M.d. Anderson Cancer Center

This phase I trial tested radiation therapy in 36 patients with liver cancers (hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, or metastases) who also have impaired liver function from cirrhosis, chemotherapy, or surgery. The goal was to find the safest dose and understand side eff…

This early-stage study tested the safety and best dose of combining the drugs RAD001 and docetaxel in 15 people with metastatic breast cancer. The goal was to find a dose that is tolerable while potentially controlling the disease. The study was terminated early, so results are l…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, venetoclax and azacitidine, in 34 adults with high-risk blood cancers (MDS or CMML) that returned or didn't respond to earlier treatment. The goal was to find the safest dose and see if the combo could shrink or control the cancer. Th…

This study tested a drug called vibecotamab in adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) whose cancer did not respond to or came back after standard treatments. The drug is a special antibody designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells.…

This study looked at adding a targeted drug called venetoclax to low-intensity chemotherapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that came back or didn't respond to treatment. The goal was to find the safest dose and see if the combination could help control the dis…

This early-phase trial tested combinations of the drugs bevacizumab and temsirolimus, sometimes with valproic acid or cetuximab, in 154 people with advanced cancers or certain non-cancerous but progressive diseases. The main goal was to find safe doses and look for any signs that…

This study tested whether giving patients their own immune cells (called lymphocytes) after chemotherapy and radiation could help their immune system recover faster. It included 19 adults with lung or esophageal cancer. The treatment was designed to reduce a common side effect of…

This early-phase trial tested the drug plinabulin combined with radiation and immunotherapy in 19 people with advanced cancers (like lung, bladder, or melanoma) that had stopped responding to standard immunotherapy. The goal was to see if the combination was safe and could shrink…

This study looked at adding two immunotherapy drugs (ipilimumab and nivolumab) to standard radiation for people with advanced HPV-positive throat cancer. The goal was to see if the combination was safe and could shrink tumors better than radiation alone. The trial enrolled 37 par…

This phase 2 trial tested a combination of three drugs—ponatinib, venetoclax, and mini-hyper CVD chemotherapy—in people with relapsed or refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The goal was to see if the combo could improve remission rates. However, the study was terminat…

This study tested whether two drugs, daratumumab and pomalidomide, could help control multiple myeloma that came back after a stem cell transplant. It involved 13 adults whose cancer had relapsed. The goal was to see if the combination could lead to complete remission and delay t…

This early-phase trial tested a combination of three drugs—magrolimab, azacitidine, and venetoclax—in 110 adults with acute myeloid leukemia that had come back or not responded to treatment. The goal was to find the best dose and see if the combination could put the cancer into r…

This study tested whether adding the targeted drug inotuzumab ozogamicin before and after a stem cell transplant could help control leukemia and lymphoma. It included 15 people aged 12 to 75 with certain blood cancers. The study was stopped early, but researchers looked at safety…

This early-phase trial aimed to test the safety of combining two drugs, adagrasib and olaparib, in people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific genetic change called KRAS G12C. The study planned to include patients with certain breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and lung canc…

This early-stage study tested a new drug combination (MGN1703 plus ipilimumab) in people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goal was to find the safest dose of MGN1703 when given with ipilimumab. The study was stopped early, bu…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, futibatinib and pembrolizumab, in people with a specific type of advanced endometrial cancer that had spread and was not responding to standard treatments. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors and provide lasting…

This phase 2 trial tested whether the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, given after radiation therapy, could help control anaplastic thyroid cancer that is still in the neck. Only 6 patients were enrolled before the study was stopped early. The goal was to see how long patients l…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, sitravatinib and nivolumab, in people with advanced kidney cancer that had spread and worsened after prior treatment. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors or slow the disease. The study was stopped early after en…

This early-phase study tested a treatment using donated natural killer (NK) cells from cord blood, combined with chemotherapy, for children and young adults with solid tumors that returned or didn't respond to standard care. The goal was to find the safest dose and check for side…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, bintrafusp alfa and pimasertib, in people whose cancer had spread to the brain. The goal was to find the safest dose and see if the treatment could slow or stop the cancer from growing. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, apalutamide and abiraterone, along with prednisone, in men whose prostate cancer had spread and stopped responding to standard hormone therapy. The goal was to see if this combination could slow cancer growth. Only 7 men took part bef…

This phase II trial tested a combination of two drugs, venetoclax and decitabine, in 235 patients with certain blood cancers like acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that had come back or not responded to treatment, as well as in older patien…

This phase II trial tested adding asciminib (ABL001) to standard tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in 7 people with chronic myeloid leukemia who still had traces of cancer. The goal was to see if the combination could eliminate remaining cancer cells. The study was terminated ear…

This study tested a new drug (BMS-986218) plus nivolumab and targeted radiation in people with advanced solid tumors that had spread. The goal was to see if this combination could help the immune system fight cancer better. Only 13 people took part before the study was stopped ea…

This phase II trial tested the drug poziotinib in 93 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has specific changes in the EGFR or HER2 genes. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink tumors or stop them from growing. The study was terminated early, so results are …

This study looked at whether removing liver tumors with surgery, along with chemotherapy, helps people with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver and lungs live longer compared to chemotherapy alone. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only 29 participants. The r…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, venetoclax and azacitidine, for people with a high-risk type of bone marrow cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that either came back or didn't respond to treatment. The goal was to find the best dose and see how well it work…

This early-phase trial tested a combination of targeted drugs (neratinib, pertuzumab, trastuzumab) and chemotherapy (paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) in 34 people with advanced or inflammatory breast cancer. The goal was to find the best dose and see if the combo could …

This phase 2 study tested the drug erdafitinib in 11 men with castration-resistant prostate cancer that had spread to the bone. The goal was to see if the drug could slow the cancer and to study bone and blood markers. The trial was terminated early, so results are limited.

This phase II trial tested a combination of NBTXR3 nanoparticles (activated by radiation) and the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in 14 people with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer that had limited PD-L1 expression or was resistant to PD-1 blockers. The go…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, copanlisib and fulvestrant, in people with advanced hormone receptor-positive (ER+ and/or PR+) cancers of the ovary, endometrium, or breast that also have certain genetic changes (PI3K/PTEN). Only 7 people took part before the study w…

This study looked at whether a less invasive surgery (conservative surgery) could safely treat women with early-stage, low-risk cervical cancer. The goal was to see if this approach causes fewer side effects and helps recovery. The study included 137 women with stage IA2 or IB1 c…

This phase 2 trial tested repotrectinib with or without fulvestrant in people with a rare, hormone-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer called invasive lobular carcinoma. The goal was to see if the combination could control the disease after standard treatments had st…

This small early-phase trial tested whether adding pirtobrutinib to venetoclax could wipe out leftover cancer cells in people with CLL/SLL who still had detectable disease after venetoclax alone. Only 3 people enrolled before the study was terminated, so we cannot draw any reliab…

This study tested a drug called ADCT-602 in 37 people with a type of blood cancer (B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia) that had returned or stopped responding to other treatments. The drug is a lab-made antibody that targets a protein (CD22) on cancer cells to stop them from gro…

This study tested the drug ponatinib in 51 adults with a fast-growing form of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who had little or no prior treatment. The goal was to see if ponatinib could control the disease by blocking a protein that drives leukemia growth. However, the drug can c…

This early-phase trial tested whether adding the experimental drug YL-13027 to standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel) is safe for people with advanced pancreatic cancer that no longer responds to treatment. Only 4 participants were enrolled before the study was st…

This phase II trial tested two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, in 10 people with a rare and aggressive kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma. The goal was to see if the drugs could shrink tumors or slow cancer growth. However, the study was terminated earl…

This phase 2 trial tested two drugs, CB-103 and venetoclax, in adolescents and young adults with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) that had come back or not responded to treatment. The goal was to see if the combination could control the disease. However, the study was …

This study tested a new drug combination for people with metastatic melanoma (skin cancer that has spread). The goal was to find a safe dose of an experimental drug (APX005M) injected directly into tumors, combined with an approved immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) given through the …

This early-stage study tested the drug belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep) as a maintenance therapy to prevent multiple myeloma from returning after a stem cell transplant. Only 6 people took part before the study was stopped early. The main goals were to check safety and pain levels,…

This study tested a new way to deliver radiation therapy for central lung tumors using MRI guidance. The goal was to see if it is safe and can control tumors better than standard CT-guided radiation. Only 3 people took part before the study was stopped early.

This early-stage study tested the safety of a drug called itacitinib in 8 adults who developed bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (a type of lung scarring) after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor. The goal was to see if the drug could help control the lung disease by b…

This early-phase trial tested a combination of two drugs, omacetaxine and venetoclax, in 24 adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that had a specific genetic change called RUNX1. The goal was to find the best dose and se…

This study tested a combination of the experimental drug magrolimab with cetuximab and either pembrolizumab or docetaxel in people with head and neck cancer that had come back or spread. Only 4 people enrolled before the trial was stopped early. The goal was to see if the combo c…

This early-phase trial tested a combination of two drugs—nab-paclitaxel (a chemotherapy) and alpelisib (a targeted therapy)—in patients with triple-negative breast cancer that had specific genetic changes (PIK3CA or PTEN) and didn't respond to standard treatment. The goal was to …

This study tested the drug ofatumumab (Arzerra) in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who still had signs of disease after chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the drug could clear remaining cancer cells and keep the disease under c…

This early-phase trial tested the drug pomalidomide in 15 people with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a rare blood cancer that had returned or was not responding to prior treatments. The goal was to find the safest dose and see how the drug affects the immune system and cancer gro…

This early-phase study tested whether special PET scans using glutamine and FSPG can better detect tumors in people with advanced colorectal cancer. Six participants received these imaging agents, and researchers compared the results to standard CT or MRI scans. The study was ter…

This phase 2 trial tested whether levocarnitine and vitamin B complex could help lower high liver enzyme levels caused by chemotherapy drugs in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The study planned to enroll 10 participants but was terminated early. The goal was to see if t…

This study aimed to help low-income pregnant women stop smoking and make their homes smoke-free. Smoking during pregnancy raises the risk of cancer and can lead to low birth weight and other health problems for the baby. The program offered support and referrals to services durin…

This study looked at whether repeated MRI scans and blood tests could predict changes in thinking and memory after brain radiation. Researchers enrolled 9 adults with brain tumors who were scheduled for radiation. They collected blood samples and performed advanced MRI scans over…

This study looked at the quality of life of women who were pregnant while undergoing breast cancer treatment. Researchers used questionnaires to measure physical, emotional, and social well-being. The goal was to better understand the unique challenges these women face. However, …

This very early study aimed to compare an oral (pill) version of the chemotherapy drug cladribine with the standard IV (vein) version in people with certain leukemias. Only 3 people took part before the study was stopped early. The main goal was to see how the body handles the or…

This study aimed to gather information from about 500 people with penile cancer to better understand the disease, its risk factors, treatments, and outcomes. Researchers did not provide any new treatment or intervention. The study was stopped early, but the data collected may hel…

This study looked at whether a device called Vendys II, which measures blood vessel function by tracking finger temperature after a brief blood flow restriction, could be used in children and young adults (ages 6-26) undergoing stem cell transplants. The goal was to see if it was…