Clinical Trials
New treatments to create a future you can look forward to.

At East Jefferson General Hospital, our mission is to offer the best in cancer care to our community. Part of fulfilling this mission is offering you access to clinical trials.
Our patients who choose clinical trials have the opportunity to receive promising new treatments and the latest standard treatments. Answers gained from clinical trials can help you, your loved ones, and other cancer survivors all over the world.
We have created a database of clinical trials available for cancer patients in our community. Please review this resource of available trials at East Jefferson General Hospital.
If you or a loved one is interested in a particular trial, please reach out to us via the form below. Your inquiry will be delivered on to the appropriate physician, who will discuss with you and with your oncologist whether the trial is the best choice for you.
Warm regards,
Sidd Padmanabha, MD
East Jefferson General Hospital Cancer Center
East Jefferson General Hospital Cancer Clinical trials offerings

Bladder
Gastrointestinal
- A phase III multi-center, randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in patients newly diagnosed with Grade 1 and Grade 2 (Ki-67 <10%) advanced GEP-NET with high diseasee burden (NETTER-3)
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A Phase 2/3, Multicenter, Randomized Open-label Study of Zanzalintinib
vs Everolimus in Participants With Previously Treated, Unresectable,
Locally Advanced or Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Exelixis Stellar-311) - A Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Paltusotine in Adults with Carcinoid Syndrome due to Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors (CAREFNDR)
Cervical
Endometrial and Uterine
- A Phase II/III Study of Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Alone or Combined with Either Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-oysk (HERCEPTIN HYLECTA) or Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, and Hyaluronidase-zzxf (PHESGO) in HER2 Positive, Stage I-IV Endometrial Serous Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma
- A Phase III Trial Of The Impact Of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping On Patient Reported Lower Extremity Limb Dysfunction In Endometrial Cancer
- A Randomized Phase III Trial of Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab Versus Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab Versus Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab, Bevacizumab in the Treatment of pMMR, TP53 Mutated Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
Ovarian cancer
Pancreas
Prostate
Miscellaneous
- Blinded Reference Set For Multicancer Early Detection Blood Tests
- Randomized Phase II/III Trial of First Line Platinum/Etoposide with or Without Atezolizumab (NSC#783608) in Patients with Poorly Differentiated Extrapulmonary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas (NEC)
- Molecular Analysis for Combination Therapy Choice (ComboMATCH)
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