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51 Brain Tumor Trials

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This trial studies four drugs to treat patients with worsening meningioma. These drugs work by blocking enzymes that the tumor cells need to grow. The trial focuses on patients whose tumors have specific genetic mutations.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
124 Participants Needed
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy is more effective when given together with or without temozolomide in treating patients with low-grade glioma. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy so see how well it works when given together with or without temozolomide in treating patients with low-grade glioma.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
540 Participants Needed
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving radiation therapy together with temozolomide may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether giving temozolomide during and/or after radiation therapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone in treating anaplastic glioma. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving temozolomide during and/or after radiation therapy to see how well it works compared to radiation therapy alone in treating patients with anaplastic glioma.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
751 Participants Needed
This trial tests a combination of tocilizumab, atezolizumab, and precise radiation therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. Tocilizumab reduces inflammation, atezolizumab boosts the immune system, and the radiation targets the tumor. The goal is to make the tumor more responsive to treatment and improve patient outcomes.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
53 Participants Needed
This study is evaluating whether a combination of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant is more effective than chemotherapy alone in treating patients with germ cell tumors.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:14+
Sex:Male
420 Participants Needed
This phase II trial studies how well vemurafenib and cobimetinib work in treating patients with BRAF V600E mutation positive craniopharyngioma. Vemurafenib and cobimetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
24 Participants Needed
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Targeted Therapy for Cancer

Great Bend, Kansas
This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at least one line of standard treatment or for which no agreed upon treatment approach exists. Genetic tests look at the unique genetic material (genes) of patients' tumor cells. Patients with genetic abnormalities (such as mutations, amplifications, or translocations) may benefit more from treatment which targets their tumor's particular genetic abnormality. Identifying these genetic abnormalities first may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myeloma.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
6452 Participants Needed
This is an open-label, multicenter, global Phase 2 basket study of entrectinib (RXDX-101) for the treatment of patients with solid tumors that harbor an NTRK1/2/3, ROS1, or ALK gene fusion. Patients will be assigned to different baskets according to tumor type and gene fusion.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
534 Participants Needed
This phase III trial investigates the best dose of vinblastine in combination with selumetinib and the benefit of adding vinblastine to selumetinib compared to selumetinib alone in treating children and young adults with low-grade glioma (a common type of brain cancer) that has come back after prior treatment (recurrent) or does not respond to therapy (progressive). Selumetinib is a drug that works by blocking a protein that lets tumor cells grow without stopping. Vinblastine blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and may kill cancer cells. Giving selumetinib in combination with vinblastine may work better than selumetinib alone in treating recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:2 - 25
Sex:All
300 Participants Needed
This trial studies if radiation therapy helps prevent the return of grade II meningioma after surgery. Radiation therapy uses powerful x-rays to destroy any leftover cancer cells. The goal is to see if this improves patient outcomes compared to just monitoring them. Radiation therapy has shown success in stabilizing tumor growth and reducing recurrence risk.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
163 Participants Needed
Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving radiation with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiation with adjuvant PCV is more effective in treating anaplastic glioma or low grade glioma.
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No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
305 Participants Needed
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ONC201 for Brain Tumor

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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 ONC201 following frontline radiotherapy will extend overall survival and progression-free survival in this population. Eligible participants will have histologically diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma and have completed standard frontline radiotherapy.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:All
Sex:All
450 Participants Needed
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 the surrounding normal brain. Whole brain radiation therapy with hippocampal avoidance (HA-WBRT) is when radiation therapy is given to the whole brain, while trying to decrease the amount of radiation that is delivered to the area of the hippocampus. The hippocampus is a brain structure that is important for memory. Memantine is a drug that is given to help relieve symptoms that can be caused by WBRT, including problems with memory and other mental symptoms. Health Canada, the regulatory body that oversees the use of drugs in Canada, has not approved the sale or use of memantine in combination with WBRT to treat this kind of cancer, although they have allowed its use in this study.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
206 Participants Needed
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 other parts of the brain or body (localized). This study has 2 goals: 1) optimizing radiation for patients who respond well to induction chemotherapy to diminish spinal cord relapses, 2) utilizing higher dose chemotherapy followed by conventional RT in patients who did not respond to induction chemotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs, such as carboplatin, etoposide, ifosfamide, and thiotepa, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays or high-energy protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Studies have shown that patients with newly-diagnosed localized NGGCT, whose disease responds well to chemotherapy before receiving radiation therapy, are more likely to be free of the disease for a longer time than are patients for whom the chemotherapy does not efficiently eliminate or reduce the size of the tumor. The purpose of this study is to see how well the tumors respond to induction chemotherapy to decide what treatment to give next. Some patients will be given RT to the spine and a portion of the brain. Others will be given high dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant before RT to the whole brain and spine. Giving treatment based on the response to induction chemotherapy may lower the side effects of radiation in some patients and adjust the therapy to a more efficient one for other patients with localized NGGCT.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:3 - 29
Sex:All
160 Participants Needed
This trial is testing a new drug called OKN-007 combined with a chemotherapy drug, temozolomide, in patients whose brain cancer has returned after standard treatments. OKN-007 may help reduce tumor growth and make the chemotherapy more effective. Temozolomide is effective in treating malignant brain tumors.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
57 Participants Needed
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well ivosidenib works in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced), lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that have IDH1 genetic alterations (mutations). Ivosidenib may block the growth of cancer cells that have specific genetic changes in an important signaling pathway called the IDH pathway.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
49 Participants Needed
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well larotrectinib works in treating patients with previously untreated TRK fusion solid tumors and TRK fusion acute leukemia that has come back. Larotrectinib may stop the growth of cancer cells with TRK fusions by blocking the TRK enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:< 30
Sex:All
31 Participants Needed
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Larotrectinib for Advanced Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well larotrectinib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with NTRK fusions that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and have come back (relapased) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). Larotrectinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
9 Participants Needed
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Selumetinib for Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well selumetinib sulfate works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with MAPK pathway activation mutations that have spread to other places in the body and have come back or do not respond to treatment. Selumetinib sulfate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
21 Participants Needed
This trial tests the safety and effectiveness of combining selinexor with radiation therapy in children and young adults with aggressive brain tumors. Selinexor is a drug that blocks a protein to stop cancer cells from growing. The study aims to find the best dose and see if this combination can shrink tumors.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
210 Participants Needed
This randomized phase II clinical trial studies the side effects and how well proton beam or intensity-modulated radiation therapy works in preserving brain function in patients with IDH mutant grade II or III glioma. Proton beam radiation therapy uses tiny charged particles to deliver radiation directly to the tumor and may cause less damage to normal tissue. Intensity-modulated or photon beam radiation therapy uses high-energy x-ray beams shaped to treat the tumor and may also cause less damage to normal tissue. It is not yet known if proton beam radiation therapy is more effective than photon-based beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy in treating patients with glioma.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
120 Participants Needed
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Erdafitinib for Brain Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This phase II trial tests how well erdafitinib works in controlling IDH-wild type (WT), FGFR-TACC gene fusion positive gliomas that have come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that are growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive). Erdafitinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal FGFR protein that signals tumor cells to multiply. This may help keep tumor cells from growing and may kill them. Giving erdafitinib may help to slow the growth of, or to shrink, tumor cells in patients with recurrent or progressive IDH-wild type gliomas with FGFR-TACC gene fusion.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
35 Participants Needed
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Olaparib for Advanced Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This phase II trial studies how well olaparib works in treating patients with glioma, cholangiocarcinoma, or solid tumors with IDH1 or IDH2 mutations that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and that does not respond to treatment (refractory). Olaparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
145 Participants Needed
A study to learn about safety and find out maximum tolerable dose of palbociclib given in combination with chemotherapy (temozolomide with irinotecan or topotecan with cyclophosphamide) in children, adolescents and young adults with recurrent or refractory solid tumors (phase 1). Neuroblastoma tumor specific cohort to further evaluate antitumor activity of palbociclib in combination with topotecan and cyclophosphamide in children, adolescents, and young adults with recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma. Phase 2 to learn about the efficacy of palbociclib in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide when compared with irinotecan and temozolomide alone in the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with recurrent or refractory Ewing sarcoma (EWS).
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:2 - 20
Sex:All
128 Participants Needed
The primary aim of this randomized phase III trial was to study whether the addition of maintenance chemotherapy delivered after surgical resection and focal radiation would be better than surgery and focal radiation alone. The trial also studied if patients who received induction chemotherapy and then either achieved a complete response or went on to have a complete resection would also benefit from maintenance chemotherapy. Children ages 1-21 years with newly diagnosed intracranial ependymoma were included. There were 2 arms that were not randomized. One arm studied patients with Grade II tumors located in the supratentorial compartment that were completely resected. One arm studied patients with residual tumor and those patients all received maintenance chemotherapy after focal radiation. Chemotherapy drugs, such as vincristine sulfate, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving chemotherapy in combination with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells and allow doctors to save the part of the body where the cancer started.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
479 Participants Needed
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well vemurafenib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with BRAF V600 mutations that have spread to other places in the body (advanced) and have come back (recurrent) or do not respond to treatment (refractory). Vemurafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
4 Participants Needed
This Pediatric MATCH screening and multi-sub-study phase II trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in pediatric patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, or histiocytic disorders that have progressed following at least one line of standard systemic therapy and/or for which no standard treatment exists that has been shown to prolong survival. Genetic tests look at the unique genetic material (genes) of patients' tumor cells. Patients with genetic changes or abnormalities (mutations) may benefit more from treatment which targets their tumor's particular genetic mutation, and may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with solid tumors or non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
2316 Participants Needed
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Erdafitinib for Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well erdafitinib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with FGFR mutations that have spread to other places in the body and have come back or do not respond to treatment. Erdafitinib may stop the growth of cancer cells with FGFR mutations by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
20 Participants Needed
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Ensartinib for Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This phase II Pediatric MATCH treatment trial studies how well ensartinib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with ALK or ROS1 genomic alterations that have come back (recurrent) or does not respond to treatment (refractory) and may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Ensartinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
98 Participants Needed
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Tipifarnib for Cancer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This trial tests tipifarnib, a drug that may help stop cancer growth, on children with certain advanced cancers that have a specific genetic change. The drug works by targeting and blocking the growth of these cancer cells.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
5 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brain Tumor clinical trials pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Brain Tumor clinical trials work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Brain Tumor trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Brain Tumor is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Brain Tumor medical study ?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Brain Tumor clinical trials ?

Most recently, we added IAM1363 for Breast Cancer, Erdafitinib for Brain Cancer and FORE8394 for Cancer to the Power online platform.