South Dakota is currently home to 326 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen and Watertown. 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.
A Study of Pembrolizumab With or Without Chemotherapy in Combination With Additional Treatments for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01G/KEYMAKER U01)
Recruiting
Researchers are investigating new treatments for untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is the most common form of lung cancer and lung cancer that has spread beyond surgical removal. Standard treatments include immunotherapy, such as pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of adding other treatments, including the human epidermal growth factor receptor 3-directed antibody-drug conjugate (HER3-DXd) patritumab deruxtecan, to pembrolizu... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford Cancer Center ( Site 0038), Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conditions: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Measuring if Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy is Better Than Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Aggressive Poorly Differentiated Sarcomas
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy (doxorubicin) to chemotherapy (doxorubicin) alone in treating patients with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) or a related poorly differentiated sarcoma that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. Doxorubicin damages the cell'... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conditions: Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremities AJCC v8, Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremities AJCC v8, Metastatic Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Unresectable Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
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:
07/24/2025
Locations: Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, South Dakota
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
Chemotherapy Combined With Immunotherapy Versus Immunotherapy Alone for Older Adults With Stage IIIB-IV Lung Cancer, The ACHIEVE Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding chemotherapy to immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) versus immunotherapy alone in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV lung 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 work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividin... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
70 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, South Dakota
Conditions: Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Giredestrant Compared With Fulvestrant (Plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor), in Participants With ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer Resistant to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy (pionERA Breast Cancer)
Recruiting
This is a Phase III, randomized, open-label multicenter study that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of giredestrant compared with fulvestrant, both in combination with the investigator's choice of a CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib), in participants with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer who have developed resistance to adjuvant endocrine therapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Avera Cancer Institute - Aberdeen, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Conditions: Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
Testing the Role of DNA Released From Tumor Cells Into the Blood in Guiding the Use of Immunotherapy After Surgical Removal of the Bladder, Kidney, Ureter, and Urethra for Urothelial Cancer Treatment, MODERN Study
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial examines whether patients who have undergone surgical removal of bladder, kidney, ureter or urethra, but require an additional treatment called immunotherapy to help prevent their urinary tract (urothelial) cancer from coming back, can be identified by a blood test. Many types of tumors tend to lose cells or release different types of cellular products including their DNA which is referred to as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) into the bloodstream before changes can be seen... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conditions: Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage II Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v7, Muscle Invasive Renal Pelvis Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Urethral Urothelial Carcinoma
A Study to Assess Long-term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Rocatinlimab in Adult and Adolescent Participants With Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Recruiting
The primary objective of this study is to describe the long-term safety and tolerability of rocatinlimab in participants with moderate-to-severe AD.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 100 years
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Health Concepts, Rapid City, South Dakota
Conditions: Atopic Dermatitis
A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding immunotherapy (brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab) to standard treatment (chemotherapy with or without radiation) to the standard treatment alone in improving survival in patients with stage I and II classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Brentuximab vedotin is in a class of medications called antibody-drug conjugates. It is made of a monoclonal antibody called brentuximab that is linked to a cytotoxic agent called vedotin. Brentuximab attaches to CD30 posi... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 5 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conditions: Lugano Classification Limited Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma AJCC v8
Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE): Shionogi Protease Inhibitor (Ensitrelvir)
Recruiting
Treatments are needed to improve outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, including direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents to mitigate the pathology driven by ongoing viral replication. This trial will evaluate S-217622 (ensitrelvir), an anti-SARS-CoV2 3C-like protease inhibitor (PI) developed by Shionogi \&; Co. Ltd. The study design is a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center international clinical trial that will evaluate the clinical efficacy of ensitrelvir when given in addit... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital (Site 213-005), Rapid City, South Dakota
Conditions: COVID-19
MYELOMATCH: A Screening Study to Assign People With Myeloid Cancer to a Treatment Study or Standard of Care Treatment Within myeloMATCH (MyeloMATCH Screening Trial)
Recruiting
This MyeloMATCH Master Screening and Reassessment Protocol (MSRP) evaluates the use of a screening tool and specific laboratory tests to help improve participants' ability to register to clinical trials throughout the course of their myeloid cancer (acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome) treatment. This study involves testing patients' bone marrow and blood for certain biomarkers. A biomarker (sometimes called a marker) is any molecule in the body that can be measured. Doctors look... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Palbociclib and Binimetinib in RAS-Mutant Cancers, A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial
Recruiting
This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial evaluates the effectiveness of palbociclib and binimetinib in treating patients with RAS-mutated cancers. Palbociclib and binimetinib are both in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. They work by blocking the action of abnormal proteins that signals cancer cells to multiply. This trial may help researchers understand if giving the combination of palbociclib and binimetinib can help improve the amount of time before the cancer grows in patients... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conditions: Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ovarian Low Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Exocrine Pancreas Carcinoma
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:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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