Oncology
Cancer clinical trials
Studies of cancers and tumors of every type and site, from prevention to treatment. We’re tracking 20,648 recruiting studies in this area right now.
By phase
- Not applicable9,813
- Phase 24,456
- Phase 12,744
- Phase 1/Phase 21,689
- Phase 31,402
- Phase 2/Phase 3281
- Phase 4263
Top conditions
- Breast Cancer1,229
- Cancer660
- Prostate Cancer656
- Colorectal Cancer493
- Lung Cancer426
- Ovarian Cancer341
- Multiple Myeloma330
- Gastric Cancer298
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia293
- Pancreatic Cancer292
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma284
- Solid Tumor258
- Advanced Solid Tumor257
- Cervical Cancer232
- Head and Neck Cancer227
- Endometrial Cancer206
- Advanced Solid Tumors195
- Esophageal Cancer191
Leading sponsors
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center452
- Fudan University315
- Sun Yat-sen University291
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center288
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)287
- Mayo Clinic240
- Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences151
- City of Hope Medical Center144
- AstraZeneca133
- University Health Network, Toronto125
Where studies are running
- California1,426
- Texas641
- Arizona510
- Florida450
- Alabama420
- New York410
- Massachusetts339
- Maryland330
- New Jersey269
- Pennsylvania240
Recruiting studies20,648 total
- NCT04324502Recruiting
Phone app study to collect symptom reports in NET
This study tests a mobile phone app that helps people with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) report symptoms and quality of life. It may help by making it easier to track how you’re doing during treatment using questionnaires.
LondonAges 18 years+ - NCT04325425RecruitingPhase 2
First chemotherapy for metastatic aggressive neuroendocrine cancer
This Phase 2 study tests a chemotherapy approach in people with metastatic grade 3 (high-grade) neuroendocrine cancer or a related rare mixed tumor. It may help shrink tumors and control disease when standard first treatments have not yet been given.
CaenAges 18 years+ - NCT04328948RecruitingPhase 3
Preventive radiation for early esophagus cancer after chemoradiation
This Phase 3 trial tests whether giving preventive (prophylactic) radiation reduces cancer coming back in people with early esophagus cancer after standard chemoradiation. It may help by lowering the chance that microscopic cancer spreads to nearby areas.
TokyoAges 20 years+ - NCT04329494RecruitingPhase 1
Study of targeted drug delivery into the abdomen using PIPAC
This Phase 1 trial tests PIPAC, a way to deliver anti-cancer medicine directly into the abdomen using a minimally invasive procedure. It is for people with peritoneal spread from certain cancers to see whether this approach is safe and potentially helpful.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT04329728RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Study drug for relapsed or refractory lymphoid cancers
This Phase 1/2 study tests AVM0703 in people ages 12+ with certain lymphoid cancers that have returned or not responded to treatment. It may help shrink the cancer or control it when other treatments have failed or are not possible.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 12–95 - NCT04330521Recruiting
Cancer patients share experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak
This study asks adult cancer patients to complete a survey and talk in an interview about how COVID-19 affected their care and daily life. Your answers may help researchers understand what challenges cancer patients faced during the pandemic.
Stanford, CaliforniaAges 18–99 - NCT04332874RecruitingPhase 2
Pembrolizumab with local limb chemotherapy for sarcoma in arms or legs
This trial tests whether giving pembrolizumab along with chemotherapy delivered directly into an arm or leg (isolated limb infusion) can shrink sarcoma tumors. It is for people with advanced or metastatic sarcoma in an arm or leg who can safely have this local treatment.
Basking Ridge, New JerseyAges 12 years+ - NCT04332822RecruitingPhase 3
Testing mini-CHOP versus adding polatuzumab for lymphoma
This study compares two lymphoma treatments: mini-CHOP alone versus mini-CHOP plus a drug called polatuzumab vedotin. It aims to see which regimen works better and is tolerable for older or frail people with certain types of aggressive B-cell lymphoma.
AlburyAges 75 years+ - NCT04332367RecruitingPhase 2
New chemo plus ramucirumab for lung cancer after maintenance
This Phase 2 trial studies a combination of chemotherapy (carboplatin and a “taxane”) plus ramucirumab for people with advanced lung cancer that came back or progressed after prior maintenance treatment. It may help by attacking cancer growth after earlier therapy no longer worked.
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAges 18 years+ - NCT04333706RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Sarilumab plus capecitabine for certain breast cancers
This trial studies whether adding sarilumab to capecitabine can shrink or control metastatic or high-risk breast cancer that lacks HER2 and is either triple-negative or hormone-resistant. It aims to find a safe dose first, then look at how well the treatment works compared with historical results.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 18–99 - NCT04333537RecruitingPhase 2/Phase 3
Sentinel node biopsy versus standard neck surgery for early mouth cancer
This trial compares two ways of checking whether early oral cavity squamous cell cancer has spread to neck lymph nodes. It tests whether sentinel lymph node biopsy can find spread as well as standard neck dissection, while potentially reducing more extensive surgery for some people.
Birmingham, AlabamaAges 18 years+ - NCT04335292RecruitingPhase 2
Osimertinib then chemotherapy for EGFR-mutated lung cancer
This Phase 2 study tests a treatment sequence starting with osimertinib, then using chemotherapy after it. It is meant for people with EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer whose disease has come back or progressed, including a “rechallenge” attempt with osimertinib.
Vancouver, British ColumbiaAges 18 years+ - NCT04339036RecruitingPhase 2
CapTem plus Y-90 for liver-spread neuroendocrine tumors
This Phase 2 study tests whether combining capecitabine/temozolomide (“CapTem”) with Y-90 treatment can shrink neuroendocrine tumor (NET) spread in the liver. It may help people whose tumor is mostly in the liver and cannot be fully removed with surgery.
La Jolla, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT04339218RecruitingPhase 3
Cryoablation plus pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for lung cancer spread
This trial studies whether freezing a small number of lung cancer spots (cryoablation) alongside standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and chemotherapy can improve outcomes in people with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. It’s meant for people who have measurable tumors that can be safely targeted with the freezing treatment.
Bordeaux, GirondeAges 18 years+ - NCT04337580RecruitingPhase 2
Test a fatty-acid drug for docetaxel-resistant prostate cancer
This Phase 2 study tests whether blocking fatty-acid production can slow castration-refractory prostate cancer that has already progressed after docetaxel. It may help by targeting cancer growth when standard hormone-level treatments are no longer working.
Salisbury, North CarolinaAges 18 years+ - NCT04339374Recruiting
Ultrasound and light imaging during rectal cancer surgery
This study tests a newer kind of imaging (ultrasound plus light-based measurements) to help doctors tell rectal cancer apart from other tissue during surgery. You may be able to take part if you’re having surgery for rectal cancer and the tumor is close enough to the anus.
St Louis, MissouriAges 19 years+ - NCT04340986Recruiting
Group study for bile duct or liver cancer patients
This study follows people with bile duct cancer or certain liver cancers to better understand their disease. You might be included if you meet the diagnosis and basic participation requirements.
ParisAges 18 years+ - NCT04342546Recruiting
Radiation skin side-effect test after mastectomy with implant
This trial looks at a test meant to predict how likely you are to develop side effects from radiation to the chest wall after mastectomy. It is designed for people getting immediate breast reconstruction using an implant, so treatment planning may be safer and more personalized.
DijonAges 18 years+ - NCT04341181RecruitingPhase 2
Targeted cancer treatment chosen by tumor genetic test results
This Phase 2 trial matches people with advanced cancer to a targeted treatment based on a genetic (DNA) or protein (IHC) test from their tumor. It’s for cancers that are no longer responding to standard treatment or where no standard option is available.
Aalborg, AalborgAges 18 years+ - NCT04342429Recruiting
Proton radiation study for small cell lung cancer
This study looks at a type of radiation treatment using proton beams (IMPT) for small cell lung cancer. It may help assess whether this approach can safely deliver the planned radiation doses to the chest.
Atlanta, GeorgiaAges 18 years+ - NCT04342910RecruitingPhase 3
Test camrelizumab plus apatinib for advanced stomach cancer
This trial studies whether combining camrelizumab (an immunotherapy) and apatinib (a targeted pill) can control advanced, unresectable stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has grown after first treatment. It also looks at how safe the combination is.
BeijingAges 18 years+ - NCT04345081Recruiting
Compare two breast surgery skin-sparing methods and recovery
This trial compares two types of mastectomy (with skin and nipple options) and implant reconstruction to see which gives better cosmetic results, comfort, and satisfaction. You may help doctors learn which approach leads to a better quality of life after surgery.
BudapestAges 18–65 - NCT04344496Recruiting
Collecting breast cancer tissue to predict recurrence risk
This study builds a “genome atlas” to better predict the chance that breast cancer will come back. It asks participants to share medical information and provide blood and tumor tissue samples, including samples kept in paraffin.
TaipeiAges 20 years+ - NCT04348838Recruiting
Study of people newly diagnosed with liver cancer in France
This study follows people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer, to learn how it changes over time. It may help improve understanding of which patients benefit from different care approaches.
AmiensAges 18 years+
Common questions
- How many cancer clinical trials are recruiting?
- Clin2 is tracking 20,648 recruiting oncology studies from the U.S. registry right now, out of 31,565 we cover in this area in total.
- What does “Cancer” cover here?
- Studies of cancers and tumors of every type and site, from prevention to treatment. We group each study into cancer based on the conditions it studies, so you can scan the whole therapeutic area at once and drill into a specific condition.
- How do I find a cancer trial near me?
- Use the search to filter cancer studies by location and eligibility. Every Clin2 trial page explains the criteria in plain English and offers a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read — the study team makes the final decision.
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Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov; specialty groupings are derived from each study’s conditions. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.