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Brain Cancer clinical trials in Maryland

33 actively recruiting brain cancer trials at 12 sites across Maryland.

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Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing Longer Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain

This phase III trial compares the effectiveness of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS) to usual care stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in treating patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started to the brain. Radia…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT06500455
Sites in Maryland:
  • Maryland Proton Treatment Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland
  • UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center — Bel Air, Maryland
  • Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County — Columbia, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing if High Dose Radiation Only to the Sites of Brain Cancer Compared to Whole Brain Radiation That Avoids the Hippocampus is Better at Preventing Loss of Memory and Thinking Ability

This phase III trial compares the effect of stereotactic radiosurgery to standard of care memantine and whole brain radiation therapy that avoids the hippocampus (the memory zone of the brain) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer th…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT04804644
Sites in Maryland:
  • Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center — Annapolis, Maryland
  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center/Weinberg Cancer Institute — Baltimore, Maryland
  • UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center — Bel Air, Maryland
  • Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County — Columbia, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib vs. Carboplatin and Vincristine in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma

This phase III trial compares the effect of selumetinib versus the standard of care treatment with carboplatin and vincristine (CV) in treating patients with newly diagnosed or previously untreated low-grade glioma (LGG) that does not have…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT04166409
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

ONC201 in H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Glioma Following Radiotherapy (the ACTION Study)

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, international, Phase 3 study in patients with newly diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma to assess whether treatment with dordaviprone (ONC201) following frontline …

Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT05580562
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

EF-41/KEYNOTE D58: Phase 3 Study of Optune Concomitant With Temozolomide Plus Pembrolizumab in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

This is a multicenter, two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Optune® (Tumor Treating Fields at 200 kHz) together with maintenance Temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy agent and pembrolizumab compared to Optune® together…

Sponsor: NovoCure GmbH
NCT ID: NCT06556563
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Sonocloud-9 in Association With Carboplatin Versus Standard-of-Care Chemotherapies (CCNU or TMZ) in Recurrent GBM

The brain is protected from any toxic or inflammatory molecule by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This physical barrier is located at the level of the blood vessel walls. Because of these barrier properties, the blood vessels are also imper…

Sponsor: CarThera
NCT ID: NCT05902169
Sites in Maryland:
  • John Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Blood-brain Barrier (BBB) Opening Using Exablate Focused Ultrasound With Standard of Care Treatment of NSCLC Brain Mets

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of targeted blood brain barrier opening with Exablate Model 4000 Type 2.0/2.1 for the treatment of NSCLC brain metastases in patients who are undergoing planned FDA approved,…

Sponsor: InSightec
NCT ID: NCT05317858
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Pre-Operative or Post-Operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Operative Metastatic Brain Tumors

This phase III trial studies the side effects and how well stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) works before or after surgery in patients with tumors that has spread to the brain or that can be removed by surgery. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a…

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
NCT ID: NCT03750227
Sites in Maryland:
  • NIH Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Network

A Study of a New Way to Treat Children and Young Adults With a Brain Tumor Called NGGCT

This phase II trial studies the best approach to combine chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) based on the patient's response to induction chemotherapy in patients with non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCT) that have not spread to …

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT04684368
Sites in Maryland:
  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FORE8394 in Participants With Cancer Harboring BRAF Alterations

The objective of this Master Protocol is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of plixorafenib in participants with BRAF altered (BRAF V600E or BRAF fusions) locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, or recurrent or progressive primary ce…

Sponsor: Fore Biotherapeutics
NCT ID: NCT05503797
Sites in Maryland:
  • The John Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Maryland Oncology Hematology- Columbia — Rockville, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Diffuse Midline Gliomas

This phase II trial determines if the combination of ONC201 with different drugs is effective for treating participants with diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs). Despite years of research, little to no progress has been made to improve outcomes…

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
NCT ID: NCT05009992
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Digoxin Medulloblastoma Study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of digoxin in treating relapsed non-SHH, non-WNT medulloblastoma in pediatric and young adult patients.

Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
NCT ID: NCT06701812
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate Tovorafenib in Pediatric and Young Adult Participants With Relapsed or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma and Advance Solid Tumors

This is a Phase 2, multi center, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Type II RAF (tovorafenib) in pediatric participants with low-grade glioma or advanced solid tumors. Qualifying genomic alterations will be identified …

Sponsor: Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT04775485
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Novel Indenoisoquinolone CMYC/TOPOISOMERASE 1 Inhibitor (LMP744) in Recurrent Glioblastoma

Background: Glioblastoma is a common brain cancer in adults. Treatment includes surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But this cancer can return after treatment and is often fatal. Researchers want to know if a study drug (LMP744) can kill…

Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT ID: NCT07416188
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

PLX038 in Primary Central Nervous System Tumors Containing MYC or MYCN Amplifications

Background: About 90,000 new cases of brain and spinal cord tumors are diagnosed annually in the United States. Most of these tumors are benign; however, about 30% are malignant, and 35% of people with malignant tumors in the brain and spi…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06161519
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

Trametinib and Everolimus for Treatment of Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Recurrent Gliomas (PNOC021)

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of trametinib and everolimus in treating pediatric and young adult patients with gliomas that have come back (recurrent). Trametinib acts by targeting a protein in cells called MEK …

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
NCT ID: NCT04485559
Sites in Maryland:
  • John Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Safety and Tolerability of ²¹²Pb-DOTAM-GRPR1 in Adult Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic GRPR-expressing Tumors

A Phase 1 Open-Label, First-in-human, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study to Determine the Safety, Tolerability, Dosimetry, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of 212Pb-DOTAM-GRPR1 in Adult Participants with Recurrent or Metastatic …

Sponsor: Orano Med Theranostics, SAS
NCT ID: NCT05283330
Sites in Maryland:
  • Advanced Molecular Imaging and Therapy — Glen Burnie, Maryland
  • United Theranostics - Chesapeake — Glen Burnie, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

Carmustine Wafer in Combination With Retifanlimab and Radiation With/Without Temozolomide in Subjects With Glioblastoma

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and survival of carmustine wafers and radiation and retifanlimab with or without temozolomide (TMZ) in newly-diagnosed adult subjects with glioblastoma multiform after carmustine wafer pla…

Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
NCT ID: NCT05083754
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins Medical Institution — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting NIH

Hypofractionation Trial of Re-irradiation in Good Prognosis Recurrent Glioblastoma

Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a cancer of the brain. Current survival rates for people with GBM are poor; survival ranges from 5.2 months to 39 months. Most tumors come back within months or years after treatment, and when they do, the…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06344130
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
EARLY Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Trial to Evaluate CSF ctDNA and Safety of Plixorafenib Alone or With Retifanlimab in Patients With BRAF-altered Glioma

The investigators will evaluate the sensitivity of ctDNA from plasma and CSF at baseline (defined as C1D1) and over time in response to treatment with plixorafenib alone or in combination with retifanlimab in patients with BRAF-V600E mutan…

Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
NCT ID: NCT06610682
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

Hyperpolarized 13C-pyruvate Metabolic MRI With Infiltrating Gliomas

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and feasibility of performing hyperpolarized metabolic MRI in the diagnosis of brain tumor. This study will also assess the accuracy of hyperpolarized metabolic MRI to diagnose intermediat…

Sponsor: University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT ID: NCT04772456
Sites in Maryland:
  • Rosy Njonkou Tchoquessi — Baltimore, Maryland
NA Recruiting Industry

REMASTer: REcurrent Brain Metastases After SRS Trial

Randomized, post-market multi-center study investigating the efficacy of two sets of treatment algorithms in brain metastases (BM) patients at the time of first intervention for radiographic progression after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS…

Sponsor: Monteris Medical
NCT ID: NCT05124912
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 4 Recruiting Industry

Dabrafenib and/or Trametinib Rollover Study

This study is to provide access for patients who are receiving treatment with dabrafenib and/or trametinib in a Novartis-sponsored Oncology Global Development, Global Medical Affairs or a former GSK-sponsored study who have fulfilled the r…

Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT03340506
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institute Of Health — Bethesda, Maryland
NA Recruiting Academic/Other

Cognitive Outcomes After Brain Substructure-informed Radiation Planning in Pediatric Patients

The goal of this trial is to determine whether it is possible to minimize radiation dose to parts of the brain that are important for thinking and learning in children who require radiation to treat their tumor, and if this will help reduc…

Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
NCT ID: NCT05658731
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland
NA Recruiting NIH

DDAVP for Pituitary Adenoma

This study is designed as a single institution trial. The study utilizes safe and clinically-validated tools for preoperative workup of patients with small pituitary tumors. DDAVP stimulation and 18F-labeled fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptak…

Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT ID: NCT04569591
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-09-07