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Brain Cancer: early-phase trial registry

20 of 48 indexed Brain Cancer trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #297 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

48 US clinical trials · 20 currently recruiting · #297 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Brain Cancer: 48 US clinical trials tracked, 20 recruiting.

Brain Cancer is the subject of 48 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 20 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 27 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Northwell Health, running 7 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition brain-cancer

OPEN 20 | RECR 42% | LATE 2 | EARLY 27 | RANK #297 | SPON 7

Nearest open-share peer: Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission (42% recruiting · 12 trials)

Gastric Adenocarcinoma54.2%Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinom47.9%Overactive Bladder43.8%Brain Cancer (this)42%Depressive Disorder31.3%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Brain Cancer

Brain Cancer lists 20 open slots (42% of 48 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Brain Cancer on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Brain Cancer is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    20 of 48 indexed trials (41.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Brain Cancer trials is spread across many organizations.

    Northwell Health accounts for 7 of 48 trials (14.6%). 26 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Brain Cancer trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 50 among the 48 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 33 of those (68.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Brain Cancer research is mostly interventional.

    38 interventional and 10 observational studies make up this index (79.2% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 117Phase 210Phase 32

Open and recent trials

48 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 8,000 participants

The MOMENTUM Study: The Multiple Outcome Evaluation of Radiation Therapy Using the MR-Linac Study

UMC Utrecht

NCT04075305

RECRUITING 7,000 participants

cfDNA Assay Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection and Minimal Residual Disease

Adela

NCT05366881

RECRUITING 3,500 participants

Wearable Devices and Biomarkers Project (Healthiomics)

CureScience

NCT05106725

RECRUITING Phase 3 432 participants

Repeated Superselective Intraarterial Cerebral Infusion (SIACI) of Bevacizumab With Temozolomide and Radiation Compared to Temozolomide and Radiation Alone in Newly Diagnosed GBM

Northwell Health

NCT05271240

RECRUITING Phase 2 190 participants

Ruxolitinib With Radiation and Temozolomide Compared to Radiation and Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Baptist Health South Florida

NCT06991101

RECRUITING Phase 2 162 participants

Study of Silevertinib With Temozolomide for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed GBM With Unmethylated MGMT and EGFRvIII

Black Diamond Therapeutics

NCT07326566

RECRUITING NA 135 participants

Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging to Determine High Risk Areas in Patients With Malignant Gliomas and to Design Potential Radiation Plans and to Examine Metabolite Changes in Gliomas and Other Solid Tumors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT00870129

RECRUITING NA 125 participants

HOBSCOTCH-CA (HOme-Based Self-management and COgnitive Training CHanges Lives in Brain CAncer)

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT06930846

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Observational Study of Responses to Treatments in Advanced Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT07374692

RECRUITING Phase 1 67 participants

Oral Capecitabine and Temozolomide (CAPTEM) for Newly Diagnosed GBM

Northwell Health

NCT03213002

RECRUITING Phase 1 46 participants

18F-Fluciclovine PET Amino Acid Evaluation of Brain Metastasis Treated With Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Baptist Health South Florida

NCT06048094

RECRUITING Phase 2 37 participants

Super Selective Intra-arterial Repeated Infusion of Cetuximab (Erbitux) With Reirradiation for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory GBM, AA, and AOA

Northwell Health

NCT02800486

RECRUITING Phase 1 33 participants

Super-selective Intra-arterial Repeated Infusion of Cetuximab for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Northwell Health

NCT02861898

RECRUITING NA 32 participants

Surgical Tissue Flap to Bypass the Blood Brain Barrier in Glioblastoma

Northwell Health

NCT05954858

RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) for People With Brain Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT06058988

RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

Diagnostic Performance of Fluorescein as an Intraoperative Brain Tumor Biomarker

David W. Roberts

NCT02691923

RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

Assess Use of 18F-Fluciclovine for Patients With Large Brain Metastases Treated With Staged Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Baptist Health South Florida

NCT04689048

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Characterization of 18F-Fluciclovine PET Amino Acid Radiotracer in Resected Brain Metastasis

Baptist Health South Florida

NCT05554302

RECRUITING Phase 1 18 participants

Adenovirus Mediated Suicide Gene Therapy With Radiotherapy in Progressive Astrocytoma.

Henry Ford Health System

NCT05686798

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Omental Tissue Autograft in Human Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (rGBM)

Northwell Health

NCT05979064

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Tempus Priority Study: A Pan-tumor Observational Study

Tempus AI

NCT05179824

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 309 participants

Coping With Glioblastoma: A Study of Communication Between Physicians, Patients, and Caregivers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT02375841

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 134 participants

Stereotactic Brain-directed Radiation With or Without Aguix Gadolinium-Based Nanoparticles in Brain Metastases

Brigham and Women's Hospital

NCT04899908

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 125 participants

A Phase 1-2 Study of ST101 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Sapience Therapeutics

NCT04478279

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 60 participants

A Study to Measure the Effect of Brain Stimulation on Hand Strength and Function in Patients With Brain Tumors

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT05023434

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 60 participants

Observational Trial of the Impact of Radiation Dose in Children With Brain and Skull Base Tumors.

Baptist Health South Florida

NCT03972514

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 60 participants

A Pilot Surgical Trial To Evaluate Early Immunologic Pharmacodynamic Parameters For The PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor, Pembrolizumab (MK-3475), In Patients With Surgically Accessible Recurrent/Progressive Glioblastoma

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT02852655

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 17 participants

A First in Human Study Using 89Zr-cRGDY Ultrasmall Silica Particle Tracers for Malignant Brain Tumors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT03465618

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 12 participants

Surgical Tissue Flap to Bypass the Blood Brain Barrier in GBM

Northwell Health

NCT03630289

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 6 participants

Pilot Study of Optune (NovoTTF-100A) for Recurrent Atypical and Anaplastic Meningioma

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT01892397

COMPLETED 1,214 participants

Natural History of and Specimen Banking for People With Tumors of the Central Nervous System

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02851706

COMPLETED Early Phase 1 200 participants

Determine if Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Values Can Differentiate Tumors From Normal Tissue

University of Michigan

NCT00723463

COMPLETED Phase 3 152 participants

Randomized Trial Comparing Radiosurgery With vs Without Whole Brain Radiotherapy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00548756

COMPLETED Phase 2 83 participants

Standard Dose Bevacizumab Versus Low Dose Bevacizumab Plus Lomustine (CCNU) for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT01067469

COMPLETED Phase 2 75 participants

6-TG, Capecitabine and Celecoxib Plus TMZ or CCNU for Anaplastic Glioma Patients

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00504660

COMPLETED NA 52 participants

Imaging Study on Halcyon 4.0 System for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT05427214

COMPLETED Phase 1 50 participants

Convection-Enhanced Delivery of 124I-Omburtamab for Patients With Non-Progressive Diffuse Pontine Gliomas Previously Treated With External Beam Radiation Therapy

Y-mAbs Therapeutics

NCT01502917

COMPLETED 50 participants

(1)H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging of the Brain in Patients Who Receive Neurotoxic Therapy

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00001807

COMPLETED Phase 2 44 participants

Tarceva With Whole Brain Radiation Therapy - Brain Mets From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00871923

COMPLETED 40 participants

Feasibility of a Consumer Based Accelerometer in Monitoring Outpatient Physical Activity: A Study in Patients With Cancer and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Duke University

NCT02457715

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Imaging Brain Tumors With FACBC and Methionine

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT00597246

COMPLETED Phase 1 24 participants

IDH1 Peptide Vaccine for Recurrent Grade II Glioma

Katy Peters, MD, PhD

NCT02193347

COMPLETED Phase 1 22 participants

EGFR Inhibition Using Weekly Erlotinib for Recurrent Malignant Gliomas

Andrew B Lassman, MD

NCT01257594

COMPLETED Phase 1 17 participants

Phase I Vorinostat Concurrent With Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) in Brain Metastases From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Stanford University

NCT00946673

COMPLETED Phase 1 12 participants

Phase I Trial of Arsenic Trioxide and Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Recurrent Malignant Glioma

Stanford University

NCT00185861

COMPLETED Phase 1 11 participants

Phase I, Open Label, Single Center Safety Study of [F-18]FLT

Siemens Molecular Imaging

NCT00553748

COMPLETED Phase 1 10 participants

Monteris AutoLITT™ FIM Safety Trial for Recurrent/Progressive Brain Tumors

Monteris Medical

NCT00747253

COMPLETED Early Phase 1 5 participants

PET and MRI Imaging of Brain Tumors Using [18F]PARPi

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT04173104

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 17
Phase 2 10
Phase 3 2

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Brain Cancer records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Temozolomide Drug
5 trials
Tissue autograft of pedicled temporoparietal fascial (TPF) or pericranial flap to bypass the blood brain barrier (BBB) Procedure
2 trials
Lomustine Drug
2 trials
18F fluciclovine Drug
2 trials
Intra-arterial Mannitol Drug
2 trials
Intra-arterial Cetuximab Drug
2 trials
Radiation Therapy Radiation
2 trials
Capecitabine Drug
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Brain Cancer trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

New York 19 trials
Texas 8 trials
Florida 8 trials
California 7 trials
Michigan 4 trials
Ohio 3 trials
New Jersey 3 trials
North Carolina 3 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Brain Cancer page

48 registered trials, 20 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Brain Cancer condition card totals 48 registered trials; most-linked intervention Temozolomide; top US site state New York. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.