The city of Boston, Massachusetts, currently has 462 active clinical trials seeking participants for Cancer research studies.
A Study of LY2880070 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
Recruiting
The main purpose of this 3-part study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the study drug known as LY2880070 in participants with advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/27/2024
Locations: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Solid Tumors, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Neoplasms, Endometrial Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
A Study of Evorpacept (ALX148) With Enfortumab Vedotin for Subjects With Urothelial Carcinoma (ASPEN-07)
Recruiting
AT148007 is a Phase 1, open-label, multicenter, safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic study of ALX148 in combination with enfortumab vedotin and/or other anticancer therapies in subjects with urothelial carcinoma.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/21/2024
Locations: Massachusett's General, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma
Sleep Treatment Education Program for Young Adult Cancer Survivors (STEP-YA)
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to learn if a single online education session, with or without individualized coaching sessions, can help improve young adult cancer survivors' (YACS) sleep. The name of the study intervention is Sleep Treatment Education Program for Young Adult Cancer Survivors (STEP-YA).
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 20 years and 39 years
Trial Updated:
03/20/2024
Locations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Insomnia, Insomnia Due to Medical Condition, Cancer
Identification and Treatment Of Micrometastatic Disease in Stage III Colon Cancer
Recruiting
This research study is comparing two standard of care treatment options based on blood test results for participants who have metastatic colon cancer. The names of the potential treatments involved in this study are: * Active surveillance * FOLFIRI treatment * Nivolumab treatment * Encorafenib/Binimetinib/Cetuximab treatment * Trastuzumab + Pertuzumab
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/19/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Metastatic Colon Cancer, Stage III Colon Cancer
Chemotherapy-induced Cognitive and Brain Changes in Older Adults With Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This research study evaluates the effect of chemotherapy on cognition (thinking) and the brain in people with breast cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
60 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/18/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Impaired Cognition, Chemo-brain, Breast Cancer
Li-Fraumeni & TP53 (LiFT UP): Understanding and Progress
Recruiting
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about variants in the TP53 gene both associated with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), a hereditary cancer risk condition, and TP53 variants found in the blood for other reasons (e.g. ACE/CHIP and mosaicism).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
03/18/2024
Locations: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts +2 locations
Conditions: Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, TP53 Gene Mutation, Hereditary Cancer Syndrome, Clonal Hematopoiesis, Mosaicism
Pre-op Pembro + Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer (P-RAD)
Recruiting
This research trial is studying a combination of neoadjuvant radiotherapy (RT), immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and chemotherapy for lymph node-positive, triple negative (TN) or hormone receptor positive/HER2-negative breast cancer. The names of the study interventions involved in this study are: * Radiation Therapy (RT) * Immunotherapy: Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) * Chemotherapies: * Paclitaxel * Doxorubicin (also called Adriamycin) * Cyclophosphamide * Carboplatin (optional, and in TN onl... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/17/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+), HER2-negative Breast Cancer, Biopsy-proven, Positive Lymph Node(s)
Sacituzumab Govitecan In TNBC
Recruiting
This research study is studying to evaluate sacituzumab govitecan for individuals with localized triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) The names of the study drugs involved in this study is: * Sacituzumab govitecan (SG) * Pembrolizumab (combination therapy with SG)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/17/2024
Locations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts +2 locations
Conditions: Invasive Breast Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, ER-Negative Breast Cancer, PR-Negative Breast Cancer, HER2-negative Breast Cancer
Immune and Genomic Markers in ALK+ NSCLC
Recruiting
The purpose of this research study is to obtain and study clinical history, and tissue and saliva specimens if available from participants with Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-ALK+ Non-Small Lung Cancer(NSCLC)
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/15/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Gene Translocation, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Cryoablation+Ipilimumab+Nivolumab in Melanoma
Recruiting
The aim of this study is to find out whether the combination of two approved drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, in combination with cryoablation are safe and effective for participants who have an unresectable melanoma that is resistant, or is growing, after receiving immunotherapy with a PD-1 inhibitor. The names of the study interventions involved in this study are: Cryoablation (an interventional radiology procedure that freezes part of a tumor) Ipilimumab (an immunotherapy) Nivolumab (an imm... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/14/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Metastatic Melanoma, Skin Cancer
Use of Serial Plasma NGS as a New Efficacy Metric to Guide Immunotherapy Treatment Discontinuation
Recruiting
The goal of this prospective study to investigate the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to guide end of therapy decisions in patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer. The main question it aims to answer is: • Do patients with metastatic melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer, who have received at least 12 months of immune checkpoint inhibition (monotherapy or in combination) with evidence of disease response/control on imaging and have no evidence of circulating tumor DNA, have... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/14/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Melanoma, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Eliminating Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Rapid Cycle Testing: A Pilot Study
Recruiting
The investigators will use a mixed methods study i.e. focus groups involving CHC staff as well as quantitative study which involves analyzing data that is available from the EHR and DRVS population management platform.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/13/2024
Locations: Codman Square Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Colo-rectal Cancer