Clinical trials: Hepatic Metastasis
Colorectal Liver Metastases
Impact of Preoperative Chemotherapy on Complications and Regeneration After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases
The objective of this study is to evaluate for the first time not only the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on clinical outcome, but also on liver regeneration after liver resection.
- Trial name
- NCT00779272
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases, Lung Metastases, or Other Advanced Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiosurgery delivers x-rays directly to the tumor and may cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery in treating patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00006456
- Testing
- stereotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Kidney Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Ultrasound in Assessing Antiangiogenic Treatment in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound, may help measure a patient's response to treatment with drugs such as sunitinib malate, sorafenib tosylate, or bevacizumab, and allow doctors to plan better…
- Trial name
- NCT01105364
- Testing
- antiangiogenesis therapy, stabilized sulphur hexafluoride microbubble-based contrast agent, imaging biomarker analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, France
Liver Tumors
Communicating Veins Between Adjacent Hepatic Veins: an Intra-operative Ultrasound Study
The search for communicating veins (CVs) between adjacent hepatic veins (HVs) has drawn its rationale from living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).
- Trial name
- NCT00960609
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided liver resection
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- University of Milan