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Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System

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Fort Myers, Florida 33905

Global Leader in Breast Cancer

Conducts research for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Conducts research for Sarcoma

Conducts research for Brain Tumor

Conducts research for Leukemia

70 reported clinical trials

6 medical researchers

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Summary

Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System is a medical facility located in Fort Myers, Florida. This center is recognized for care of Breast Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Sarcoma, Brain Tumor, Leukemia and other specialties. Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System is involved with conducting 70 clinical trials across 130 conditions. There are 6 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Paul M. Bloomston, Venkata K. Parsa, Leandro P. Moraes, and Edward Grendys, MD.

Area of expertise

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Breast Cancer

Global Leader

Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System has run 11 trials for Breast Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

HER2 negative
ER positive
PR positive
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System has run 9 trials for Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Top PIs

Clinical Trials running at Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System

Breast Cancer

Lung Cancer

Esophageal cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Breast cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Stomach Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

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Durvalumab + Chemotherapy

for Breast Cancer

This phase III trial compares the addition of an immunotherapy drug (durvalumab) to usual chemotherapy versus usual chemotherapy alone in treating patients with MammaPrint High 2 Risk (MP2) stage II-III hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. There is some evidence from previous clinical trials that people who have a MammaPrint High 2 Risk result may be more likely to respond to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Adding durvalumab to usual chemotherapy may be able to prevent the cancer from returning for patients with MP2 stage II-III hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer.

Recruiting

2 awards

Phase 3

40 criteria

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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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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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