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Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510

Global Leader in Breast Cancer

Global Leader in Lung Cancer

Conducts research for Breast cancer

Conducts research for Cancer

Conducts research for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

104 reported clinical trials

15 medical researchers

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Summary

Community Medical Center is a medical facility located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This center is recognized for care of Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Breast cancer, Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and other specialties. Community Medical Center is involved with conducting 104 clinical trials across 180 conditions. There are 15 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Joseph J. Vadakara, Raghava Reddy Levaka Veera, Sorab Gupta, and Namita Sharma.

Area of expertise

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Breast Cancer

Global Leader

Community Medical Center has run 27 trials for Breast Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

Stage IV
HER2 negative
ER positive
2

Lung Cancer

Global Leader

Community Medical Center has run 23 trials for Lung Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

Stage IV
Stage II
Stage III

Top PIs

Clinical Trials running at Community Medical Center

Breast Cancer

Lung Cancer

Breast cancer

Esophageal cancer

Cancer

Multiple Myeloma

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Melanoma

Kidney Cancer

Prostate Cancer

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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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Shorter Chemo-Immunotherapy Without Anthracyclines

for Breast Cancer

This phase III trial compares the effects of shorter chemotherapy (chemo)-immunotherapy without anthracyclines to usual chemo-immunotherapy for the treatment of early-stage triple negative breast cancer. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called anti-microtubule agents. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Cyclophosphamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill cancer cells. It may also lower the body's immune response. Docetaxel is in a class of medications called taxanes. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Doxorubicin is an anthracycline chemotherapy drug that damages DNA and may kill cancer cells. Pembrolizumab may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Shorter treatment without anthracycline chemotherapy may work the same as the usual anthracycline chemotherapy treatment for early-stage triple negative breast cancer.

Recruiting

2 awards

Phase 3

47 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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