Clinical Trials

At Beaufort Memorial, we believe that all patients—even those with advanced or late-stage cancer—should be given every chance to fight their disease. That’s why we’re committed to bringing new hope to our Lowcountry communities with leading-edge clinical trials.

Through our partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health), we offer you or your loved one access to new cancer therapies and medications before they are widely available. These nationally designed studies provide alternatives to standard treatments and more choices for care, while advancing medical research that may help others.

Participation is voluntary, and your cancer care team will talk with you about the potential benefits and what to expect.

See our list of open cancer clinical trials below, then talk to your physician or nurse navigator about how you can participate. Also see this helpful FAQ from the National Cancer Institute.

Current Cancer Clinical Trials

Breast Cancer

• A011801: T-DM1 and Tucatinib Compared With T-DM1 Alone in Preventing Relapses in People With High Risk HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, the CompassHER2 RD Trial 
  ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04457596

Cancer – Not Site Specific

• DCP 001: Use of a Clinical Trial Screening Tool to Address Cancer Health Disparities in the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)

Upcoming Trials (Pending)

Breast Cancer Radiation

• CCTG MA.39: Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low-Risk Node Positive and T3N0 Breast Cancer (TAILOR RT)
  ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03488693

Prostate Cancer Radiation

• NRG-GU009: Two Studies for Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer Testing Less Intense Treatment for Patients With a Low Gene Risk Score and Testing a More Intense Treatment for Patients With a High Gene Risk Score, The PREDICT-RT Trial (PREDICT-RT*)
  *Prostate RNA Expression/Decipher to Individualize Concurrent Therapy with Radiation
  ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04513717
   
• NRG-GU010: Two Studies for Patients With Unfavorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Testing Less Intense Treatment for Patients With a Low Gene Risk Score and Testing a More Intense Treatment for Patients With a Higher Gene Risk Score 
  ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05050084

Lung Cancer

• S2302: Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab vs Usual Care for Treatment of Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Immunotherapy, Pragmatica-Lung Study 
  ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05633602

Observational Study

• URCC21038: An Observational Research Study for Cancer Patients on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, DiRECT Study (DiRECT) 
  ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05364086

Beaufort Memorial’s Oncology Services, which includes care provided at both the Keyserling Cancer Center in Beaufort and the New River Cancer Center in Okatie, are an accredited Community Cancer Program through the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Accreditation of a cancer program is granted only to those organizations that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in cancer diagnosis and treatment and are able to comply with established Commission on Cancer standards.