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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Global Leader in Breast Cancer

Global Leader in Lung Cancer

Conducts research for Cancer

Conducts research for Ovarian Cancer

Conducts research for Pancreatic Cancer

947 reported clinical trials

74 medical researchers

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Summary

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania is a medical facility located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This center is recognized for care of Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and other specialties. Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania is involved with conducting 947 clinical trials across 635 conditions. There are 74 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Angela DeMichele, MD, Arati Desai, MD, Amy Clark, and Mark O'Hara, MD.

Area of expertise

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Breast Cancer

Global Leader

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has run 120 trials for Breast Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

Stage IV
HER2 positive
Stage III
2

Lung Cancer

Global Leader

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has run 111 trials for Lung Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

Stage IV
Stage III
Stage II

Top PIs

Clinical Trials running at Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Breast Cancer

Lung Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Cancer

Breast cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Testicular cancer

Prostate Cancer

Esophageal Carcinoma

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Chemotherapy + Hormone Therapy

for Breast Cancer

This trial is testing if adding additional cancer-fighting drugs to treatments that stop certain body functions is better than just using the treatments that stop those functions alone. It targets younger women with early-stage breast cancer who have a higher risk of dying from the disease. The treatment works by stopping certain body functions and using drugs to kill cancer cells.

Recruiting

2 awards

Phase 3

19 criteria

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Radiation Therapy

for Brain Metastasis

This phase III trial compares the effectiveness of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS) to usual care stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in treating patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started to the brain. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. FSRS delivers a high dose of radiation to the tumor over 3 treatments. SRS is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. FSRS may be more effective compared to SRS in treating patients with cancer that has spread to the brain.

Recruiting

2 awards

Phase 3

12 criteria

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Pembrolizumab

for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

The phase III trial compares the effect of pembrolizumab to observation for the treatment of patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer who achieved a pathologic complete response after preoperative chemotherapy in combination with pembrolizumab. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial may help researchers determine if observation will result in the same risk of cancer coming back as pembrolizumab after surgery in triple-negative breast cancer patients who achieve pathologic complete response after preoperative chemotherapy with pembrolizumab.

Recruiting

2 awards

Phase 3

19 criteria

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