There are currently 163 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.
T-DM1 and Tucatinib Compared with T-DM1 Alone in Preventing Relapses in People with High Risk HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, the CompassHER2 RD Trial
NCT04457596
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies how well trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and tucatinib work in preventing breast cancer from coming back (relapsing) in patients with high risk, HER2 positive breast cancer. T-DM1 is a monoclonal antibody, called trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called DM1. Trastuzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as HER2 receptors, and delivers DM1 to kill them. Tucatinib may stop t... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/09/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8, HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Breast Carcinoma, Multifocal Breast Carcinoma, Prognostic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Synchronous Bilateral Breast Carcinoma
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Chemotherapy Before Surgery and Radiation Therapy or Surgery and Radiation Therapy Alone in Treating Patients With Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
NCT03493425
Recruiting
This randomized phase II trial studies how well chemotherapy before surgery and radiation therapy works compared to surgery and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with nasal and paranasal sinus cancer that can be removed by surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, cisplatin, and 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. Radiation therapy uses high-... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
12/19/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Stage III Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVA Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7
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Study of Navtemadlin Add-on to Ruxolitinib in JAK Inhibitor-Naïve Patients with Myelofibrosis Who Have a Suboptimal Response to Ruxolitinib
NCT06479135
Recruiting
This clinical trial is evaluating whether addition of navtemadlin to ruxolitinib treatment will provide more clinical benefit than ruxolitinib alone for patients with Myelofibrosis who have a suboptimal response to ruxolitinib treatment alone. Subjects will start by receiving ruxolitinib alone in the run-in period. Those who demostrate a suboptimal response from ruxolitinib alone will then be randomized 2:1 to receive navtemadlin or navtemadlin placebo as add-on treatment to their ongoing ruxol... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
12/19/2024
Locations: Mission Cancer + Blood, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Myelofibrosis, Post-PV MF, Post-ET Myelofibrosis, Primary Myelofibrosis, MF
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realMIND: Observational Study on Safety and Effectiveness of Tafasitamab in Combination With Lenalidomide in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory DLBCL
NCT04981795
Recruiting
The realMIND study is a multicenter, observational study intended to further characterize the safety and effectiveness data of US patients (with a focus on racial and ethnic minority patients) with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), treated with tafasitamab in combination with lenalidomide.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
12/05/2024
Locations: Mission Cancer and Blood, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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Combining Radiation Therapy With Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
NCT05721755
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares pembrolizumab with radiation therapy to pembrolizumab without radiation therapy (standard therapy) given after pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Pembrolizumab is a type of immunotherapy that stimulates the body's immune system to fight cancer cells. Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a protei... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/27/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
Conditions: Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck 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
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Impact of a Health Technology Intervention on Patient Activation in Multiple Myeloma
NCT05673083
Recruiting
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the impact of All4Cure enrollment on patients with multiple myeloma. The main question it aims to answer are: • Does All4Cure effect patient activation as assessed by the PAM-13 survey? Participants will be asked to: * fill out quarterly PAM-13 surveys through the All4Cure website to assess patient activation. * fill out monthly Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) surveys through the All4Cure website. * fill out a baseline and exit All4Cure surveys throu... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/21/2024
Locations: Misson Cancer + Blood, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Multiple Myeloma in Relapse, Multiple Myeloma, Multiple Myeloma, Refractory, Multiple Myeloma With Failed Remission
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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
NCT04248452
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:
11/04/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
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
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Comparison of Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery Versus After Surgery Alone for the Treatment of Gallbladder Cancer
NCT04559139
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding chemotherapy before and after surgery versus after surgery alone (usual treatment) in treating patients with stage II-III gallbladder cancer. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, 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 chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller; therefore, may reduce the exten... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/04/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Stage II Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8
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Shorter Chemo-Immunotherapy Without Anthracycline Drugs for Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer
NCT05929768
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:
10/29/2024
Locations: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
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
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Improving Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Reported Data in ECOG-ACRIN Trials
NCT05108298
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of completing PROs among AYAs randomized to Choice PRO vs Fixed PRO.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 39 years
Trial Updated:
10/28/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +5 locations
Conditions: Breast Cancer, NOS, CNS Primary Tumor, NOS, Cervical Cancer, NOS, Colorectal Cancer, NOS, Leukemia, NOS, Lymphoma, NOS, Miscellaneous Neoplasm, NOS, Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma, NOS, Testicular Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, NOS, Thyroid Cancer, NOS, Melanoma, Bone Cancer, NOS
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Evaluating the Impact of Social and Genetic Factors on Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
NCT06002828
Recruiting
This study examines the impact of social and genetic factors on outcomes in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors of Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Compared to both older adult and childhood cancer patients, AYAs with cancer experience different diagnoses and specific biological, clinical, psychological and social factors that affect their risks for post-treatment morbidity and premature death. Collecting samples of blood samples and health and treatment information from cancer sur... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
10/18/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Focused Radiation Versus Systemic Therapy for Kidney Cancer Patients With Limited Metastasis, SOAR Study
NCT05863351
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of stero-ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) followed by standard of care systemic therapy, to standard of care systemic therapy alone, in patients with kidney cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to a limited (2-5) number of places in the body (metastatic). Study doctors want to find out if this approach is better or worse than the usual approach for metastatic kidney cancer. The usual approach is defined as the care most people get... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
10/18/2024
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +2 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
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