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Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are types of cancer that occur in the thymus, a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. A clinical trial led by Arun Rajan, M.D., Senior Clinician in the Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, is researching immunotherapy and other immunomodulatory treatments for the diseases. The trial will take place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and there is no cost for participation.
For more information, please contact Shannon Swift at (240) 858-3157 or shannon.swift@nih.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT05104736
NCI Protocol ID: NCI000317
Official Title: A Phase II, Open-Label Trial of PT-112 in Subjects With Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
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