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Clinical trials sponsored by Unicancer, explained in plain language.
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Blood test identifies relapse risk; targeted drug shows promise
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study has two parts. First, it screens people with HR+ HER2-low metastatic breast cancer who are on standard CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy to find those with lingering tumor DNA in their blood—a sign of high relapse risk. Then, those high-risk patients receive the drug trastuzuma…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a stronger radiation blast beat aggressive prostate cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis trial asks whether giving a higher dose of radiation (80 Gy) is better than the standard dose (70 Gy) for men with aggressive prostate cancer who are also receiving hormone therapy. The study includes about 500 men with unfavorable prostate cancer features, such as advanced …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a targeted drug keep High-Risk breast cancer from returning?
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial is testing whether adding the drug everolimus to standard hormone therapy can help prevent breast cancer from coming back in women with ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who are at high risk of relapse. Participants have already completed at least one …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a Triple-Drug attack slow down stomach cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a combination of trifluridine/tipiracil (Lonsurf) plus oxaliplatin, with or without the immunotherapy nivolumab, can help people with advanced HER2-negative stomach, esophageal, or gastroesophageal junction cancer. The study compares these co…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can three drugs together shrink Hard-to-Treat breast tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether a combination of three drugs—durvalumab (an immunotherapy), olaparib (a targeted therapy), and fulvestrant (a hormone blocker)—can slow or stop the growth of a specific type of advanced breast cancer. The study enrolls people with ER-positiv…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Targeted pill combo could spare some breast cancer patients from chemo
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether a combination of the targeted drug abemaciclib plus hormone therapy works as well as standard chemotherapy for women with ER+ HER2- breast cancer that has spread to the liver, lungs, or other organs. About 180 participants will be randomly assigne…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets Hard-to-Treat breast cancer in advanced stage
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) in people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer that has worsened after chemotherapy. The goal is to see how well the drug shrinks tumors and to find biological markers that predict response. Participants recei…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a lighter immunotherapy schedule keep advanced cancers in check?
Disease control OngoingThis trial is for people with advanced cancers who have already responded well to 6 months of standard immunotherapy. It compares continuing the same drugs at the usual frequency versus giving them every 3 months. The goal is to see if the reduced schedule can prevent cancer prog…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Brain tumor trial combines radiation with targeted drugs and immunotherapy
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding focused radiation (stereotactic radiosurgery) to a combination of targeted drugs (binimetinib and encorafenib) and an immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) can better control melanoma that has spread to the brain. It includes 10 adults with a specific gene…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New hope for stage IV breast cancer: adding surgery or radiation to targeted therapy
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether adding surgery or radiation to a standard drug combination (palbociclib plus letrozole) can help people with newly diagnosed stage IV ER+/HER2- breast cancer live longer. About 200 women with cancer that has spread beyond the breast will receive the dr…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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Heated chemo during surgery may extend life in ovarian cancer relapse
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding heated chemotherapy directly into the abdomen during surgery can help people with relapsed ovarian cancer live longer. About 415 adults whose cancer returned in the abdomen after initial treatment will take part. The approach aims to control the di…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Could a drug boost chemo for tough bone cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding mifamurtide to standard chemotherapy helps people with high-risk osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. The study includes 60 patients aged 2 to 50 with newly diagnosed, aggressive disease. Researchers will compare survival and relapse rates …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New hope for frail lung cancer patients: immune drug may delay tumor growth
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether the immune-boosting drug durvalumab can help frail patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer keep their disease from progressing after standard chemoradiotherapy. About 100 participants who have stable or improved disease after initial t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New combo attack on lung cancer: adding radiation to immunotherapy and chemo
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether adding radiation to the standard combination of pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy) and chemotherapy can improve survival in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. About 327 participants with stage IIIB/IV disease will receive either the tr…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Radiation-Free path for Low-Risk breast cancer patients?
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether women aged 50 and older with a very low-risk type of early breast cancer (called DCIS) can avoid radiation therapy after having breast-conserving surgery. The goal is to see if the cancer stays away without radiation, reducing unnecessary treatment and…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Targeted radiation may extend life for patients with limited bone metastases
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether adding a high-precision type of radiation called SBRT to usual cancer treatments (like hormone therapy or chemo) can delay cancer growth in people with breast, lung, or prostate cancer that has spread to 1 to 5 bones. About 168 adults aged 18-75 with g…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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Promising pill may stall brain tumors in HER2+ breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether adding the drug tucatinib to standard treatments (pertuzumab and trastuzumab) can help people with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer whose cancer has progressed in the brain after local therapy. About 53 participants will receive tucatin…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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New hope for bladder cancer patients: immunotherapy may help avoid bladder removal
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab can help control muscle-invasive bladder cancer in patients who cannot undergo bladder removal surgery. About 79 participants will receive atezolizumab after standard chemo-radiotherapy. The main goal is to…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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Could your genes decide when you get a mammogram? major study tests personalized breast cancer screening
Prevention OngoingThis study is testing whether a breast cancer screening plan based on each woman's personal risk (using clinical factors and genetic markers) works better than the standard schedule. Over 53,000 women aged 40-70 are being randomly assigned to either risk-based or standard screeni…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a common drug stop Chemo's nerve pain?
Prevention TerminatedThis phase II trial tests whether riluzole, a drug used for ALS, can prevent nerve damage caused by oxaliplatin chemotherapy in people with stage II/III colorectal cancer. About 80 participants will receive either riluzole or a placebo during their chemo. The study is currently s…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Could a personal coach at home boost energy for cancer patients?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a supervised, home-based exercise program can help people with metastatic cancer who are starting oral targeted therapy. Participants are randomly assigned to either a weekly 60-minute session with a trained coach or to a booklet with exercise recommendat…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can tumor diversity predict chemotherapy success in Triple-Negative breast cancer?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is looking at how triple-negative breast cancer evolves during chemotherapy. Researchers will take biopsies from the tumor before, during, and after treatment to see if the diversity of cancer cells affects how well the tumor responds. The goal is to understand why som…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Beyond BRCA: new gene panel could sharpen cancer risk prediction
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is investigating whether testing for a panel of 24 genes, in addition to the well-known BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, can better estimate the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Researchers will analyze genetic samples from people with a family history of these cancers, as wel…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test could decide who needs stronger or milder chemo for colorectal cancer
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is testing whether a blood test that looks for tumor DNA (ctDNA) can help doctors choose the right amount of chemotherapy for people with stage III colorectal cancer. About 2,450 participants will be split into groups based on their ctDNA results: those with negative c…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Massive ovarian cancer database reveals treatment trends across france
Knowledge-focused TerminatedThis study collects information from over 13,000 women treated for ovarian cancer at 18 French cancer centers. Researchers will look at patient details, tumor types, and treatments given to see how care has evolved since 2011. The goal is to understand what treatments are used an…
Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC