Massachusetts is currently home to 3366 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Boston, Worcester, Springfield and Burlington. 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 Radiation Therapy to the Usual Immune Therapy Treatment (Atezolizumab) for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, The RAPTOR Trial
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding radiation therapy to the usual maintenance therapy with atezolizumab versus atezolizumab alone in patients who have already received atezolizumab plus chemotherapy for the treatment of small cell lung cancer that has spread outside of the lung or to other parts of the body (extensive stage). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability o... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma
Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares early treatment with venetoclax and obinutuzumab versus delayed treatment with venetoclax and obinutuzumab in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as obinutuzumab, may help t... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Testing the Addition of a Type of Drug Called Immunotherapy to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, ALCHEMIST Trial
Recruiting
This phase III ALCHEMIST trial tests the addition of pembrolizumab to usual chemotherapy for the treatment of stage IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer that has been removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, 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 cisplatin, pemetrexed, carboplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, and paclitaxel, work... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Beverly Hospital, Beverly, Massachusetts
Conditions: Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Lung Non-Small Cell Squamous Carcinoma, Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Osimertinib With or Without Bevacizumab as Initial Treatment for Patients With EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer
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:
04/23/2024
Locations: Beverly Hospital, Beverly, Massachusetts
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
Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Pembrolizumab, to the Usual Intravesical Chemotherapy Treatment (Gemcitabine) for the Treatment of BCG-Unresponsive Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies the effect of adding pembrolizumab to gemcitabine in treating patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer whose cancer does not respond to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine, 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. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the patient's im... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts
Conditions: Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma In Situ, Stage 0a Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage 0is Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage I Bladder Cancer AJCC v8, Invasive Bladder Mixed Carcinoma
A Study of Lazertinib as Monotherapy or in Combination With Amivantamab in Participants With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to confirm the tolerability of recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of Lazertinib (Phase 1), to determine the tolerability and identify the recommended Phase 2 combination dose of Lazertinib when combined with Amivantamab (JNJ-61186372) (Phase 1b), to characterize the safety and tolerability of Lazertinib and Amivantamab combinations at the RP2CD in participants with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with documented advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Dabrafenib Combined With Trametinib After Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly-Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma
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:
04/23/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ganglioglioma, Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Malignant Glioma, WHO Grade 3 Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Not Otherwise Specified
A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib Versus Carboplatin/Vincristine in Patients With Neurofibromatosis and Low-Grade Glioma
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies if selumetinib works just as well as the standard treatment with carboplatin/vincristine (CV) for subjects with NF1-associated low grade glioma (LGG), and to see if selumetinib is better than CV in improving vision in subjects with LGG of the optic pathway (vision nerves). Selumetinib is a drug that works by blocking some enzymes that low-grade glioma tumor cells need for their growth. This results in killing tumor cells. Drugs used as chemotherapy, such as carboplat... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 2 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Low Grade Glioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Visual Pathway Glioma
Testing the Effectiveness of Two Immunotherapy Drugs (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) With One Anti-cancer Targeted Drug (Cabozantinib) for Rare Genitourinary Tumors
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:
04/23/2024
Locations: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
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
Immunotherapy With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab or Nivolumab With Cabozantinib for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer, The PDIGREE Study
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the usual treatment (treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab followed by nivolumab alone) to treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab, followed by nivolumab with cabozantinib in patients with untreated renal cell carcinoma that has spread to other parts of the body. The addition of cabozantinib to the usual treatment may make it work better. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Soft Tissues, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Viscera, Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Lymph Nodes, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
A Study of Novel Anti-cancer Agents in Patients With Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Recruiting
This study is designed to determine the efficacy and safety of durvalumab in combination with novel oncology therapies with or without paclitaxel and durvalumab + paclitaxel for first-line metastatic triple negative breast cancer
Gender:
Female
Ages:
Between 18 years and 130 years
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: Research Site, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
CERENOVUS Neurothrombectomy Devices Registry
Recruiting
A post-market registry evaluating the EmboTrap® Revascularization Device and CERENOVUS Large Bore Catheter/ EMBOVAC Aspiration Catheter in acute ischemic stroke patients with confirmed intracranial large vessel occlusion.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2024
Locations: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Cerebral Stroke