Swog Cancer Research Network
Clinical trials sponsored by Swog Cancer Research Network, explained in plain language.
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New hope for frail myeloma patients: phase III trial tests smarter drug combos
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase III trial is testing three different drug combinations for people newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who are considered frail or intermediate-fit and are not getting a stem cell transplant. The study compares three-drug induction regimens followed by either double o…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Gut bacteria boosts immunotherapy in kidney cancer fight?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding a live biotherapy called MO-03 to standard immunotherapy can help control advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. MO-03 is designed to improve gut health, which may make immunotherapy work better. About 718 participants will…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat lung tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether combining three targeted drugs (capmatinib, osimertinib, and ramucirumab) works better than two drugs alone for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has specific EGFR and MET gene changes. The drugs block signals that help cancer grow and …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New hope for tough pancreatic cancer: targeted drug combo under study
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding a targeted drug called panitumumab to standard chemotherapy helps people with a specific type of advanced pancreatic cancer (KRAS wild-type) live longer. About 94 adults whose cancer has spread or can't be removed will be randomly assigned to get c…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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Could a Triple-Drug combo shrink lung tumors better?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for people with stage IV or returning non-small cell lung cancer who have already had chemotherapy and immunotherapy. It compares the usual two-drug treatment (docetaxel and ramucirumab) to the same two drugs plus a third drug called cemiplimab. The goal is to see i…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New trial aims to boost survival in rare blood disease with stem cell transplant
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding a stem cell transplant to standard chemotherapy helps people with newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis. About 338 participants will receive either chemo alone or chemo followed by a stem cell transplant. The goal is to see which approach better d…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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Targeted drug aims to shrink MET-positive lung tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called amivantamab, given as a shot under the skin, for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has extra copies of the MET gene. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or stop them from growing. About 88 participants will take part …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New combo targets Hard-to-Treat lung cancer mutation
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding ramucirumab to tepotinib works better than tepotinib alone for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific MET gene mutation. About 56 participants will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. The goal is to see…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Lung cancer trial aims to match treatments to tumor type
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether using biomarker tests to personalize maintenance therapy can help control extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. About 900 participants will receive durvalumab alone or combined with other drugs based on their cancer subtype. The goal is to see if this t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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Can booster drugs keep lymphoma in check after CAR t therapy?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding two targeted drugs (mosunetuzumab and/or polatuzumab vedotin) after standard CAR T-cell therapy can help control lymphoma that has returned or not responded to treatment. About 396 adults with certain types of aggressive B-cell lymphoma will be ran…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Could a chemo drug shrink prostate tumors in men with BRCA mutations?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for men with high-risk prostate cancer who have inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations. It tests whether giving the chemotherapy drug carboplatin before surgery can shrink tumors more effectively. About 44 participants will receive carboplatin, and researchers will…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Double chemo attack may stall tough prostate cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase III trial tests whether adding carboplatin to the standard chemo drug cabazitaxel helps men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer live longer without their cancer worsening. About 528 men will be randomly assigned to get cabazitaxel alone or cabazitaxel pl…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Could chemo after surgery keep pancreatic cancer at bay?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study looks at whether giving two chemotherapy drugs (capecitabine and temozolomide) after surgery can prevent or delay the return of high-risk pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. About 141 people who have had their tumor removed will be randomly assigned to receive the drugs …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:04 UTC
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New hope for rare small bowel cancer: two drug regimens face off
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase II trial compares two chemotherapy combinations—ramucirumab plus paclitaxel versus FOLFIRI—in 94 patients with advanced or treatment-resistant small bowel adenocarcinoma. The goal is to see which regimen better slows cancer growth and extends survival. Participants mus…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Could a shorter, less toxic treatment be just as effective for early breast cancer?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for people with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer. It compares a shorter chemo-immunotherapy regimen without anthracyclines (a type of strong chemo) to the usual longer treatment. The goal is to see if the shorter approach works just as well while reducing s…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Hope for lymphoma patients: new drug cocktail targets resistant cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding either tazemetostat or zanubrutinib to a standard two-drug therapy (tafasitamab and lenalidomide) can shrink tumors or delay cancer return in people with large B-cell lymphoma that came back or didn't respond to prior treatment. About 227 adults wh…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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Can treating the original tumor boost survival in advanced prostate cancer?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial is testing whether adding surgery to remove the prostate or radiation therapy to standard drug treatment helps people with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. About 1,273 participants will receive either standard therapy alone or standar…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:45 UTC
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Promising new combo tackles melanoma brain metastases in phase 2 trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial compares two treatment combinations for people with BRAF-V600 mutant melanoma that has spread to the brain. One group gets a targeted therapy (encorafenib and binimetinib) plus an immunotherapy (nivolumab), while the other gets two immunotherapies (ipilimumab a…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:43 UTC
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Should kidney cancer patients have surgery alongside immunotherapy? a major trial aims to find out
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase III trial is testing whether adding surgery to remove the kidney (nephrectomy) to standard immunotherapy drugs helps people with kidney cancer that has spread live longer. About 364 participants will either receive immunotherapy alone or immunotherapy plus surgery. The…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:09 UTC
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Ice wraps may shield nerves from chemo pain
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests whether cooling and compressing the arms and legs during taxane chemotherapy can prevent peripheral neuropathy—a common side effect causing numbness, tingling, or pain. About 777 cancer patients will be randomly assigned to one of three approaches: cryocompressio…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Can a simple injection before surgery stop dangerous pancreatic leaks?
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests if giving the drug lanreotide before pancreatic surgery can prevent a common complication called a pancreatic fistula, which is a leak of digestive fluids. About 274 people with pancreatic cancer or precancerous lesions will be randomly assigned to receive either…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Massive lung cancer study aims to personalize treatment for thousands
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis large study screens up to 10,000 people with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer to find specific genetic markers in their tumors. Based on those markers, participants may be assigned to a sub-study testing a new targeted therapy or immunotherapy. The goal is to le…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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New study aims to predict immunotherapy side effects
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how things like age, gender, and other health conditions affect the side effects of immunotherapy in people with solid tumors. Immunotherapy helps the body's immune system fight cancer, but it can cause side effects. The goal is to learn more so doctors can ch…
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Blood test monitoring may be as good as scans for breast cancer patients
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is testing whether using simple blood tests to decide when to do scans is as effective as the usual approach of regular scans for people with advanced breast cancer. About 739 participants will be randomly assigned to either blood test monitoring or standard care. The …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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New web tool aims to boost cancer surveillance after surgery
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests a website called Current Together after Cancer (CTAC) to see if it helps people who had stage 2 or 3 colorectal cancer surgery get the recommended follow-up tests. Many survivors miss these important check-ups, which can catch cancer if it comes back early. The w…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Can heart drugs shield cancer patients from chemo damage?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at heart problems in people with HER2+ breast cancer that has spread. All participants are taking trastuzumab-based treatment. The main goal is to see how often heart issues occur, especially in those also taking beta blockers or similar heart medications. A smal…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC