Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Carcinoma
Anaplastic Ependymoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Chemotherapy and Donor Stem Transplant for the Treatment of Patients With High Grade Brain Cancer
This phase I trial investigates the side effects and effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by a donor (allogeneic) stem cell transplant when given to patients with high grade brain cancer.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Ependymoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04521946
- Testing
- Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sarcoma, Ovarian Neoplasm
Secured Access to Pembrolizumab for Patients With Selected Rare Cancer Types
This is a Phase 2, non-randomised, open-label, multicentric study to investigate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab monotherapy in 7 cohorts of patients with specific rare cancers who have unresectable locally advanced or…
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Ovarian Neoplasm, Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Thyroid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- AcSé (NCT03012620)
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 334 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma
SJDAWN: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Phase 1 Study Evaluating Molecularly-Driven Doublet Therapies for Children and Young Adults With Recurrent Brain Tumors
Approximately 90% of children with malignant brain tumors that have recurred or relapsed after receiving conventional therapy will die of disease.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma, Anaplastic Ganglioglioma, Anaplastic Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT03434262
- Testing
- Gemcitabine, ribociclib, sonidegib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Breast Neoplasms
Analysis of Brain Metastasis in Patients With Breast Cancer, With and Without Over-Expression of HER-2
This study will examine two subsets of patients with breast cancer metastasis, that is, spreading, to the brain. It will identify genes and proteins that promote metastasis, particularly in women who are found to over-express…
- Trial name
- NCT00071383
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cancer
Caspofungin Acetate Compared With Amphotericin B Liposomal in Treating Patients With Persistent Fever and Neutropenia Following Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Caspofungin acetate or amphotericin B liposomal may be effective in preventing or controlling fever and neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, or peripheral stem cell transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00008359
- Testing
- caspofungin acetate, liposomal amphotericin B
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Primary Central Nervous System Carcinoma
Study of Autologous Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Participants
This study is planned to test the safety and tolerability of the TIL regimen. The study will also test how well TIL fights cancer.
- Conditions
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Primary Central Nervous System Carcinoma, Melanoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT06566092
- Testing
- LN-145/LN-144
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumor, or Other Rare Tumors
This phase II trial studies how well cabozantinib-s-malate works in treating younger patients with sarcomas, Wilms tumor, or other rare tumors that have come back, do not respond to therapy, or are newly diagnosed.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Childhood Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT02867592
- Testing
- Cabozantinib, Cabozantinib S-malate, Pharmacological Study
- Where
- 142 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Central Nervous System Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, Choriocarcinoma
A Study of a New Way to Treat Children and Young Adults With a Brain Tumor Called NGGCT
This phase II trial studies the best approach to combine chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) based on the patient's response to induction chemotherapy in patients with non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCT) that have not…
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, Choriocarcinoma, Embryonal Carcinoma, Immature Teratoma
- Trial name
- NCT04684368
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Carboplatin, Etoposide
- Where
- 170 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Renal Pelvis Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome
Gabapentin and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer and Renal Cancer (GPRD)
High doses of gabapentin are associated with pancreatic acinar cell tumors in rats, but there has been no post marketing pancreatic carcinogenicity signal with gabapentin as reported by spontaneous reports in the Adverse Events…
- Conditions
- Renal Pelvis Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01138124
- Testing
- Gabapentin prescriptions
- Volunteers
- 54,202 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Glioblastoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Expanded Access to Immunomodulatory AVM0703 for Solid Tumor and Blood Cancer Patients
AVM Biotechnology, Inc., provides immunomodulatory AVM0703 to solid tumor and blood cancer patients upon request by a US licensed MD or DO.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-hodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT05974410
- Testing
- AVM0703, Hydrocortisone, Proton pump inhibitor
- Sponsor
- AVM Biotechnology Inc
Ewing's Family Tumors, Renal Tumors
Auto Transplant for High Risk or Relapsed Solid or CNS Tumors
This is a standard of care treatment guideline for high risk or relapsed solid tumors or CNS tumors consisting of a busulfan, melphalan, thiotepa conditioning (for solid tumors) or carboplatin and thiotepa conditioning (for CNS…
- Conditions
- Ewing's Family Tumors, Renal Tumors, Hepatoblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01505569
- Testing
- Ifosfamide, Etoposide, Mesna
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Central Nervous System Carcinoma
A Study to See if Memantine Protects the Brain During Radiation Therapy Treatment for a Brain Tumor
This phase III trial compares memantine to placebo in treating patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Memantine may block receptors (parts of nerve cells) in the brain known to contribute to a decline in cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT04939597
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Cognitive Assessment, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- 138 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Von Hippel Lindau, Von Hippel Lindau Disease
Real-World Effectiveness and Pharmacogenetics of Belzutifan in VHL Syndrome: The BELIEVE-VHL Trial
The BELIEVE-VHL Trial is a prospective real-life study designed to evaluate the therapeutic effects, benefits, and adverse effects of belzutifan, as well as the timing of treatment response and disease progression in patients…
- Conditions
- Von Hippel Lindau, Von Hippel Lindau Disease, Von Hippel Lindau-Deficient Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hemangioblastoma (HB) of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
- Trial name
- BELIEVE-VHL (NCT07167329)
- Testing
- Belzutifan
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- José Claudio Casali da Rocha
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
Radiolabeled Octreotide in Treating Children With Advanced or Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled octreotide can locate tumor cells and deliver radioactive tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor, Neuroblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00049023
- Testing
- 90Y-DOTA-tyr3-OCTREOTIDE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- O'Dorisio, M S
Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma
Molecular-Guided Therapy for Childhood Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility (ability to be done) of experimental technologies to determine a tumor's molecular makeup.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Glioma, Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT02162732
- Testing
- Guided Therapy
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Giselle Sholler
Solid Tumors, CNS Tumors
Study Of Entrectinib (Rxdx-101) in Children and Adolescents With Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Solid Or Primary CNS Tumors And/Or Who Have No Satisfactory Treatment Options
This is an open-label, Phase 1/2 multicenter dose escalation study in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory extracranial solid tumors (Phase 1), with additional expansion cohorts (Phase 2) in patients with primary brain…
- Trial name
- STARTRK-NG (NCT02650401)
- Testing
- Entrectinib
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Risk-Adapted Therapy for Young Children With Embryonal Brain Tumors, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, High Grade Glioma or Ependymoma
RATIONALE: In this study a combination of anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapy) is used to treat brain tumors in young children. Using chemotherapy gives the brain more time to develop before radiation is given.
- Trial name
- NCT00602667
- Testing
- Induction Chemotherapy, Low-Risk Therapy, High-Risk Therapy
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Cancer
Laboratory Assay in Determining Cancer Resistance in Patients With Metastatic Cancer and in Healthy Participants
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer and from healthy participants may help doctors learn more about cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00899496
- Testing
- immunological diagnostic method, physiologic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Malignant Melanoma, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
A FIH Study of PF-07284890 in Participants With BRAF V600 Mutant Solid Tumors With and Without Brain Involvement
First-in-human study to assess safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary activity of PF-07284890 as a single agent and in combination with binimetinib in participants with BRAF V600-mutated advanced solid tumor malignancies with…
- Conditions
- Malignant Melanoma, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Brain Neoplasms, Primary, Brain Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT04543188
- Testing
- PF-07284890, Binimetinib, Midazolam
- Where
- 45 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer