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This early-phase trial tested two lab-made antibodies, magrolimab and dinutuximab, together in 12 children and young adults whose neuroblastoma or osteosarcoma had returned or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to find a safe dose and watch for side effects. Resea…

This phase 3 trial tested whether adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard chemotherapy (docetaxel and gemcitabine) helps people with advanced or recurrent uterine leiomyosarcoma. The study enrolled 107 participants but was terminated early. Researchers measured how long patients…

This trial investigates whether adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard first-line chemotherapy plus trastuzumab (Herceptin) helps people with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Participants receive either bevacizumab or a placebo alongside their regular treatment. The main…

This phase 3 trial tested whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard chemotherapy and HER2-targeted therapy could help people with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread. The study enrolled 190 participants but was terminated early, so the full results ar…

This early-phase trial tested a new approach: taking a patient's own white blood cells, genetically modifying them in the lab to recognize a specific cancer mutation (KRAS G12D), and infusing them back to attack tumors. The study enrolled only 5 adults with advanced gastrointesti…

This study tested whether obeticholic acid, a drug already used for liver disease, can safely reduce the number of polyps in the small bowel and colon in people with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). FAP is a rare genetic condition that greatly raises the risk of intestinal c…

This study tested a combination of chemotherapy drugs for people with stomach cancer that has spread inside the belly. The treatment involved giving one drug directly into the abdomen and through a vein, plus a second drug taken by mouth. The goal was to see if this approach coul…

This study tested whether matching specific targeted drugs to the genetic changes in a person's ALK-positive lung cancer could improve treatment. It included 10 adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that had already been treated. The trial was stopped early due to low e…

This phase 2 trial tested the drug olaparib (Lynparza) in people with advanced pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma, a rare pancreatic cancer. Participants took olaparib pills twice daily for up to 2 years. The study was terminated early after enrolling only 5 people, so it is not kn…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, VB-111 and nivolumab, in 14 adults with colorectal cancer that had spread to the liver. The goal was to see if the treatment was safe and could shrink tumors. The trial was terminated early, but researchers collected data on side effe…

This early-phase study tested two chemotherapy drugs, pevonedistat and belinostat, in 18 adults with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome that returned or didn't respond to prior treatment. The main goal was to find the safest dose and understand side effects. The s…

This phase 2 trial aimed to see if adding the targeted drug binimetinib to the standard hormone therapy fulvestrant could help people with a certain genetic change (NF1) in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer that has spread. Only one person enrolled before the study was term…

This phase 2 trial tested a combination of three drugs—nivolumab (an immunotherapy), tadalafil (commonly used for erectile dysfunction), and vancomycin (an antibiotic)—in adults with liver cancer or liver metastases from colorectal or pancreatic cancers that had not responded to …

This study tested a new drug called zotiraciclib (TG02) combined with the standard chemotherapy temozolomide in adults with recurrent anaplastic astrocytoma or glioblastoma. The goal was to find the safest dose and see if the combination worked better than temozolomide alone. The…

This phase 2 trial tested the drug guadecitabine (SGI-110) in people aged 12 and older with rare cancers like wild-type GIST, pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, and HLRCC-related kidney cancer that had not responded to other treatments. Participants received daily injections for 5 …

This early-phase trial tested a new drug called KRT-232 combined with three standard myeloma drugs (carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone) in 35 patients whose multiple myeloma had returned or stopped responding to treatment. The main goals were to check safety and find th…

This early-phase study tested two drugs, AZD1775 and belinostat, together in 20 adults with blood cancers like acute myeloid leukemia that had come back or not responded to treatment. The main goal was to find the safest dose and understand side effects. The study was stopped ear…

This early-phase trial tested a gene therapy approach for metastatic cancer that produces a protein called CEA. Researchers took white blood cells from patients, added a gene to help them target CEA, and infused them back along with chemotherapy and a drug called IL-2. Only 3 peo…

This study tested a drug called sacituzumab govitecan in people with ovarian, endometrial, or cervical cancer that returned after at least two rounds of standard treatment. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink or eliminate tumors. The study was terminated early with only …

This early-phase trial tested two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, in people with HIV who had advanced solid tumors or Hodgkin lymphoma that had spread or come back. The goal was to find the safest dose and see if the combination could shrink tumors. The study was t…

This early-stage study tested a new way to treat ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that had returned or stopped responding to standard treatments. Researchers took a type of white blood cell (monocytes) from each participant, stimulated them with two immune-bo…

This early-phase trial tested a new type of immunotherapy for people with advanced cancers that carry a specific protein called KK-LC-1. The treatment involved collecting a patient's own immune cells, modifying them in the lab to better recognize and attack cancer cells, and infu…

This study tested two oral drugs, eltanexor and Inqovi, in adults with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) that did not improve with standard treatment. MDS is a bone marrow disorder that can lead to leukemia. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if the combination help…

This early-phase trial tested the drug navtemadlin in 32 adults with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. The study aimed to find the best dose and check side effects, both for newly diagnosed and recurrent cases. The trial was terminated early, so results are limited.

This early-phase trial tested two lab-made antibodies, magrolimab and mogamulizumab, together in people with a type of T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides or Sezary syndrome) that had returned or stopped responding to prior treatments. The goal was to find the best dose and see if…

This study looked at whether adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to standard chemotherapy could help people with nasopharyngeal cancer that has returned or spread. The trial was planned for many participants but was stopped early, so only 15 people took part. Because of the e…

This early-phase trial tested a combination of two drugs—icosapent ethyl (an omega-3 fatty acid) and dasatinib (a targeted cancer drug)—in people with a rare, aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if the combo could shrink tumo…

This early-phase trial tested a new drug called BMS-986253, alone or with standard chemotherapy, for people with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow disorders. The study aimed to find a safe dose and see if the drug could shrink cancer. However, the trial was …

This study looked at adding a drug called copanlisib to standard targeted therapy (trastuzumab and pertuzumab) for people with HER2-positive breast cancer that had spread and had specific gene changes (PIK3CA or PTEN). The goal was to see if the combination was safe and could hel…

This study explored whether analyzing sweat from fingerprints using a special camera could quickly detect COVID-19. Researchers enrolled 66 adults who had tested positive or negative for COVID-19 within the past week. Participants provided a fingerprint sweat sample and a blood s…

This study tested a radioactive drug called Sn-117m-DTPA to see if it could reduce bone pain in men with prostate cancer that had spread to their bones and no longer responded to hormone therapy. Only one person enrolled before the study was stopped. The goal was to measure pain …

This pilot study looked at how the sleep drug zolpidem (Ambien) is processed in men with prostate cancer before and after they start hormone therapy that lowers testosterone. Researchers compared these results to healthy women, since women are known to have higher drug levels. Th…

This study reviewed medical records of 42 people with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) who had previously taken the drug erlotinib. Researchers wanted to see how quickly the disease progressed after the drug was stopped. The goal was to better understand what happens when tre…

This study aimed to collect tumor tissue from patients with lung, chest cavity, ovarian, or bladder cancers, or those who had adoptive cell therapy, within three hours after death. Participants received inpatient hospice care at the NIH Clinical Center. The goal was to analyze th…

This study aimed to screen cancer patients for genetic markers before they joined other clinical trials, hoping to save time and improve drug dosing. Only 8 adults were enrolled before the study was terminated early. The approach was meant to help match patients to the right tria…

This study collected fluid from the abdomen or lungs, plus blood, from 22 adults with solid tumors. The goal was to learn more about cancer biology, not to provide a direct treatment. Researchers hope these samples will help them understand how cancer grows and lead to better the…