There are currently 166 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.
mFOLFIRINOX Versus mFOLFOX With or Without Nivolumab for the Treatment of Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic HER2 Negative Esophageal, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Gastric Adenocarcinoma
NCT05677490
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:
03/28/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +2 locations
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
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The PLATINUM Trial: Optimizing Chemotherapy for the Second-Line Treatment of Metastatic BRCA1/2 or PALB2-Associated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
NCT06115499
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of the 3-drug chemotherapy combination of nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine, plus cisplatin versus the 2-drug chemotherapy combination of nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) and a known genetic mutation in the BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 gene.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/28/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Pancreatic Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8
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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sutetinib Maleate Capsule in Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
NCT06010329
Recruiting
The main objective of the study will be to evaluate the efficacy of sutetinib maleate capsules in participants with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC (uncommon EGFR mutations only).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/18/2025
Locations: Mission Cancer + Blood - Mission Cancer Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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Lung-MAP: A Master Screening Protocol for Previously-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT03851445
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:
03/12/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +3 locations
Conditions: Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Targeted Treatment for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Has a MET Exon 14 Skipping Gene Change (An Expanded Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)
NCT06031688
Recruiting
This phase II Expanded Lung-MAP treatment trial tests tepotinib with or without ramucirumab for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (stage IV) or that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent). Tepotinib is used in patients whose cancer has a mutated (changed) form of a gene called MET. It is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking t... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
02/14/2025
Locations: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
Conditions: Recurrent Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
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Prospective Research Assessment in Multiple Myeloma: An Observational Evaluation (PREAMBLE)
NCT01838512
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical effectiveness of all approved multiple myeloma (MM) therapies in the newly-diagnosed (NDMM) and the relapsed/refractory MM (RRMM) settings in real-world clinical practice.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/28/2025
Locations: Local Institution - 0061, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
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Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
NCT06587529
Recruiting
The overall goal of the five-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating vio... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 13 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
01/15/2025
Locations: [school districts in the Midwest], Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes, Commercial Sex, Sexual Violence, Child Abuse, Sexual, Sex Offense
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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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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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