There are currently 70 clinical trials in Mount Vernon, Illinois looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Good Samaritan Regional Health 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 the Addition of Radiotherapy to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy) for Patients With Esophageal and Gastric Cancer That Has Spread to a Limited Number of Other Places in the Body
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies how well the addition of radiotherapy to the usual treatment (chemotherapy) works compared to the usual treatment alone in treating patients with esophageal and gastric cancer that has spread to a limited number of other places in the body (oligometastatic disease). Radiotherapy uses high energy x-rays, gamma rays, or protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in usual chemotherapy, such as leucovorin, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine, wor... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/15/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Oligometastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Oligometastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Pathologic Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8
Evaluation of Dosing Procedures of Chemotherapy Treatment (Carboplatin) With the Contrast Agent Iohexol
Recruiting
This trial studies how well iohexol works in helping doctors calculate the dose of carboplatin given to patients with cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, 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. Understanding how to best calculate the dose of carboplatin given to patients with cancer may help doctors learn how to improve the use of carboplatin in the future.
Gender:
Male
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/14/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Letrozole With or Without Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage II-IV Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies how well letrozole with or without paclitaxel and carboplatin works in treating patients with stage II-IV low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube, or peritoneum. Letrozole is an enzyme inhibitor that lowers the amount of estrogen made by the body which in turn may stop the growth of tumor cells that need estrogen to grow. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by... Read More
Gender:
Female
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/07/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Primary Peritoneal Low Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Low Grade Fallopian Tube Serous Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v8, Ovarian Low Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma
Comparing Combinations of Drugs to Treat Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (NDMM) When a Stem Cell Transplant is Not a Medically Suitable Treatment
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares three-drug induction regimens followed by double-or single-drug maintenance therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in patients who are not receiving a stem cell transplant and are considered frail or intermediate-fit based on age, comorbidities, and functional status. Treatment for multiple myeloma includes initial treatment (induction) which is the first treatment a patient receives for cancer followed by ongoing treatment (maintenance) which... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
10/24/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Plasma Cell Myeloma
Shorter Chemo-Immunotherapy Without Anthracycline Drugs for Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effects of shorter chemotherapy (chemo)-immunotherapy without anthracyclines to usual chemo-immunotherapy for the treatment of early-stage triple negative breast cancer. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called anti-microtubule agents. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be bette... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
10/24/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Early Stage Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma
mFOLFIRINOX Versus mFOLFOX With or Without Nivolumab for the Treatment of Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic HER2 Negative Esophageal, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of modified fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (mFOLFIRINOX) to modified fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX) for the treatment of advanced, unresectable, or metastatic HER2 negative esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, and gastric adenocarcinoma. The usual approach for patients is treatment with FOLFOX chemotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by k... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/30/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, 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
Lung-MAP: A Master Screening Protocol for Previously-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Recruiting
This screening and multi-sub-study randomized phase II/III trial will establish a method for genomic screening of similar large cancer populations followed by assigning and accruing simultaneously to a multi-sub-study hybrid Master Protocol (Lung-MAP). The type of cancer trait (biomarker) will determine to which sub-study, within this protocol, a participant will be assigned to compare new targeted cancer therapy, designed to block the growth and spread of cancer, or combinations to standard of... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/28/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of miRNA 371 in Patients With Germ Cell Tumors
Recruiting
This trial studies whether the blood marker micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) 371 can predict the chance of cancer returning in patients with germ cell cancers. Studying samples of blood from patients with germ cell cancers in the laboratory may help doctors predict how likely the cancer will come back.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/11/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Germ Cell Tumor, Metachronous Malignant Neoplasm, Seminoma, Stage I Testicular Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IA Testicular Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IB Testicular Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IS Testicular Cancer AJCC v8
Testing the Use of Chemotherapy After Surgery for High-Risk Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the effect of capecitabine and temozolomide after surgery in treating patients with high-risk well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Chemotherapy drugs, such as capecitabine and temozolomide, 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. Giving capecitabine and temozolomide after surgery could prevent or delay the return of cancer in patients wit... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/11/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor, Stage I Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor AJCC v8, Stage II Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor AJCC v8, Stage III Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor AJCC v8
Comparing the Outcome of Immunotherapy-Based Drug Combination Therapy With or Without Surgery to Remove the Kidney in Metastatic Kidney Cancer, the PROBE Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding surgery to a standard of care immunotherapy-based drug combination versus a standard of care immunotherapy-based drug combination alone in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, and avelumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow an... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/11/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
A Study to Compare the Administration of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Nivolumab Versus Ipilimumab + Nivolumab in BRAF-V600 Mutant Melanoma With Brain Metastases
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the effect of encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab versus ipilimumab and nivolumab in treating patients with BRAF- V600 mutant melanoma that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Encorafenib and binimetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Ipilimumab and nivolumab are monoclonal antibodies that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial aims to find out which approach... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/11/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Mucosal Melanoma, Pathologic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
Ramucirumab and Paclitaxel or FOLFIRI in Advanced Small Bowel Cancers
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies how well ramucirumab and paclitaxel or the FOLFIRI regimen (leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and irinotecan hydrochloride) work in treating patients with small bowel cancers that have spread extensively to other anatomic sites (advanced) or are no longer responding to treatment (refractory). Ramucirumab is a monoclonal antibody that attaches to and inhibits a molecule called VEGFR-2. This may restrain new blood vessel formation therefore reducing nutrient supply to t... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/11/2023
Locations: Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Conditions: Metastatic Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8