 participants will wear either the active headband or a placebo version for 18 hour…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Utah • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a single doctor visit reduce cancer distress?
Symptom relief ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study explores whether a structured survivorship care visit, conducted early in cancer treatment, can help reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life. Adults with any type of cancer who report significant distress will meet with a physician assistant to discus…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Ellis Medicine • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Green tea extract tested to fight frailty in older cancer survivors
Symptom relief TerminatedThis phase 2 trial tests whether a daily dose of EGCG, a compound found in green tea, can reduce frailty and inflammation in people aged 65 and older who have survived cancer. About 118 participants will take either EGCG or a placebo for 12 weeks. The study is currently suspended…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Rochester • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for breast cancer patients: drug may tame hot flashes without hormones
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests fezolinetant, a non-hormonal drug, for treating hot flashes in women with hormone-positive breast cancer who are on hormone therapy. About 984 women will take either fezolinetant or a placebo daily for a year. The goal is to see if fezolinetant reduces the number…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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Pen and paper: a new tool for cancer recovery?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether writing about their experiences can improve the health of Asian American breast cancer survivors. About 192 people who finished cancer treatment in the last 5 years will take part. They will write and report how they feel, and researchers will track an…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New online program aims to ease burden on lung cancer caregivers
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a new web-based tool called CONNECT, designed to help caregivers of people with stage II to IV lung cancer find support resources. About 216 caregivers will use the tool and have sessions with a navigator to see if it helps them feel more supported. The goal is t…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Can a lay coach ease the burden for cancer caregivers?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a program called ENABLE Cornerstone, where specially trained lay coaches provide support to family caregivers of people with advanced cancer. The coaches help caregivers manage stress, improve coping skills, and plan for the future through phone or in-person sess…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Freezing out pain: cryotherapy trial for breast cancer patients
Symptom relief TerminatedThis study tests if whole-body cryotherapy (brief exposure to extreme cold) can reduce joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitors, a common hormone therapy for breast cancer. About 70 women will be randomly assigned to either a real or placebo cryotherapy session. Researchers will…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New hope for breast cancer patients: drug may tame Treatment-Linked hot flashes
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a drug called elinzanetant to see if it can reduce hot flashes in women with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer who are on hormone-blocking therapy. About 474 women will take either the drug or a placebo for 12 weeks, then all will receive the drug for up to…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Bayer • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Money worries in cancer care: new study tests financial coaching to ease the burden
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a financial navigation and counseling program (CostCOM) can help newly diagnosed cancer patients who are struggling with costs or basic needs like food and housing. About 91 patients will either get the program, educational materials, or usual care. The g…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of California, Irvine • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Could an herbal patch ease pain after cancer?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether an over-the-counter herbal pain patch, called Tibetree Pain Relieving Plaster, can reduce muscle and joint pain in people who have finished active cancer treatment. Sixty-eight cancer survivors will apply either the active patch or a placebo patch to thei…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New combo targets debilitating fatigue in advanced cancer patients
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a drug called anamorelin, combined with physical activity and nutritional counseling, can reduce severe fatigue in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or returned. About 129 participants with incurable cancers and high fatigue levels will r…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New study aims to ease agitated delirium in dying cancer patients
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at how well two drugs, haloperidol and lorazepam, can control severe agitation and confusion (delirium) in people with advanced cancer who are in palliative care. About 110 patients will be enrolled to compare different drug approaches. The goal is to improve com…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Home monitoring may keep cancer patients out of the ER
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether using telemedicine and remote monitoring can help people with advanced digestive cancers manage chemotherapy side effects at home, reducing the need for emergency room visits and hospital stays. About 750 patients and their caregivers will receive enhance…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New study tests better pain relief after mastectomy
Symptom relief OngoingThis study compares two types of nerve blocks (retrolaminar block vs. serratus anterior plane block) to see which provides better pain relief after radical mastectomy. About 90 women aged 25-65 undergoing breast cancer surgery will receive one of the blocks before general anesthe…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Ain Shams University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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App aims to ease cancer symptoms before they worsen
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a phone app can help people with chest-area cancers and their caregivers report symptoms early and request palliative care on their own. The goal is to improve quality of life by managing pain and stress sooner. About 157 participants will use the app to …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New app aims to ease cancer symptoms for rural patients
Symptom relief TerminatedThis study tests a telemedicine program called FOCUS that helps advanced cancer patients manage common symptoms like trouble sleeping, worry, tiredness, and low mood. The program uses counseling techniques delivered through a phone app. Researchers will enroll 120 adults with adv…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can exercise help hispanic breast cancer survivors? new study investigates
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests an exercise program designed for Hispanic women who have had breast cancer. The goal is to find the best ways to help them become more physically active. Researchers will measure changes in exercise habits and look at certain health markers in the blood. The stud…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Speed of opioid infusion could change how cancer patients feel pain and drug effects
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether giving the painkiller hydromorphone slowly or quickly through an IV affects how well it controls cancer pain and how likely it is to be misused. About 84 hospitalized cancer patients with moderate to severe pain will receive both a slow and a fast infu…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can a new therapy help cancer patients kick the habit?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study compares a new counseling approach called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with standard counseling to help people with head and neck, lung, breast, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary cancer stop smoking. About 51 adults who smoke at least one cigarette per day …
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can a video game teach cancer patients to advocate for better care?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a serious video game called Strong Together can help women with advanced cancer learn self-advocacy skills. Participants play through scenarios where they make decisions for characters with cancer, learning how to communicate better with doctors and manag…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New support program aims to ease emotional burden of advanced cancer
Symptom relief ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis pilot study tests a support program called CASA for people with advanced cancer and their caregivers. The program includes five counseling sessions to help with spiritual well-being and emotional distress. Researchers will enroll 124 participants to see if the program is hel…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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Cancer survivors find hope in Peer-Led Self-Management program
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a 7-session, peer-led self-management program for 234 cancer survivors who recently finished treatment with curative intent. The program aims to reduce anxiety and depression by teaching symptom management skills in a group setting. Participants are from central …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Aarhus • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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Can a common steroid help cancer patients breathe easier?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tested whether the steroid dexamethasone can reduce shortness of breath (dyspnea) in people with cancer. About 135 cancer patients with moderate to severe breathing difficulty took part. Researchers measured changes in their breathlessness over one to two weeks to see …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Can a common antidepressant help cancer patients eat better?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether mirtazapine, a drug often used for depression, can improve appetite in people with advanced cancer who have lost weight and have little desire to eat. About 98 patients will receive either mirtazapine or a placebo for 29 days. Researchers will track ch…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Cold war on baldness: which scalp cooling method wins for breast cancer patients?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests two ways to cool the scalp during chemotherapy to prevent hair loss in women with localized breast cancer. One uses a standard cold cap with a compression bandage, the other a cooling mask. Researchers will compare how well each prevents hair loss, and also look …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Centre Francois Baclesse • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Phone-Based wellness program aims to ease breast cancer journey
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a mobile lifestyle program for women with breast cancer who have unhealthy habits. The program offers coaching on diet, exercise, stress management, mindfulness, and sleep. Researchers want to see if it's practical and helps improve quality of life. About 30 wome…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Yoga eases joint pain and hot flashes in breast cancer survivors
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a 6-week online yoga program can improve quality of life, reduce joint pain, and lessen night sweats and hot flashes in women with breast cancer who are taking endocrine therapy. About 64 women will take part, with half doing yoga four days a week and the…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Gözde Gür • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Mindfulness may ease insomnia for breast cancer patients in rural areas
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a mindfulness-based program (Nite2Day) for women with breast cancer who have trouble sleeping. Participants learn strategies to cope with insomnia, fatigue, stress, and pain during six remote sessions with a therapist. The goal is to see if the program is practic…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Duke University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Writing away the pain: new study tests expressive helping for cancer survivors
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether a writing program called Expressive Helping can improve emotional well-being for Chinese American cancer survivors. About 108 people who finished cancer treatment within the last 5 years will write about their experiences. The goal is to see if this ap…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: New York University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Smart radiation planning may ease lung cancer treatment side effects
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether updating radiation treatment plans at set times (adaptive planning) can lower side effects like lung inflammation in people with stage II-IV non-small cell lung cancer. About 34 participants will receive standard radiation and immunotherapy, but their …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New telehealth program aims to ease emotional burden of advanced cancer
Symptom relief ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study is testing a 5-session telehealth program called CASA that helps advanced cancer patients and their caregivers cope with emotional and spiritual challenges. The program is designed for people with stage III or IV cancer and their caregivers. The goal is to see if it im…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Can a WhatsApp chat improve sex life after breast cancer?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether sexual counseling delivered via WhatsApp can help breast cancer survivors who have sexual problems after treatment. About 86 women who have had mastectomy and finished chemo/radiotherapy will receive counseling using the EX-PLISSIT model. The goal is to s…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Can a common steroid ease cancer symptoms? new trial investigates
Symptom relief OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether dexamethasone, a steroid, can help control fatigue, pain, nausea, and other symptoms in 132 adults with advanced solid tumors. Participants take the drug or a placebo by mouth twice daily for 14 days. The main goal is to see if symptoms improve, m…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New app helps cancer patients fight financial toxicity
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests the DISCO app, designed to help cancer patients talk with their doctors about treatment costs. About 254 adults newly diagnosed with breast, prostate, lung, or colorectal cancer will use the app to become more confident in asking cost-related questions. The goal …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Lauren Hamel • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Food for healing: study tests if grocery delivery helps cancer patients finish treatment
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether providing food assistance—like vouchers, grocery delivery, or a hospital food pantry—helps cancer patients finish their treatment. About 600 patients with breast cancer who struggle to afford food will be randomly assigned to one of three programs. Res…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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No more hospital trips? video nutrition counseling tested for cancer weight loss
Symptom relief OngoingThis study compares two ways of giving nutrition advice to cancer patients who have lost weight: video calls from home versus in-person hospital visits. Eighty adults with cancer and weight loss will receive personalized dietary counseling every two weeks for 12 weeks. The goal i…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: King Edward Medical University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Diet before chemo may cut side effects in breast and prostate cancer
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether eating a low-calorie diet before chemotherapy can reduce side effects like fatigue, nausea, and mouth sores, and also improve how well the treatment works. About 130 people with breast or prostate cancer will be randomly assigned to either follow the diet…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Southern California • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Cooler caps may keep hair on during chemo
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tested if a scalp cooling cap set to a colder temperature than usual can safely prevent hair loss in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. 34 adults with stage I-III breast cancer took part. The goal was to see if the lower temperature is safe and tolerable.
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New study aims to tackle loneliness in cancer survivors
Symptom relief ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests a 9-week virtual program that helps cancer survivors build social connections and reduce loneliness. Participants work one-on-one with a facilitator to create a personalized action plan. The goal is to see if this approach improves well-being and quality of life.
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Coffee-Inspired cream may protect breast cancer patients from radiation damage
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a cream made with caffeine can help prevent skin hardening and other complications in breast cancer patients who need radiation after mastectomy with tissue expander reconstruction. About 60 participants will use either the caffeine cream or a placebo cre…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: NYU Langone Health • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Can exercising at home match gym sessions for cancer recovery?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study compares a 12-week digital home-based resistance exercise program to a supervised on-site program for cancer survivors who finished treatment up to 5 years ago. The main goal is to see which approach leads to better exercise adherence. Researchers will also measure eff…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Massive lung cancer study aims to match patients with targeted therapies
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis large study (ALCHEMIST) is screening over 8,000 people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer to analyze the genes in their tumors. The goal is to identify genetic changes that could help doctors choose the best treatments, such as targeted therapies. Participants provi…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer patients with COVID-19: new study tracks their journey
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows nearly 1,900 cancer patients who tested positive for COVID-19. Researchers collect blood samples, medical records, and images to see how the virus impacts their cancer treatment and overall health. The goal is to learn which factors make COVID-19 more severe in…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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500 cancer Patients' records reviewed to tame immunotherapy side effects
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks back at the medical records of 500 children and adults with cancer who received immunotherapy at the National Cancer Institute. The goal is to understand the side effects, like inflammation and immune reactions, that can happen with these treatments. By learning …
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Massive NCI study tracks thousands of cancer patients receiving standard care
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study enrolls up to 10,000 cancer patients at the National Cancer Institute who are not on an active treatment research protocol. Participants receive standard medical care, including lab tests and scans, while researchers collect their health information to build a data rep…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test may help cancer patients avoid nerve damage from chemo
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis pilot study aims to see if doctors can consistently measure paclitaxel levels in the blood of cancer patients receiving the drug. The goal is to eventually adjust doses to give enough chemo to fight cancer while reducing the common side effect of nerve damage. The study invo…
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer treatment gets personal: MATCH trial tests Gene-Guided drugs
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis phase II trial, called MATCH, is testing whether treating cancer based on the genetic makeup of a patient's tumor works better than standard treatments. Over 6,400 adults with advanced solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myeloma that have not responded to prior therapy are …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Smartwatches for cancer survivors: a new way to track symptoms?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether cancer survivors can use a smartwatch and a phone app to regularly report their symptoms and activity levels. Fifty adults who have finished cancer treatment and have stable disease will wear a smartwatch for about four months and fill out weekly quest…
Sponsor: Laura Longshaw • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radiation study seeks samples, not a cure
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study collects blood and urine samples from 1,000 adults receiving radiation therapy for cancer. Researchers want to learn how radiation affects gene activity in white blood cells, damages red blood cells, and changes hormone levels. No new treatment is being tested—this is …
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Childhood farm life under the microscope: could pesticides raise cancer risk?
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study follows over 64,000 adults who grew up on farms to see if early exposure to pesticides and other agricultural factors is linked to cancer. Participants fill out an online questionnaire and may provide biological samples. Researchers will track their health over many ye…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Study to see if PET/MRI can predict breast cancer treatment success before It's visible
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study was designed to see if a combination of PET and MRI scans could detect early signs that treatment is working in people with stage IV HER2-positive breast cancer. The plan was to scan participants up to three times over six months and compare the images to standard meas…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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AI-Guided radiation may shield ovaries in young cancer patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests whether a new type of adaptive radiotherapy can reduce radiation exposure to the ovaries in young women (ages 18-50) receiving pelvic radiation for cancers like uterine, rectal, or cervical cancer. Using advanced imaging and an AI treatment planning system, resea…
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Gene study aims to personalize lung cancer drug therapy
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how tiny genetic differences (called SNPs) in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients might influence how well the drug alectinib works and what side effects occur. Researchers will analyze DNA from 600 patients who have been taking alectinib for at l…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Han Xu, M.D., Ph.D., FAPCR, Sponsor-Investigator, IRB Chair • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Wheat germ supplement studied for immune boost in advanced cancer
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study looks at whether a fermented wheat germ supplement can help the immune system fight cancer better when taken with standard immunotherapy drugs. About 100 adults with advanced solid tumors (like lung, colon, or melanoma) will take the supplement alongside their usual tr…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: University of California, Davis • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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PET scans may predict breast cancer drug response before surgery
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study investigates whether early changes on a PET scan can predict which patients with HER2-positive breast cancer will have a complete response to a combination of trastuzumab and pertuzumab given before surgery. Participants receive the two drugs and undergo PET scans at t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New imaging technique tracks breast cancer treatment response in real time
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests a special PET scan (FES) that tracks estrogen receptors in breast cancer tumors. Researchers want to see if changes in scan results before, during, and after hormone therapy can show how well the treatment is working. The study involves adults with estrogen recep…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Breast cancer study probes Age-Related quality of life differences
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how breast cancer treatment affects quality of life in women of different ages. Researchers are asking 650 women recently diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer to fill out questionnaires about their physical and emotional well-being. The goal is to understa…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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NIH launches biobank to unlock DNA secrets of Women's cancers
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study collects blood, urine, and tumor tissue from 500 adults with breast, ovarian, or uterine cancer, plus some of their relatives. The goal is to create a repository of samples for future research on DNA changes that drive these cancers. Participants give samples during ro…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a gene test spare some breast cancer patients from radiation?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThe PRECISION trial is studying whether women with a specific type of early-stage breast cancer can safely avoid radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy. Participants have tumors that are small, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, and low-grade. A gene test called Prosi…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New platform aims to predict lung cancer treatment success
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects extra tissue samples from 200 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer during routine biopsies. The goal is to train and validate a new diagnostic platform called Cybrid, which aims to predict how well a patient's tumor will respond to immunotherapy. Th…
Sponsor: Elephas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New test could predict immunotherapy success from live tumor samples
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis observational study collects extra tumor tissue from 416 people with various cancers (bladder, kidney, colorectal, head and neck, liver, lung, skin, endometrial) during routine biopsies. The goal is to develop and train a 'live tumor diagnostic platform' that can predict whe…
Sponsor: Elephas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can coaching caregivers improve cancer Decision-Making?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests a training program called CASCADE for family caregivers of people with advanced cancer. The goal is to see which parts of the training best help caregivers support patients in making medical decisions. 256 caregivers are taking part in different combinations of c…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New study tracks menstrual changes in young breast cancer patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 810 young women aged 18-45 with early-stage breast cancer to understand how treatment affects their menstrual cycles and quality of life. Participants complete questionnaires every six months for up to 42 months. The goal is to identify factors that lead to ear…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a simple card keep cancer patients safer?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests whether giving cancer patients a drug vigilance card helps them avoid medication errors and interactions when seeing other doctors. One hundred patients on oral chemotherapy or targeted therapies at Limoges University Hospital will use the card. Researchers will …
Sponsor: University Hospital, Limoges • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Magnetic seeds vs radioactive dye: which is better for breast surgery?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks back at 1,400 women who had breast-conserving surgery for non-palpable breast lesions. It compares two methods used to find the lesion during surgery: injecting a radioactive substance (ROLL) or placing a tiny magnetic seed. The goal is to see which technique lea…
Sponsor: Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Can a smart patch predict dangerous immune reactions in cancer treatment?
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests whether a wearable patch called TempTraq can detect fevers earlier than standard temperature checks in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. The goal is to see if continuous monitoring reduces the risk of severe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), a serious side …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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E-Cigarettes under the microscope: a safer switch for older smokers?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at what happens when older smokers (ages 50-80) who are at high risk for lung cancer switch from regular cigarettes to e-cigarettes. Researchers will track how many cigarettes they smoke and measure health markers like inflammation in their blood. The goal is to …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Blood test could spot hidden cancer cells after breast cancer surgery
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study was designed to see if a blood test that looks for tiny pieces of tumor DNA (called ctDNA) could find leftover cancer cells in people with early-stage breast cancer after standard treatment. The goal was to help doctors decide who might need more therapy. However, the …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Massive 30-Year Women's health study reveals hidden disease links
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis long-running study follows nearly 100,000 French women, mostly teachers, since 1990 to understand what factors influence their risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other major illnesses. Participants fill out questionnaires every few years about their lifestyle, medi…
Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Can a text message help young cancer survivors kick the vape habit?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at e-cigarette use among 500 teenage and young adult cancer survivors and tests a text-message based program to help them quit. Researchers will also interview patients and healthcare providers to find the best ways to offer this support in oncology clinics. The …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New scan could improve how we monitor bone metastases in breast cancer
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a special type of PET/CT scan (FDG-PET/CT) can better measure how breast cancer that has spread to the bones responds to treatment. The study involves 138 participants with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer that is mostly in …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Rural cancer survivors may get better Follow-Up care in new study
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests new ways to help rural primary care clinics provide better follow-up care for cancer survivors. Researchers will give clinics telementoring, quality improvement coaching, and an obesity management toolkit. The goal is to see if these tools help clinics follow nat…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Community cancer Centers' testing practices under review
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study aimed to evaluate how community cancer centers test for biomarkers in common solid cancers like breast, lung, and colorectal cancer. Researchers planned to survey pathology practices to see if they follow guidelines for key tests and how quickly results are reported. T…
Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Study aims to see if patient diaries match insurance data
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study was designed to see how accurately patients report their own medication and healthcare use in diaries compared to official health insurance records. It planned to include people with diabetes, arthritis, kidney disease, or prostate cancer. However, the study was withdr…
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Blood tests could personalize breast cancer radiation
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how radiation therapy for breast cancer affects tumor DNA and immune cells in the blood. Researchers will track these markers in 217 patients to see if they can predict treatment response. The goal is to use this information to customize radiation plans in the…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Teens with cancer help improve symptom tracking tool
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests a symptom questionnaire designed for teenagers with cancer. Researchers will interview 41 adolescents aged 13-17 to see if the survey accurately captures their symptoms. The goal is to improve how doctors understand and manage symptoms in young cancer patients.
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New study maps how Triple-Negative breast cancer is treated outside the US
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis observational study tracks how doctors treat advanced triple-negative breast cancer in Canada, the UK, France, and Spain. Researchers will look at real-world data from 760 patients to understand treatment patterns and outcomes. No new drugs are being tested—the goal is to ga…
Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Blood test may spot lung cancer relapse months early
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 305 people with stage III non-small cell lung cancer who have specific genetic mutations. Researchers regularly test their blood for tiny traces of cancer DNA (minimal residual disease, or MRD) to see if it can predict when the cancer will come back. The goal i…
Sponsor: Shanghai Chest Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New platform aims to personalize cancer treatment for GI patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study aims to create a comprehensive precision oncology platform at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to personalize drug therapy for 170 patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancers. Researchers will collect tumor samples for genetic sequencing and grow patient-derived…
Sponsor: Brigette Ma • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Blood test may predict ICU death risk for cancer patients
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study examines whether a routine blood test called Mean Platelet Volume (MPV), taken when a cancer patient is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), can help predict their risk of dying. Researchers will review the medical records of 425 adult cancer patients who stayed …
Sponsor: Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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AI assistant could help junior doctors plan lung cancer surgeries
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests a new AI tool called GAPS-Agent that helps doctors plan surgeries for lung cancer. The tool is designed to assist less experienced doctors in making complex decisions. Researchers will compare AI-generated plans to those from a standard AI, and expert surgeons wi…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Peking University People's Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Cancer's hidden toll: young kids miss key social milestones
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how cancer and its treatment impact social and emotional development in children aged 4 to 6. About 119 children with brain or solid tumors will complete questionnaires and tasks to measure social skills, thinking abilities, and play behavior. The goal is to u…
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Cancer kids show surprising strength: study reveals growth, not just trauma
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how children with cancer and their parents handle the emotional challenges of the disease. Instead of focusing only on negative effects like posttraumatic stress, researchers also explore positive changes, such as personal growth. The study compares these fami…
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Russian lung cancer care under the microscope: 1500 patients tracked
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how doctors in Russia treat advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in everyday practice. Researchers will follow about 1500 adults across 20 cancer centers to see which treatments and genetic tests are used. The goal is to understand real-world care…
Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Breast cancer Patients' vision under the microscope
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study checks the eye health of people with breast cancer using standard tests like vision charts, eye exams, and scans. The goal is to spot any vision changes or eye damage that might happen during cancer treatment. About 160 participants will be followed to understand how b…
Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can a simple letter boost breast cancer screening? singapore study aims to find out
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests five different reminder strategies to encourage women in Singapore who are overdue for mammograms to get screened. About 12,750 women aged 50-69 who have not had a mammogram in over two years will receive reminders by mail, with some getting a pre-scheduled appoi…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: National University Hospital, Singapore • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New study tracks cancer patients at home to improve care
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at a program where cancer patients report their symptoms from home using a computer or phone. A navigator helps manage those symptoms. The goal is to see if this approach improves patient care and reduces emergency visits. About 3,090 adults with cancer are takin…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Cancer immunotherapy may throw patients off balance – literally
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis observational study at Mayo Clinic looks at how immunotherapy drugs affect balance and hearing in cancer patients. Researchers will test 50 adults before and during treatment to see if their vestibular (balance) system changes over a year. The goal is to better understand si…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Scientists track families to uncover Cancer's hidden causes
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at people and families who have a high risk of cancer to learn what genes and environmental factors might increase that risk. Over 5,000 participants are followed over time with questionnaires, medical records, and optional genetic testing. No treatment is given,…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Clinicians share insights to shape AI support for breast cancer patients
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study asks 12 clinicians in Florida who care for women with breast cancer about gaps in emotional and mental health support. They will join virtual focus groups and fill out a short survey. The goal is to use their insights to build an AI-powered digital platform called Mamm…
Sponsor: University of Central Florida • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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Lung cancer in Never-Smokers: genes may hold the key
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study aims to understand why some people who have never smoked develop lung cancer. Researchers are comparing the genes of never-smokers with lung cancer to those without the disease. The goal is to find genetic differences that might increase risk. This is a research study …
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:08 UTC
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Can a simple screening improve breast cancer care? study investigates
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how to best collect information about social and behavioral needs (like housing, food, or transportation) from women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers will compare different screening tools and methods (like chatbots or phone calls) to see which …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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15-Year watch begins for new cancer cell therapy
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study follows 18 people who previously received GF-CART01, a CAR T-cell therapy for certain blood cancers like lymphoma. Researchers will track side effects and how long the modified cells last in the body for up to 15 years. The goal is to ensure the treatment remains safe …
Sponsor: GenomeFrontier Therapeutics TW Co., Ltd. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New tool lets young cancer patients speak up about symptoms
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests whether a simple questionnaire, filled out by children and teens with cancer (and their caregivers) before and after a clinic visit, can help doctors better understand their symptoms. About 85 participants will use the tool during routine visits. The goal is to s…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Stanford University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Breast cancer study reveals how surgery decisions impact emotional Well-Being
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how different breast cancer treatment decisions, like choosing between a lumpectomy or mastectomy, affect women's quality of life and emotional distress. Researchers followed 345 women with early-stage breast cancer and their partners to measure cancer-related…
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Keytruda immune response trial aims to unlock cancer clues
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing how the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) changes immune-related genes and biomarkers in people with advanced solid tumors like head and neck cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and melanoma. Researchers will analyze bloo…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Blood test could track breast cancer in real time
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study looks at whether regular blood tests can detect changes in stage IV breast cancer during treatment. Researchers will collect blood samples from 150 adults with metastatic breast cancer and analyze them for tumor DNA. The goal is to see if these tests can spot when the …
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Cell collection study paves way for future cancer therapies
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study collects white blood cells and tumor cells from cancer patients, and white blood cells from healthy volunteers, to help researchers grow anti-cancer cells in the lab. The goal is to create experimental cell therapies for future use. Up to 7,000 participants will provid…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Frailty check could predict chemo danger for seniors
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study looks at how frailty—a state of weakness and reduced physical function—affects the risk of severe side effects from chemotherapy in people aged 70 and older with cancer. Researchers will assess 160 patients using various tests for frailty, muscle loss, and overall heal…
Sponsor: Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Ovest Milanese, Ospedale di Legnano • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Blood test may replace biopsies for breast cancer patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study at Johns Hopkins is testing whether genetic information from a blood sample can match what is found in a tumor biopsy for people with metastatic breast cancer. Researchers will use the results to suggest personalized treatment options. The goal is to see if a simple bl…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Genetic clues in blood and tumors could personalize breast cancer care
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at genetic changes in blood and tumor samples from women with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who are being treated with palbociclib and endocrine therapy. By comparing genetic material from the cancer tissue with that found in the…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Can we predict who will get nerve damage from chemo?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study aims to find out why some cancer patients develop nerve damage (tingling or numbness in hands and feet) from taxane chemotherapy. Researchers will track over 1,300 people with breast, lung, or ovarian cancer to see how age, gender, and other factors affect their risk. …
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Scientists dig into tumor DNA to predict breast cancer survival
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study analyzed stored tumor samples and medical records from nearly 1,900 Greek women who had surgery for early breast cancer. Researchers looked at genetic changes and protein markers in the tumors to see how they relate to breast cancer subtypes and long-term survival. The…
Sponsor: Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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10-Year checkup: are popular breast implants safe Long-Term?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows over 3,600 women who received MemoryShape or MemoryGel breast implants for augmentation or reconstruction. Researchers track complications like rupture, connective tissue disease, and cancer over 10 years. The goal is to gather real-world safety data, not to te…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mentor Worldwide, LLC • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Can a simple text help spot depression in cancer survivors?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether using text messages to screen for depression is practical and well-liked by cancer survivors. About 60 adults with cancer will be asked to respond to a short depression questionnaire via text. The goal is to see if this method works better than the usu…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Age matters: new study looks at how older bodies process breast cancer meds
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how age changes the way the body handles a breast cancer drug called nab-paclitaxel. Researchers are studying 40 people with metastatic breast cancer to see if older patients process the drug differently. The goal is to make chemotherapy safer and more effecti…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Computer algorithm could unlock hidden treatments for aggressive breast cancer
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study tests whether a computer algorithm called ENLIGHT can help find better drug matches for people with advanced breast cancer that has stopped responding to standard treatments. About 175 adults with triple-negative or hormone-resistant breast cancer will have their tumor…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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300 patients help scientists unlock secrets of metastatic breast cancer
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects blood and tissue samples from 300 people with breast cancer that has spread or come back. The goal is to create a large research registry that helps doctors understand why tumors spread and why people respond differently to treatments. Participants provide sam…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Brain scans reveal hidden thinking problems in breast cancer survivors
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at attention and memory in breast cancer survivors compared to healthy women of the same age. Researchers use EEG to measure brain activity during memory tasks. The goal is to understand why some survivors have trouble focusing or remembering. Results may help de…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Scientists dig deeper into childhood lymphoma to improve future care
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at the biology of B-cell lymphoma in children and teens to better understand the disease and long-term effects of treatment. About 128 participants will provide tumor and blood samples for genetic analysis. The goal is not to test a new drug, but to gather knowle…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Radiation-Free option for Low-Risk breast cancer?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 202 postmenopausal women with early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast cancer who choose to skip radiation after lumpectomy and take only hormone therapy. Researchers track cancer recurrence over 10 years to see if this approach is safe for this low-risk group. Th…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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AI steps into the lab: could computers speed up cancer diagnosis?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how doctors currently diagnose lung and breast cancer using tissue samples. It will also test whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help analyze these samples faster and more accurately. Researchers will review records from 600 patients to measure diagnosis…
Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Personalizing chemo: enzyme test may guide capecitabine dosing
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how the activity of an enzyme called DPD influences how well the chemotherapy drug capecitabine works in women with metastatic breast cancer. Researchers will measure DPD activity before treatment and track tumor response over 24 months. The goal is to see if …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Centre Antoine Lacassagne • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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AI crafts custom workouts for breast cancer survivors
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests whether an AI system can create safe and effective exercise plans for women recovering from breast cancer surgery. Researchers will compare the AI's plans to those made by doctors. The goal is to make rehabilitation more personalized and accessible.
Sponsor: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Scientists hunt for genetic clues to second breast cancer risk
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at why some women with breast cancer in one breast later develop cancer in the other breast. Researchers are comparing women with cancer in both breasts to those with cancer in only one breast. They are studying how genes, past radiation treatment, and lifestyle …
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Common surgery drugs may influence breast cancer return
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study examines whether medications given during mastectomy to keep blood pressure stable might affect the risk of breast cancer coming back. Researchers will review the records of 250 patients who had mastectomy over five years. They will look at which drugs were used and tr…
Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC