The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Clinical trials sponsored by The Netherlands Cancer Institute, explained in plain language.
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Trials from this sponsor expected to report results within the next 12 months.
- Could ultrasound replace radioactive dye for cancer staging? Results expected Sep 2026 (estimated)
- New hope for breast cancer recurrence: repeat radiation may spare the breast Results expected Oct 2026 (estimated)
- New combo aims to shrink penile cancer before surgery Results expected Oct 2026 (estimated)
- New immunotherapy combo may save bladders in cancer patients Results expected Dec 2026 (estimated)
- New drug combo aims to tackle Chemotherapy-Resistant colorectal cancer in the abdomen Results expected Dec 2026 (estimated)
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Can a Three-Dose immunotherapy cure early lung cancer without surgery?
Cure Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests whether three cycles of the immunotherapy drug cemiplimab can cure patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer who cannot undergo surgery or radiation. Researchers will select patients likely to respond to immunotherapy and treat them with cemiplimab…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The Netherlands Cancer Institute • Aim: Cure
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a common steroid make hormone therapy work better against breast cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase II trial is testing whether adding dexamethasone, a steroid, to standard hormone therapy can help people with ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer whose disease has progressed on the same hormone therapy. The study will enroll 80 participants and will evaluate how well t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The Netherlands Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Bladder-Sparing combo aims to avoid surgery in cancer patients
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a combination of two drugs—enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda)—can help people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer avoid bladder removal. About 56 participants will receive the drugs first, and those who respond well may get r…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The Netherlands Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New hope for tough breast cancer: immune booster after chemo may keep cancer away
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to usual post-surgery treatment can help prevent breast cancer from returning in people with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer who still had cancer after initial chemo and pembrolizumab. About 1,000 adul…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: The Netherlands Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New imaging study aims to unlock HER2 secrets in lung cancer
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study uses a special PET scan to track a tracer called 89Zr-trastuzumab in people with advanced lung cancer that has HER2 changes. The goal is to see if the tracer builds up differently in tumors with HER2 mutations versus those with too much HER2 protein. About 20 adults wi…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: The Netherlands Cancer Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC