Iowa is currently home to 810 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Iowa City, Des Moines, Sioux City and Cedar Rapids. Whether you're a healthy volunteer interested in paid medical research or someone seeking trials related to a specific condition, the state offers a diverse array of opportunities in your vicinity.
Testing the Addition of Nivolumab to Standard Treatment for Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Colorectal Cancer That Have a BRAF Mutation
NCT05308446
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests whether adding nivolumab to the usual treatment (encorafenib and cetuximab) works better than the usual treatment alone to shrink tumors in patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) and whose tumor has a mutation in a gene called BRAF. Encorafenib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It is used in patients whose cancer has a certain mutation (change) in t... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Conditions: Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Rectal Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Colon Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Rectal Adenocarcinoma
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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
NCT05136196
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:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
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, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Testing Nivolumab With or Without Ipilimumab in Deficient Mismatch Repair System (dMMR) Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma
NCT05112601
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests whether the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab is better than nivolumab alone to shrink tumors in patients with deficient mismatch repair system (dMMR) endometrial carcinoma that has come back after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected (recurrent). Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mismatch repair (MMR) is a system for recognizing and repairing damaged DNA. In 2-3% of endometrial cancers this may be due to a hereditary condition resulted from ge... Read More
Gender:
Female
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Carcinoma, Endometrial Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Dedifferentiated Carcinoma, Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Mixed Cell Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma
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Using Nivolumab Alone or With Cabozantinib to Prevent Mucosal Melanoma Return After Surgery
NCT05111574
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests whether nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib works in patients with mucosal melanoma. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals tumor cells to multiply. T... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Conditions: Anal Melanoma, Bladder Melanoma, Cervical Melanoma, Esophageal Melanoma, Gallbladder Melanoma, Mucosal Melanoma, Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck, Mucosal Melanoma of the Urinary System, Oral Cavity Mucosal Melanoma, Penile Mucosal Melanoma, Rectal Melanoma, Recurrent Mucosal Melanoma, Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma, Stage II Vulvar Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Vulvar Cancer AJCC v8, Urethral Melanoma, Vaginal Melanoma, Vulvar Melanoma, Stage III Vulvar Cancer AJCC v8, Nasopharyngeal Melanoma
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Testing the Use of Investigational Drugs Atezolizumab and/or Bevacizumab With or Without Standard Chemotherapy in the Second-Line Treatment of Advanced-Stage Head and Neck Cancers
NCT05063552
Recruiting
This phase II/III compares the standard therapy (chemotherapy plus cetuximab) versus adding bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy, versus combination of just bevacizumab and atezolizumab in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic or advanced stage) or has come back after prior treatment (recurrent). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
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 Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma, Metastatic Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8
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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:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny, Ankeny, Iowa
Conditions: Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma, Platinum-Resistant Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage IV Bladder Cancer AJCC v8
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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
NCT04548752
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:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Conditions: Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
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EA2176: Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel +/- Nivolumab in Metastatic Anal Cancer Patients
NCT04444921
Recruiting
This phase 3 trial compares the addition of nivolumab to chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) versus usual treatment (chemotherapy alone) for the treatment of anal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, 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 carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Conditions: Anal Canal Cloacogenic Carcinoma, Metastatic Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Anal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Anal Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Anal Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Osimertinib With or Without Bevacizumab as Initial Treatment for Patients With EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer
NCT04181060
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of bevacizumab and osimertinib combination vs. osimertinib alone for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer that has spread outside of the lungs (stage IIIB-IV) and has a change (mutation) in a gene called EGFR. The EGFR protein is involved in cell signaling pathways that control cell division and survival. Sometimes, mutations in the EGFR gene cause EGFR proteins to be made in higher than normal amounts on some types of cancer cells. This causes can... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Conditions: Advanced Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
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A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib vs. Carboplatin and Vincristine in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma
NCT04166409
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of selumetinib versus the standard of care treatment with carboplatin and vincristine (CV) in treating patients with newly diagnosed or previously untreated low-grade glioma (LGG) that does not have a genetic abnormality called BRAFV600E mutation and is not associated with systemic neurofibromatosis type 1. Selumetinib works by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and may kill tumor cells. Carboplatin and vincristine are chemotherapy drugs... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 2 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Low Grade Glioma, Low Grade Astrocytoma, Metastatic Low Grade Astrocytoma, Metastatic Low Grade Glioma
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Dabrafenib Combined With Trametinib After Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly-Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma
NCT03919071
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies how well the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib works after radiation therapy in children and young adults with high grade glioma who have a genetic change called BRAF V600 mutation. Radiation therapy uses high energy rays to kill tumor cells and reduce the size of tumors. Dabrafenib and trametinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking BRAF and MEK, respectively, which are enzymes that tumor cells need for their growth. Giving dabrafenib with trametinib... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 12 months and 21 years
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ganglioglioma, Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Malignant Glioma, WHO Grade 3 Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Not Otherwise Specified
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Testing the Effectiveness of Two Immunotherapy Drugs (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) With One Anti-cancer Targeted Drug (Cabozantinib) for Rare Genitourinary Tumors
NCT03866382
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies how well cabozantinib works in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with rare genitourinary (GU) tumors that that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body. 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 and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfer... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/27/2024
Locations: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Conditions: Bladder Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Mixed Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Genitourinary System Neoplasm, Metastatic Penile Carcinoma, Metastatic Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma, Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Penile Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Bladder Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Collecting Duct Carcinoma, Metastatic Urethral Carcinoma, Stage IV Urethral Cancer AJCC v8, Urethral Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, Bladder Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Metastatic Prostate Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Invasive Bladder Giant Cell Urothelial Carcinoma, Invasive Bladder Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma, Invasive Bladder Nested Urothelial Carcinoma, Invasive Bladder Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma, Invasive Bladder Sarcomatoid Urothelial Carcinoma, Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Clear Cell (Glycogen-Rich) Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Lipid-Rich Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Micropapillary Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Bladder Sarcomatoid Urothelial Carcinoma, Urachal Adenocarcinoma, Malignant Testicular Leydig Cell Tumor, Malignant Testicular Sertoli Cell Tumor, Metastatic Bladder Giant Cell Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
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