Children's Oncology Group
Clinical trials sponsored by Children's Oncology Group, explained in plain language.
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Could an antibody boost chemo for tough blood cancers?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis large clinical trial is testing whether adding the drug daratumumab to standard chemotherapy helps children and young adults with newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL). Daratumumab is an antibody that targets a pr…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New trial seeks best chemo strategy for childhood muscle cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study compares two chemotherapy plans for people with newly diagnosed intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma, a type of muscle cancer. One group gets a higher dose of chemo over a shorter time, while the other gets a lower dose over a longer time plus extra maintenance drugs. Th…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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New scan could spot childhood cancer more clearly
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether a new type of PET scan (18F-MFBG) can detect neuroblastoma tumors as accurately as the current standard scan (123I-MIBG). About 84 children and adults with newly diagnosed, high-risk neuroblastoma will receive both scans to compare results. If the new sca…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Gene-Guided surgery may spare kids from unnecessary knife
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether using genetic markers from a child's skin tumor can help doctors decide how much surgery is needed. About 51 children and young adults up to age 25 with localized melanoma or similar growths will have their tumor tissue reviewed centrally. Based on ris…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC