There are currently 2029 clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Northwestern University, Rush University Medical Center, University of Chicago and University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center. Whether you're a healthy volunteer looking to participate in paid medical research or seeking trials related to a specific condition, the city provides a diverse range of opportunities near you.
Testing Docetaxel-Cetuximab or the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab, to the Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial studies how well radiation therapy works when given together with cisplatin, docetaxel, cetuximab, and/or atezolizumab after surgery in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV head and neck cancer the begins in the thin, flat cells (squamous cell). Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and docetaxel, wor... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois +3 locations
Conditions: Stage III Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Oropharyngeal p16INK4a-Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Evaluating the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug Atezolizumab to Standard Chemotherapy Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas That Originate Outside the Lung
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of immunotherapy with atezolizumab in combination with standard chemotherapy with a platinum drug (cisplatin or carboplatin) and etoposide versus standard therapy alone for the treatment of poorly differentiated extrapulmonary (originated outside the lung) neuroendocrine cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) or that has spread from where it first started (primary s... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois +1 locations
Conditions: Advanced Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Metastatic Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Recurrent Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Unresectable Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Satralizumab in Participants With Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disease
Recruiting
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of satralizumab compared with placebo based on time from randomization to the first occurrence of an adjudicated MOGAD relapse in the double-blind (DB) treatment period. Participants who experience an adjudicated relapse or complete the DB period can enter open-label extension (OLE) period. After the primary clinical cutoff date (CCOD), additional adolescent participants may be enrolled directly into the OLE period.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
12 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD)
4D-710 in Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Recruiting
This is a Phase 1/2 multicenter, open-label, single dose trial of 4D-710 investigational gene therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Comparing the New Anti-cancer Drug Eribulin With Chemotherapy Against the Usual Chemotherapy Alone in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the usual chemotherapy treatment to eribulin plus gemcitabine in treating patients with urothelial cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Chemotherapy drugs, such as eribulin, gemcitabine, docetaxel, paclitaxel, and sacituzumab govitecan 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. This tri... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Metastatic Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Refractory Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage IV Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma, Refractory Urothelial Carcinoma
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:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois +3 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
Testing the Combination of the Anti-cancer Drugs ZEN003694 (ZEN-3694) and Talazoparib in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, The ComBET Trial
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests whether ZEN003694 (ZEN-3694) in combination with talazoparib works to shrink tumors in patients with solid tumors that are unlikely to be cured or controlled with treatment and that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Another aim of this study is to find out if, and how, patients' genes influence their response to this specific drug combination. For this part of the study, investigators will... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Unresectable Malignant Solid Neoplasm
A 12-Month Study of Lasmiditan (LY573144) Treatment in Children Aged 6 to 17 With Migraine
Recruiting
The reason for this 12-month, open-label study is to see if the study drug lasmiditan is safe and effective for the intermittent acute treatment of migraine in children aged 6 to 17. The study will last about 12 months and may include up to 7 visits.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 6 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Chicago Headache Center and Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Migraine
Testing the Addition of Radiation Therapy to the Usual Immune Therapy Treatment (Atezolizumab) for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, The RAPTOR Trial
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding radiation therapy to the usual maintenance therapy with atezolizumab versus atezolizumab alone in patients who have already received atezolizumab plus chemotherapy for the treatment of small cell lung cancer that has spread outside of the lung or to other parts of the body (extensive stage). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability o... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ruxolitinib Cream in Participants With Hidradenitis Suppurativa (TRuE-HS1)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib cream in participants with hidradenitis suppurativa.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
12 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Investigative Site US026, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Hidradenitis Suppurativa
A Study of Lasmiditan (LY573144) Treatment in Children Aged 6 to 17 With Migraine
Recruiting
The reason for this study is to see if lasmiditan is safe and effective in children aged 6 to 17 with migraine. The study will last up to 20 weeks and may include up to 4 visits.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 6 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Chicago Headache Center and Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Migraine
A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib vs. Carboplatin and Vincristine in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of selumetinib versus the standard of care treatment with carboplatin and vincristine (CV) in treating patients with newly diagnosed or previously untreated low-grade glioma (LGG) that does not have a genetic abnormality called BRAFV600E mutation and is not associated with systemic neurofibromatosis type 1. Selumetinib works by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and may kill tumor cells. Carboplatin and vincristine are chemotherapy drugs... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 2 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
08/22/2025
Locations: Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois +2 locations
Conditions: Low Grade Glioma, Low Grade Astrocytoma, Metastatic Low Grade Astrocytoma, Metastatic Low Grade Glioma