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Brain Cancer clinical trials in Pennsylvania

31 actively recruiting brain cancer trials at 29 sites across Pennsylvania.

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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 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

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 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 Academic/Other

Testing Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Vorasidenib to Temozolomide, After Radiation for Advanced Brain Cancer

This phase III trial compares the effect of vorasidenib to placebo in combination with usual treatment, temozolomide, in treating patients with newly diagnosed grade 3 astrocytoma after radiation. Temozolomide is in a class of medications …

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT07215910
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Christiana Care Health System-Concord Health Center — Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Forbes Hospital — Monroeville, Pennsylvania
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Network

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Compared With Hippocampal-Avoidant Whole Brain Radiotherapy (HA-WBRT) Plus Memantine for 5 or More Brain Metastases

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a commonly used treatment for brain tumors. It is a one-day (or in some cases two day), out-patient procedure during which a high dose of radiation is delivered to small spots in the brain while excluding…

Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
NCT ID: NCT03550391
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham — Furlong, Pennsylvania
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

SIGMA (Safusidenib in IDH1 Mutant Glioma Maintenance)

This is a 3-part study. The purpose of Part 1 of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of safusidenib in participants with recurrent/progressive IDH1-mutant World Health Organization (WHO) …

Sponsor: Nuvation Bio Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05303519
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Beginning Radiation Immediately With GammaTile at GBM Excision Versus Standard of Care

This is a Phase 3 prospective, randomized, superiority, open-label, multi-site study. The overview of this study is as follows: * A Screening/Baseline Period of 21 days. During this time, patients will be randomized into a 1:2 allocation o…

Sponsor: GT Medical Technologies, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07195591
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Allegheny Health Network — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Network

A Study to Compare the Administration of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Nivolumab Versus Ipilimumab + Nivolumab in BRAF-V600 Mutant Melanoma With Brain Metastases

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 1, Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Selinexor, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Temozolomide) for Brain Tumors That Have Returned After Previous Treatment

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:
  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, or recurrent or progressive primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors harborin…

Sponsor: Fore Biotherapeutics
NCT ID: NCT05503797
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

PEP-CMV Vaccine Targeting CMV Antigen to Treat Newly Diagnosed Pediatric HGG and DIPG and Recurrent Medulloblastoma

This study will address the question of whether targeting CMV antigens with PEP-CMV can serve as a novel immunotherapeutic approach in pediatric patients with newly-diagnosed high-grade glioma (HGG) or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIP…

Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT05096481
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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: Patrick Wen, MD
NCT ID: NCT02977780
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of Olutasidenib and Temozolomide in HGG

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the study drug olutasidenib to treat newly diagnosed pediatric and young adult patients with a high-grade glioma (HGG) harboring an IDH1 mutation. The main question the study aims to a…

Sponsor: Rigel Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT06161974
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Pembrolizumab, Olaparib, and Temozolomide for People With Glioma

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 Industry

APL-101 Study of Subjects With NSCLC With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors

To assess: * efficacy of APL-101 as monotherapy for the treatment of NSCLC harboring MET Exon 14 skipping mutations, NSCLC harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET fusion, primary CN…

Sponsor: Apollomics Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03175224
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Efficacy and Safety of Phentermine/Topiramate in Youth With Hypothalamic Obesity

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 1 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, Triapine, to the Usual Radiation Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma or Astrocytoma

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:
  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 1 Recruiting Network

Testing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, AZD1390, During Radiation Therapy for Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma, or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

This phase I clinical trial studies the side effects and best dose of AZD1390 and to see how well it works when given together with radiation therapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with high grade glioma, diffuse midline glioma or…

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT06894979
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of NST-628 Oral Tablets in Subjects With Solid Tumors

This is a two-part Phase 1, open label, multi-center, single arm, non-randomized, multiple dose, safety, pharmacokinetic (PK) and preliminary efficacy study of single agent NST-628 in adult patients with MAPK pathway mutated/dependent adva…

Sponsor: Nested Therapeutics, Inc
NCT ID: NCT06326411
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EARLY Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

Lorlatinib for Newly-Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma With ROS or ALK Fusion

The goal of this study is to determine the response of the study drug loratinib in treating children who are newly diagnosed high-grade glioma with a fusion in ALK or ROS1. It will also evaluate the safety of lorlatinib when given with che…

Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT06333899
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • University of Pittsburg Medical Center (UPCM) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

PEACH TRIAL- Precision Medicine and Adoptive Cellular Therapy

A Phase I open-label, multicenter study, to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of treating children with newly diagnosed DIPG or recurrent neuroblastoma with molecular targeted therapy in combination with ad…

Sponsor: University of Florida
NCT ID: NCT04837547
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania

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