Paraganglioma
MONDO:0000448A benign or malignant neoplasm arising from paraganglia located along the sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves. Infrequently, it may arise outside the usual distribution of the sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia. Tumors arising from the adrenal gland medulla are called pheochromocytomas. Morphologically, paragangliomas usually display a nesting (Zellballen) growth pattern. There are no reliable morphologic criteria to distinguish between benign and malignant paragangliomas. The only definitive indicator of malignancy is the presence of regional or distant metastases.
Also known as: Paraganglionic neoplasm, Paraganglionic tumor, Paraganglionic tumour, neoplasm of paraganglion, neoplasm of the paraganglion, paraganglioma, paragangliomas, paraganglion neoplasm
1510 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 53 tagged with Paraganglioma itself.
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Sub-types of Paraganglioma
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Sympathetic paraganglioma 0 trials · 16 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Adrenal gland pheochromocytoma 5 trials · 16 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Extra-adrenal sympathetic paraganglioma 0 trials
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Head and neck paraganglioma 1 trial
4 sub-types
- Carotid body paraganglioma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Jugulotympanic paraganglioma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Tympanic paraganglioma 0 trials
- Vagus nerve paraganglioma 0 trials
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Non-secreting paraganglioma 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Non-secreting chemodectoma 0 trials
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Parasympathetic paraganglioma 0 trials
4 sub-types
- Carotid body paraganglioma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Jugulotympanic paraganglioma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Neoplasm of aortic body 0 trials
- Vagus nerve paraganglioma 0 trials
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3 sub-types
- Multiple paragangliomas associated with polycythemia 0 trials
- Sporadic pheochromocytoma 0 trials
- Sporadic secreting paraganglioma 0 trials
Most studied deeper sub-types
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New pill shows promise for rare tumors in Mid-Stage trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 study tests belzutifan, a daily pill that blocks a protein called HIF-2α, in people with advanced rare cancers like pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, VHL disease-associated tumors, and certain other solid tumors. The goal is to see if …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radioactive therapy targets rare tumors in new trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests a radioactive drug called Lu-177-DOTATATE in 130 adults with rare adrenal or neck tumors that cannot be surgically removed. The drug is given four times over about 8 months, and researchers track how long the cancer stays under control. The goal is to see…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New radiation drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a radioactive drug that seeks out and delivers radiation directly to cancer cells with a specific protein (somatostatin receptor). It is for adults with advanced lung, kidney, head and neck, digestive tract, or adrenal gland tumors that cannot be remo…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New radioactive drug targets Hard-to-Treat gut and adrenal tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new radioactive drug, [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET, in people with advanced gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors or pheochromocytoma/paragangliomas that have already been treated with radiation therapy. The drug is designed to attach to a protein on the surface of th…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a radioated molecule shrink untreatable neuroblastoma?
Disease control Expanded accessThis trial offers a radioactive drug called 131I-MIBG to children and adults with advanced neuroblastoma that has not responded to standard treatments. The drug is designed to seek out and deliver radiation directly to tumor cells. The goal is to provide palliative control of the…
Sponsor: Kieuhoa Vo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 25, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radioactive injection targets Hard-to-Treat tumors in new trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a radioactive drug called Lutetium-177 oxodotreotide in 74 people with advanced neuroendocrine tumors that have spread and are growing despite other treatments. The drug is designed to seek out and deliver radiation directly to tumor cells. Researchers are checki…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Sinotau Pharmaceutical Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for rare cancers: experimental drug ADCT-701 enters human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new drug called ADCT-701 in adults with rare cancers like neuroendocrine tumors, adrenal cancer, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if it can shrink tumors or slow disease. Participants receive …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for rare adrenal cancer: drug trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing a drug called ONC206 in 90 people with advanced pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma, rare tumors of the adrenal glands. Participants must have tumors that cannot be removed by surgery and have not responded to or cannot have standard treatments. The st…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Promising combo targets Hard-to-Treat childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a combination of two drugs—a targeted radioactive drug (177Lu-DOTATATE) and a PARP inhibitor (olaparib)—in children and teens aged 3 to 18 with certain solid tumors that have come back or not responded to treatment. The goal is to see if the combination is s…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Fundación de investigación HM • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Radioactive therapy takes aim at resistant childhood cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a radioactive drug called I-MIBG in people with resistant neuroblastoma or related tumors (pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma). The drug is designed to deliver radiation directly to cancer cells. Researchers want to see if it can shrink tumors and how safe it is.…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New Alpha-Particle therapy targets Hard-to-Treat tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called [212Pb]VMT-α-NET, which delivers a powerful type of radiation (alpha particles) directly to tumor cells that have a specific marker (SSTR2). The trial includes 300 adults with advanced neuroendocrine tumors or meningioma that cannot be removed b…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Perspective Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment for people with advanced melanoma or other solid tumors that have spread. Doctors take a patient's own immune cells, modify them in a lab to better recognize and attack cancer, and give them back after a short course of chemotherapy. T…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Anusha Kalbasi • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New hope for VHL patients: belzutifan trial targets rare tumor disorder
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests the drug belzutifan in 100 people with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome, a genetic condition that causes tumors in various organs. Researchers will track how well the drug shrinks tumors and how long it takes for the disease to progress, while also monitoring sid…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: José Claudio Casali da Rocha • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:43 UTC
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New scan could spot hidden cancers better than current methods
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a new imaging agent called [18F]FAPI-74 can find certain cancers as well as or better than the standard PET tracer. About 320 adults with one of 11 cancer types (including pancreatic, liver, ovarian, and lung cancers) will receive both tracers and have th…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New PET scan agent aims to better detect rare tumors
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study tests a new radioactive imaging agent called 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE to see if it can safely and accurately detect neuroendocrine tumors using PET/CT scans. About 600 people with known or suspected tumors will receive the agent and be followed for one year. The goal is to imp…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Alberta • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC
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New scan could spot rare tumors better than current gold standard
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study tests a newer type of PET/CT scan (Al18F-NOTA-LM3) against the current standard (68Ga-DOTATATE) to see which finds more tumors in people with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPGL). About 40 adults with suspected or confirmed PPGL will receive both scans, and doctors…
Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Hospital • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:04 UTC
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New brain scan could spot tumors missed by standard MRI
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a special PET/MRI scan using a radioactive tracer called Ga68-DOTATATE can better detect certain brain tumors (like meningioma) and tell them apart from changes caused by past treatments. About 200 adults with these tumors will get the scan alongside stan…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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New imaging method aims to spot rare childhood and adult cancers without surgery
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study is testing whether special PET scans using targeted tracers can accurately find and stage neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma tumors. About 30 people aged 1 to 70 will receive an injection of a radioactive tracer and then have a PET scan. The scan results …
Sponsor: Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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Scientists hunt for better ways to spot hidden adrenal tumors
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to improve how doctors find and understand pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas, rare tumors that can cause dangerous high blood pressure. Researchers will use advanced imaging scans and genetic testing in up to 3,000 participants to learn more about these tumors.…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists dive deep into endocrine tumors to unlock molecular secrets
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study enrolls people with endocrine tumors (such as thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, or pancreatic tumors) who are scheduled for surgery or biopsy. Researchers collect samples of the tumor, nearby healthy tissue, blood, and urine to analyze genetic and molecular changes. The g…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a nudge in your chart unlock Life-Saving genetic clues?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests whether simple reminders—called nudges—sent to doctors and patients can increase the use of genetic testing for people with certain conditions like Parkinson's disease, ALS, or heart problems. The trial will compare different ways of prompting genetic testing, su…
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a cancer drug quiet overactive adrenal hormones? a new study investigates.
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis pilot study looks at how belzutifan, a drug already used for some tumors, changes the production of adrenaline-like hormones in people with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). Over 5 days, researchers measure key substances in the hormone-making process to see if belz…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Hunt for hidden cancer genes: families needed to unlock hereditary secrets
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to discover new genes that may cause certain cancers to run in families. Researchers will collect blood samples and health information from 1,500 people in families where multiple members have had cancer, especially childhood cancers. The goal is to build a regist…
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can molecular markers revolutionize adrenal cancer management?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to bring molecular markers into routine care for patients with rare adrenal cancers. Researchers will collect blood, urine, and tumor samples from 450 patients before and after surgery to see if these markers can guide treatment decisions. The goal is to make thes…
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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New imaging agent could light up rare tumors
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis early-phase study is testing an investigational radioactive tracer called 18F-FluorThanatrace (FTT) for PET/CT scans in up to 30 people with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma—rare tumors of the adrenal glands or nerve tissue. The tracer aims to measure a protein called PARP-…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Heather Wachtel • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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New registry aims to unlock secrets of rare diseases
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is creating a large database to collect information on people with rare diseases like amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and Gaucher disease. Researchers will track patients' health over time, including their symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. The goal is to improve diagnosis …
Sponsor: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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Scientists hunt for hidden genes behind rare tumors
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at the genes of people with rare nervous system tumors called pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Researchers want to find the genetic changes that cause these tumors and how they affect health. Up to 2,000 patients and their family members will provide DNA sampl…
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC