Clinical trials are research studies designed to discover new ways to treat different cancers, and directly impact the number of new therapies and treatments available to fight cancer. Today’s trials are tomorrow’s standard of cancer care.
Thompson was the first to bring cancer clinical trials to East Tennessee more than 25 years ago. Today, Thompson’s clinical trials department is under the leadership of David Chism, MD and Susan Owenby, RN, CCRP, System Director of Clinical Research. Our oncologists are certified to participate in clinical trials and work with multiple cancer research groups to bring innovative treatments to East Tennessee. In addition, we partner with pharmaceutical companies to give our patients access to new treatments not otherwise available. We offer clinical trials because they often lead to better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer, allowing people to live healthier and longer lives. Ask your doctor if a clinical trial might be right for you.
A Randomized Open-Label Phase III Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Treatment of Physician’s Choice in Subjects With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable Urothelial Cancer
A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer with = 1 cm Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN+) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Trial of Paclitaxel/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab with Atezolizumab or Placebo in First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Randomized Trial of Standard Chemotherapy alone or combined with Atezolizumab as adjuvant therapy for patients with Stage III Colon Cancer and Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair(ATOMIC: Adjuvant Trial of Deficient Mismatch Repair in Colon Cancer)
Parallel Phase III Randomized Trials for High Risk Prostate Cancer evaluating De-Intensification for Lower Genomic risk and intensification of concurrent therapy for Higher Genomic risk with radiation (PREDICT-RT*) *Prostate RNA Expression/Decipher to Individualize Concurrent Therapy with Radiation
A Randomized, Phase 11/111 Study of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and CTEP-Supplied Atezolizumab (IND #134427) versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin/Bevacizumab and CTEP-Supplied Atezolizumab versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin/Bevacizumab in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
A Phase III, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy of Adjuvant Durvalumab in Combination with Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Completely Resected Stage II-III NSCLC (MeRmaiD-1)
A Phase III, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Durvalumab for the Treatment of Stage II-III NSCLC Patients with Minimal Residual Disease Following Surgery and Curative Intent Therapy (MERMAID-2)
A Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination with Pemetrexed/Platinum (Carboplatin or Cisplatin) Followed by Pembrolizumab and Maintenance Olaparib vs Maintenance Pemetrexed in the First-Line Treatment of Participants with Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (MK7339-006 / KEYLYNK 006)
A Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination with Carboplatin/Taxane (Paclitaxel or Nab-paclitaxel) Followed by Pembrolizumab with or without Maintenance Olaparib in the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, open-label trial to compare the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in combination with lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) versus docetaxel in previously treated participants with metastatic Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and progressive disease (PD) after platinum doublet chemotherapy and immunotherapy (LEAP-008)
Prospective, Interventional Pilot Study of Mobile Devices and Digital Applications to Detect Early Pneumonitis and Other Pulmonary Adverse Events in Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients on Durvalumab
Randomized Phase II/III Study of Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab plus Sargramostim versus Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Patients with Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma