Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Australia

This early-stage trial tests a new type of immunotherapy called CAR T-cells, which are made from a patient's own immune cells and engineered to recognize and attack a protein called KMA on myeloma cells. The study will enroll 12 adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma…

This study looks at whether it is safe to stop antibiotics early in adults with high-risk blood cancers or those who have had stem cell transplants or CAR T-cell therapy. Participants will be randomly assigned to stop antibiotics once their fever goes away or continue until their…

This study tests a new type of PET scan that uses a radioactive fungal component to see if it can light up areas of Aspergillus infection in the body. Ten adults with suspected invasive fungal infections will receive the scan. The goal is to see if this method can accurately loca…

This study tests whether a common cholesterol medication, pravastatin, can improve swallowing difficulties caused by past radiation treatment for head and neck cancer. Researchers will give 48 participants pravastatin daily for 12 months and monitor changes in swallowing function…

This study tests if a special light treatment, called photobiomodulation, can reduce the severity and frequency of painful mouth sores in oral cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. About 30 adults who have had surgery for oral cancer will receive the light treatment five t…

This study looks at how immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a common treatment for melanoma, may affect the reproductive organs and sex hormones in men and women. Researchers will collect blood samples and questionnaires from 80 participants during their regular treatment visits…