Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre

Clinical Research

Clinical research is undertaken across the breath of cancer diseases.  Phase I, IIa, IIb and III trials are led by consultant medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and haematologists.  Patients treated on clinical trials receive experimental therapy in the Cancer Centre either with or in lieu of other standard systemic anticancer therapy. Recent advances in cancer treatment are the direct result of high quality, prospective research and so clinical trials are consistently seen as a core component of the optimal management of patients with cancer. The importance of this is recognised in the National Cancer Strategy (2017-2026).

The Cancer Clinical Trials and Research Unit (CCTU), Beaumont Hospital conducts clinical, translational and outcomes research in patients with cancer across the Dublin North – North East region. A key aim of the work is to learn more about the pathophysiology of malignancy and to deliver new therapies to improve quality-of-life and cancer survival, by conducting high quality research in compliance with EU, national and international regulations. Clinical trials are routinely sponsored by pharmaceutical companies or Cancer Trials Ireland. In addition to providing funding to conduct the trials, the Sponsor plays a key role in research governance to ensure that all trials are carried out in accordance with National and International standards and applicable laws, including as defined under “Good Clinical Practice” (GCP), the international ethical, scientific and practical standard to which all clinical research is conducted.

Research is led by consultant medical oncologists and haematologists and patients treated on clinical trials receive experimental therapy in Beaumont Hospital either with or in lieu of other standard systemic anticancer therapy (SACT). Recent advances in cancer treatment are the direct result of high quality, prospective research and so clinical trials are consistently seen as a core component of the optimal management of patients with cancer. The importance of this is recognised in the National Cancer Strategy (2017-2026).

For further information about any of our clinical trials contact Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Programme Manager Mr Keith Egan

Tel: (01) 8092010  Email: keithegan2@beaumont.ie

For more information on our open clinical trials, please see the pages below.

  • Cancer Clinical Trials and Research Unit

    The Cancer Clinical Trials and Research Unit (CCTU), Beaumont Hospital conducts clinical, translational and outcomes research in patients with cancer across the Dublin North – North East region. A key aim of the work is to learn more about the pathophysiology of malignancy and to deliver new therapies to improve quality-of-life and cancer survival, by conducting high quality research in compliance with EU, national and international regulations. Clinical trials are routinely sponsored by pharmaceutical companies or Cancer Trials Ireland. In addition to providing funding to conduct the trials, the Sponsor plays a key role in research governance to ensure that all trials are carried out in accordance with National and International standards and applicable laws, including as defined under “Good Clinical Practice” (GCP), the international ethical, scientific and practical standard to which all clinical research is conducted.

    Research is led by consultant medical oncologists and haematologists and patients treated on clinical trials receive experimental therapy in Beaumont Hospital either with or in lieu of other standard systemic anticancer therapy (SACT). Recent advances in cancer treatment are the direct result of high quality, prospective research and so clinical trials are consistently seen as a core component of the optimal management of patients with cancer. The importance of this is recognised in the National Cancer Strategy (2017-2026).

    For further information about any of our clinical trials contact Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Programme Manager Mr Keith Egan

    Tel: (01) 8092010  Email: keithegan2@beaumont.ie

  • Breast Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    ASCENT 05:  A Randomized, Open-label, Ph 3 Study of Adj Sacituzumab Govitecan and Pembro vs Tx of
    Physician’s Choice in Pts With Triple -ve Breast Ca Who Have Residual Invasive Disease After Surgery and Neoadjuvant Therapy

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Patrick Morris


    Fourlight 3:  An Open-Label Randomized Phase 3 Study of PF-07220060 + Letrozole Compared To CDK4/6 Inhibitor + Letrozole In Pts With HR+ve, Her2-ve, First Line Advanced /Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Recruitment on hold

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Patrick Morris


    DESTINY-Breast15: A Multicenter, Global, Interventional, Open-label Study of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd), an Anti-HER2-Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC), in Subjects who Have Unresectable and/or Metastatic HER2-low or HER2 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 0 Breast Cancer (BC)

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Patrick Morris


    CAMBRIA 2: A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Camizestrant (AZD9833, a Next Generation, Oral Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader) Versus Standard Endocrine Therapy (Aromatase Inhibitor or Tamoxifen) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients with ER+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer and an Intermediate-High or High Risk of Recurrence Who Have Completed Definitive Locoregional Treatment and Have No Evidence of Disease

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Patrick Morris


    Shamrock:  Single arm phase 2 trial of neoadjuvant trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) with response-directed definitive therapy in early stage HER2-positive breast cancer: a standard chemotherapy-sparing approach to curative-intent treatment – SHAMROCK study

    Recruitment on hold

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Bryan Hennessy


     

  • Colorectal Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    Mountaineer-03:

    A clinical trial for patients with colon or rectal cancer that has spread around the body. Tumours must test positive for HER2. Patients cannot have received any systemic therapy (e.g. chemotherapy) for advanced disease. Patients are randomised to receive either 2 anti-HER2 therapies (tucatinib and trastuzumab) with chemotherapy (FOLFOX) or trastuzumab with FOLFOX.

    Additional information is available here:  MOUNTAINEER-03 EU info

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Adrian Murphy

  • Gynaecological Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

     

  • Haematological Malignancies Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    CLL18/MOIRAI: A phase 3 multicenter, randomised, prospective, open-label trial of fixed-duration (12 cycles) veneto-clax/ obinutuzumab vs. fixed-duration (15 cycles) venetoclax/ pirtobrutinib vs. MRD-guided ve-netoclax/ pirtobrutinib in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)/ small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) aiming to establish measurement of individual residual disease for adjustment of treatment duration to improve outcomes.

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Patrick Thornton


    MajesTEC-4 (EMN30): Phase 3 Study of Teclistamab in Combination with Lenalidomide and Teclistamab Alone versus Lenalidomide alone in participants with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma as maintenance therapy following autologous stem cell transplantation.

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Siobhán Glavey


    RENEW (KER-050-D301): Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Elritercept (KER-050) for the Treatment of Transfusion- Dependent Anemia in Adult Participants with Very Low-, Low-, or Intermediate-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    Additional information is available here: RENEW (KER-050-D301)

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Philip Murphy


    HOVON 177: 

    Randomised study to assess revumenib in combination with azacitidine & yenetoclax in adult patients with newly diagnosed NMP1-mutated or KMT2-rearranged AML ineligible for intensice chemptherapy.

    Additional information is available here : EU Clinical Trials Register

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof John Quinn


    EMN39 :

    A Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Phase 3 Study Comparing Daratumumab, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone

    Induction followed by Linvoseltamab Versus continued Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Newly

    Diagnosed Transplant Ineligible Multiple Myeloma Patients

    Additional information is available here:EU Clinical Trials Register

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof John Quinn


    BELLWAVE 003

    A phase 2 dose escalation, confirmation, and cohort expansion study of nemtabrutinib in hematologic malignancies

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Patrick Thornton

  • Head and Neck Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

     

  • Lung Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    Neo-Coast 2:

    A Phase II, Open-label, multicentre, randomised study of neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment in patients with resectable, early-stage (II to IIIB) non-small cell lung cancer.

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    KRYSTAL-4 (CA239-0004):

    A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Trial of Adagrasib plus Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy vs. Placebo plus Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Participants with Previously Untreated, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with KRAS G12C Mutation.

    Additional information is available here: EU Clinical Trials Register

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    KRYSTAL 7:

    A Phase 2 Trial of Adagrasib Monotherapy and in Combination with Pembrolizumab and a Phase 3 Trial of Adagrasib in Combination with Pembrolizumab versus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with KRAS G12C Mutation

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    HARMONi-3 (SMT112-3003)

    A Randomized, Controlled, Multiregional Phase  3 Study of Ivonescimab Combined with Chemotherapy Versus Pembrolizumab Combined with Chemotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    TACTI-004:

    A double-blinded, randomized phase 3 trial in patients with advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving eftilagimod alfa (MHC class II agonist) in combination with pembrolizumab (PD-1 antagonist) and chemotherapy.

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    RASolve 301 :

    Phase 3 Multicenter, Open Label, Randomized Study of RMC-6236 versus Docetaxel in Patients with Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic RAS[MUT] NSCLC (Non Small Cell Lung Cancer)

    Additional Information can be found here : EU Clinical Trials Register

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    ETOP ADOPT: 

    An open-label randomised ph III trial to evaluate the benefit of adding adjuvant durvalumab after neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus durvalumab in patients with stage IIB-IIIB (N2) resectable NSCLC.

    For additional information click here:EU Clinical Trials Register

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    ARTEMIDE Lung-04:

    A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Global Study of Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Patients with PD-L1-high Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (ARTEMIDE-Lung04)

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo


    ETOP 27-23 ARCH:

    A randomised phase III trial of adjuvant cemiplimab in patients with resected stage II-IIIA NSCLC who have not received prior adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Additional Information can be found here : EU Clinical Trials Register

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarushka Naidoo

  • Neuro-Oncology Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    Blood Brain Barrier (BBB):

    A research study for patients with glioblastoma (grade IV glioma) who have just been diagnosed with this condition. Patients cannot have received any treatment or undergone any surgery. Patients are asked to undergo an MRI scan and have neurocognitive testing and blood tests alongside their treatment to learn more about the blood brain barrier in primary brain tumours.

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Donncha O’Brien


    OT SMILE:

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.


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  • Skin Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

     

  • Upper Gastro-Intestinal Cancer

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    PHARO

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarlath Bolger


    Impact of enteral feeding approaches on chyle leaks in oesophageal cancer surgery

    Cancer Centre Lead: Prof Jarlath Bolger


    109-004

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    109-005

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  • Urological Cancers

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    SGNDV-001:

    An Open-label, Randomized, Controlled Phase 3 Study of Disitamab Vedotin in Combination with Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy in Subjects with Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma that Expresses HER2 (IHC 1+ and Greater)

    Cancer Centre Lead: Dr Min Yuen Teo


    ReCharge:

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    Cancer Centre Lead: Dr Min Yuen Teo


    110-003

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    110-005

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    PRO-ACT:

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

  • Endorine Cancer Trials and Pan Cancer Trials

    For further information about any of our clinical trials please contact your lead clinician / oncologist.

    Propell II

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    111-007

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    111-008

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