North Carolina is currently home to 2640 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Chapel Hill. 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 an Anti-cancer Drug, SNDX-5613, to the Standard Chemotherapy Treatment (Daunorubicin and Cytarabine) for Newly Diagnosed Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia That Has Changes in NPM1 or MLL/KMT2A Gene
NCT05886049
Recruiting
This phase Ib trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of SNDX-5613 when given in combination with the standard chemotherapy treatment (daunorubicin and cytarabine) in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia that has changes in the NPM1 gene or MLL/KMT2A gene. SNDX-5613 blocks signals passed from one molecule to another inside cancer cells that are needed for cancer cell survival. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as daunorubicin and cytarabine, work in different... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia With KMT2A Rearrangement, Acute Myeloid Leukemia With NPM1 Mutation
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A Study With Tovorafenib (DAY101) as a Treatment Option for Progressive, Relapsed, or Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
NCT05828069
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests the safety, side effects, best dose and activity of tovorafenib (DAY101) in treating patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis that is growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive), has come back (relapsed) after previous treatment, or does not respond to therapy (refractory). Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a type of disease that occurs when the body makes too many immature Langerhans cells (a type of white blood cell). When these cells build up, they can form... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 180 days and 22 years
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: Mission Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina
Conditions: Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
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CA-4948 Added to Standard Chemotherapy to Treat Metastatic or Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
NCT05685602
Recruiting
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of emavusertib (CA-4948) in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in treating patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). CA-4948 is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of abnormal proteins called interleukin-1 receptor-associ... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
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Testing Cabozantinib With or Without Atezolizumab in Patients With Advanced Papillary Kidney Cancer, PAPMET2 Trial
NCT05411081
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the effect of atezolizumab in combination with usual treatment with cabozantinib to cabozantinib alone in patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is a type of kidney cancer that forms in the lining of the tiny tubes in the kidney that return filtered substances that the body needs back to the blood and remove extra fluid and... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: Duke Cancer Center Cary, Cary, North Carolina
Conditions: Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
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Testing the Safety of the Anti-Cancer Drugs Durvalumab and Olaparib During Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
NCT05411094
Recruiting
This phase I trial tests the safety and tolerability of olaparib in combination with durvalumab and radiation therapy in patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Olaparib is an inhibitor of PARP, an enzyme that helps repair deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) when it becomes damaged. Blocking PARP may help keep cancer cells from repairing their damaged DNA, causing them to die. PARP inhibitors are... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma, Unresectable Pancreatic Carcinoma
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Tiragolumab and Atezolizumab for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 Deficient Tumors
NCT05286801
Recruiting
This phase I/II trial studies how well tiragolumab and atezolizumab works when given to children and adults with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors that have either come back (relapsed) or do not respond to therapy (refractory). SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficiency means that tumor cells are missing the SMARCB1 and SMARCA4 genes, seen with some aggressive cancers that are typically hard to treat. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as tiragolumab and atezolizumab, may help the body's immune... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
12 months and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Epithelioid Sarcoma, Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Poorly Differentiated Chordoma, Recurrent Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Recurrent Chordoma, Recurrent Epithelioid Sarcoma, Recurrent Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Recurrent Rhabdoid Tumor, Refractory Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Refractory Chordoma, Refractory Epithelioid Sarcoma, Refractory Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Refractory Rhabdoid Tumor, Rhabdoid Tumor, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm
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Testing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, TRC102, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Pemetrexed, Cisplatin or Carboplatin) During Radiation Therapy for Stage III Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT05198830
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests whether TRC102 (methoxyamine hydrochloride) in combination usual care treatment comprised of pemetrexed, cisplatin or carboplatin, and radiation therapy followed by durvalumab works better than the usual care treatment alone to shrink tumors in patients with stage III non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). TRC102 is in a class of drugs called antineoplastic agents. It blocks the ability of a cell to repair damage to its deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conditions: Lung Adenocarcinoma, Lung Large Cell Carcinoma, Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
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Testing the Addition of Ipatasertib to Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer
NCT05172245
Recruiting
This phase I/Ib trial tests the safety and best dose of ipatasertib in combination with the usual treatment approach using chemotherapy together with radiation therapy ("chemo-radiation") in patients with head and neck cancer. Ipatasertib is in a class of medications called protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of tumor cells and may kill them. Cisplatin which is a chemotherapy used in this trial is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
Conditions: Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Maxillary Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 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 III Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8, Locally Advanced Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8
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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:
06/07/2025
Locations: Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Clinton, Clinton, North Carolina
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, Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Melanoma, Unresectable Melanoma
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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:
06/07/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Dedifferentiated Carcinoma, Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Mixed Cell Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma
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Testing the Addition of Radiation Therapy to the Usual Immune Therapy Treatment (Atezolizumab) for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, The RAPTOR Trial
NCT04402788
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:
06/07/2025
Locations: Atrium Health Stanly/LCI-Albemarle, Albemarle, North Carolina
Conditions: Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma
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Testing the Addition of a New Anti-cancer Drug, Radium-223 Dichloride, to the Usual Treatment (Cabozantinib) for Advanced Renal Cell Cancer That Has Spread to the Bone, RadiCaL Study
NCT04071223
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies whether adding radium-223 dichloride to the usual treatment, cabozantinib, improves outcomes in patients with renal cell cancer that has spread to the bone. Radioactive drugs such as radium-223 dichloride may directly target radiation to cancer cells and minimize harm to normal cells. Cabozantinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving radium-223 dichloride and cabozantinib may help lessen the pain and sympto... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2025
Locations: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Collecting Duct Carcinoma, Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone, Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Unclassified Renal Cell Carcinoma
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