Pituitary cancer

MONDO:0002109

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the pituitary gland. Representative examples include functioning or non-functioning carcinomas arising from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, chordomas, chondrosarcomas, and metastatic carcinomas from the breast, lung, and gastrointestinal tract.

Also known as: pituitary gland neoplasm, pituitary neoplasm, cancer of pituitary gland, malignant neoplasm of pituitary, malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland, malignant neoplasm of the pituitary, malignant neoplasm of the pituitary gland, malignant pituitary gland neoplasm

2959 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 2 tagged with Pituitary cancer itself.

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↑ Reproductive system cancer (4385) ↑ Malignant endocrine neoplasm (2929) ↑ Pituitary tumor (83) ↑ Skull cancer (38) ↑ Thalamic cancer (24)

Sub-types of Pituitary cancer

Pituitary adenocarcinoma 3 trials
3 sub-types
- ACTH-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
- Pituitary gland basophilic carcinoma 0 trials
- Prolactin-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland carcinoma 0 trials
Pituicytoma 0 trials
Pituitary blastoma 0 trials

Including sub-types (2959) Tagged with Pituitary cancer (2)

Trials to join now! 1 Completed 1

Immunotherapy combo shows promise for tough pituitary tumors

Disease control Completed

This phase 2 trial tested two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, in 10 patients with aggressive pituitary tumors that worsened after surgery and radiation. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors or slow their growth. Researchers also monitored side…

Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC

Pituitary cancer

Where it sits in the disease tree

Immunotherapy combo shows promise for tough pituitary tumors