The state of California currently has 924 active clinical trials seeking participants for Cancer research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento.
Chemotherapy Combined With Immunotherapy Versus Immunotherapy Alone for Older Adults With Stage IIIB-IV Lung Cancer, The ACHIEVE Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding chemotherapy to immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) versus immunotherapy alone in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividin... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
70 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Kaiser Permanente Dublin, Dublin, California +17 locations
Conditions: Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Testing the Addition of a Type of Drug Called Immunotherapy to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, ALCHEMIST Trial
Recruiting
This phase III ALCHEMIST trial tests the addition of pembrolizumab to usual chemotherapy for the treatment of stage IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer that has been removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, pemetrexed, carboplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, and paclitaxel, work... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim, Anaheim, California +96 locations
Conditions: Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Lung Non-Small Cell Squamous Carcinoma, Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Adding Nivolumab to Usual Treatment for People With Advanced Stomach or Esophageal Cancer, PARAMUNE Trial
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the addition of nivolumab to the usual treatment of paclitaxel and ramucirumab to paclitaxel and ramucirumab alone in treating patients with gastric or esophageal adenocarcinoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Im... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim, Anaheim, California +36 locations
Conditions: Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Pembrolizumab, to the Usual Intravesical Chemotherapy Treatment (Gemcitabine) for the Treatment of BCG-Unresponsive Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the effect of adding pembrolizumab to gemcitabine in treating patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer whose cancer does not respond to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the patient's im... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center, Burbank, California +2 locations
Conditions: Stage 0a Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage 0is Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage I Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Bladder Flat Urothelial Carcinoma In Situ
Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug, Cetuximab, to Standard of Care Treatment (Pembrolizumab) for Returning or Spreading Head and Neck Cancer After Previous Treatment
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding cetuximab to pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) and/or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Cetuximab is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It binds to a protein called EGFR, which is found on some types of tumor cells. This... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Fremont - Rideout Cancer Center, Marysville, California
Conditions: Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8
Testing the Combination of the Anti-Cancer Drugs Temozolomide and M1774 to Evaluate Their Safety and Effectiveness
Recruiting
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of temozolomide and M1774 and how well they works in treating patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and may have spread to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Temozolomide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill tumor cells and slow do... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California
Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Advanced Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Carcinoma, Metastatic Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Carcinoma, Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
Study to Evaluate Percussive Ventilation Breathhold to Improve Lung Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
Recruiting
The purpose of this research is to evaluate and determine the rate of successful administration of Percussive ventilation breathhold (PVB) to allow for more accurate radiotherapy for lung tumors.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Stanford Cancer Institute, Palo Alto, California
Conditions: Lung Cancer
Adding an Immunotherapy Drug, MEDI4736 (Durvalumab), to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Paclitaxel, Cyclophosphamide, and Doxorubicin) for Stage II-III Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the addition of an immunotherapy drug (durvalumab) to usual chemotherapy versus usual chemotherapy alone in treating patients with MammaPrint High 2 Risk (MP2) stage II-III hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, Auburn, California +33 locations
Conditions: Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, HER2-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Carcinoma
Personalized Accelerated ChEmoRadiation (PACER) for Lung Cancer
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to examine the use of hypofractionated accelerated radiation therapy (HART) to treat locally advanced lung cancer. Depending on the location and size of the tumor.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Conditions: Lung Cancer
GOLD: Brief Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Promote Resilience in Families of Youth With Cancer
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to examine a psychotherapeutic and psycho-educational intervention offered in virtual settings to caregivers of youth with cancer. Human subjects must be used because they are the object of the intervention.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 8 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Stanford Cancer Institute, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Cancer
Osimertinib With or Without Bevacizumab as Initial Treatment for Patients With EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of bevacizumab and osimertinib combination vs. osimertinib alone for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer that has spread outside of the lungs (stage IIIB-IV) and has a change (mutation) in a gene called EGFR. The EGFR protein is involved in cell signaling pathways that control cell division and survival. Sometimes, mutations in the EGFR gene cause EGFR proteins to be made in higher than normal amounts on some types of cancer cells. This causes can... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: Kaiser Permanente-Deer Valley Medical Center, Antioch, California +29 locations
Conditions: Advanced Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
National Cancer Institute "Cancer Moonshot Biobank"
Recruiting
This trial collects multiple tissue and blood samples, along with medical information, from cancer patients. The "Cancer Moonshot Biobank" is a longitudinal study. This means it collects and stores samples and information over time, throughout the course of a patient's cancer treatment. By looking at samples and information collected from the same people over time, researchers hope to better understand how cancer changes over time and over the course of medical treatments.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
13 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/11/2025
Locations: PCR Oncology, Arroyo Grande, California +3 locations
Conditions: Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Multiple Myeloma, Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Breast Carcinoma, Melanoma, Ovarian Carcinoma, Ovarian High Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v8, Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma