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New Alliance Clinical Trial Aims to Improve Outcomes in Brain Tumors

March 16, 2026

A new clinical trial led by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology will investigate if a combination of drug therapies after radiation therapy improves outcomes for people with newly-diagnosed, grade 3 IDH-mutant astrocytoma, a type of brain cancer. Supported in part by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, the study (Alliance A072301) will look at whether adding the oral medication vorasid


NRG Oncology/Alliance Trial Finds Immunotherapy Did Not Improve Survival When Added to Chemoradiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer

March 13, 2026

Immunotherapy given during and after chemoradiation did not improve survival for study participants with limited-stage, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) according to the results of an international clinical trial, NRG-LU005, led by NRG Oncology in collaboration with the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. The results are published i


Alliance Trial Aims to Improve Outcomes for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

March 11, 2026

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a new clinical trial for adults who need first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The study (Alliance A042302) will explore whether combining two targeted medicines, zanubrutinib and sonrotoclax, can effectively send cancer into remission, allowing patients to discontinue treatment until


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