Early trial tests immune therapy for rare chest cancer

NCT ID NCT03295227

Summary

This early-stage trial is testing the safety and best dose of pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, for people with advanced thymoma or thymic carcinoma that cannot be removed by surgery. The study aims to see if this treatment, which helps the body's immune system fight cancer, can control these rare cancers. Researchers will enroll about 37 participants to monitor side effects and see if the treatment slows cancer growth.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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