Clinical trials: Pleural Neoplasms
Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma, Carcinoma of the Appendix
Quality of Life and Survivorship Care in Patients Undergoing Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
RATIONALE: An orientation and patient education program and telephone counseling may help improve the quality of life in patients with peritoneal surface malignancies.
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma, Carcinoma of the Appendix, Ovarian Sarcoma, Ovarian Stromal Cancer
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT01126346)
- Testing
- HIPEC Orientation, Consultation with Survivorship Navigator, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Lung Disease, Pneumothorax
Study of the Disease Process of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a destructive lung disease typically affecting women of childbearing age. Currently, there is no effective therapy for the disease and the prognosis is poor.
- Conditions
- Lung Disease, Pneumothorax, Tuberous Sclerosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Trial name
- NCT00001465
- Testing
- Toshibia Aquilion One CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Malignant Mesothelioma
Pemetrexed Disodium and Cisplatin Followed By Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as pemetrexed disodium and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00227630
- Testing
- cisplatin, pemetrexed disodium, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy and Tamoxifen in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Estrogen can stimulate the growth of tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Head and Neck Cancer, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00002608
- Testing
- cisplatin, doxorubicin hydrochloride, tamoxifen citrate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre
Esophageal Cancer
Value of Pleural Lavage Cytology in Resectable Esophageal Carcinoma Eastern Cooperative Thoracic Oncology Projects 2005, ECTOP-2005)
Disease recurrence and metastasis are common after curative treatment for patients with esophageal cancer. Thus, it is important to identify the risk factors to predict disease recurrence and metastasis.
- Trial name
- ECTOP-2005 (NCT05443841)
- Testing
- pleural lavage
- Where
- 11 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 385 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Prognosis
Longitudinal Follow up of Patients With Pleural Effusion
This study aims to evaluate the clinical course of patients diagnosed with pleural effusion and determine various clinical factors and biomarkers associated that can predict the diagnosis and clinical outcome and prognosis of…
- Trial name
- NCT04670562
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma Malignant
A Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Metastatic Mesothelioma
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma Malignant, Mesothelioma; Lung, Mesotheliomas Pleural
- Trial name
- NCT04214015
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Malignant Mesothelioma
Palliative Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma
RATIONALE: Palliative therapy may help patients with advanced cancer live more comfortably. It is not yet known if palliative therapy is more effective with or without chemotherapy in treating patients who have malignant…
- Trial name
- NCT00030459
- Testing
- cisplatin, mitomycin C, vinblastine sulfate
- Where
- 9 sites in United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- British Thoracic Society
Pleural Diseases, Lung Cancer
Developing a Machine Learning Model to Predict Pleural Adhesion Preoperatively Using Pleural Ultrasound
This study aims to investigate the accuracy of using pleural ultrasound (USP) to identify pleural adhesions in patients who plan to receive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
- Conditions
- Pleural Diseases, Lung Cancer, Machine Learning
- Trial name
- NCT06423066
- Testing
- Pleural ultrasound
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol®) Vaccine In Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
This study will examine the safety and potential effectiveness of poly-ICLC directly injected into malignant pleural mesothelioma at the time of biopsy up to 21 days prior to the cancer being removed by the surgeon
- Trial name
- NCT04525859
- Testing
- Safety, Expansion Cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Oncovir, Inc.
Thymic Epithelial Tumor
Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for TETs With Pleural Spread or Recurrence
Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) offers an additional treatment option for malignant pleural tumors after surgical cytoreduction.
- Trial name
- CHOICE (NCT05446935)
- Testing
- HITOC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Lung Neoplasm, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Respiratory Endoscopy: Diagnostic Yield, Technical Factors and Complications
Background: Respiratory endoscopy comprises flexible bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy. The diagnostic yield, technical factors and complications for all patient sub-populations is still not clearly defined.
- Conditions
- Lung Neoplasm, Lung Diseases, Interstitial, Respiratory Tract Infections, Pleural Effusions
- Trial name
- NCT01374542
- Testing
- Respiratory endoscopy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Pleural Effusion
Minirigid Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions
Consecutive patients who are planned to undergo a medical thoracoscopy for obtaining pleural biopsies will be enrolled in the study.
- Trial name
- MICRO (NCT03449602)
- Testing
- Mini-thoracoscopy, Conventional rigid thoraoscopy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Recurrent Cutaneous Melanoma, Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma
Donor Natural Killer Cells, Cyclophosphamide, and Etoposide in Treating Children and Young Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of cord blood-derived expanded allogeneic natural killer cells (donor natural killer [NK] cells) and how well they work when given together with cyclophosphamide and…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Cutaneous Melanoma, Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma, Recurrent Malignant Endocrine Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03420963
- Testing
- Cord Blood-derived Expanded Allogeneic Natural Killer Cells, Cyclophosphamide, Etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Borderline Ovarian Clear Cell Tumor, Borderline Ovarian Serous Tumor
Collecting Tumor Samples From Patients With Gynecological Tumors
This laboratory study is collecting tumor tissue and blood samples from patients with gynecologic tumors. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help in…
- Conditions
- Borderline Ovarian Clear Cell Tumor, Borderline Ovarian Serous Tumor, Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00897442
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 187 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Gynecologic Oncology Group
Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary, Pulmonary Nodules, Multiple
AI Assisted Detection of Chest X-Rays
This study has been added as a sub study to the Simulation Training for Emergency Department Imaging 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838).
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary, Pulmonary Nodules, Multiple, Pulmonary Consolidation, Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- AID-CXR (NCT06075836)
- Testing
- Cases reading, Ground truthing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Malignant Pericardial Effusion, Malignant Pleural Effusion
Genetic Sequencing-Informed Targeted Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This randomized clinical trial studies how well genetic sequencing-informed targeted therapy works in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Malignant Pericardial Effusion, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02132884
- Testing
- cytology specimen collection procedure, therapeutic procedure, targeted therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma, Epithelial Mesothelioma
Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma of the Lung
Erlotinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor. This phase II trial is studying how well erlotinib works in treating patients with malignant mesothelioma of the lung
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma, Epithelial Mesothelioma, Recurrent Malignant Mesothelioma, Sarcomatous Mesothelioma
- Trial name
- NCT00039182
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Identifying Early Lung Cancer Cells in Malignant Pleural Effusion Samples From Patients With Primary Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of pleural fluid in the laboratory from patients with lung cancer may help doctors identify early lung cancer cells. It may also help the study of lung cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00897143
- Testing
- microarray analysis, mutation analysis, flow cytometry
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leiomyomatosis
Official Record of Patients Diagnosed With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Pulmonary lymphoangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare destructive lung disease typically affecting women of childbearing age. Currently, there is no effective therapy for the disease and the prognosis is poor.
- Trial name
- NCT00001869
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)