Low grade glioma
MONDO:0021637A grade I or grade II glioma arising from the central nervous system. This category includes pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, ependymoma, oligodendroglioma, oligoastrocytoma, and angiocentric glioma.
Also known as: benign glioma, glioma, benign, low grade glioma, low-grade glioma
1702 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 71 tagged with Low grade glioma itself.
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Sub-types of Low grade glioma
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Grade II glioma 28 trials · 179 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Ependymoma 87 trials · 89 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Oligodendroglioma 62 trials Sub-types →
- Diffuse astrocytoma 25 trials · 28 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Oligoastrocytoma 6 trials · 15 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle 1 trial
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Schwannoma 9 trials · 42 incl. sub-types
10 sub-types
- Acoustic neuroma 35 trials
- Schwannomatosis 3 trials Sub-types →
- Cellular schwannoma 0 trials
- Melanotic neurilemmoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Microcystic/reticular schwannoma 0 trials
- Peripheral nerve schwannoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Plexiform schwannoma 0 trials
- Schwannoma of twelfth cranial nerve 0 trials
- Sympathetic neurilemmoma 0 trials
- Trigeminal schwannoma 0 trials
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Low grade astrocytic tumor 1 trial · 41 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Low-grade astrocytoma 5 trials · 41 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Childhood low-grade glioma 7 trials
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Angiocentric glioma 1 trial
Most studied deeper sub-types
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New hope for kids with tough brain tumors: targeted drug shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called selumetinib in children and young adults with low grade glioma that has come back or not responded to other treatments. The drug works by blocking certain enzymes that help tumor cells grow. The goal is to find the best dose and see if it can shrink…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 19:00 UTC
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New proton therapy aims to shield memory in kids with brain cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new way to give proton radiation to children with low-grade glioma, a common brain tumor. The goal is to avoid the hippocampus, a brain area key for memory, to reduce long-term memory loss. About 74 children will receive this targeted radiation, and researchers…
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for tough childhood brain cancers
Disease control OngoingThis trial is testing whether adding hydroxychloroquine to two targeted cancer drugs (dabrafenib and trametinib) can help children and young adults with certain brain tumors that have come back or not responded to treatment. The study includes patients with specific genetic chang…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with rare brain tumors? early trial launches in japan
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study is testing the safety and how the body handles a drug called tovorafenib in Japanese children, teens, and young adults with a type of brain tumor (low-grade glioma) that has a specific genetic change (BRAF alteration) and has come back or is growing. Six pa…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Ipsen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill combo takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests two experimental pills (PF-07799544 and PF-07799933) taken twice daily at home by adults with advanced solid tumors that have a specific gene change called BRAF V600. The study aims to find safe doses and see if the drugs can shrink tumors. About 124 …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with NF1 brain tumors: targeted drug may beat chemo
Disease control OngoingThis study compares a targeted drug called selumetinib to standard chemotherapy (carboplatin/vincristine) in children aged 2 to 21 with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and low-grade glioma, a type of brain tumor. The goal is to see if selumetinib works as well or better at control…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a parasite drug fight childhood brain tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis trial is testing whether mebendazole, a drug commonly used to treat intestinal parasites, can help children with brain tumors called gliomas. The study combines mebendazole with standard chemotherapy drugs to see if it is safe and effective. It includes children and young ad…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Julie Krystal • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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New hope for kids with brain tumors: drug combo trial launches
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether adding vinblastine to selumetinib works better than selumetinib alone for children and young adults with recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma, a common brain cancer. About 300 participants aged 2 to 25 will be enrolled. The goal is to improve…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with resistant tumors: drug combo enters safety trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a combination of two drugs, avutometinib and defactinib, in children and young adults (ages 3 to 30) with advanced or recurrent solid tumors that have specific genetic changes. The main goal is to find the safest dose with the fewest side effects. The…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New pill may replace chemo for kids with brain tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called DAY101 (tovorafenib) against standard chemotherapy for children and young adults with a type of brain tumor called low-grade glioma that has a specific gene change (RAF alteration). The goal is to see if the new drug works better at shrinking tu…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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Could a cancer drug shrink Children's brain tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests the drug trametinib in children and young adults (ages 1 month to 25 years) with low-grade glioma or plexiform neurofibroma that has not responded to prior treatment. Participants take a daily oral dose for up to 18 cycles. The study aims to see if the dr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: St. Justine's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New hope for young brain tumor patients: drug combo targets IDH mutations
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug (BGB-290) combined with chemotherapy (temozolomide) in teens and young adults with a type of brain tumor called glioma that has an IDH mutation. The goal is to find the safest dose and see how well the combination works for both newly diagn…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Brain tumor showdown: which chemo combo works best with radiation?
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two treatment plans for people with a specific type of brain tumor (anaplastic or low-grade glioma with 1p/19q co-deletion). One group gets radiation plus the drug temozolomide, the other gets radiation plus a different chemo combo called PCV. The goal is to s…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC
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Precision proton beams aim to shrink brain tumors with fewer side effects
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a precise type of radiation called proton therapy for people with slow-growing brain tumors (low-grade gliomas). The goal is to see if it can control tumor growth as well as standard radiation while causing fewer side effects by sparing healthy brain tissue. Abou…
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Immune drug shows promise against tough brain cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests if the immunotherapy drug nivolumab can stop or slow the growth of certain brain tumors (gliomas) that have IDH mutations. Researchers are especially interested in tumors with many genetic changes (hypermutator phenotype). The trial involves 62 adults who receive…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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New drug combo hopes to fight tough cancers in kids and young adults
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, cobolimab and dostarlimab, in children and young adults (up to age 21) with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combination can shrink tumors. The study …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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Could adding chemo to radiation tame Slow-Growing brain tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial compares radiation therapy alone versus radiation plus the chemotherapy drug temozolomide for people with symptomatic or progressive low-grade gliomas. The study enrolled 540 adults and aims to see if adding chemo improves how long patients live without their t…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:25 UTC
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Can a simple dye help surgeons see brain tumors in real time?
Diagnosis OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a fluorescent dye called fluorescein can help surgeons identify brain tumor tissue during an operation. About 30 adults with suspected glioma will receive the dye before surgery, and the surgeon will look for glowing areas through a special micros…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: David W. Roberts • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 31, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Couples tackle brain tumors together with online Mind-Body program
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests an online mind-body program designed for people with brain tumors (glioma) and their partners. The program aims to improve spiritual well-being, sleep, mood, and overall quality of life for both. Researchers are enrolling 74 couples to see if the program is pract…
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Aug 14, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New radiation technique aims to protect kids' bones and blood
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a special proton radiation method for children with brain tumors that need radiation to the brain and spine. The new approach spares parts of the backbone to reduce side effects like low blood counts and slowed bone growth. About 20 children aged 3 to 18 will rec…
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Aug 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists watch brain tumors transform using advanced imaging
Knowledge-focused PausedThis study tracks a substance called 2-HG in the brains of people with a type of brain cancer (glioma) that has specific gene changes. By using special MRI scans over time, researchers hope to learn how and when these tumors become more aggressive. About 42 adults will have regul…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug probe aims to measure niraparib's brain tumor penetration
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis early-stage trial enrolls 16 adults with recurrent IDH-mutant gliomas who are scheduled for surgery. Participants take niraparib for one month before their operation so researchers can measure how much drug reaches the tumor and how it affects cancer cells. The goal is to ga…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test could spare brain tumor patients from repeated surgeries
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study investigates whether a simple blood test can help diagnose and monitor low-grade gliomas, a type of slow-growing brain tumor. Researchers will collect blood samples from 50 patients undergoing brain surgery to look for circulating tumor cells and other markers. The goa…
Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Brain radiation and memory: new study maps hidden risks
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 75 adults with benign or slow-growing brain tumors who are receiving partial brain radiation. Researchers will use memory tests and MRI scans before treatment and at 6 and 12 months after to see how radiation affects thinking and memory. The goal is to identify…
Sponsor: University of Rochester • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New ultrasound gel aims to sharpen brain surgery views
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests a new ultrasound system (SonoClear®) that uses a special gel to mimic brain tissue, aiming to give surgeons clearer images during brain tumor removal. Fifteen adults with glioma (a type of brain tumor) are participating. The main goal is to see if the new system …
Sponsor: SonoClear AS • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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New camera could help surgeons see hidden brain tumors
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests a camera that uses different colors of light to tell the difference between low-grade brain tumor tissue and normal brain tissue during surgery. Ten adults with suspected low-grade glioma will have the camera used during their tumor removal operation. The goal is…
Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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Seizure patterns may reveal hidden tumor changes
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how seizures change over time in people with low grade glioma (a slow-growing brain tumor) who are on treatment. By tracking seizure frequency and comparing it to MRI scans, researchers hope to find early signs of tumor changes. The goal is to help doctors det…
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Brain tumor MRI study pulled before it started
Knowledge-focused CancelledThis study was designed to check how consistent MRI scans are in people with a slow-growing brain tumor (IDH1-mutant low-grade glioma) who are taking the drug ivosidenib. The goal was to improve how doctors measure tumor changes over time. However, the study was withdrawn before …
Sponsor: Duke University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC