NCI Trials for May 2021

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

For further information, contact the principal investigator listed.

Phase I – PED-CITN-03

Phase 1 Trial of Hu5F9-G4 (Magrolimab) Combined with Dinutuximab in Children and Young Adults with Relapsed and Refractory Neuroblastoma or Relapsed Osteosarcoma

Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network

Majzner, Robbie G.

(650) 723-5535

Phase II – ACNS2021

A Phase 2 Trial of Chemotherapy Followed by Response-Based Whole Ventricular & Spinal Canal Irradiation (WVSCI) for Patients with Localized Non-Germinomatous Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor

Children’s Oncology Group

MacDonald, Shannon Michelle

(617) 726-5184

Phase II – EA2192

APOLLO: A Randomized Phase II Double-Blind Study of Olaparib Versus Placebo Following Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Resected Pancreatic Cancer and a Pathogenic BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 Mutation

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Reiss Binder, Kim Anna

(215) 360-0735

Phase II – EA2201

A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab and Short-Course Radiation in MSI-H/dMMR Locally Advanced Rectal Adenocarcinoma

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Ciombor, Kristen Keon

(615) 936-8422

Phase II – NRG-GY023

A Randomized Phase II Trial of Triplet Therapy (A PD-L1 Inhibitor Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Combination with Olaparib and Cediranib) Compared to Olaparib and Cediranib or Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and Cediranib or Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Women with Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal or Fallopian Cancer Who Have Received Prior Bevacizumab

NRG Oncology

Lee, Jung-min

(301) 443-7735

Phase II – PBTC-058

Phase 2 Study of Intraventricular Omburtamab-Based Radioimmunotherapy for Pediatric Patients with Recurrent Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

Karajannis, Matthias A.

(212) 639-3171

Phase III – NRG-BR007

A Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating De-Escalation of Breast Radiation for Conservative Treatment of Stage I, Hormone Sensitive, HER2-Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score </= 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)

NRG Oncology

White, Julia R.

(614) 688-7367

Phase Other – S2013

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity (I-CHECKIT): A Prospective Observational Study

SWOG

Gunturu, Krishna Soujanya

(781) 744-8400

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