Blokhin's Russian Cancer Research Center

This study tests a low dose of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, alone or with chemotherapy, in people with advanced colorectal or stomach cancers that have a specific genetic feature (MSI/dMMR). The goal is to see if this approach can shrink tumors before surgery or control the …

This phase 2 trial is testing whether low doses of the immunotherapy drugs nivolumab or pembrolizumab can shrink tumors in people with a specific genetic type of colorectal cancer (MSI/dMMR) before they have surgery. The study involves 30 participants with stage II-III disease wh…

This phase 2 trial is testing a combination of four drugs—irinotecan, dabrafenib, trametinib, and either cetuximab or panitumumab—as a second-line treatment for people with metastatic colorectal cancer that has a BRAF V600E mutation. The study aims to see how well this drug mix s…

This study is not testing a new treatment. Instead, researchers are reviewing medical records from 1000 adults with recurrent malignant gliomas (aggressive brain tumors) to see how well past chemotherapy and targeted therapies worked. The goal is to learn which treatments are lin…

This observational study looks back at 700 patients from 15 hospitals in 2 countries to compare local treatments like surgery and radiation for brain metastases that spread from colorectal cancer. Researchers will track how long patients live and how long it takes for brain tumor…

This study reviews medical records from 230 adults with stomach or esophagus cancer that spread to the brain. Researchers want to see which local treatments (like surgery or radiation) worked best and how long patients lived. The goal is to gather information to help doctors make…