Clinical trials: Rare Cancers
Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
Sintilimab in Cancer of Unknown Primary
This is a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of sintilimab in subjects with CUP. Up to 45 subjects with CUP will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT05024968
- Testing
- Sintilimab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Life Threatening Diseases
Phase II Study of Imatinib Mesylate in Patients With Life Threatening Malignant Rare Diseases
Exploratory study to examine the effect(s) of Imatinib mesylate treatment on life threatening rare diseases with known associations to one or more Imatinib mesylate -sensitive tyrosine kinases, and to identify the contribution of…
- Trial name
- NCT00154388
- Testing
- Imatinib mesylate
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Dupuytren's Contracture
Phase II Randomized Study of Collagenase in Patients With Residual Type Dupuytren's Disease
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the safety and efficacy of collagenase in improving flexion deformity, range of motion, and grip strength in patients with residual Dupuytren's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00004409
- Testing
- collagenase
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York
Medulloblastoma
A Clinical and Molecular Risk-Directed Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma
Historically, medulloblastoma treatment has been determined by the amount of leftover disease present after surgery, also known as clinical risk (standard vs. high risk).
- Trial name
- NCT01878617
- Testing
- Craniospinal Irradiation with boost to the primary tumor site, Cyclophosphamide, Cisplatin
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Ewing Sarcoma, Ewing Family of Tumors
A Trial For Participants With Ewing's Sarcoma Treated With Vigil in Combination With Irinotecan and Temozolomide
The goal of this clinical trial was to compare participants with first relapse or refractory Ewing's sarcoma when treated with investigational product (Vigil) in addition to the standard treatment of irinotecan and temozolomide…
- Conditions
- Ewing Sarcoma, Ewing Family of Tumors, Ewing's Tumor Metastatic, Ewing's Sarcoma Metastatic
- Trial name
- VITA (NCT03495921)
- Testing
- Vigil, Irinotecan, Temozolomide
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Gradalis, Inc.
Inherited Hematological Diseases, Rare Diseases
Longitudinal Studies of Patient With FPDMM
Background: Genes tell the body and its cells how to work. Familial platelet disease (FPD) or FPD with associated malignancies (FPDMM) is caused by a variant in the gene RUNX1.
- Conditions
- Inherited Hematological Diseases, Rare Diseases, FPDMM
- Trial name
- NCT03854318
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis, Usual Type
International Penile Advanced Cancer Trial (International Rare Cancers Initiative Study)
This is an international phase III trial, with a Bayesian design, incorporating two sequential randomisations. It efficiently examines a series of questions that routinely arise in the sequencing of treatment.
- Trial name
- InPACT (NCT02305654)
- Testing
- ILND - Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection, Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Furmonertinib in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Activating, Including Uncommon, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) or Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Mutations
This is a Phase 1b, open-label, multi-center, dose-escalation and dose expansion study designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary antitumor activity of furmonertinib in patients with advanced or…
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, HER2 Exon 20 Mutations
- Trial name
- NCT05364073
- Testing
- Furmonertinib
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- ArriVent BioPharma, Inc.
Salivary Gland Tumor, Rare Malignant Neoplasm
PSMA-PET Imaging of Salivary Gland Tumours and Other Rare Cancers
The objectives of this pilot feasibility study, which is on the use of 68-Ga PSMA PET imaging of salivary gland tumours, are to determine the proportion of patients with high PSMA-ligand uptake on Ga-68 PSMA imaging in locally…
- Trial name
- NCT05581979
- Testing
- 68-Ga PSMA PET scan
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Centre, Singapore
Gynecologic Cancer, Skin Cancer
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients With Rare Oligometastatic Cancers (OligoRARE)
This is a randomized open-label multicentre Phase III superiority study of the effect of adding SBRT to the standard of care treatment on overall survival in patients with rare oligometastatic cancers.
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Cancer, Skin Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- OligoRARE (NCT04498767)
- Testing
- Stereotactic body radiotherapy, Palliative RT
- Where
- 13 sites in Belgium, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Efficacy of Osimertinib in Patients With Lung Cancer
This is a descriptive observational study, in which data are collected in an epidemiological fashion and prospective. This study does not intend to intervene the current medical practice of the recruited patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06174857
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Province Tumor Hospital
Organoid, Esophageal Cancer
Organoid Based Response Prediction in Esophageal Cancer
Rationale: Current standard treatment of localized esophageal cancer (EC) with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by esophagectomy with curative intent results in 30% complete, 40-60% partial and 20% no-response at…
- Conditions
- Organoid, Esophageal Cancer, Chemoradiation
- Trial name
- RARESTEM/Org (NCT03283527)
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Head and Neck Neoplasm
Secured Access to Nivolumab for Adult Patients With Selected Rare Cancer Types
This is a Phase 2, non-randomised, open-label, multicentric study to investigate the efficacy and safety of nivolumab monotherapy in 6 cohorts of patients with specific rare cancers who have unresectable locally advanced or…
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Head and Neck Neoplasm, Skin Neoplasms, Microsatellite Instability
- Trial name
- AcSé (NCT03012581)
- Testing
- Nivolumab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Chordoma
Children and Adults With Chordoma
Background: Chordoma is a rare type of bone cancer. It occurs in the skull base or spine. Researchers want to study people with chordoma in different ways.
- Trial name
- NCT03910465
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adult Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Central Nervous System Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples From Patients With Rare or Cutaneous Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
This research study is collecting and storing tissue samples from patients with rare or cutaneous non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Collecting and storing samples of tissue from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the…
- Conditions
- Adult Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Central Nervous System Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Childhood Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT01000753
- Testing
- Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure
- Where
- 130 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Solid Tumour, Haematological Malignancy
DETERMINE Trial Treatment Arm 06: Capmatinib in Adult Patients With Cancers Harbouring MET Dysregulations
This clinical trial is looking at a drug called capmatinib. Capmatinib is approved as standard of care treatment for adult patients with certain types of lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumour, Haematological Malignancy, Malignant Neoplasm, Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Trial name
- DETERMINE (NCT06988475)
- Testing
- Capmatinib
- Where
- 17 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK
Haematological Malignancy, Malignant Neoplasm
DETERMINE Trial Treatment Arm 01: Alectinib in Adult, Paediatric and Teenage/Young Adult Patients With ALK Positive Cancers
This clinical trial is looking at a drug called alectinib. Alectinib is approved as standard of care treatment for adult patients with certain types of lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Haematological Malignancy, Malignant Neoplasm, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Trial name
- DETERMINE (NCT05770037)
- Testing
- Alectinib
- Where
- 27 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK
Hyperinsulinism, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Randomized Study of the Effect of Decreased Hyperinsulinemia on the Ovulatory Response to Clomiphene Citrate in Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether reduction of serum insulin levels by metformin increases ovulatory response to clomiphene or spontaneous ovulation in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00005654
- Testing
- clomiphene citrate, metformin
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Whole Exome Sequencing, Rare Diseases
PREcision Diagnostics in Rare genetIC Diseases and Tumors - Long Read Sequencing
Using long-read sequencing (LRS) technology to achieve molecular diagnosis in patients with rare genetic diseases who have already been tested by state-of-the-art genetic analysis with ambiguous or negative results.
- Trial name
- PREDICT-LRS (NCT06796751)
- Testing
- DNA/RNA sequencing and bioinformatic data analysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Glioma, Glioneuronal Tumor
Observational Study for Assessing Treatment and Outcome of Patients With Primary Brain Tumours Using cIMPACT-NOW and 2021 WHO Classification
Every new classification depends on its prognostic power and on the type of treatment given. With the rapid evolution of diagnostic methods and the advance in new treatments, there is much less reliable information available on…
- Conditions
- Glioma, Glioneuronal Tumor, Choroid Plexus Tumor, Pineal Tumors
- Trial name
- NCT05259605
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- 42 sites in Austria, Belgium and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 1,650 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC