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Brain Cancer clinical trials in North Carolina

46 actively recruiting brain cancer trials at 13 sites across North Carolina.

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Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib vs. Carboplatin and Vincristine in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma

This phase III trial compares the effect of selumetinib versus the standard of care treatment with carboplatin and vincristine (CV) in treating patients with newly diagnosed or previously untreated low-grade glioma (LGG) that does not have…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT04166409
Sites in North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
  • East Carolina University — Greenville, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Network

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Compared With Hippocampal-Avoidant Whole Brain Radiotherapy (HA-WBRT) Plus Memantine for 5 or More Brain Metastases

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a commonly used treatment for brain tumors. It is a one-day (or in some cases two day), out-patient procedure during which a high dose of radiation is delivered to small spots in the brain while excluding…

Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
NCT ID: NCT03550391
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Mission Hospital — Asheville, North Carolina
  • Cone Health Cancer Center — Greensboro, North Carolina
  • East Carolina University — Greenville, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

ONC201 in H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Glioma Following Radiotherapy (the ACTION Study)

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, international, Phase 3 study in patients with newly diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma to assess whether treatment with dordaviprone (ONC201) following frontline …

Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT05580562
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Levine Cancer Institute/ Atrium Health — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Duke Cancer Institute — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Trial to Evaluate Multiple Regimens in Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) adaptive, global, innovative learning environment (GBM AGILE) is an international, seamless Phase II/III response adaptive randomization platform trial designed to evaluate multiple therapies in newly diagnosed (ND) and …

Sponsor: Global Coalition for Adaptive Research
NCT ID: NCT03970447
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
  • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest* — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study Comparing Niraparib With Temozolomide in Adult Participants With Newly-diagnosed, MGMT Unmethylated Glioblastoma

The goal of this Phase 3 clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of niraparib versus temozolomide (TMZ) in adult participants with newly-diagnosed, MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The main question it aims to answer is: …

Sponsor: Ivy Brain Tumor Center
NCT ID: NCT06388733
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic — Durham, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest Baptist Health — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

EF-41/KEYNOTE D58: Phase 3 Study of Optune Concomitant With Temozolomide Plus Pembrolizumab in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

This is a multicenter, two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Optune® (Tumor Treating Fields at 200 kHz) together with maintenance Temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy agent and pembrolizumab compared to Optune® together…

Sponsor: NovoCure GmbH
NCT ID: NCT06556563
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of Satralizumab in Participants With Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor (NMDAR) or Anti-leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) Encephalitis

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, PK, and PD of satralizumab in participants with NMDAR and LGI1 encephalitis.

Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
NCT ID: NCT05503264
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Sonocloud-9 in Association With Carboplatin Versus Standard-of-Care Chemotherapies (CCNU or TMZ) in Recurrent GBM

The brain is protected from any toxic or inflammatory molecule by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This physical barrier is located at the level of the blood vessel walls. Because of these barrier properties, the blood vessels are also imper…

Sponsor: CarThera
NCT ID: NCT05902169
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Network

A Study to Compare the Administration of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Nivolumab Versus Ipilimumab + Nivolumab in BRAF-V600 Mutant Melanoma With Brain Metastases

This phase II trial compares the effect of encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab versus ipilimumab and nivolumab in treating patients with BRAF- V600 mutant melanoma that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Encorafenib and binime…

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
NCT ID: NCT04511013
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest University at Clemmons — Clemmons, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Clinton — Clinton, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Goldsboro — Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Jacksonville — Jacksonville, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest Baptist Health - Hematology Oncology - Statesville — Statesville, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

A Study of the Drug Selinexor With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine (DIPG) Glioma and High-Grade Glioma (HGG)

This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of selinexor given in combination with standard radiation therapy in treating children and young adults with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) or hig…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05099003
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • East Carolina University — Greenville, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Network

CBL0137 for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including CNS Tumors and Lymphoma

This phase I/II trial evaluates the best dose, side effects and possible benefit of CBL0137 in treating patients with solid tumors, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors or lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond…

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT04870944
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FORE8394 in Participants With Cancer Harboring BRAF Alterations

The objective of this Master Protocol is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of plixorafenib in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, or recurrent or progressive primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors harborin…

Sponsor: Fore Biotherapeutics
NCT ID: NCT05503797
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - Comprehensive Cancer Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Anti-cancer Drug Erdafitinib for Brain Cancers That Have Returned or Progressed Following Treatment

This phase II trial tests how well erdafitinib works in controlling IDH-wild type (WT), FGFR-TACC gene fusion positive gliomas that have come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that are growing, spreading, or getting worse (…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05859334
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Repotrectinib in Pediatric and Young Adult Subjects Harboring ALK, ROS1, OR NTRK1-3 Alterations

Phase 1 will evaluate the safety and tolerability at different dose levels of repotrectinib in pediatric and young adult subjects with advanced or metastatic malignancies harboring anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), receptor tyrosine kinase…

Sponsor: Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT04094610
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Levine Children's Hospital- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology — Charlotte, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Digoxin Medulloblastoma Study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of digoxin in treating relapsed non-SHH, non-WNT medulloblastoma in pediatric and young adult patients.

Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
NCT ID: NCT06701812
Sites in North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate Tovorafenib in Pediatric and Young Adult Participants With Relapsed or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma and Advance Solid Tumors

This is a Phase 2, multi center, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Type II RAF (tovorafenib) in pediatric participants with low-grade glioma or advanced solid tumors. Qualifying genomic alterations will be identified …

Sponsor: Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT04775485
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke Cancer Center — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

PEP-CMV Vaccine Targeting CMV Antigen to Treat Newly Diagnosed Pediatric HGG and DIPG and Recurrent Medulloblastoma

This study will address the question of whether targeting CMV antigens with PEP-CMV can serve as a novel immunotherapeutic approach in pediatric patients with newly-diagnosed high-grade glioma (HGG) or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIP…

Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT05096481
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke Cancer Center — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Network

Identifying Findings on Brain Scans That Could Help Make Better Predictions About Brain Cancer Progression, The GABLE Trial

This phase II trial studies whether different imaging techniques can provide additional and more accurate information than the usual approach for assessing the activity of tumors in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The usual app…

Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
NCT ID: NCT06319027
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Safety and Efficacy Study in Recurrent or Progressive Grade III or IV IDH1 Mutated Glioma

This multi-site, Phase 1/2a clinical trial is an open-label study to identify the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of a repeated dose regimen of NEO100 (perillyl alcohol) for the treatment of patients with radiographically-confirmed …

Sponsor: Neonc Technologies, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT02704858
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of Olutasidenib and Temozolomide in HGG

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the study drug olutasidenib to treat newly diagnosed pediatric and young adult patients with a high-grade glioma (HGG) harboring an IDH1 mutation. The main question the study aims to a…

Sponsor: Rigel Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT06161974
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Health System — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Study of Ribociclib and Everolimus in HGG and DIPG or Ribociclib and Temozolomide in DHG, H3G34-mutant

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the 1) ribociclib and everolimus to treat pediatric and young adult patients newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma (HGG), including DIPG, that have genetic changes in pathways (cell…

Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT ID: NCT05843253
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Health System — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Olaparib Followed by Durvalumab and Physician's Choice Systemic Therapy in Subjects With Breast Cancer Brain Metastases

This study is a Phase I/II study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of focused radiation therapy (radiosurgery) together with olaparib, followed by immunotherapy, for patients with brain metastases from triple negative or BRCA-mutated…

Sponsor: Colette Shen
NCT ID: NCT04711824
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Duke Cancer Institute — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

APL-101 Study of Subjects With NSCLC With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors

To assess: * efficacy of APL-101 as monotherapy for the treatment of NSCLC harboring MET Exon 14 skipping mutations, NSCLC harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET fusion, primary CN…

Sponsor: Apollomics Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03175224
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Dabrafenib and Trametinib for BRAF V600 Mutant Low-Grade Gliomas

This phase II trial studies how well de-escalating the drugs dabrafenib and trametinib works in treating patients with low-grade gliomas that have a BRAF V600 gene mutation. Dabrafenib and trametinib are in a class of medications called ki…

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
NCT ID: NCT07110246
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-06-15