Brain cancer battle: new combo therapy tested in phase 3 trial
NCT ID NCT06556563
First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 27 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to standard treatment (tumor-treating fields plus chemotherapy) helps people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma live longer. About 741 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either the active drug or a placebo, alongside standard care. The main goal is to see if the combination improves overall survival.
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Addenbrooke's Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
RECRUITINGCambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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CHUM
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
RECRUITINGLausanne, 1005, Switzerland
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon
RECRUITINGBron, 69500, France
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Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS)
RECRUITINGSherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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Centrum Onkologii
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Chaim Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10117, Germany
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitie - Salpetriere
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Hokkaido University Hospital
RECRUITINGHokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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Hopital Saint-Louis
RECRUITINGParis, 75010, France
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Hopital de la Timone
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385, France
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONMadrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
RECRUITINGCórdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
RECRUITINGGranada, 18014, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas
RECRUITINGRozzano, 20089, Italy
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Institut Català d'Oncologia de L'Hospitalet (ICO L'Hospitalet)
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08908, Spain
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Institut Claudius Regaud
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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John Theurer Cancer Center/ Hackensack Meridian Health
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Kanazawa University Hospital
RECRUITINGIshikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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Kumamoto University Hospital
RECRUITINGKumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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Kyorin University Hospital
RECRUITINGMitaka, 181-8611, Japan
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Kyoto University Hospital
RECRUITINGKyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kyushu University Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Hospital
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Miami Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center- Montefiore Medical Park
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, Clinical Research Unit
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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Nagoya University Hospital
RECRUITINGNagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii
RECRUITINGGliwice, 44-102, Poland
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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Nemocnice Na Homolce
RECRUITINGPrague, 150 30, Czechia
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Neuro-Oncologia Clinica Ospedale Molinette - AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
RECRUITINGTorino, Torino, 10126, Italy
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Northwell Health
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Ospedale Bellaria
RECRUITINGBologna, 40139, Italy
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Ospedale del Mare
RECRUITINGNaples, 80147, Italy
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Queen Elizabeth
RECRUITINGBirmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Rabin Medical Center- Beilinson Hospital
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Medical Center
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Renown Regional Medical Center
RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89502, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Royal Marsden
RECRUITINGSutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
RECRUITINGSaitama, 350-1298, Japan
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Southampton General Hospital
RECRUITINGSouthampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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Stanford Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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Swedish Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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The Christie Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust)
RECRUITINGLiverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
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The Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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The University of Texas
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinical Trials Organization
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Tohoku University Hospital
RECRUITINGSendai, 980-8574, Japan
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Tokai University Hospital
RECRUITINGIsehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan
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Tufts Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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U.O.C. Immunoterapia Oncologica A.O.U. Senese, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte
RECRUITINGSiena, 53100, Italy
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UF Health Neuromedicine
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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UOC Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS
RECRUITINGPadova, 35128, Italy
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University Hospital Basel Medical Oncology
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
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University Hospital Frankfurt
RECRUITINGFrankfurt, 60528, Germany
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University Hospital Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8091, Switzerland
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of California
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Kentucky Medical Center
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Maryland
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Southern California
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Essen
RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
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Velindre Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGCardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
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Washington University
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Western General Hospital
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
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Weston Park Hospital
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2SJ, United Kingdom
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Wojewódzkie Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii i Traumatologii im. M. Kopernika-Zakład Teleradioterapii
RECRUITINGLodz, 93-513, Poland
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