New hope for glioblastoma? drug combo trial targets aggressive brain tumors
NCT ID NCT07326566
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 11 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether adding the experimental drug silevertinib to standard chemotherapy (temozolomide) helps people with a specific type of newly diagnosed glioblastoma live longer without their cancer worsening. The study includes 162 participants whose tumors have certain genetic markers (unmethylated MGMT and EGFRvIII). After surgery and radiation, some get the combo, others get chemotherapy alone, and researchers compare outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- silevertinib (an oral EGFR inhibitor) combined with temozolomide (chemotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could improve how long people with a hard-to-treat type of glioblastoma live without their cancer growing, compared to standard chemotherapy alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with only 162 participants, so results are still early. The combination may not work better than temozolomide alone, and side effects from the two drugs together could be more severe.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Atlantic Health
RECRUITINGSummit, New Jersey, 07901, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Henry Ford Cancer- Detroit
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group
RECRUITINGSpringdale, Arkansas, 72762, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Baltimore
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, 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
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Northwell Health Center for Advanced Medicine - Brain Tumor Center
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Prisma Health
RECRUITINGGreenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Rutgers Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine Siteman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
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Yale Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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