Clinical trials: Peritoneal Damage
Fallopian Tube Neoplasm, Ovarian Cancer
SU5416 and Carboplatin to Treat Ovarian Cancer
SU5416, a novel antiangiogenesis agent, has been shown to be a potent and selective inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase activity of FlK-1 (a downstream effector of VEGF) in vitro and to inhibit the growth of endothelial cells.
- Conditions
- Fallopian Tube Neoplasm, Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00006155
- Testing
- SU5416 and carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Peritoneal Dessication Damage and Inflammation, Peri-operative Hypothermia
Warm Humid Gas Insufflation for Appendix Removal by Minimally Invasive Surgery Warm Humid Insufflation for Appendix Removal by Minimally Invasive Surgery Trial (WARMIST)
In laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery, the use of cold dry carbon dioxide gas to inflate the abdominal cavity for the creation a clear operating field, results in damage to the cavity lining, known as the peritoneum.
- Trial name
- WARMIST (NCT01027455)
- Testing
- Fisher and Paykel Insuflow (MR 860) Surgical Humidification Device, Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand