Clinical Trials at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

As of June 2026, 76 paid clinical trials are recruiting at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, located at 921 6TH AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50309-1222, phone (515) 247-4022 in Des Moines, Iowa. Compensation typically covers time, travel, and study visits — most studies also offer study-related medical care at no cost to participants.

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76 clinical trials at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

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Testing the Use of the Combination of Selumetinib and Olaparib or Selumetinib Alone Targeted Treatment for RAS Pathway Mutant Recurrent or Persistent Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers, A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial

for Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma

Drug: Selumetinib

293 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: Female·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05554328·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Advanced Solid Tumors, The ComboMATCH Screening Trial

for Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm

475 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: All ages

Code: NCT05564377·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Testing the Use of Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Compared to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy With Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab) or Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable HER2-Expressing Salivary Gland Cancers

for Metastatic Salivary Gland Carcinoma

150 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05408845·Phase 2·Recruiting

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BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

for Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8

Drug: Cabozantinib

222 locations incl. Phoenix

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05136196·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

746 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 40 - 75·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05334069·Recruiting

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Colon Adjuvant Chemotherapy Based on Evaluation of Residual Disease

for Stage III Colon Cancer

1021 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05174169·Phase 2, Phase 3·Recruiting

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Evaluating the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug Atezolizumab to Standard Chemotherapy Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas That Originate Outside the Lung

for Advanced Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Drug: Atezolizumab

249 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05058651·Phase 2, Phase 3·Recruiting

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Testing the Use of Chemotherapy After Surgery for High-Risk Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

for Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver

446 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05040360·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Using Text-Based Program

for Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma

222 locations incl. Kingman

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05008848·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Five or Ten Year Colonoscopy for 1-2 Non-Advanced Adenomatous Polyps

for Adenocarcinoma of the Colon

472 locations incl. Fairbanks

Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 45 - 70

Code: NCT05080673·Recruiting

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Improving Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Reported Data in ECOG-ACRIN Trials

for Breast Cancer, NOS

347 locations incl. Fairbanks

Sponsor: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 39

Code: NCT05108298·Recruiting

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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity Risk Prediction in Solid Tumors

for Malignant Solid Neoplasm

843 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04871542·Recruiting

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De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)

for Stage I Breast Cancer

812 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 50 - 70

Code: NCT04852887·Phase 3·Recruiting

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APOLLO: A Randomized Phase II Double-Blind Study of Olaparib Versus Placebo Following Curative Intent Therapy in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer and a Pathogenic BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 Mutation

for Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma

452 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04858334·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Testing the Addition of Lenalidomide and Nivolumab to the Usual Treatment for Primary CNS Lymphoma

for Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System

Drug: Nivolumab

54 locations incl. Los Angeles

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04609046·Phase 1·Recruiting

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An Internet-based Program to Help Cancer Survivors Manage Pain

for Cancer

149 locations incl. Fort Smith

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04462302·Recruiting

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Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study

for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

621 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04269902·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Testing the Use of Combination Therapy in Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, the EQUATE Trial

for Plasma Cell Myeloma

642 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04566328·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Testing the Addition of Radiation Therapy to the Usual Immune Therapy Treatment (Atezolizumab) for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, The RAPTOR Trial

for Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma

Drug: Atezolizumab

416 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04402788·Phase 2, Phase 3·Recruiting

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Osimertinib With or Without Bevacizumab as Initial Treatment for Patients With EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer

for Advanced Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Drug: Bevacizumab

604 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04181060·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Comparing the Clinical Impact of Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance Programs and Associated Biomarkers

for Pancreatic Neoplasm

408 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Sex: All·Age: 50 - 75

Code: NCT04239573·Recruiting

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Testing the Addition of a Type of Drug Called Immunotherapy to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, an ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial (Chemo-IO [ACCIO])

for Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

1150 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04267848·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Ramucirumab and Paclitaxel or FOLFIRI in Advanced Small Bowel Cancers

for Metastatic Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma

536 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04205968·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Testing the Addition of the Drug Apalutamide to the Usual Hormone Therapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery for Prostate Cancer, INNOVATE Trial

for Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Drug: Apalutamide

345 locations incl. Phoenix

Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Sex: Male·Age: 18+

Code: NCT04134260·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Collection of Research Data and Samples From Patients Who Experience Immunotherapy Side Effects

for Malignancy

626 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Sex: All·Age: All ages

Code: NCT04242095·Recruiting

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Myopenia and Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults With Colorectal Cancer

for Colorectal Cancer

146 locations incl. Millville

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Sex: All·Age: 60+

Code: NCT03998202·Recruiting

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Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone With or Without Daratumumab in Treating Patients With High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma

for Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma

Drug: Daratumumab

741 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT03937635·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Testing the Effectiveness of Two Immunotherapy Drugs (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) With One Anti-cancer Targeted Drug (Cabozantinib) for Rare Genitourinary Tumors

for Bladder Adenocarcinoma

Drug: Cabozantinib

578 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT03866382·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Lung-MAP: A Master Screening Protocol for Previously-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

for Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

1229 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT03851445·Phase 2, Phase 3·Recruiting

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Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low-Risk Node Positive and T3N0 Breast Cancer

for Breast Cancer

451 locations incl. Fairbanks

Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group

Sex: Female·Age: 35+

Code: NCT03488693·Phase 3·Recruiting

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S1703 Serum Tumor Marker Directed Disease Monitoring in Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive Her2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

for Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8

709 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT03723928·Recruiting

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S1501 Dual Observational and Randomized Cohort Study of Patients With Metastatic HER-2+ Breast Cancer at Risk of Cardiac Toxicity

for Cardiotoxicity

577 locations incl. Anchorage

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT03418961·Phase 3·Recruiting

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Active Surveillance, Bleomycin, Etoposide, Carboplatin or Cisplatin in Treating Pediatric and Adult Patients With Germ Cell Tumors

for Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor

566 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group

Sex: All·Age: All ages

Code: NCT03067181·Phase 3·Recruiting

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MILD® Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression: A Medicare Claims Study

for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

2306 locations incl. Athens

Sponsor: Stryker Instruments

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT03072927·Recruiting

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Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III-IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Who Have Undergone Surgery

for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

676 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT02734537·Phase 2·Recruiting

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Vismodegib, FAK Inhibitor GSK2256098, Capivasertib, and Abemaciclib in Treating Patients With Progressive Meningiomas

for Intracranial Meningioma

780 locations incl. Birmingham

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT02523014·Phase 2·Recruiting

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