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Texas Clinical Trials – Pleural Mesothelioma

Texas Clinical Trials for Pleural Mesothelioma

 

1. Baylor College of Medicine Houston

 
Name of Study:
MEDI4736 Or MEDI4736 + Tremelimumab In Surgically Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Study type:
Interventional

Purpose:
To determine whether MEDI4736 or combination MEDI4736 and tremelimumab are associated with changes to the immunologic environment in subjects undergoing resectional surgery

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02592551

Status:
Currently Recruiting, 20 patients, May 2016 – June 2018

Location:
Baylor St. Lukes Houston

Contact:
Michelle G. Almarez, BBA
713-798-3680
michelle.almarez@bcm.edu

Chapter 2
Bryan Burt, MD
713-798-8266
bryan.burt@bcm.edu

 

2. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 
Name of Study:
Phase II Trial of Alisertib (MLN8237) in Salvage Malignant Mesothelioma

Study type:
Interventional

Purpose:
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if alisertib can help to control mesothelioma. The safety of this drug will also be studied. This is an investigational study. Alisertib is not FDA- approved or commercially available. It is currently being used for research purposes only

ClinicalTrials.gov:
NCT02293005

Status:
Currently recruiting- Start date May 2015- Completion date May 2021; Estimated enrollment 58

Location:
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas

Contact:
Anne S. Tsao MD
713-792-6363
 

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 
Name of Study:
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab After Radiation Therapy for Lung-Intact Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Study type:
Interventional

Purpose:
The goal of this clinical research study is to assess the safety of pembrolizumab (also called MK-3475) after radiation therapy (with or without surgery and/or chemotherapy) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

ClinicalTrials.gov:
NCT02959463

Status:
Not yet open for participant recruitment. Start Date: March 2017, Completion Date: March 2020 Estimated Enrollment: 24

Location:
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contact:
Daniel Gomez, MD
713-563-2300
 

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 
Name of Study:
Trial of Adcetris in CD30+ Malignant Mesothelioma

Study type:
Interventional

Purpose:
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) can help to control mesothelioma. The safety of this drug will also be studied.

ClinicalTrials.gov:
NCT03007030

Status:
Not Yet Recruiting- March 2017, Completion date March 2022; Estimated enrollment 50

Location:
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas

Contact:
Anne S. Tsao, MD
713-792-6363
 

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