Thoracic surgeon Daniela Molena leads clinical trials to improve outcomes for people with esophageal cancers.
At any time Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is conducting hundreds of clinical trials to improve care for many types of cancer. Use the tool below to browse our clinical trials that are currently enrolling new patients. Each listing explains the purpose of the trial, the trial’s eligibility criteria, and how to get more information.
The list below includes clinical trials for adult cancers. Please visit our pediatric cancer care section to find a pediatric clinical trial.
Umbilical card blood is rich in healthy, blood-forming cells (stem cells) that are very good at fighting blood cancers. Cord blood transplants (CBT) are a standard treatment for adults with blood cancers who lack a genetically matched stem cell donor. Cord blood is donated by a baby's mother at birth. CBT uses stem cells from cord blood collections to replace cells that have been destroyed by disease or anti-cancer treatment.
Researchers want to find the best dose of abemaciclib to combine with radiation therapy to treat advanced breast cancer. The people in this study have metastatic breast cancer that is fueled by estrogen or progesterone (hormone receptor-positive cancer). In addition, their breast cancer does not make a protein called HER2.
Ruxolitinib is used to treat myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow cancer that disrupts your body's normal blood cell production. Some people taking this drug, however, keep having symptoms. Researchers want to see if adding the drug ulixertinib to ruxolitinib treatment is safe and works better to treat myelofibrosis.
Researchers are comparing two new combination drug treatments with the standard therapy for multiple myeloma. The people in this study have multiple myeloma that is newly diagnosed. In addition, they cannot have an autologous stem cell transplant with high-dose chemotherapy.
DAY301 is a type of drug called an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). ADCs are substances made up of a monoclonal antibody (special protein) linked to a drug. The antibody binds to specific proteins on certain types of cells, including cancer cells. The linked drug enters these cells and kills them. With ADCs, there is a lower risk of harming normal cells, since they usually do not have the target protein.
The purpose of this study is to find the highest dose of the investigational drug NVL-655 that can be given safely in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or other solid tumors that contain a genetic change called an ALK gene fusion. NVL-655 is a type of drug called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), which works by blocking proteins that fuel cancer growth. However, some cancer cells develop resistance to TKI treatment.
Researchers are assessing the combination of sacituzumab govitecan and cetuximab for treating head and neck cancer. The people in this study have squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Their cancer came back or spread after prior treatment.
To learn more about the purpose of this study and to find out who can join, please click here to visit ClinicalTrials.gov for a full clinical trial description.
Researchers want to find the best dose of VLS-1488 to treat various types of advanced cancer. VLS-1488 blocks KIF18A, a protein that plays a role in the rapid growth of cancer cells. By blocking KIF18A, VLS-1488 may cause cancer cells to stop growing and die. VLS-1488 is taken orally (by mouth).
Researchers are assessing the use of multiple medications given before surgery to treat esophagogastric cancers. The people in this study have esophagus, stomach, or gastro-esophageal junction cancers that can be taken out (operable). In addition, their cancers make a protein called HER2.
