Clinical trials
Metastases clinical trials
Below are recruiting metastases clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 448 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT05346367Recruiting
Targeted brain radiation to improve treatment benefit and limit side effects
This study tests a more targeted form of stereotactic (precise) brain radiation for people with brain metastases from large cell cancer. It aims to improve the balance between effectiveness and side effects by carefully focusing where the radiation goes.
Leidschendam, South HollandAges 18 years+ - NCT05378633Recruiting
CyberKnife treatment for multiple brain metastases
This trial looks at how well (and how much) CyberKnife radiation works for people with multiple brain metastases. It may help your care team understand the best way to treat several brain spots safely.
HeidelbergAges 18 years+ - NCT05398380Recruiting
Liver transplant for colorectal liver cancer that can’t be removed
This trial studies liver transplantation for certain people with colorectal cancer that has spread only to the liver and cannot be removed with surgery. It aims to improve outcomes for carefully selected patients whose cancer is controlled on chemotherapy and who meet specific safety and scan requirements.
Barcelona, BarcelonaAges 18–70 - NCT05406063Recruiting
Focused radiation for bone metastases causing pain
This trial studies a precise type of radiation given in multiple small sessions to treat bone metastases that are causing pain. It may help shrink or control the spots in the bone while aiming to reduce side effects by targeting the area closely.
Winterthur, Canton of ZurichAges 18 years+ - NCT05419076RecruitingPhase 2
SRS radiation for small cell lung cancer with brain spread
This Phase 2 trial tests a type of focused radiation (stereotactic radiosurgery, or SRS) for people with small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain. It looks at whether this approach can treat brain metastases when the cancer has limited to a certain number of spots.
Basking Ridge, New JerseyAges 18 years+ - NCT05474573Recruiting
Laser-guided removal of brain tumors using special light
This study tests a method to help surgeons find and remove brain tumors that show up on MRI with contrast dye (often high-grade gliomas and brain metastases). If you newly have one of these tumors, the trial may help improve how completely tumors can be removed while protecting important brain areas.
MoscowAges 18–79 - NCT05535413RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
UTD1 plus capecitabine for HER2-negative breast cancer brain mets
This trial tests whether adding a study drug called UTD1 to capecitabine can shrink or control breast cancer that has spread to the brain. It’s for people with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have brain metastases and meet specific safety and lab requirements.
ChangshaAges 18–70 - NCT05559853Recruiting
MRI scan study to track brain tumor changes after treatment
This study tests a new MRI (brain scan) method to see how brain tumors change over time after treatment. There are also parts for healthy adults to help with developing and comparing the scan technique.
New York, New YorkAges 18 years+ - NCT05588388RecruitingPhase 2
Testing bevacizumab with chemo and immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer
This Phase 2 trial studies whether adding bevacizumab to chemo plus immunotherapy (including atezolizumab) can improve outcomes in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) that has spread to the liver. It may help by blocking tumor blood vessel growth while boosting anti-cancer immune and treatment effects.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges Any age - NCT05672108RecruitingPhase 2
Chemo delivered into lung tumors using a catheter
This trial studies a treatment that delivers chemotherapy directly to lung tumors by placing a catheter into lung blood vessels. It may help people with lung cancer or lung metastases that are growing despite standard treatment, or who cannot tolerate it.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05673928RecruitingPhase 2
Tucatinib and T-DM1 for HER2-positive brain-metastasis tumors
This Phase 2 study tests tucatinib plus T-DM1 (ado-trastuzumab emtansine) in people with HER2-positive metastatic solid tumors that have spread to the brain. It aims to shrink brain and body tumors and help control cancer that is progressing in the brain.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT05692635RecruitingPhase 2
Brain MRI checks to prevent lung cancer brain symptoms
This trial tests whether doing scheduled brain MRI scans can lower the chance that lung cancer later causes symptomatic brain metastases (tumors that cause symptoms in the brain). If you’re eligible, you’ll get brain MRI surveillance at a specific time after starting radiation.
Winston-Salem, North CarolinaAges 18 years+ - NCT05700721RecruitingPhase 2
Niraparib and dostarlimab for cancer with growing brain spots
This trial studies whether the medicines niraparib and dostarlimab can slow advanced cancers that have active, growing brain metastases. It is meant for people whose brain tumors can be measured on MRI and who have had at least one previous treatment.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT05768490RecruitingPhase 3
Radiation plus targeted pills for EGFR lung cancer brain spots
This Phase 3 study tests whether giving brain radiation early or later, along with almonertinib (a targeted pill), works better for people with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer that has a small number of brain metastases. It aims to control brain disease while checking safety and effectiveness in a carefully selected group.
Guangdong, GuangzhouAges 18–75 - NCT05775146RecruitingPhase 2
Radiation to liver metastases after colon cancer treatment
This trial studies giving targeted high-dose radiation (SBRT) to liver metastases from colorectal cancer after initial treatment, with the goal of improving long-term control or cure. It may help people who have a limited number of liver spots that doctors think can be treated safely and effectively.
Edmonton, AlbertaAges 18 years+ - NCT05797077RecruitingPhase 3
After-surgery blood test–guided therapy for colon cancer liver spread
This Phase 3 trial tests whether an added “maintenance” treatment after liver surgery can help prevent colorectal cancer from coming back. It is only for people whose blood test (ctDNA) still shows signs of cancer after their operation.
Guangzhou, GuangdongAges 18–75 - NCT05948813RecruitingPhase 2
TY-9591 for EGFR-mutant lung cancer spread to the brain
This phase 2 trial studies TY-9591 in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread to the brain and has specific EGFR mutations. It aims to see whether the medicine can control the cancer in the brain and the rest of the body, without needing immediate brain radiation.
Beijing, Beijing MunicipalityAges 18–80 - NCT05977803Recruiting
MRI study of brain radiation injury in lung cancer
This study looks at how a specific kind of MRI picture (called the CEST sequence) can help characterize radiation-related brain injury and changes in brain metastases from lung cancer. It may help doctors better interpret follow-up scans after radiation, without changing your cancer treatment.
ParisAges 18 years+ - NCT05987644RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Timing of brain radiation for ALK-positive lung cancer with brain mets
This trial tests whether it is better to delay brain radiation or give it right away in people with ALK-positive lung cancer that has spread to the brain and is causing few or no symptoms. If you are starting alectinib, you may be able to join and help find the best timing for radiation.
Stanford, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT06048094RecruitingPhase 1
PET scan study for brain metastases treated with radiosurgery
This trial tests a special PET scan (18F-fluciclovine) to see how well it shows brain metastases after stereotactic radiosurgery (a precise form of radiation). It may help doctors better understand treatment effects.
Miami, FloridaAges 18 years+ - NCT06069570RecruitingPhase 1
Gamma delta T cells and low dose radiation for advanced lung or bone cancer
This trial tests a new type of immune cell called gamma delta T cells combined with low-dose radiation to treat people with advanced lung cancer or solid tumors that have spread to the bone. It is only for patients who have already tried standard treatments and either didn't get better or couldn't tolerate them.
Tucson, ArizonaAges 18 years+ - NCT06136884RecruitingPhase 1
Study of AO-252 for advanced solid tumors with or without brain metastases
This trial tests an experimental oral pill (AO-252) that targets a protein called TACC3 in advanced solid tumors, including those that have spread to the brain. It is for people whose cancer has a specific genetic change (TP53 mutation) or who have prostate cancer, and who have already tried other treatments.
Detroit, MichiganAges 18 years+ - NCT06165419RecruitingPhase 2
High-dose radiation for spine metastases from solid tumors
This trial tests a new way of giving high-dose radiation to solid tumors that have spread to the spine. It is for people whose spine is stable, have not had prior treatment to that area, and have only minor weakness (if any).
Stony Brook, New YorkAges 18 years+ - NCT06173401RecruitingPhase 3
Single vs. multiple radiation sessions for spine tumors
This trial is testing whether a single radiation treatment to spine tumors works as well as multiple smaller treatments. It may be an option if you have cancer that has spread to up to 3 spots in your spine.
Palo Alto, CaliforniaAges 18 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for metastases?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 448 recruiting metastases studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a metastases trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a metastases trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
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Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.