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Brain Cancer clinical trials in Massachusetts

43 actively recruiting brain cancer trials at 1 site across Massachusetts.

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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 Massachusetts:
  • Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Trial to Evaluate Multiple Regimens in Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) adaptive, global, innovative learning environment (GBM AGILE) is an international, seamless Phase II/III response adaptive randomization platform trial designed to evaluate multiple therapies in newly diagnosed (ND) and …

Sponsor: Global Coalition for Adaptive Research
NCT ID: NCT03970447
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Phase 1/2 Trial of S241656 in Selected RAS/MAPK Mutation- Positive Malignancies

BDTX-4933-101 is a first-in-human, open-label, Phase 1/2 dose escalation, dose optimization and expansion study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of S241656 as monotherapy and in combination with other anti-cancer therapies …

Sponsor: Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
NCT ID: NCT05786924
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard University — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

DOC1021 Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy for Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Adult Glioblastoma (GBM)

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if DOC1021 + pIFN alongside standard of care (SOC) will improve survival in adult patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma (IDH-wt). It will also evaluate the safety of DOC1021 + pIFN. Research…

Sponsor: Diakonos Oncology Corporation
NCT ID: NCT06805305
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of PRMT5 Inhibitor BAY 3713372 in Participants With MTAP-deleted Solid Tumors

The study treatment, BAY 3713372, is under development to treat MTAP (methylthioadenosine phosphorylase)-deleted solid tumors. It is thought to work by blocking the protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5). This may kill the MTAP-del…

Sponsor: Bayer
NCT ID: NCT06914128
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital - Neurology — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Oncology Department — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Safety and Tolerability of TNG456 Alone and in Combination With Abemaciclib in Patients With Solid Tumors With MTAP Loss

This is a first in human study of TNG456 alone and in combination with abemaciclib in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors known to have an MTAP loss. The first part of the study is an open-label, dose escalation and the secon…

Sponsor: Tango Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06810544
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

INdividualized Screening Trial of Innovative Glioblastoma Therapy (INSIGhT)

This research study is studying several investigational drugs as a possible treatment for Glioblastoma (GBM). The drugs involved in this study are : * Abemaciclib (arm is currently closed to accrual) * Temozolomide (temodar) * Neratinib (a…

Sponsor: David Reardon, MD
NCT ID: NCT02977780
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of AZD9574 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anti-cancer Agents in Participants With Advanced Solid Malignancies

This study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary efficacy of AZD9574 individually and in combination with anti-cancer agents in participants with advanced cancer that has recurr…

Sponsor: AstraZeneca
NCT ID: NCT05417594
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Research Site — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Study of Ribociclib and Everolimus in HGG and DIPG or Ribociclib and Temozolomide in DHG, H3G34-mutant

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the 1) ribociclib and everolimus to treat pediatric and young adult patients newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma (HGG), including DIPG, that have genetic changes in pathways (cell…

Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT05843253
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of Abemaciclib and Elacestrant in Participants With Brain Metastasis Due to ER+/HER-2- Breast Cancer

This is a multi-site, global, open-label study that includes a phase 1b evaluation of elacestrant in combination with abemaciclib in women and men with brain metastases from estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor re…

Sponsor: Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05386108
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Adjuvant Temozolomide ± 5-Aminolevulinic Acid + Low Intensity Diffuse Ultrasound Sonodynamic Therapy System for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

The purpose of this research is to test an investigational device using ultrasound along with an investigational drug to see if it is useful in treating glioblastoma following standard of care therapy surgery and chemoradiation. This study…

Sponsor: Alpheus Medical, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07225621
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Antiangiogenic Therapy for Children With Recurrent Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, ATRT and Rare CNS Tumors

Patients with with recurrent or progressive medulloblastoma, ependymoma, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), and CNS tumors of various histologies have a very poor prognosis whether treated with conventional chemotherapy, high-dose ch…

Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna
NCT ID: NCT01356290
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Stereotactic Brain-directed Radiation With or Without Aguix Gadolinium-Based Nanoparticles in Brain Metastases

The purpose of this study is to determine whether AGuIX (Activation and Guidance of Irradiation by X-ray) gadolinium-based nanoparticles make radiation work more effectively in the treatment of patients with brain metastases that are more …

Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT04899908
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Palbociclib and Pembrolizumab In Central Nervous System Metastases

This research study is studying This research study is studying the efficacy and safety of the following study drugs as a possible treatment for recurrent central nervous system (CNS) metastases: * Palbociclib alone (Cohort 1) * The combin…

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT ID: NCT02896335
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Stereotactic Radiation for Growing/Changing Brain Metastases With Same-Day Radiation Planning and Treatment With Margin Reduction

The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of same-day radiation planning and treatment. The study will shorten the time interval between radiation planning (radiation mapping) and radiation treatment. The inte…

Sponsor: Ayal A. Aizer, MD
NCT ID: NCT07132190
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

G-CSF After Chemo-radiation in Patients With Glioblastoma

This research study involves the study of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with MGMT-methylated glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) that are undergoing standard chemoradiation. The study aims to evaluate G-CSF's effects …

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT ID: NCT06649851
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

NTS-WBRT in Brain Metastases

This research is being done to assess the quality of life and symptom burden in participants who receive (normal tissue sparing whole brain radiation therapy (NTS-WBRT). This research study involves: * NTS-WBRT (normal tissue sparing whole…

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT ID: NCT05013892
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center — Boston, Massachusetts
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 1/1b Study of IAM1363 in HER2 Cancers

This is a Phase 1/1b open-label, multi-center dose escalation and dose optimization study designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of IAM1363 in participants with advanced cancers that harbor HER2 alterations.

Sponsor: Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
NCT ID: NCT06253871
Sites in Massachusetts:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts

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