Clinical trials: Brain Neoplasms
Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Risk: Whether, When, and How to Tell Adolescents
This study is being conducted to learn more about family communication of genetic risk information. Semi-structured interviews lasting up to one hour will be conducted with three populations: parent/child pairs at risk for…
- Conditions
- Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03421327
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Central Nervous System Tumor
Brain Slice Explants to Predict Drug Response in Brain Tumors
This biospecimen collection study will evaluate the feasibility of engrafting and testing resected Central nervous system (CNS) tumors tumor tissue ex vivo to estimate drug response, in pediatric and adult subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT05978557
- Testing
- Biospecimen collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurophysiological Measurements Using the NeuroCatch™ Platform in Pediatric Concussion
EEG signals have been collected and studied since the early 1990's as a way of assessing brain function at a gross level. As early as the 1930's a derivative of the raw EEG signal - event-related potentials (ERPs) - have been…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- NCT03889483
- Testing
- NeuroCatch™ Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Michael Esser
Pituitary Adenoma
Pre-operative Surgical Difficulty Stratification Using Predicted Tumor Perfusion and Consistency
Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are among the most prevalent lesions of the sella turcica, accounting for 10%-25% of all intracranial neoplasms. Pituitary macroadenomas (PMAs) are defined with a maximum diameter of over 1 cm.
- Trial name
- NCT06664190
- Testing
- Advanced sequences, such as arterial spin labeling (ASL) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Temozolomide and O6-benzylguanine in Treating Children With Solid Tumors
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.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00020150
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Studying Gene Expression and Location in Samples From Patients With Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT01585389
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, genetic linkage analysis, microarray analysis
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Pediatric ALL, Epilepsy
Pediatric EEG Monitoring
The purpose of this study is to understand if a new, smart, wireless EEG developed by our team can be used to monitor the continuous electrical activity of the brain in the ICU and EMU and whether it works as well as the current…
- Trial name
- NCT04664608
- Testing
- wearable EEG sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pituitary Tumor, Endocrine Neoplasia
Epidemiology of Pituitary Tumours: Prevalence of Associated Neoplasia
The study aims to update current knowledge about the epidemiology of pituitary tumours (PiT), based on the wide body of scientific literature on new familial and/or syndromic forms.
- Conditions
- Pituitary Tumor, Endocrine Neoplasia, Hyperparathyroidism, Solid Tumor
- Trial name
- EpidemioPIT (NCT03973450)
- Testing
- Registration of familial forms and associated neoplasia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Brain Tumor, Childhood Cancer
Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Children With Brain Tumors
The goal of this observational study is to identify biomarkers of treatment-induced brain injury in children treated for primary brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- BiomarkCBT (NCT07381959)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, PNET
Exploratory Study of Effects of Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Central Nervous System Tumors
This study will analyze the effects of radiation given to children who have tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Researchers want to learn more about changes in the quality of life that patients may experience as a result…
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, PNET, Ependymoma, Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01445288
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Brain Tumors
This study examines cerebrospinal biomarkers in patients with brain tumors. A biomarker is a measurable indicator of the severity or presence of your disease state.
- Trial name
- NCT04692324
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Electronic Health Record Review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Brain Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis
Surgery Versus Radiosurgery to Treat Metastatic Brain Tumors
This study will compare the effectiveness of craniotomy to that of stereotactic surgery (SRS) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors - tumors that first develop elsewhere in the body and then travel to the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00075166
- Testing
- Stereotactic surgery (SRS), Craniotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Brain Tumors
Learning Impairments Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Children surviving some types of cancer have a higher risk of developing learning problems after cancer treatment than do children who have not had cancer or its treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00576472
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 469 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Posterior Brain Fossa Tumors in Children
Feasibility of 11C-MET PET/MRI Imaging in Pediatric Brain Fossa Tumors
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and are the second most common cause of cancer-related death among this population. Posterior brain fossa tumors represent about 50% of children brain tumors.
- Trial name
- TI-TFCE (NCT03977896)
- Testing
- 11C-MET PET/MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Hearing Loss in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, or Other Malignancy
RATIONALE: Sodium thiosulfate may reduce or prevent hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for cancer. It is not yet known whether sodium thiosulfate is more effective than no additional treatment in preventing…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00716976
- Testing
- sodium thiosulfate, examination
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Solid Tumors, Brain Tumors
Satraplatin in Children and Young Adults With Refractory Solid Tumors Including Brain Tumors
Background: Cisplatin and carboplatin are standard cancer treatment drugs used for various childhood cancers, including brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumors, Brain Tumors, Brain Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT01259479
- Testing
- Satraplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Stem Glioma, Glioblastoma
Immunotherapy for Patients With Brain Stem Glioma and Glioblastoma
The purpose of the Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy study for patients with glioblastoma and/or brainstem glioma is to determine whether in patients with malignant brain tumors, dendritic cells injected peripherally can reactivate…
- Trial name
- NCT00576641
- Testing
- autologous dendritic cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Brain Tumor, Low Grade Glioma
Proton Radiotherapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors Requiring Partial Brain Irradiation
Some patients with brain tumors receive standard radiation to help prevent tumor growth. Although standard radiation kills tumor cells, it can also damage normal tissue in the process and lead to more side effects.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Low Grade Glioma, Astrocytoma, Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT01288235
- Testing
- Proton radiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain Tumors
International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) PNET 5 Medulloblastoma
The study PNET 5 MB has been designed for children with medulloblastoma of standard risk (according to the risk-group definitions which have been used so far; e.g. in PNET 4).
- Trial name
- NCT02066220
- Testing
- Radiotherapy without Carboplatin, Reduced-intensity maintenance chemotherapy, Radiotherapy with Carboplatin
- Where
- 77 sites in Austria, Belgium and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Neoplasms, High Grade Glioma
HSV G207 With a Single Radiation Dose in Children With Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
This study is a clinical trial to assess the efficacy and confirm the safety of intratumoral inoculation of G207 (an experimental virus therapy) combined with a single 5 Gy dose of radiation in recurrent/progressive pediatric…
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, High Grade Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Malignant Glioma of Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04482933
- Testing
- Biological G207
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
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