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2 articles from the last 30 days matching "rare cancer"

Clinical trialCLINICALTRIALSApr 15

Trial Now Recruiting: Agnostic Therapy in Rare Solid Tumors (NCT06638931)

Researchers are testing a cancer drug called nivolumab in patients with rare tumors that have a specific marker called PD-L1. This is a Phase 2 trial that will include up to 28 patients with many different types of rare cancers who haven't responded well to standard treatments. The study will last up to 12 months and measure how well the drug works.

WHY IT MATTERSIf you have one of the 43 rare tumor types listed and your cancer has high PD-L1 expression, this trial offers access to an immunotherapy that may work regardless of where your cancer started.
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Clinical trialUNITERAREApr 15

New Recruiting Trial: Temozolomide and Survivin Long Peptide Vaccine (SurVaxM) for the Treatment of Patients With Progressing Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas

Researchers are testing a new cancer treatment that combines two approaches: a chemotherapy drug called temozolomide and a vaccine called SurVaxM that trains the immune system to fight cancer cells. This trial is for patients with neuroendocrine carcinomas (rare cancers in hormone-producing cells) that are spreading and getting worse despite other treatments. The study is now accepting patients and will run through 2026.

WHY IT MATTERSThis is one of the first trials testing an immunotherapy vaccine specifically for metastatic neuroendocrine carcinomas, offering a potential new option for patients whose cancer has progressed on standard treatments.
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