Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Australia

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 or CAR T-cell therapy, once their fever has gone away. Many patients develop fever after treatment, but often no bacterial infection is found. T…

This study tests a new type of PET scan that uses a radioactive fungal component (siderophore) to light up areas of invasive Aspergillus infection in the body. Ten adults with suspected or confirmed fungal infections will receive the tracer and undergo imaging. The goal is to see…

This study tests whether pravastatin, a drug used for cholesterol, can improve swallowing problems caused by past radiation for head and neck cancer. 48 adults who had radiation at least 2 years ago and still have moderate to severe swallowing issues will take pravastatin daily f…

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

This study looks at how immune checkpoint inhibitors (a type of immunotherapy for melanoma) might affect sex hormones and fertility in men and women. Researchers will collect blood samples and questionnaires from 80 participants during their regular treatment visits. No new treat…