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
- NCT04477681Recruiting
Expanded access to cancer medicines for young people who need options
This trial helps children, teens, and young adults get an innovative cancer medicine when their disease has returned or hasn’t responded—and standard options are not available. It checks whether a “compassionate use” or off-label medicine plan can be carried out safely for the people who need it.
Villejuif, Val de MarneAges Up to 25 years - NCT04477967Recruiting
Creating a liver transplant biobank for children
This trial sets up a long-term collection of medical information and samples from children who have had a liver transplant. It helps doctors study outcomes over time and improve care for future patients.
Chongqing, Chongqing MunicipalityAges 1 month–18 years - NCT04478292RecruitingPhase 3
New treatment strategy for children with newly diagnosed liver cancer
This Phase 3 study tests a modified treatment plan for children newly diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a type of liver cancer. It may help improve how well treatment works and how safely it can be given by using a structured approach.
Shanghai, Shanghai MunicipalityAges Up to 18 years - NCT04478851Recruiting
Exercise program to help people live well with cancer
This study offers an exercise program meant to help people with cancer improve how they live day to day. It may fit you if you are getting treatment now, starting soon, or finished within the last 5 years and can safely do mild activity.
Calgary, AlbertaAges 18–100 - NCT04481256Recruiting
Immunotherapy with chemoradiation for esophageal cancer
This trial tests adding medicines that block TGF-beta and PD-L1 to standard chemoradiation for esophageal squamous cell cancer that can’t be removed with surgery. It aims to improve control of the cancer where it sits, while keeping treatment safe.
AmsterdamAges 18 years+ - NCT04481763RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Camrelizumab plus radiation for early triple-negative breast cancer
This trial studies whether adding camrelizumab (an immunotherapy drug) to radiation can improve outcomes and be safe for people with early triple-negative breast cancer. It is designed for specific early-stage cases after breast surgery, using tumor and blood tests to match the cancer’s features.
Nanchang, JiangxiAges 18–75 - NCT04483206RecruitingPhase 1
Personalized stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma
This Phase 1 study tests a personalized (tailored) autologous stem cell transplant for people with multiple myeloma or related plasma cell diseases. The goal is to see how safe it is and how well it works, using your own stem cells.
Atlanta, GeorgiaAges 18 years+ - NCT04483076RecruitingPhase 3
Chemo before stomach surgery with different cycles
This trial studies whether giving oxaliplatin plus S-1 (SOX) chemotherapy before stomach surgery works best when given for different cycle lengths. It may help shrink stage III gastric cancer before a standard D2 gastrectomy and improve outcomes.
Beijing, Beijing MunicipalityAges 18–70 - NCT04484012RecruitingPhase 2
CAR T cells plus acalabrutinib for mantle cell lymphoma
This trial tests whether modified immune cells (CD19 CAR T cells) given with the medicine acalabrutinib can help people with mantle cell lymphoma that has come back or did not respond. It may help by attacking lymphoma cells more strongly and improving disease control after prior treatment.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 18–75 - NCT04483804Recruiting
Using computer image features to study breast cancer
This study looks at breast cancer images to see whether computer-extracted patterns (“radiomics”) can help improve understanding of the disease. You may be included if your breast cancer diagnosis is confirmed and your medical records are complete.
Hanzhou, ZhejiangAges 18–80 - NCT04484064Recruiting
Targeted cancer treatment program optimization
This study looks at how to improve targeted cancer treatments—therapies designed to attack specific features of a cancer. If your doctor has already prescribed a targeted therapy for you, the trial may be looking at how to use it more effectively.
Lausanne, Canton of VaudAges 18 years+ - NCT04486131Recruiting
Test for treatment of recurrent rectal cancer in side lymph nodes
This trial focuses on rectal cancer that has come back in the side lymph nodes near the pelvis. It tests how to treat that “lateral nodal recurrence” to improve outcomes by targeting these specific lymph nodes.
Amsterdam, North HollandAges 18 years+ - NCT04486352RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Targeted therapy trial for recurrent or persistent endometrial cancer
This Phase 1/2 study tests targeted drug(s) for endometrial cancer that has come back or never fully went away after prior treatments. You may be eligible if your tumor can be tested for specific biomarkers and your health allows treatment safely.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT04486495Recruiting
Minimally invasive lymph node treatment after chemo for node-positive breast cancer
This study looks at a less invasive way to check and treat lymph nodes in the armpit after you receive chemotherapy (and sometimes immunotherapy) before breast surgery. It may help people with cancer that has already spread to armpit lymph nodes by improving how staging and treatment are done.
's-HertogenboschAges 18 years+ - NCT04486833RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Genetic-targeted drug plus gene medicine for EGFR lung cancer
This trial studies a gene-based treatment added to osimertinib (a targeted lung cancer pill) for advanced EGFR-mutant lung cancer that has started growing again on osimertinib. It may help by attacking the cancer with both its usual target treatment and an added genetic approach.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT04489238Recruiting
Study of young and average-age colorectal cancer causes
This research collects health information (and for some groups, stool samples) to better understand why colorectal cancer happens in different age groups. If you fit the age and diagnosis criteria, your participation could help researchers find patterns that may improve future care.
Basking Ridge, New JerseyAges 18 years+ - NCT04493164RecruitingPhase 2
CPX-351 plus ivosidenib for IDH1-mutated leukemia or high-risk MDS
This trial tests CPX-351 together with ivosidenib in people with IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). It aims to improve disease control, especially in tumors with a specific genetic change called IDH1.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT04493723Recruiting
Biopsies and blood tests for advanced melanoma
This study looks at serial (repeated) tumour biopsies and blood samples in people with advanced melanoma. The goal is to understand biomarkers and disease changes over time, which may help improve future treatment decisions.
ManchesterAges 16 years+ - NCT04490733Recruiting
Test dual-task walking to improve thinking in colorectal cancer
This study looks at a walking exercise that makes you do two tasks at once (for example, walking while focusing on something) to see if it can improve thinking and memory. It is for people newly diagnosed with early to mid-stage colorectal cancer, and excludes people with other cancers or cancer coming back.
TaipeiAges 40–75 - NCT04491370RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Stem cell transplant then polatuzumab for certain lymphomas
This trial tests whether doing your own stem cell transplant, followed by polatuzumab, can improve outcomes in people with specific B-cell non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphomas that did not fully respond or has come back. It aims to add a targeted medicine after transplant to help control the lymphoma.
Valhalla, New YorkAges 12–70 - NCT04493632Recruiting
Registry for an OncoSil implant in locally advanced pancreatic cancer
This observational registry tracks patients with locally advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer who receive an OncoSil implant and then start standard chemotherapy. It may help doctors understand how the implant is used in real life and how patients do over time.
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAges 18–90 - NCT04494503RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Study drug for hard-to-treat CLL or SLL after relapse
This Phase 1/2 study tests APG2575 alone or combined with other treatment in people whose CLL/SLL has come back or did not respond to prior therapy. The goal is to see how well the treatment works and how safe it is.
Beijing, Beijing MunicipalityAges 18 years+ - NCT04495088RecruitingPhase 3
Before vs after chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer
This Phase 3 study compares giving chemotherapy before rectal surgery versus giving it after surgery, using a tailored plan based on your risk. The goal is to see which timing helps more people with locally advanced rectal cancer stay cancer-free and live longer.
MannheimAges 18 years+ - NCT04495790Recruiting
Cancer patient study to track health outcomes
This is an observational study that follows people with cancer to better understand outcomes over time. You may be asked to complete questionnaires and share information from your visits (in person or by video only if you meet their rules).
Seattle, WashingtonAges Any age
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.