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How effective is alpelisib in hormone-receptor positive breast cancer with PIK3CA-mutations?

How effective is alpelisib in hormone-receptor positive breast cancer with PIK3CA-mutations?

Posted by on Aug 14, 2019 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness of alpelisib (Piqray) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) -human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer (BC). They found that alpelisib significantly improved survival in patients with PIK3CA mutations.  Some background Breast cancer (BC) types can be...

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Looking for participants with advanced colorectal cancer to test a new immunotherapy

Looking for participants with advanced colorectal cancer to test a new immunotherapy

Posted by on Aug 14, 2019 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 1 trial is examining the effectiveness of personalized tumor antigens (PTA) in the treatment of different advanced tumors. The main outcomes to be measured will be side effects and disease control. This study is being conducted in Arizona, California, Louisiana and New Jersey, US. The details While the tumor cells are growing,...

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Looking for participants with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer to test a new immunotherapy

Looking for participants with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer to test a new immunotherapy

Posted by on Aug 14, 2019 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 1 trial is examining the effectiveness of personalized tumor antigens (PTA) in the treatment of different advanced tumors. The main outcomes to be measured will be side effects and disease control. This study is being conducted in Arizona, California, Louisiana and New Jersey, US. The details While the tumor cells are growing,...

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Looking for participants with metastatic melanoma to test a new immunotherapy

Looking for participants with metastatic melanoma to test a new immunotherapy

Posted by on Aug 14, 2019 in Melanoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 1 trial is examining the effectiveness of personalized tumor antigens (PTA) in the treatment of different advanced tumors. The main outcomes to be measured will be side effects and disease control. This study is being conducted in Arizona, California, Louisiana and New Jersey, US. The details While the tumor cells are growing,...

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Looking for patients with BRAF positive inoperable colorectal cancer to test a new treatment combination

Looking for patients with BRAF positive inoperable colorectal cancer to test a new treatment combination

Posted by on Aug 14, 2019 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 1/2 trial is examining the best dose and side effects of a combined treatment with encorafenib (Braftovi), cetuximab (Erbitux) and nivolumab (Opdivo). The main outcome to be measured will be the tumor response to the treatment. This trial is being conducted in Texas, US. The details Colorectal cancer is one of the leading...

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Looking for participants with advanced colorectal cancer to test a new combined treatment

Looking for participants with advanced colorectal cancer to test a new combined treatment

Posted by on Jul 24, 2019 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 1/2 trial is examining the effectiveness of liposomal irinotecan (LI; Onivyde) and rucaparib (Rubraca) in treating patients with advanced colorectal cancer. The main outcome to be measured will be the toxicity and tumor response to the treatment. This trial is being conducted in Arizona, Georgia, Minnesota, and Utah, US. The...

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Looking for patients with breast cancer to trial a new chemotherapy drug combined with targeted therapy

Looking for patients with breast cancer to trial a new chemotherapy drug combined with targeted therapy

Posted by on Jul 24, 2019 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 2 trial will investigate the effects of tesetaxel combined with targeted therapy drugs in advanced breast cancer (BC).  The main outcomes will be the overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS). This trial is recruiting in Boston, MA and East Setauket, NY.   The details Some...

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Looking for patients with breast cancer to trial a new chemotherapy drug combined with targeted therapy

Looking for patients with breast cancer to trial a new chemotherapy drug combined with targeted therapy

Posted by on Jul 24, 2019 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 2 trial will investigate the effects of tesetaxel combined with targeted therapy drugs in advanced breast cancer (BC).  The main outcomes will be the overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS). This trial is recruiting in Boston, MA and East Setauket, NY.   The details Some...

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Looking for patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer to test a new drug

Looking for patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer to test a new drug

Posted by on Jul 21, 2019 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 1 trial will investigate the safety of an experimental drug, XmAb22841 (XmAb), to treat advanced cancer. The main outcome will be the safety and tolerability of XmAb. This study is recruiting in Georgia and Texas, USA. The details Advanced cancer can be difficult to treat. New drugs are being developed to address this....

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