Clinical trials: Advanced Disease
Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
S0031, ZD 1839 in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Urinary Tract
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as ZD 1839 may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of cancer of the urinary tract.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Urethral Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00014144
- Testing
- gefitinib
- Where
- 95 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Iressa/Docetaxel in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Patients will receive 250 mg Iressa by mouth daily each day while on this study. Patients will also receive docetaxel 30 mg/m2 by by vein (IV) on day 1 weekly for the first 3 weeks of each course of therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00048087
- Testing
- ZD1839, Docetaxel
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Recession, Gingival
Long-term Outcomes of Tunnel Technique
Few studies evaluate the outcomes beyond 1 year follow up for gingival recessions treatments using the tunnel technique in combination with connective tissue graft.
- Trial name
- NCT04016493
- Testing
- Connective tissue graft
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Breast Cancer, Kidney Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Total-Body Irradiation Before Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant in Treating Patients With Advanced Hematologic Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, or Kidney Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy and radiation therapy before a donor umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00365287
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Sarcoma
Safety and Efficacy Study of Torisel and Liposomal Doxorubicin for Patients With Recurrent Sarcoma
The purpose of this study is to identify a safe dosing regimen for the combination of Torisel and liposomal doxorubicin in patients with recurrent sarcoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00949325
- Testing
- temsirolimus plus liposomal doxorubicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Advanced Lung Cancer
A Pilot Study of the VosCryoTM Breathalyser in Lung Cancer
CryoPilot is a single-centre pilot study being conducted at Weston Park Cancer Centre in Sheffield, UK. The goal of this pilot study is to determine whether small-volume exhaled breath condensate sample (EBC) obtained via a…
- Trial name
- CryoPilot (NCT07689968)
- Testing
- Expiratory Breath Condensate Collection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Sarcoma
Brostallicin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of brostallicin in treating patients who have locally…
- Trial name
- NCT00041249
- Testing
- brostallicin
- Where
- 16 sites in Belgium, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Ovarian Neoplasm
A Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of Cyclophosphamide, Paclitaxel, Cisplatin With G-CSF for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer
A supra-additive cytotoxic effect was seen when CAI and paclitaxel were given to human ovarian cancer cells sequentially in tissue culture.
- Trial name
- NCT00001426
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Paclitaxel, Cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
Measuring Heart Health in Both Term, Preterm and Unwell Newborn Babies With an Advanced Ultrasound Method: Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
This study aims to improve how neonatologists check the heart function of newborn babies, especially those who are sick. While standard heart ultrasound scans are useful, a more advanced and sensitive technique called 2D speckle…
- Conditions
- Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn, Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT07364682
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Evaluation of Innovated Screening Tools for Type 2 Diabetes Among Chinese Population(SENSIBLE STUDY I)
Evaluation of using 2h-UG combined with FPG, AGEsP alone or in combination with FPG in diabetes screening in Chinese natural population
- Trial name
- NCT03025919
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongda Hospital
Advanced Lung Disease, COPD
Effects of Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Frailty in Patients After Lung-Transplantation
Frailty is closely linked to the success of lung transplantations (LTx) (1,2). Studies have shown that frailty causes a diminished physical performance in candidates for LTx and an increased 30 day rate of re-hospitalization…
- Conditions
- Advanced Lung Disease, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04184180
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Klaus Kenn
Endometrial Cancer
S9720 Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Recurrent, or Refractory Endometrial Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003127
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, carboplatin, paclitaxel
- Where
- 94 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Hodgkin Disease
A Study of Brentuximab Vedotin + Adriamycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine in Pediatric Participants With Advanced Stage Newly Diagnosed Hodgkin Lymphoma
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and anti-tumor activity, as well as confirm the recommended dose of brentuximab vedotin (ADCETRIS) in combination with a multiagent chemotherapy regimen…
- Trial name
- NCT02979522
- Testing
- Brentuximab vedotin, Doxorubicin, Vinblastine
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Gastric Cancer
Fast Track Surgery With Laparoscopic-assisted Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to to investigate the feasibility and safety of fast-track surgery when combined with laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer patients.
- Trial name
- FTSlapAG (NCT01955096)
- Testing
- fast-track surgery, conventional postoperative care
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Quan Wang
Premature Baby 25 to 32 Weeks
Cerebral Abnormalities Detected by MRI, Realized at the Age of Term and the Emergence of Executive Functions
The survival of premature babies increased during the last decades. However, the neurocognitive long term development of these children is worrying, as demonstrated by EPIPAGE 1 study.
- Trial name
- EPIRMEX (NCT02083822)
- Testing
- term MRI, executive EF functions testing
- Where
- 15 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Endometrial Carcinoma, Recurrent Uterine Corpus Carcinoma
Temsirolimus With or Without Megestrol Acetate and Tamoxifen Citrate in Treating Patients With Advanced, Persistent, or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies how well temsirolimus with or without megestrol acetate and tamoxifen citrate works in treating patients with endometrial cancer that has spread to other places in the body and usually…
- Conditions
- Endometrial Carcinoma, Recurrent Uterine Corpus Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Uterine Corpus Cancer, Stage IIIB Uterine Corpus Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00729586
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Megestrol Acetate, Tamoxifen Citrate
- Where
- 108 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Breast Cancer
NeoSAMBA: Neoadjuvant: Does the Sequence of Anthracycline and Taxane Matters: Before or After?
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usual and the reverse sequence of an anthracycline followed by a taxane in locally advanced breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NeoSAMBA (NCT01270373)
- Testing
- FAC x 3 followed by Docetaxel x 3, Docetaxel x 3 followed by FAC x 3
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cancer, Brazil
Breast Neoplasms
The Efficacy of Fulvestrant in ESR1(Estrogen Receptor 1) Mutated Metastatic Breast Cancer
This is an open-label, single arm, phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 500mg Fulvestrant (Faslodex®) in ESR1 mutated postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative locally advanced or…
- Trial name
- NCT03202862
- Testing
- Fulvestrant
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Breast Neoplasm
A Study Evaluating Megestrol Acetate Modulation in Hormone Receptor Positive Advanced Breast Cancer
This pilot trial evaluates in vivo megestrol acetate (MA) modulation of steroidal receptors in advanced breast cancer.
- Trial name
- MEGA (NCT03024580)
- Testing
- Megestrol Acetate 160Mg Tablet, Anastrozole 1Mg Tablet, Letrozole 2.5Mg Tablet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cancer, Brazil
Cardiac Arrest
OPALS Cardiac Arrest Database (OCAD)
To provide the infrastructure to answer prehospital research questions posed by scientists at academic health science centers and policy makers at multiple levels of government.
- Trial name
- NCT00300703
- Where
- 11 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,538 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute