All Posts: clinical trials

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Ruesch Symposium Participants Encourage Patients to Consider Clinical Trials

Held by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Ruesch Symposium brings together researchers,,…

December 4, 2022

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The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Publishes a Checklist to Maximize the Benefit to Patients for Clinical Trials in Immuno-oncology

October 6, 2022

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Advanced Melanoma Survival Improves Significantly When Immunotherapy is Given Before Targeted Therapy

September 27, 2022

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Glynda’s Story: A Chance to Advance Treatment for Aggressive Cancer

January 11, 2021

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FDA Approves Lung Cancer Drug Supported by Georgetown Lombardi Research

September 14, 2020

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Clinical Research Staff Rise to the Challenges Posed by Pandemic

(July 31, 2020) — Running clinical research can be complicated under normal circumstances but it’s especially arduous during a pandemic. Despite the difficulties, the clinical…

July 31, 2020

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First-of-Its-Kind Clinical Trial at Georgetown Puts Mammography Technologies Under the Spotlight

July 31, 2020

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Nilotinib Appears Safe and Affects Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial

WASHINGTON (May 29, 2020) — A Georgetown University Medical Center clinical trial investigating the cancer drug nilotinib in people with Alzheimer’s disease finds that it is safe…

May 29, 2020

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Pressure to Endorse Use of Unproven Drugs for COVID-19 Threatens Public Confidence

WASHINGTON (April 16, 2020) — The widespread use of experimental treatments for COVID-19, including the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, represents “ill…

April 16, 2020

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Georgetown Lombardi Clinical Trial Helps Advance Use of Immunotherapy in Liver Cancer

January 4, 2020