Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - Saint Luke's Cancer Center - Allentown — Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Saint Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Chambersburg Hospital — Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- Northeast Radiation Oncology Center — Dunmore, Pennsylvania
- Saint Luke's Hospital-Anderson Campus — Easton, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - Saint Luke's Cancer Center - Allentown — Allentown, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Altoona — Altoona, Pennsylvania
- UPMC-Heritage Valley Health System Beaver — Beaver, Pennsylvania
- Saint Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Carlisle Regional Cancer Center — Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting NIH
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 Pennsylvania: - Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania
- Penn State Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - University of Pennsylvania - Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinical Trials Organization — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Network
This phase II trial compares the effect of encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab versus ipilimumab and nivolumab in treating patients with BRAF- V600 mutant melanoma that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Encorafenib and binime…
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
NCT ID: NCT04511013
Sites in Pennsylvania: - University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Network
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 Pennsylvania: - Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest — Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania
- Penn State Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting NIH
This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects and best dose of selinexor given in combination with the usual chemotherapy (temozolomide) and compares the effect of this combination therapy versus the usual chemotherapy alone (temozo…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05432804
Sites in Pennsylvania: - UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) will be used in an open label, multicenter, study as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High Risk/Very High Risk and Relapsed/Refractory Medulloblastoma.
Sponsor: Giselle Sholler
NCT ID: NCT04696029
Sites in Pennsylvania: - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - UPMC Presbyterian Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the investigational oral drug AMXT 1501 in combination with oral eflornithine (DFMO). An investigational drug is one that has not been approved by the U.S. Food \& Drug Administration (FDA), or any …
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT ID: NCT06465199
Sites in Pennsylvania: - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
This is a Phase II open-label study to investigate the safety and efficacy of ACT001 in patients with DIPG and H3K27-altered HGG.
Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT06838676
Sites in Pennsylvania: - Children's Hospital of Philidelphia — Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry
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 Pennsylvania: - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
This study will test the safety and effectiveness of a combination of pembrolizumab, olaparib, and temozolomide to see how well these drugs work when given together in people with a glioma that either did not respond to previous treatment …
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT05188508
Sites in Pennsylvania: - Lehigh Valley Health Network (Data Collection Only) — Allentown, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
Hypothalamic obesity (HO) refers to the substantial weight gain that often complicates hypothalamic brain tumors. Children with this treatment-recalcitrant form of obesity have excess rates of metabolic sequelae compared to otherwise healt…
Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT06299891
Sites in Pennsylvania: - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other
The study will assess the immunogenicity, safety and preliminary clinical efficacy of the glioma associated antigen (GAA)/tetanus toxoid (TT) peptide vaccine and poly-ICLC in HLA-A2+ children with unresectable low-grade gliomas that have r…
Sponsor: James Felker
NCT ID: NCT02358187
Sites in Pennsylvania: - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 1 Recruiting NIH
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of triapine in combination with radiation therapy in treating patients with glioblastoma or astrocytoma that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent). Triapine…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06860594
Sites in Pennsylvania: - UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other
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 Pennsylvania: - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania