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NCI Trials for May 2020

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The National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program approved the following clinical research studies last month.

For further information, contact the principal investigator listed.

Phase II – A071702

A Phase II Study of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy in Patients with Somatically Hypermutated Recurrent Glioblastoma

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Dunn, Gavin Peter

(314) 747-6141

Phase II – EAQ191

Cancer Therapy Risk-Reduction with Intensive Systolic BP Management (CARISMA) – a Phase II Study

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Ky, Bonnie

(215) 573-6606

Phase II – S1905

A Phase II Study of AKR1C3-Activated Prodrug OBI-3424 (OBI-3424) In Patients with Relapsed/Refractory T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)

SWOG

Advani, Anjali S.

(216) 445-9354

Phase III – EA5181

Randomized Phase III Trial of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) as Concurrent and Consolidative Therapy or Consolidative Therapy Alone for Unresectable Stage 3 NSCLC

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Pennell, Nathan Adam

(216) 445-9282

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