There are currently 164 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.
Testing the Use of AMG 510 (Sotorasib) and Panitumumab as a Targeted Treatment for KRAS G12C Mutant Solid Tumor Cancers (A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial)
Recruiting
This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial tests how well AMG 510 (sotorasib) with or without panitumumab works in treating patients with KRAS G12C mutant solid tumors that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Sotorasib is in a class of medications called KRAS inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of the abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps stop or slow the spread of cancer cells. Pan... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Testing the Addition of Pembrolizumab, an Immunotherapy Cancer Drug to Olaparib Alone as Therapy for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Spread With Inherited BRCA Mutations
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies whether adding pembrolizumab to olaparib (standard of care) works better than olaparib alone in treating patients with pancreatic cancer with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). BRCA1 and BRCA2 are human genes that produce tumor suppressor proteins. These proteins help repair damaged deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and, therefore, play a role in ensuring the stability of each cell's genetic material. When either of t... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Testing the Use of the Combination of Selumetinib and Olaparib or Selumetinib Alone Targeted Treatment for RAS Pathway Mutant Recurrent or Persistent Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers, A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial
Recruiting
This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial compares selumetinib plus olaparib to selumetinib alone in women with endometrial or ovarian (fallopian tube and primary peritoneal) cancer that has come back (recurrent) or that remains despite treatment (persistent) and harbors a mutation in the RAS pathway. Selumetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Olaparib is an inhibitor of PARP, an enzyme that helps repair deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) when... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
Conditions: Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma, Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma, Recurrent Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Recurrent Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Study of Chemotherapy, With or Without Binimetinib in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers in 2nd Line Setting (A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial)
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:
07/17/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Recurrent Biliary Tract Carcinoma, 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 Gallbladder Carcinoma, Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Advanced Biliary Tract Carcinoma, Advanced Gallbladder Carcinoma, Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Stage III Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8
Testing the Use of Neratinib or the Combination of Neratinib and Palbociclib Targeted Treatment for HER2+ Solid Tumors (A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial)
Recruiting
This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial compares the effect of neratinib to the combination of neratinib and palbociclib in treating patients with HER2 positive solid tumors. Neratinib and palbociclib are in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. They work by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps slow or stop the spread of tumor cells. Giving neratinib and palbociclib in combination may shrink or stabilize cancers that over-expres... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm
A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding immunotherapy (brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab) to standard treatment (chemotherapy with or without radiation) to the standard treatment alone in improving survival in patients with stage I and II classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Brentuximab vedotin is in a class of medications called antibody-drug conjugates. It is made of a monoclonal antibody called brentuximab that is linked to a cytotoxic agent called vedotin. Brentuximab attaches to CD30 posi... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 5 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Lugano Classification Limited Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma AJCC v8
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:
07/17/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma
A Study Comparing Teclistamab Monotherapy Versus Pomalidomide, Bortezomib, Dexamethasone (PVd) or Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone (Kd) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of teclistamab with PVd/Kd in Part 1 and to further characterize safety and efficacy of an alternative dosing for teclistamab in Part 2 in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: Mission Cancer Blood, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the good and bad effects of the combination of drugs called cabozantinib and nivolumab in treating patients with melanoma or squamous cell head and neck cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa +2 locations
Conditions: Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, 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, Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Melanoma, Unresectable Melanoma
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:
07/17/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 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
Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares early treatment with venetoclax and obinutuzumab versus delayed treatment with venetoclax and obinutuzumab in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as obinutuzumab, may help t... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Testing What Happens When an Immunotherapy Drug (Pembrolizumab) is Given by Itself Compared to the Usual Treatment of Chemotherapy With Radiation After Surgery for Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the effect of pembrolizumab alone compared to the usual approach (chemotherapy \[cisplatin and carboplatin\] plus radiation therapy) after surgery in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back (recurrent) or patients with a second head and neck cancer that is not from metastasis (primary). Radiation therapy uses high energy radiation or protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as p... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 79 years
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma