Promising combo tackles rare spine tumor

NCT ID NCT02989636

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This early-phase study tests the safety of combining an immunotherapy drug (nivolumab) with or without precise radiation (stereotactic radiosurgery) in 21 people with chordoma that has returned or spread. The goal is to see if this combination causes fewer side effects and helps control the tumor. Participants must have confirmed chordoma and evidence of disease progression.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chordoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States