The city of Des Moines, Iowa, currently has 68 active clinical trials seeking participants for Cancer research studies.
Testing the Addition of the Drug Apalutamide to the Usual Hormone Therapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery for Prostate Cancer, INNOVATE Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies whether adding apalutamide to the usual treatment improves outcome in patients with lymph node positive prostate cancer after surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-ray to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Androgens, or male sex hormones, can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs, such as apalutamide, may help stop or reduce the growth of prostate cancer cell growth by blocking the attachment of androgen to its receptors on cancer cells, a mechani... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/06/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +4 locations
Conditions: Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Giredestrant Compared With Fulvestrant (Plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor), in Participants With ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer Resistant to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy (pionERA Breast Cancer)
Recruiting
This is a Phase III, randomized, open-label multicenter study that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of giredestrant compared with fulvestrant, both in combination with the investigator's choice of a CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib), in participants with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer who have developed resistance to adjuvant endocrine therapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/02/2025
Locations: Mission Cancer + Blood - IMMC, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
Cognitive Training for Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors
Recruiting
This Phase III trial will examine the efficacy of computerized cognitive training methods on perceived cognitive impairment in breast cancer survivors.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 100 years
Trial Updated:
05/01/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +4 locations
Conditions: Breast Cancer, Cognitive Impairments
De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)
Recruiting
This Phase III Trial evaluates whether breast conservation surgery and endocrine therapy results in a non-inferior rate of invasive or non-invasive ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) compared to breast conservation with breast radiation and endocrine therapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 50 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
05/01/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +4 locations
Conditions: Stage I Breast Cancer
Testing Radiation and HER2-targeted Therapy Versus HER2-targeted Therapy Alone for Low-risk HER2-positive Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This Phase III trial compares the recurrence-free interval (RFI) among patients with early-stage, low risk HER2+ breast cancer who undergo breast conserving surgery and receive HER2-directed therapy, and are randomized to not receive adjuvant breast radiotherapy versus those who are randomized to receive adjuvant radiotherapy per the standard of care.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
40 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/01/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: HER2-positive Breast Cancer
Evaluating the Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Ovarian Function Suppression Plus Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal Patients With pN0-1, ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and an Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 25
Recruiting
This Phase III Trial will determine whether adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) added to ovarian function suppression (OFS) plus endocrine therapy (ET) is superior to OFS plus ET in improving invasive breast cancer-free survival (IBCFS) among premenopausal, early- stage breast cancer (EBC) patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene recurrence score (RS) between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients).
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 18 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
05/01/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa +2 locations
Conditions: Breast Cancer
A Phase III Study of Dato-DXd With or Without Durvalumab Compared With Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With PD-L1 Positive Locally Recurrent Inoperable or Metastatic Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This is a Phase III, randomised, open-label, 3-arm, multicentre, international study assessing the efficacy and safety of Dato-DXd with or without durvalumab compared with investigator's choice chemotherapy in combination with pembrolizumab in participants with PD-L1 positive locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic TNBC.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/28/2025
Locations: Research Site, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Testing Osimertinib as a Treatment for Lung Cancers With an EGFR Exon 20 Change
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies how well osimertinib works in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation that is stage IIIB-IV or has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent). Osimertinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/25/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IV Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7
Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy and Pembrolizumab Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Residual Invasive Disease After Surgery and Neoadjuvant Therapy (ASCENT-05/AFT-65 OptimICE-RD/GBG 119/NSABP B-63)
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to find out if the experimental product, sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (SG) in combination with pembrolizumab given after surgery, is effective and safe compared to the treatment of physician's choice (TPC) which includes either pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab plus capecitabine in participants with triple negative breast cancer that still remains after surgery and pre-surgical treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/18/2025
Locations: Mission Cancer & Blood - John Stoddard Cancer Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Study of Radiation Therapy Followed by Atezolizumab in Stage II or III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the side effects of radiation therapy followed by atezolizumab in treating patients with stage II or III non-small cell lung cancer. Hypofractionated radiation therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more cancer cells and have fewer side effects. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to g... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/15/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Use of the CA 125 Algorithm for the Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer in Low Risk Women
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical research study is to evaluate a method involving 4 blood tests called CA-125, HE4, HE4 antigen autoantibody complexes, and osteopontin that may be helpful in the early detection of ovarian cancer in women who are at low risk.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 50 years and 74 years
Trial Updated:
04/08/2025
Locations: John Stoddard Cancer Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer
S1703 Serum Tumor Marker Directed Disease Monitoring in Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive Her2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This randomized research trial studies how well serum tumor marker directed disease monitoring works in monitoring patients with hormone receptor positive Her2 negative breast cancer that has spread to other places in the body. Using markers to prompt when scans should be ordered may be as good as the usual approach to monitoring disease.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/03/2025
Locations: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
Conditions: Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative, Progesterone Receptor Positive, Prognostic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Elevated CA15-3 or CEA or CA27-29