A Study to Test the Addition of the Drug Cabozantinib to Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Osteosarcoma
This phase II/III trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of the drug cabozantinib in combination with standard chemotherapy, and to compare the effect of adding cabozantinib to standard c...
Study of Lurbinectedin in Combination With Doxorubicin Versus Doxorubicin Alone as First-line Treatment in Participants With Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma (SaLuDo)
The primary objective of this phase III study is to evaluate whether the combination of lurbinectedin plus doxorubicin given as first line treatment for metastatic leiomyosarcoma (LMS) prolongs the pr...
Measuring if Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy is Better Than Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Aggressive Poorly Differentiated Sarcomas
This phase III trial compares the effect of immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy (doxorubicin) to chemotherapy (doxorubicin) alone in treating patients with dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DD...
Testing the Addition of Herceptin Hylecta or Phesgo to the Usual Chemotherapy for HER2 Positive Endometrial Serous Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma
This phase III trial tests whether adding trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk (Herceptin Hylecta \[TM\]) or pertuzumab, trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-zzxf (Phesgo \[TM\]) to the usual chemotherapy (pac...
Study of ADI-PEG 20 or Placebo Plus Gem and Doc in Previously Treated Subjects With Leiomyosarcoma (ARGSARC)
To compare the efficacy and safety in subjects with advanced or metastatic LMS previously treated with an anthracycline....
First-in-Human Study of ADCE-D01 in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety, tolerability and efficacy of ADCE-D01....
Thoracotomy Versus Thoracoscopic Management of Pulmonary Metastases in Patients With Osteosarcoma
This phase III trial compares the effect of open thoracic surgery (thoracotomy) to thoracoscopic surgery (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or VATS) in treating patients with osteosarcoma that has ...
Surgery With or Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High Risk RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma
This is a multicenter, randomized, open label phase lll trial to assess whether preoperative chemotherapy, as an adjunct to curative-intent surgery, improves the prognosis of high risk DDLPS (dediffer...
Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Very Low-Risk and Low Risk Fusion Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the soft tissues in the body. This phase III trial aims to maintain excellent outcomes in patients with very low risk rhabdomyosarcoma (VLR-RMS) whi...
Study of INBRX-109 in Conventional Chondrosarcoma
Randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 study of INBRX-109 in unresectable or metastatic conventional chondrosarcoma patients....
A Study of AdAPT-001 in Subjects With Sarcoma and Refractory Solid Tumors
AdAPT-001 is an oncolytic virus that is injected directly into the tumor or via intraarterial administration. The purpose of this study is to find out if AdAPT-001 is safe and tolerable. The next step...
NRSTS2021, A Risk Adapted Study Evaluating Maintenance Pazopanib, Limited Margin, Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy and Selinexor in Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma (NRSTS)
The study participant has been diagnosed with non-rhabdomyosarcoma (NRSTS). Primary Objectives Intermediate-Risk * To estimate the 3-year event-free survival for intermediate-risk patients treated ...
Ivosidenib in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Conventional Chondrosarcoma Untreated or Previously Treated With 1 Systemic Treatment Regimen
Study CL3-95031-007 (CHONQUER) is a Phase 3, international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of orally administered ivosidenib. Participants are required to have a histo...
Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Rhabdomyosarcoma Using Molecular Risk Stratification and Liposomal Irinotecan Based Therapy in Children With Intermediate and High Risk Disease
This is a phase II study to determine safety and efficacy of combining liposomal irinotecan with vincristine alternating with VAC in intermediate-risk patients, liposomal irinotecan with temozolomide ...
Treatment of Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) Patients (FIBROSARC USA)
The present study is an open-label, randomized, controlled, two-arm multi-center study of the efficacy of L19TNF treatment in combination with doxorubicin versus doxorubicin alone in metastatic leiomy...
Effects of Maintenance Cabozantinib+BSC Versus BSC in Children and AYA With Osteosarcoma
The participants of this study will be children, adolescents, and young adults with residual osteosarcoma, which cannot be removed completely through surgery. Participants will have achieved a partia...
A Study of sEphB4-HSA in Kaposi Sarcoma
sEphB-HSA may prevent tumor cells from multiplying and blocks several compounds that promote the growth of blood vessels that bring nutrients to the tumor. The purpose of this study is to learn if sEp...
Vincristine and Temozolomide in Combination With PEN-866 for Adolescents and Young Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors
Background: The drug PEN-866 can remain in tumor cells longer than it does in normal cells. It also may be more effective than other drugs at treating Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. Researchers ...
Lurbinectedin in FET-Fused Tumors
The purpose of this study is to find out if a drug called lurbinectedin (the "study drug") is safe and effective at treating people with recurrent or relapsed solid tumors, including Ewing sarcoma....
Phase 1/2 Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of PEEL-224 in Combination With Vincristine and Temozolomide in Adolescents and Young Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Sarcomas
This research is being done to test a new drug called PEEL-224 in combination with two commercially available drugs, Vincristine and Temozolomide, and to determine how effective this combination of dr...
Dose Reduction of Postoperative Radiation for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arms and Legs
The investigators are doing this study to find out whether lowering the dose of postoperative radiation therapy and targeting a smaller area of tissue for treatment is as effective as the standard dos...
Study of Lurbinectedin Monotherapy in Pediatric and Young Adult Participants With Relapsed/Refractory Ewing Sarcoma
This study is conducted in two phases. The phase 1 portion of the study evaluates the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and effectiveness of lurbinectedin m...
A Study of Mirdametinib in Combination With Palbociclib in People With Liposarcoma
The purpose of this study is to find out whether mirdametinib in combination with palbociclib is an effective and safe treatment for people with metastatic, recurrent, and unresectable liposarcoma. Th...
A Multi-Institution Study of TGFβ Imprinted, Ex Vivo Expanded Universal Donor NK Cell Infusions as Adoptive Immunotherapy in Combination With Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of infusions of a type of immune cell called a "natural killer", or NK cell to the sarcoma chemotherapy regimen GEM/DOX (gemcitabine and docet...
Abemaciclib for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma With Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) Pathway Alteration
This is a single-arm, phase II study that will enroll a total of 45 subjects. All subjects will have a confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or unresectable soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma. All subjec...
Trial of Ixazomib for Kaposi Sarcoma
This phase II trial studies how well ixazomib works in treating patients with Kaposi sarcoma. Ixazomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth....
Letrozole in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
This is a clinical trial to test letrozole in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma. The main question is will treatment with letrozole extend progression-free survival in patients. Patients will recei...
Trial of Nivolumab Following Partially Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Mismatched BMT in Children & Adults With Sarcoma
This research is being done to find out if an investigational drug, Nivolumab, can be safely administered after a "half-matched" (haplo) bone marrow transplant (BMT), and if the investigational drug w...
Neoadjuvant ADI-PEG 20 + Ifosfamide + Radiotherapy in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
In this study, patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) will receive ADI-PEG 20 and ifosfamide in combination with radiation as neoadjuvant therapy. In phase I of the study, up to 5 dose levels will be...
Iscador® P (Mistletoe) Immunotherapy for Recurrent Osteogenic Sarcoma
This will be a phase II, single arm study of osteosarcoma patients with fully resected pulmonary metastases. The MTD corresponds to the dosage recommendations of the manufacturer of Iscador® P which i...
A Study of Pembrolizumab Plus Local Chemotherapy Using Isolated Limb Infusion (ILI) for Patients With Sarcoma in the Arm or Leg
The purpose of this study is to find out whether giving the study drug pembrolizumab in combination with the chemotherapy drugs melphalan and dactinomycin, delivered directly to the affected arm or le...
Evolutionary Therapy for Rhabdomyosarcoma
This clinical trial will evaluate 4 different strategies of chemotherapy schedules in newly diagnosed participants with metastatic Fusion Positive (alveolar) Rhabdomyosarcoma. The participant and thei...
Testing Atezolizumab With Selinexor in People ≥ 12 Years Old With Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, The AXIOM Trial
This phase II trial tests whether atezolizumab in combination with selinexor works to shrink tumors in patients with alveolar soft part sarcoma and whether the study drugs are better than the usual ap...
64Cu-LNTH-1363S in Patients With Sarcoma or Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer
This is a multicenter, open-label, prospective Phase 1/2a study to assess safety and tolerability, establish dosimetry and to identify an optimal imaging dose (radioactivity) and imaging time window o...
Testing the Addition of Immunotherapy Before Surgery for Patients With Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma
This phase II trial evaluates the safety and effectiveness of giving immunotherapy (nivolumab and ipilimumab) before surgery for controlling disease in patients with stage I-IIIa sarcomatoid mesotheli...
Top Cities for Sarcoma Clinical Trials
Sarcoma clinical trials are recruiting across 103 cities. Here are the cities with the most active studies:
About Sarcoma
Sarcomas are rare cancers that arise in bone and soft tissues including muscle, fat, blood vessels, and connective tissue. There are more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma. Treatment usually involves surgery combined with radiation and/or chemotherapy.
Clinical trials are advancing new treatments for sarcoma. Currently, 35 studies are recruiting a combined 5,374 participants across the United States. Research is being conducted by 27 organizations including National Cancer Institute (NCI), PharmaMar, Polaris Group and 24 others.
2026 Sarcoma Research Landscape
As of March 2026, the sarcoma clinical trial landscape includes 35 actively recruiting studies across 103 cities in the United States. These studies are collectively seeking 5,374 participants, with an average enrollment target of 154 per study.
Research is being led by 27 different organizations, including National Cancer Institute (NCI), PharmaMar, Polaris Group, Adcendo ApS, Children's Oncology Group, and 22 others. The large number of sponsors reflects significant research interest and investment in sarcoma treatment advancement.
Geographically, sarcoma trials are most concentrated in Los Angeles, California (21 trials); Phoenix, Arizona (9 trials); Anchorage, Alaska (9 trials); Jacksonville, Florida (7 trials); Boston, Massachusetts (7 trials) and 7 other cities.
Featured Sarcoma Studies
Highlighted recruiting studies for sarcoma, selected by enrollment size and research scope.
A Study to Test the Addition of the Drug Cabozantinib to Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Osteosarcoma
This phase II/III trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of the drug cabozantinib in combination with standard chemotherapy, and to compare the effect of adding cabozantinib to standard chemotherapy alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed osteosarcoma. Cabozantinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors which block protein signals affecting new blood vessel form...
Study of Lurbinectedin in Combination With Doxorubicin Versus Doxorubicin Alone as First-line Treatment in Participants With Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma (SaLuDo)
The primary objective of this phase III study is to evaluate whether the combination of lurbinectedin plus doxorubicin given as first line treatment for metastatic leiomyosarcoma (LMS) prolongs the progression-free survival (PFS) by Independent Review Committee (IRC) when compared to doxorubicin administered as a single agent.
Measuring if Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy is Better Than Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Aggressive Poorly Differentiated Sarcomas
This phase III trial compares the effect of immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy (doxorubicin) to chemotherapy (doxorubicin) alone in treating patients with dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS), undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) or a related poorly differentiated sarcoma that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or that ...
Frequently Asked Questions About Sarcoma Clinical Trials
Are there sarcoma clinical trials near me?
Yes, there are 35 sarcoma clinical trials currently recruiting across 103+ cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Anchorage, Alaska. Browse the studies above to find one at a location convenient for you.
How do I join a sarcoma clinical trial?
To join a sarcoma clinical trial: 1) Browse the available studies on this page, 2) Click on a study that interests you, 3) Check the study locations to find a site near you, 4) Review the eligibility criteria, and 5) Contact the study site or complete the eligibility form. The process is free and you can withdraw at any time.
Are sarcoma clinical trials free?
Yes, participation in sarcoma clinical trials is free. Study-related treatments, medical tests, and doctor visits are provided at no cost to participants. Many studies also offer compensation for your time and travel expenses.
What types of sarcoma treatments are being studied?
Current sarcoma clinical trials are testing a range of approaches. These include new drugs, combination therapies, medical devices, and other interventions sponsored by 27 research organizations.
Is it safe to participate in sarcoma clinical trials?
Clinical trials are carefully regulated by the FDA and institutional review boards (IRBs). All trials must follow strict safety protocols, and participants receive close medical monitoring throughout the study. You can withdraw from a trial at any time without penalty.
Data updated March 1, 2026 from ClinicalTrials.gov
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