NCI Trials for May

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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 1 – 10187

A Phase I Study of HERV-E TCR Transduced Autologous T Cells in Patients with Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Childs, Richard W.
(301) 451-7128


Phase II – EA9171

Phase II Study of Adding the Anti-PD-1 Pembrolizumab to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Persistently Detectable Minimal Residual Disease

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Zeidan, Amer M.
(203) 737-2572


Phase II – NRG-GU006

A Phase II, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Salvage Radiotherapy with or Without Enhanced Anti-Androgen Therapy with Apalutamide in Recurrent Prostate Cancer

NRG Oncology
Feng, Felix Yi-Chung
(415) 353-7183


Phase III – CCTG MA.39

Tailor RT: A Randomized Trial of Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low Risk Node Positive Breast Cancer

Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Whelan, Timothy Joseph
(905) 387-9711


Phase Other – ANBL17B5-Q

Growth Factor Receptor Trafficking and Neuroblastoma Differentiation

Children’s Oncology Group
Zage, Peter Eric
(858) 534-6494

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