There are currently 198 clinical trials in Des Moines, Iowa looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital and CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association. 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.
Genetic Testing in Screening Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been or Will Be Removed by Surgery (The ALCHEMIST Screening Trial)
NCT02194738
Recruiting
This ALCHEMIST trial studies genetic testing in screening patients with stage IB-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that has been or will be removed by surgery. Studying the genes in a patient's tumor cells may help doctors select the best treatment for patients that have certain genetic changes.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Stage IIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IB Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage II Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IIIA Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7
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Immunotherapy With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab or Nivolumab With Cabozantinib for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer, The PDIGREE Study
NCT03793166
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the usual treatment (treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab followed by nivolumab alone) to treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab, followed by nivolumab with cabozantinib in patients with untreated renal cell carcinoma that has spread to other parts of the body. The addition of cabozantinib to the usual treatment may make it work better. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Soft Tissues, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Viscera, Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Lymph Nodes, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
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National Cancer Institute "Cancer Moonshot Biobank"
NCT04314401
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:
05/15/2024
Locations: Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa +2 locations
Conditions: Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, 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 IV Prostate 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 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Multiple Myeloma, Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8
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Study of Chemotherapy, With or Without Binimetinib in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers in 2nd Line Setting (A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial)
NCT05564403
Recruiting
This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial compares the usual treatment of modified leucovorin, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6) chemotherapy to using binimetinib plus mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy to shrink tumors in patients with biliary tract cancers that have spread to other places in the body (advanced) and had progression of cancer after previous treatments (2nd line setting). Fluorouracil is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cance... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Recurrent Biliary Tract Carcinoma, Recurrent Distal Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma, Recurrent Gallbladder Carcinoma, Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Stage III Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Unresectable Biliary Tract Carcinoma, Unresectable Distal Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Gallbladder Carcinoma, Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
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Testing Immunotherapy Versus Observation in Patients With HPV Throat Cancer
NCT03811015
Recruiting
This phase III trials studies whether maintenance immunotherapy (nivolumab) following definitive treatment with radiation and chemotherapy (cisplatin) result in significant improvement in overall survival (time being alive) and progression-free survival (time being alive without cancer) for patients with intermediate risk human papillomavirus (HPV) positive oropharynx cancer (throat cancer) that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes. Drugs used in chemotherapy such as cisplatin work in diff... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8
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Testing the Addition of Radiation Therapy to Immunotherapy for Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Who Are PD-L1 Negative
NCT04929041
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the addition of radiation therapy to the usual treatment (immunotherapy with or without chemotherapy) versus (vs.) usual treatment alone in treating patients with non-small cell lung 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 site) to other places in the body (metastatic) whose tumor is also negative for a molecular marker ca... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
Conditions: Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Lung Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
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Adding an Immunotherapy Drug, MEDI4736 (Durvalumab), to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Paclitaxel, Cyclophosphamide, and Doxorubicin) for Stage II-III Breast Cancer
NCT06058377
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 Ultrahigh (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 c... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa +1 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
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Comparing the New Anti-cancer Drug Eribulin With Chemotherapy Against the Usual Chemotherapy Alone in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
NCT04579224
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the usual chemotherapy treatment to eribulin plus gemcitabine in treating patients with urothelial cancer that has spread 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 trial aims to see whether adding eribulin to s... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Refractory Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage IV Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Renal Pelvis Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Urethral Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma, Refractory Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Pelvis Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Ureter Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Urethral Cancer AJCC v8, Refractory Renal Pelvis Urothelial Carcinoma, Refractory Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Refractory Urethral Urothelial Carcinoma
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Immunotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
NCT04936230
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the effect of adding radiation therapy to an immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone in treating patients with urothelial cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). The addition of radiation to immunotherapy may shrink the cancer, but it could also cause side effects. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the c... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma, Platinum-Resistant Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage IV Bladder Cancer AJCC v8
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Testing Cabozantinib With or Without Atezolizumab in Patients With Advanced Papillary Kidney Cancer, PAPMET2 Trial
NCT05411081
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the effect of atezolizumab in combination with usual treatment with cabozantinib to cabozantinib alone in patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is a type of kidney cancer that forms in the lining of the tiny tubes in the kidney that return filtered substances that the body needs back to the blood and remove extra fluid and waste as urine. Most papillary tumors look... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
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Obinutuzumab With or Without Umbralisib, Lenalidomide, or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Grade I-IIIa Follicular Lymphoma
NCT03269669
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies how well obinutuzumab with or without umbralisib, lenalidomide, or combination chemotherapy work in treating patients with grade I-IIIa follicular lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). Immunotherapy with obinutuzumab, may induce changes in body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Umbralisib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cel... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Grade 3a Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma, Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
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Testing Olaparib and Temozolomide Versus the Usual Treatment for Uterine Leiomyosarcoma After Chemotherapy Has Stopped Working
NCT05432791
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of the combination treatment with olaparib and temozolomide to trabectedin or pazopanib (two of the most common chemotherapy drugs used as usual approach) in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) after initial chemotherapy has stopped working. The usual approach is defined as care most people get for advanced uterine leiomyosarcoma. Ol... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/15/2024
Locations: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Stage III Uterine Corpus Leiomyosarcoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Uterine Corpus Leiomyosarcoma AJCC v8, Locally Advanced Uterine Corpus Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic Uterine Corpus Leiomyosarcoma, Unresectable Uterine Corpus Leiomyosarcoma
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