The state of Pennsylvania currently has 541 active clinical trials seeking participants for Cancer research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Hershey and Allentown.
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:
07/01/2025
Locations: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pennsylvania +70 locations
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
Testing the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug, Pembrolizumab, to Radiation Therapy Compared to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment During Radiation Therapy for Bladder Cancer, PARRC Trial
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the use of pembrolizumab and radiation therapy to chemotherapy with cisplatin, gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin-C and radiation therapy for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. 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, gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin-C,... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/01/2025
Locations: Christiana Care Health System-Concord Health Center, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania +12 locations
Conditions: Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Recurrent Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage I Bladder Cancer AJCC v8
Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Consortium
Recruiting
The purpose of the Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium is to conduct research on multiple aspects of early detection and prevention of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by establishing a multisite cohort of individuals with family history of PDAC and/or individuals carrying pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variants (PGVs) in genes linked to PDAC risk for longitudinal follow up.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 90 years
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania +2 locations
Conditions: Pancreas Cancer, Pancreas Cyst, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Genetic Predisposition
Evaluation of Lasofoxifene Combined With Abemaciclib Compared With Fulvestrant Combined With Abemaciclib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer With an ESR1 Mutation
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the combination of lasofoxifene and abemaciclib compared to fulvestrant and abemaciclib for the treatment of pre- and postmenopausal women and men who have previously received ribociclib or palbociclib-based treatment and have locally advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer with an estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) mutation. The main quest... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Metastatic Breast Cancer
Testing Gene PilotLX With Latinx Cancer Patients
Recruiting
This is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of an electronic health decision support tool called Gene PilotLX to increase informed decision making regarding hereditary risk information from tumor genomic profiling (TGP) test among Latinx cancer patients recruited at four cancer centers.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania +1 locations
Conditions: Cancer
Trial of Nadofaragene Firadenovec vs. Observation in Participants With Intermediate Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Recruiting
A phase 3b, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Nadofaragene Firadenovec vs. Observation in Participants with Intermediate Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (IR NMIBC)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: Ferring Investigational Site, Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Intermediate Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Prospective Non-Interventional Study Comparing Osimertinib +/- Chemotherapy for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC Patients
Recruiting
The goal of the study is to collect data on patients treated outside of a clinical trial (in routine clinical practice) with standard of care osimertinib with or without chemotherapy in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) to better understand the safety and effectiveness of these standard of care regimens.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: Lankenau Medical Center, Paoli, Pennsylvania +2 locations
Conditions: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutation, Stage III Lung Cancer, Stage IV Lung Cancer
A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of BMS-986365 Versus the Investigator's Choice of Therapy in Participants With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of BMS-986365 versus the investigator's choice of therapy in participants with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer.
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: Local Institution - 0345, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania +3 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Study of Chemotherapy, With or Without Binimetinib in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers in 2nd Line Setting (A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial)
Recruiting
This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial compares the usual treatment of modified leucovorin, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6) chemotherapy to using binimetinib plus mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy to shrink tumors in patients with biliary tract cancers that have spread to other places in the body (advanced) and had progression of cancer after previous treatments (2nd line setting). Fluorouracil is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cance... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/28/2025
Locations: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pennsylvania +10 locations
Conditions: Recurrent Biliary Tract Carcinoma, Recurrent Gallbladder Carcinoma, Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Stage III Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v8, Unresectable Biliary Tract Carcinoma, Unresectable Gallbladder Carcinoma, Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Advanced Biliary Tract Carcinoma, Advanced Gallbladder Carcinoma, Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Stage III Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8
Study of RAS(ON) Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced RAS-mutated NSCLC
Recruiting
The purpose of this platform study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary antitumor activity of novel RAS(ON) inhibitors as a monotherapy or combined with Standard(s) of Care (SOC) or with each other. The first four subprotocols include the following: Subprotocol A: RMC-6291 +/- RMC-6236 + SOC Subprotocol B: RMC-6236 + SOC Subprotocol C: RMC-9805 +/- RMC-6236 + SOC Subprotocol D: RMC-9805
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/28/2025
Locations: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC, KRAS, NRAS, HRAS-mutated NSCLC, KRAS G12C-mutated Solid Tumors, Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Stage IV, Advanced Solid Tumor, Cancer, RAS G12D-mutated NSCLC
Adding Nivolumab to Usual Treatment for People With Advanced Stomach or Esophageal Cancer, PARAMUNE Trial
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the addition of nivolumab to the usual treatment of paclitaxel and ramucirumab to paclitaxel and ramucirumab alone in treating patients with gastric or esophageal adenocarcinoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Im... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/28/2025
Locations: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pennsylvania +22 locations
Conditions: Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, 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
Immunotherapy After Surgery for People Who Have No Remaining Cancer Cells After Standard Treatment for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, INSIGHT Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares durvalumab to the usual approach (patient observation) after surgery for the treatment of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The usual approach for patients who are not in a study is to closely watch a patient's condition after surgery and to have regular visits wit... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/28/2025
Locations: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania +5 locations
Conditions: Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8