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NCI Trials for October

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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 I – ABTC-1804

Determining the Dose of Regadenoson Most Likely to Transiently Alter the Integrity of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Patients with High Grade Gliomas

Adult Brain Tumor Consortium

Grossman, Stuart Alan

(410) 955-8837

Phase II – ACNS1723

A Phase 2 Study of Dabrafenib (NSC# 763760) with Trametinib (NSC# 763093) After Local Irradiation in Newly-Diagnosed BRAF V600-Mutant High-Grade Glioma (HGG) (IND# 145355)

Children’s Oncology Group

Lulla, Rishi Ramesh

(401) 444-5171

Phase III – A221803

Mepitel Film for the Reduction of Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Corbin, Kimberly S.

(507) 284-2669

Phase Other – WF-1805CD

Implementation and Effectiveness Trial of HN-STAR

Wake Forest NCORP Research Base

Weaver, Kathryn E.

(336) 713-5062

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