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This study is looking at the effectiveness of an immunotherapy, pembrolizumab, in treating people who have been diagnosed with advanced solid tumors that have progressed on standard-of-care therapy.

A free research program offering mindfulness, coping, and healthy lifestyle skills for ovarian cancer survivors. The goal of the study is to determine if the program can improve quality of life. You can participate from your home!

The TAPUR Study aims to describe the safety and efficacy of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved, targeted anticancer drugs prescribed for treatment of patients with advanced cancer that has a potentially actionable genomic alteration.

SPICE is an online survey that asks questions about your sexuality, sexual health knowledge, interpersonal relationships, and body image. Participants will be asked questions about their body image, impact of cancer, relationships, and how they feel about their sexuality.

Metastatic prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy is called metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). This clinical trial may be an option for you if you have been diagnosed with mCRPC that has spread or gotten worse since your last treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the current standard of care medicine, enzalutamide, or PF-06821497 (study medicine) orally in combination with enzalutamide.

This study will look at how well the PARP Inhibitor niraparib works, when given before a radical prostatectomy, for people with high-risk prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body, and who have a tumor mutation in any of the following genes:BRCA1/2, ATM, CDK12, CHEK1/2 FANCA, FANCD2, FANCL, GEN1, NBN, PALB2, RAD51, RAD51c, and BRIP1.

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The purpose of this research is to study and understand the genetic and molecular causes of breast and prostate cancer in people with African ancestry. People in this study will complete a questionnaire about their environments and lifestyles. You will also give a blood sample and permission for the study team to access a piece of your cancer tissue from the center where you were treated. These blood and tissue samples will be used for molecular and genetic testing to look for changes that are only seen in the tumor as well as look for genetic changes that a person may have been born with, known as inherited gene mutations. Results of these tests will be provided to you. You will be followed by the study team for one year.

This study is looking whether the drug Talazoparib (also known as Talzenna) is safe and effective for treating people with advanced solid cancers (including breast, gastric, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate or other solid tumors) in people with an inherited mutation (found through genetic testing) or an acquired mutation (found with biomarker testing) in ATM, ATR, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, BAP1, BARD1, CDK12, CHEK1, CHEK2, IDH1, IDH2, MRE11A, NBN, PALB2, RAD50, RAD51, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, RAD54L or other genes.

Stanford researchers invite people diagnosed with stage 0 to stage 3 breast cancer to take this 15 minute survey to share your thoughts about the advantages and disadvantages of participating in a new type of clinical trial called “a window opportunity” trial. will use this information to help design future clinical trials.

This is a clinical trial sponsored by the American Cancer Society that will test the helpfulness of two programs designed to teach breast and gynecological cancer survivors and their partners to communicate and cope with physical, emotional, and relationship challenges after cancer. The programs are conducted entirely via Zoom videoconference, so travel is not required to participate.

We hope to understand women’s preferences about the benefits and effects of cancer-preventing surgeries. In this survey of women ages 25-50 with an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and no personal history of cancer, we present scenarios and ask participants to make hypothetical choices. Your responses will help us to design educational tools for people who are at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer who face personal decisions about cancer prevention.

The goal of this study is to look at how well a nerve graft works for improving sensation to the reconstructed breast after mastectomy in people undergoing DIEP flap reconstruction (deep inferior epigastric perforator flap). 

The usual approach for patients with curable (i.e., non-metastatic) pancreatic cancer is a combination of surgery, FDA-approved chemotherapy, radiation (in select cases), then surveillance monitoring. This means that patients are typically monitored by their oncologist for evidence that the cancer has returned (recurrence), but they receive no additional treatment after the completion of surgery and chemotherapy.

The purpose of EA2192 / APOLLO is to compare the usual approach (observation) to treatment for one year with a drug called olaparib, in patients with BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 mutation. EA2192 / APOLLO will help the study doctors find out if this different approach is better, the same, or worse than the usual approach. To decide if it is better, the study doctors will be looking to see if olaparib delays cancer recurrence compared to the usual approach of surveillance. 

Eating well and being physically active may help prevent cancer recurrence. Tools To Be Fit is a study to figure out what tools work best for helping cancer survivors improve their diet and exercise. Participants will get access to a combination of tools such as text messages, a wearable physical activity tracker, apps, health coaching, and coaching for a support person in the participant’s life.

This study will look at how enhanced prostate cancer screening using MRI will improve early detection rates and further understanding of how inherited mutations can lead to development of prostate cancer.

This study will look at a new vaccine known as INO-5401 used alone or combined with a second vaccine called INO-9012. The study will test if the vaccine is safe (without large side effects) and test a new way of giving vaccines. It will also test whether the vaccine activates the immune system. A goal of this research is to reduce cancer risk in people with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Additional studies will be needed to learn if this vaccine approach lowers cancer risk in mutation carriers. 

This study is comparing carboplatin chemotherapy to the drug, olaparib (a type of targeted therapy) as first-line treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in people with a BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CHEK1, FANCL, PALB2, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D or RAD54L inherited mutation found through genetic testing, or tumor mutation found through biomarker testing.

The purpose of this study is to try to find markers of early pancreatic cancer for individuals at higher-than-average risk, expedite the diagnosis in individuals with symptoms, and substantially improve an individual's chance of surviving the disease.

This study will teach Latinas with a high risk of breast cancer about how diet, exercise, ethnicity, genetics and screening and prevention guidelines may impact their likelihood for developing breast cancer. The study will test ways of teaching participants about breast cancer and risk factors, comparing the current standard of care to new personal educational sessions. Bilingual and bicultural staff are available for the phone study to make the study open to both English and Spanish speakers.

This study will compare the effectiveness of an upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared to prostate specific antigen (PSA) and current MRI imaging for prostate cancer screening.

This study aims to understand the different goals and motivations individuals with an inherited gene mutation have when talking about their genetic cancer risk with family members in a conversation.

This study will create a system to assess an individual’s risk of breast cancer based on random sampling of normal breast tissue as well as determine new and help understand previously identified risk biomarkers.

Bazedoxifene is a type of drug known as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is similar to the drug tamoxifen. A combination of bazedoxifene and estrogen taken orally has been used to control hot flashes. This study will look at hot-flashes, quality of life and breast changes in high-risk women taking the combination of drugs compared with women not taking the combination of drugs. Women will be selected at random to participate in the group receiving the drug and the group not receiving the drug. The study will involve breast imaging, blood tests and small sampling of breast tissue at the beginning and end of the study. 

This study seeks to interview individuals who come from families with high cancer risk and/or who have tested positive for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation. We are also interested in individuals who may be contemplating BRCA 1/2 genetic testing; those who feel they lack access to genetic testing or who feel they lack information and social and medical support with regard to getting access to genetic testing; those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer who may be at high risk for a range of hereditary cancer. We are especially hoping to reach racially and ethnically diverse males and females whose experiences are often left out of research studies.

Online survey for patients and caregivers focusing on multiple aspects of cancer to understand its emotional, physical, practical, and financial impact, so we can identify and address gaps in care and support.

The purpose of this study is to see whether the combination of melphalan, BCNU, hydroxocobalamin, ascorbic acid, and autologous (self) bone marrow stem cell infusion, is safe and effective for treating patients with advanced pancreatic cancer or Stage IV, HER2-negative breast cancer who have a BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 inherited mutation. All of these treatments are given intravenously (by vein). This study is open to people who have already received a PARP inhibitor, as well as those who have not. There are no restrictions on the number of prior treatments a patient has received before enrolling.

Relationships, Intimacy, and Self-Esteem among Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Survivors (RISE) is a research study that focuses on the experiences of 18-39-year-old sexual and/or gender minority cancer survivors. Participants will be asked to complete an interview on relationships, self-esteem, and intimacy.

The All of Us Research Program is seeking one million people from across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history. We welcome participants from all backgrounds. People who join will share information about their health, habits, and what it’s like where they live. By looking for patterns, researchers may learn more about what affects people’s health.

This study focuses on cancer survivors’ needs during the transition into a new normal life after the completion of cancer treatment. The goal is to explore ways in which we can improve physical activity and diet among cancer survivors and address their challenges to develop and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

We specifically would like to work with and for cancer survivors who self-describe as people of color to understand how social structures, stress and environmental factors impact health behaviors and subsequent quality of life.

PETRA is studying a new PARP inhibitor AZD5305 taken either alone or combined with other treatments in people with advanced ovarian, breast, prostate or pancreatic cancer with an inherited or tumor mutation in: BRCA1/2, PALB2, RAD51C or RAD51D. The treaments participants receive will depend on their cancer type, mutation and when they join the study.