Rhabdoid tumor
MONDO:0002728An aggressive malignant embryonal neoplasm usually occurring during childhood. It is characterized by the presence of large cells with abundant cytoplasm, large eccentric nucleus, and a prominent nucleolus and it is associated with abnormalities of chromosome 22. It can arise from the central nervous system, kidney, and the soft tissues. The prognosis is poor.
Also known as: malignant rhabdoid tumor, rhabdoid sarcoma, rhabdoid tumor, rhabdoid cancer
2885 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 63 tagged with Rhabdoid tumor itself.
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Browse by category →Sub-types of Rhabdoid tumor
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Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor 35 trials · 36 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
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Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney 7 trials
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Extrarenal rhabdoid tumor 1 trial
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Familial rhabdoid tumor 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
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Striated muscle rhabdoid tumor 0 trials
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Immune cells engineered to hunt brain tumors in kids
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment for children and young adults with medulloblastoma or similar brain tumors that have come back or not responded to standard therapy. The treatment uses the patient's own immune cells, modified to recognize and attack tumor cells, deliv…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Stanford University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Sound waves open brain barrier to deliver cancer drug in kids
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests whether using focused ultrasound with microbubbles can temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, allowing the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to reach brain tumors more effectively. It includes 30 children and young adults with relapsed diffuse midline g…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Killer virus turned against childhood brain cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests whether a specially engineered herpes virus (G207) is safe to inject directly into the brain tumors of children whose cancer has returned. Up to 24 children aged 3 to 21 will receive the virus, and some will also get a small dose of radiation to help …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune cells engineered to fight brain cancer in kids
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests the safety of a new cell therapy called B7-H3 CAR T cells for children and young adults whose brain tumors have come back or are growing despite standard treatment. The therapy uses the patient's own immune cells, modified to target a protein (B7-H3) …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Robbie Majzner • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill combo offers hope for kids with relapsed cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests two oral drugs, eflornithine (DFMO) and AMXT 1501, in children and young adults up to age 26 with certain cancers that have come back or not responded to treatment. The cancers include neuroblastoma, brain tumors, and sarcomas. The goal is to find a safe dose and…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new immunotherapy called CARE T cells in children and young adults with solid tumors that have returned or not responded to standard treatment. The cells are taken from the patient, genetically modified to recognize a protein (GPC3) found on many so…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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Immunotherapy drug nivolumab takes on rare childhood cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing the immunotherapy drug nivolumab in 23 people aged 1 year and older with advanced or recurrent rhabdoid tumors that have not responded to chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and improve survival. Participants receive nivolu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered t cells take on deadly brain cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new type of immune therapy for people with certain aggressive brain tumors, including DIPG and high-grade glioma. The treatment uses the patient's own T cells, which are modified in the lab to recognize a protein called GD2 on cancer cells and to pr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for toddlers with aggressive brain cancer: experimental spinal-fluid chemo
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests whether adding chemotherapy directly into the spinal fluid (intrathecal topotecan) followed by maintenance pills is feasible for children under 6 with high-risk embryonal brain tumors. About 15 children will receive this treatment after standard high-…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: C17 Council • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Targeted radiation zaps childhood brain tumors in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 1 trial tests a drug called 177Lu-DTPA-omburtamab, which delivers radiation directly to tumor cells in children and teens with recurrent or refractory medulloblastoma or other central nervous system (CNS) tumors that have spread. The drug targets a protein called B7-H3…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New stem cell approach aims to fight tough childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a special stem cell transplant for children, teens, and young adults (ages 6 months to 25 years) with solid tumors that have come back or not responded to treatment. The transplant uses cells from a donor, with certain immune cells removed to reduce side effects,…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: University of Florida • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Hope for kids with rare brain cancer: new drug combo trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a combination of two drugs, gemcitabine and paxalisib, in children, teens, and young adults whose atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) has come back or gotten worse. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the drugs can control the tumor. About 29 participa…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Tailor-Made T-Cells take on childhood brain cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests whether personalized immune cells (T-cells) can safely treat young children with aggressive brain tumors. The T-cells are designed to attack unique markers found on each child's tumor. Up to 12 children under 5 with embryonal brain tumors or recurrent…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New cocktail of four drugs aims to tackle childhood cancers that Won't go away
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a combination of four drugs—atezolizumab, sorafenib, bevacizumab, and cyclophosphamide—in children and young adults with solid tumors that have come back or not responded to standard treatment. The goal is to find safe doses and see if the combination can sh…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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New hope for kids with tough cancers: Two-Drug attack on tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is for children and young adults (ages 1 to 30) whose solid tumors have come back or not gone away with standard treatment. It tests two different drug pairs: one combines Onivyde with talazoparib, the other Onivyde with temozolomide. Both work by damaging cancer cell …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new immunotherapy for children and young adults up to age 21 with solid tumors that have come back or not responded to standard treatment. The therapy uses the patient's own immune cells, which are modified in a lab to recognize and attack a protein…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New hope for kids with tough cancers: targeted drug trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called Becotatug Vedotin in children aged 2 to 18 with certain solid tumors that have come back or spread. The drug targets a protein called EGFR found on many cancer cells. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and to find the best dose, while a…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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Could a cancer drug that blocks a key protein help kids with relapsed wilms tumor?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase II trial is testing the drug selinexor in people with Wilms tumor, rhabdoid tumor, MPNST, or other solid tumors that have returned or not responded to treatment. Selinexor works by blocking a protein called XPO1, which is often overactive in these cancers. The study ai…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood brain cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests whether a new type of immunotherapy, called B7-H3 CAR T cells, can be safely given directly into the brain or spinal fluid of children and young adults with aggressive brain tumors like DIPG, DMG, or other recurrent central nervous system cancers. The…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to keep childhood cancers at bay
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests whether a year-long maintenance regimen of sirolimus (rapamycin) plus low-dose oral chemotherapy and celecoxib can improve 2-year survival without cancer progression in children with high-risk solid tumors. About 55 children and young adults (ages 1–30) w…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Emory University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new type of immunotherapy for children and young adults with solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The therapy uses the patient's own immune cells, which are genetically modified in the lab to recognize and attack cancer cells…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new type of immunotherapy for adults with solid tumors that have a protein called GPC3 on their surface. Researchers take a patient's own T cells, add genes to help them recognize and attack GPC3-positive cancer cells, and also include a safety swit…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Massive study aims to unlock genetic secrets of pediatric liver tumors
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is collecting genetic and molecular data from up to 1,600 children with liver cancer and their families. Researchers will analyze DNA, gene activity, and immune cells to better understand what drives these rare tumors. The goal is to improve how these cancers are class…
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC