Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Clinical trials sponsored by Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Australia, explained in plain language.
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Cancer fever study challenges antibiotic overuse
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study aims to see if it's safe to stop antibiotics early for adults with blood cancers who get a fever after chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, or CAR-T therapy. Currently, antibiotics are often continued until white blood cell counts recover, even if no infection is found.…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:08 UTC
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Common heart drug could help cancer survivors swallow again
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial is testing whether pravastatin, a medication typically used for high cholesterol, can help improve swallowing difficulties in people who had radiation treatment for head and neck cancer. The study will enroll 48 participants who will take the medication daily for one y…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:18 UTC
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New scan aims to pinpoint hidden fungal infections
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new type of medical scan to see if it can better find and show the location of serious fungal infections in the body. It will involve 10 patients who have recently been diagnosed with a specific fungal infection. The goal is to see if this new scan is safe…
Sponsor: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:28 UTC
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Gentle laser aims to ease agony of cancer treatment mouth sores
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study is testing if a treatment called photobiomodulation (gentle laser light) can reduce the pain and severity of mouth sores in oral cancer patients receiving radiation. It involves 30 patients in Australia who will receive the light therapy five times a week during their …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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Cancer Treatment's hidden cost: research probes fertility risks
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to understand how a common type of melanoma immunotherapy might affect reproductive health and hormone levels in young adults. It will observe 80 men and premenopausal women with melanoma who are starting this treatment. Participants will answer questionnaires and…
Sponsor: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:35 UTC