UCSF Brain Tumor Center Clinical Trials
Our clinical trials evaluate a broad range of innovative therapies for both adults and children with brain tumors.
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Recruiting
- Pediatrics
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Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
The phase I trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of nivolumab and ipilimumab before and after surgery in treating children and young adults with recurrent or progressive high grade glioma.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Diffuse astrocytoma (grade II)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
Pilocytic astrocytoma (grade I)
Ependymoma
Oligodendroglioma
This phase I clinical trial will evaluate the safety, efficacy and clinical activity of BGB-290 in combination with temozolomide, for treating adolescents and young adults with IDH1/2-mutant glioma (grades I-IV).
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
Ependymoma
Oligodendroglioma
This pilot trial will evaluate an individualized treatment approach for children and young adults with high-grade glioma, using proteomic, transcriptomic, and genomic profiling to provide a personalized treatment plan.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
This phase II clinical trial will evaluate the efficacy of dabrafenib and trametinib after radiation therapy in children and young adults with BRAF V600 mutant high-grade glioma.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Oligodendroglioma
Ependymoma
Diffuse astrocytoma (grade II)
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
Pilocytic astrocytoma (grade I)
This is a pilot study to develop a liquid biomarker of hypermutation in glioma patients previously treated with the chemotherapy temozolomide.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Diffuse astrocytoma (grade II)
Chordoma
Schwannoma (grade 1)
Craniopharyngioma
Oligodendroglioma
Meningioma
Pituitary Tumor
This observational study will collect data to better understand our patient population and their behavior around cannabis, as well as clinical outcomes that might be linked to the consumption of cannabis.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
This observational study will evaluate an assay using a patient’s own biopsy or resected tumor tissue to assess tissue response to various therapeutic agents.
Conditions
Diffuse Midline Glioma
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Brainstem Glioma
Ependymoma
This phase I clinical trial will evaluate ONC206 alone or in combination with radiation therapy in treating pediatric patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent DMGs, or other recurrent primary malignant brain tumors.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma (grade I)
Diffuse astrocytoma (grade II)
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Atypical Teratoid / Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT)
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
This phase I clinical trial will study a novel drug called ALRN-6924 for treating children and young adults with recurrent or refractory solid tumors, brain tumors, lymphoma or leukemia.
Conditions
Atypical Teratoid / Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT)
Glioma
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Atypical Teratoid / Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT)
Natural killer (NK) cells are immune cells that recognize and get rid of abnormal cells in the body, including tumor cells and cells infected by viruses. NK cells have been shown to kill different types of cancer, including brain tumors in laboratory settings.
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma (grade I)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Glioblastoma (grade IV)
Brainstem Glioma
Diffuse Midline Glioma
Atypical Teratoid / Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT)
Ependymoma
Medulloblastoma
Summary
This phase I/II clinical trial will evaluate REGN2810 (also called cemiplimab) in combination with radiation therapy as a treatment for pediatric patients with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), ne
Conditions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III)
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (grades II-III)
Diffuse astrocytoma (grade II)
This phase I study will evaluate the safety, dose-limiting toxicities, and preliminary efficacy of vorasidenib in combination with pembrolizumab in participants with recurrent or progressive enhancing isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH-1) mutant astrocytomas.