Afatinib trial now open at second site
Launched last summer, a Phase 2 clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the targeted therapy afatinib is continuing to enroll … Continue reading
Category Archives: Clinical Research
New chordoma-specific vaccine trial open at Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are now enrolling patients in a new Phase 2 clinical trial sponsored by biotechnology company … Continue reading
New clinical trial testing targeted therapy, afatinib, opens in Europe
This is a derivative of “Leiden University Medical Center” by Dmflan and is licensed under CC BY 3.0 A new Phase … Continue reading
Promising chordoma-specific immunotherapy trial now open at two sites
Launched last spring, a Phase 1 clinical trial studying the safety and initial effectiveness of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab with and … Continue reading
Accelerating drug therapies from the bench to the clinic
Thanks to the robust scientific infrastructure built by the Chordoma Foundation over the last decade, chordoma research is thriving. With … Continue reading
New clinical trial opens testing targeted cancer therapy, palbociclib
A new clinical trial has opened for chordoma patients with locally advanced or metastatic tumors testing the effectiveness of a … Continue reading
An experimental treatment changed the life of a courageous young chordoma survivor
As the youngest child in a family of California dairy farmers, Frankie Fernandes was used to waking up early. But … Continue reading
Now open: immunotherapy research study designed specifically for chordoma patients
Nivolumab + stereotactic radiosurgery A new clinical trial has opened for chordoma patients with advanced or metastatic tumors testing a … Continue reading
New clinical trial options available for chordoma patients
Introducing a new treatment pathway for patients with advanced or recurrent chordoma Historically, treatment options for patients with residual, recurrent, … Continue reading
New clinical trial opens for patients with dedifferentiated chordoma
Chordoma patients with particularly aggressive and fast growing tumors may have a new treatment option: a recently opened clinical trial … Continue reading