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Glioblastoma clinical trials

78 of 200 indexed Glioblastoma trials are currently recruiting.

200 US clinical trials · 78 currently recruiting

Glioblastoma is the subject of 200 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 78 of them currently open to new participants. 15 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 148 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Cancer Institute (NCI), running 10 of these trials.

The research picture

Glioblastoma has 200 registered US clinical trials, 78 of them open to new participants right now, about 39% of the total.

78
recruiting participants now
39%
of trials open to enrollment
15
in Phase 3–4 (later-stage)
10
top sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phase 187Phase 261Phase 313Phase 42

Active & Recent Trials

200 total, page 1 of 4

RECRUITING Phase 2 1,280 participants

A Trial to Evaluate Multiple Regimens in Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma

Global Coalition for Adaptive Research

NCT03970447

RECRUITING 1,015 participants

The PALSUR-study: Palliative Care Versus Surgery in High-grade Glioma Patients (ENCRAM 2203)

Jasper Gerritsen

NCT06146738

RECRUITING 784 participants

The SUPRAMAX Study: Supramaximal Resection Versus Maximal Resection for High-Grade Glioma Patients (ENCRAM 2201)

Jasper Gerritsen

NCT06118723

RECRUITING Phase 3 766 participants

Beginning Radiation Immediately With GammaTile at GBM Excision Versus Standard of Care

GT Medical Technologies

NCT07195591

RECRUITING Phase 3 741 participants

EF-41/KEYNOTE D58: Phase 3 Study of Optune Concomitant With Temozolomide Plus Pembrolizumab in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

NovoCure

NCT06556563

RECRUITING 564 participants

The RESBIOP-study: Resection Versus Biopsy in High-grade Glioma Patients (ENCRAM 2202)

Jasper Gerritsen

NCT06146725

RECRUITING 464 participants

The RECSUR-study: Resection Versus Best Oncological Treatment for Recurrent Glioblastoma (ENCRAM 2302)

Jasper Gerritsen

NCT06283927

RECRUITING Phase 2 460 participants

INdividualized Screening Trial of Innovative Glioblastoma Therapy (INSIGhT)

Patrick Wen, MD

NCT02977780

RECRUITING 453 participants

The PROGRAM-study: Awake Mapping Versus Asleep Mapping Versus No Mapping for Glioblastoma Resections

Erasmus Medical Center

NCT04708171

RECRUITING Phase 3 450 participants

A Study Comparing Niraparib With Temozolomide in Adult Participants With Newly-diagnosed, MGMT Unmethylated Glioblastoma

Ivy Brain Tumor Center

NCT06388733

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 350 participants

Targeted Pediatric High-Grade Glioma Therapy

Nationwide Children's Hospital

NCT05839379

RECRUITING 225 participants

The RECMAP-study: Resection With or Without Intraoperative Mapping for Recurrent Glioblastoma

Erasmus Medical Center

NCT06273176

RECRUITING Phase 1 208 participants

ONC206 for Treatment of Newly Diagnosed, Recurrent Diffuse Midline Gliomas, and Other Recurrent Malignant CNS Tumors

Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD

NCT04732065

RECRUITING 200 participants

Key Longitudinal Associations With Risk and Glioblastoma Outcomes

Duke University

NCT06625684

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 NA 149 participants

Serial MRI Scans During Radiation Therapy

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT04188535

RECRUITING Phase 1 146 participants

PLX038 in Primary Central Nervous System Tumors Containing MYC or MYCN Amplifications

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT06161519

RECRUITING Phase 1 134 participants

A Trial of RSC-1255 for Treatment of Patients With Advanced Malignancies

RasCal Therapeutics

NCT04678648

RECRUITING Phase 2 120 participants

Study of Ribociclib and Everolimus in HGG and DIPG or Ribociclib and Temozolomide in DHG, H3G34-mutant

Nationwide Children's Hospital

NCT05843253

RECRUITING 120 participants

Improving Understanding of Glioblastoma Through Preservation of Biologically Active Brain Tissue

Baptist Health South Florida

NCT05756985

RECRUITING NA 117 participants

Customized Neuro-Imaging Referenced Symptom Video for the Reduction of Patient and Caregiver Anxiety Around Radiation Treatment for Brain Tumors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04479696

RECRUITING Phase 2 103 participants

Adjuvant Temozolomide ± 5-Aminolevulinic Acid + Low Intensity Diffuse Ultrasound Sonodynamic Therapy System for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Alpheus Medical

NCT07225621

RECRUITING Phase 1 102 participants

Phase I Study of Oral ONC206 in Recurrent and Rare Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

NCT04541082

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Feasibility of Intraoperative Microdialysis During Neurosurgery for Central Nervous System Malignancies

Mayo Clinic

NCT04047264

RECRUITING Phase 1 94 participants

ATM-Inhibitor WSD0628 in Combination With Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma

Mayo Clinic

NCT05917145

RECRUITING Phase 2 90 participants

A Study With L19TNF in Combination With Lomustine in Patients With Glioblastoma at Progression or Recurrence

Philogen S.p.A.

NCT06336291

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 82 participants

A Phase 0/1 Study of BDTX-1535 in Recurrent High-Grade Glioma (rHGG) and Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (nGBM) Participants With EGFR Alterations or Fusions

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix

NCT06072586

RECRUITING Phase 2 78 participants

Surgical Pembro +/- Olaparib w TMZ for rGBM

L. Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, MD, PhD

NCT05463848

RECRUITING Phase 1 67 participants

Oral Capecitabine and Temozolomide (CAPTEM) for Newly Diagnosed GBM

Northwell Health

NCT03213002

RECRUITING Phase 1 66 participants

Evaluation of Eflornithine Plus Temozolomide in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma or Astrocytoma

Orbus Therapeutics

NCT05879367

RECRUITING Phase 1 62 participants

HSV-tk and XRT and Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed GBM

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

NCT03603405

RECRUITING Phase 1 60 participants

Study of ABBV-637 or ABBV-155 With ERAS-801 for People With Glioblastoma

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT06934889

RECRUITING Phase 1 56 participants

Personalized NeoAntigen Cancer Vaccine w RT Plus Pembrolizumab for Patients With Newly Diagnosed GBM

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT02287428

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Improving Knowledge of Brain Tumor Biology in Patients With Resectable Glioblastoma

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT06090903

RECRUITING Phase 2 48 participants

A Phase 2 and Pharmacodynamic Study of Sitagliptin in Patients With Progressive Grade 4 Gliomas

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT07003542

RECRUITING Phase 1 48 participants

Loc3CAR: Locoregional Delivery of B7-H3-CAR T Cells for Pediatric Patients With Primary CNS Tumors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

NCT05835687

RECRUITING Phase 1 48 participants

Safety and Tolerability of ²¹²Pb-DOTAM-GRPR1 in Adult Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic GRPR-expressing Tumors

Orano Med

NCT05283330

RECRUITING Phase 1 48 participants

RMC-5552 Monotherapy in Adult Subjects With Recurrent Glioblastoma

Nicholas Butowski

NCT05557292

RECRUITING Phase 1 45 participants

A Phase I/II Study of IVONESCIMAB in Recurrent Glioblastoma

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT06672575

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of IDH Wildtype Gliomas or Non-histological (Molecular) Glioblastomas

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04623931

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Outpatients With Glioma

University of Vermont Medical Center

NCT05683808

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Sonobiopsy for Noninvasive and Sensitive Detection of Glioblastoma

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT05281731

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 37 participants

Chemo-immunotherapy Using Ibrutinib Plus Indoximod for Patients With Pediatric Brain Cancer

Theodore S. Johnson

NCT05106296

RECRUITING Phase 2 34 participants

N-803 and PD-L1 t-haNK Combined With Bevacizumab for Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma

ImmunityBio

NCT06061809

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

LITT Followed by Hypofractionated RT for Newly Diagnosed Gliomas (GCC 20138)

University of Maryland, Baltimore

NCT04699773

RECRUITING NA 32 participants

LITT Followed by Hypofractionated RT for Recurrent Gliomas

University of Maryland, Baltimore

NCT04181684

RECRUITING NA 32 participants

Surgical Tissue Flap to Bypass the Blood Brain Barrier in Glioblastoma

Northwell Health

NCT05954858

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 87
Phase 2 61
Phase 3 13
Phase 4 2

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

Reading the Glioblastoma Trial Landscape

200 indexed Glioblastoma studies · 78 recruiting (39%).

Phase mix: 15 late (III/IV) vs 148 early (I/II).

Top sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) (10 trials), 9 others listed. 50 shown below, recruiting first.

How to read this condition's trial landscape

That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.

Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clinical trials are there for Glioblastoma?

PlainTrial tracks 200 US clinical trials for Glioblastoma, of which 78 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.

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