Clinical trials: Tumor Grading
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
Hematologic Neoplasms
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies
Background: People with blood cancers often receive blood or bone marrow transplants. But even with these treatments, the risk of relapse is high.
- Trial name
- NCT05327023
- Testing
- donor lymphocyte infusion, Cyclophosphamide, Busulfan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Benign Skin Tumor, Basal Cell Carcinoma
Study to Examine Lesions of the Skin Using Confocal Laser Microscopy
Using ex-vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy, a reliable statement can be made about the extent, histological structure and possible significance of a skin change without having to send tissue samples for demanding and…
- Conditions
- Benign Skin Tumor, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Squamous Cell Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT06598137
- Testing
- Ex vivo confocal laser microscopy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LMU Klinikum
Glioblastomas, Sarcoma
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Children and Young Adults With High Grade or High-Risk Cancer and Their Caregivers
Background: People cope with cancer in different ways. Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment with an open mind. Researchers want to see if this can help children and young adults with a high-grade high-risk cancer with…
- Conditions
- Glioblastomas, Sarcoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03538587
- Testing
- Enhanced Mindfulness Intervention, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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
Cerebellar Neoplasm
Impact of Cerebellar Mass Resection on Pain Processing
The purpose of the study is to evaluate how cerebellar resection surgery may affect pain sensation and the way the brain "reads" pain signals.
- Trial name
- NCT02261649
- Testing
- Medoc Advanced Medical Systems PATHWAY Model ATS, Cold water bath, MRI scanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Tumor Tissue, Blood Samples, and Family History in Predicting Tumor Development and Response to Treatment in Young Patients With Low-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00891722
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, laboratory biomarker analysis, questionnaire administration
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Pediatric Low-grade Gliomas
Developing Fast Pediatric Imaging
This research study is evaluating the investigational software for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and techniques to process magnetic resonance (MR) images
- Trial name
- NCT03761121
- Testing
- Wave-CAIPI
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Glioma
fMRI Study of Functional Reorganization in Glioma Patients
Glioma is an invasive growth, easy to relapse, poor prognosis, great harm to human and society. Studies have shown that gliomas can cause the dynamic reorganization of brain functional areas, affecting the accuracy of surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT05019196
- Testing
- GE 3.0T MRI
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Breast Cancer
Association of Tumour Grade and Sex Steroid Receptor as a Prognostic Index in Breast Cancer
Null hypothesis: Histological grade of tumour bears no relation with the status of sex hormone receptors. Alternate hypothesis: Both the histological grade of tumour and expression of sex steroid receptors are directly related to…
- Trial name
- NCT04707287
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
Normal Vulval Skin, Lichen Sclerosus
Evaluation of the Role of Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Assessment of Vulval Disease
Can vibrational spectroscopy be used to accurately assess vulval skin conditions? Vulval skin disorders are common and the diagnosis of these conditions can be difficult.
- Conditions
- Normal Vulval Skin, Lichen Sclerosus, High Grade Dysplasia - Usual Type ('VIN 2-3'), High Grade Dysplasia - Differentiated Type ('VIN 2-3')
- Trial name
- Vulval VS (NCT02223975)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Lorlatinib for Newly-Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma With ROS or ALK Fusion
The goal of this study is to determine the response of the study drug loratinib in treating children who are newly diagnosed high-grade glioma with a fusion in ALK or ROS1.
- Conditions
- High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Infant Type Hemispheric Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT06333899
- Testing
- Lorlatinib, Lorlatinib with chemotherapy1, Lorlatinib with chemotherapy 2
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Glioma
Everolimus for Children With NF1 Chemotherapy-Refractory Radiographic Progressive Low Grade Gliomas
The purpose of this research study is to learn if the study drug RAD001 can shrink or slow the growth of low-grade gliomas in children with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Additionally, the safety of RAD001 will be studied.
- Trial name
- NFC-RAD001 (NCT01158651)
- Testing
- RAD001 (Everolimus)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarcoma, Melanoma
Exploratory, Phase 0 Study of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Agent, F-18 RGD-K5
The purpose of this research study is to get information from volunteers without cancer and patients with cancer who have received a new investigational study agent called, "[F-18] RGDK5," to evaluate biodistribution and…
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Melanoma, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- K5 (NCT00743353)
- Testing
- F-18 RGD-K5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Siemens Molecular Imaging
Education, Medical
Implementation of Anal Cancer Screening and Treatment in Nigeria
The study is a feasibility pilot trial testing 2 types of training protocols on a single physician. The first training protocol is the current standard and was developed in high-income settings.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT05817370)
- Testing
- Enhanced Training on screening and treatment of HSIL (e-STH)
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Cancer
St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program: Evaluation at 4th-Grade Level
The main objectives of the study is to Evaluate the knowledge acquisition and retention of 4th-grade students who participate in the St.
- Trial name
- NCT01185093
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Cancer Risk, Cancer Predisposition Syndrome
InAdvance: Surveillance, Prevention, and Interception in a Population at Risk for Cancer
This research study is creating a way to collect and store specimens and information from participants who may be at an increased risk of developing cancer, or has been diagnosed with an early phase of a cancer or a family member…
- Conditions
- Cancer Risk, Cancer Predisposition Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Prediction, Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Trial name
- NCT05463796
- Testing
- Samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Leukemia
Production of Clinical-grade Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Refractory B-cell Malignancies
Immunotherapy is a promising therapeutic approach for patients with cancers. Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) experiencing early relapse less than 18 months from diagnosis had very poor prognosis with 5-year…
- Trial name
- NCT03624686
- Testing
- peripheral blood
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Medulloblastoma, Childhood, Healthy Volunteers
Child's Study of the Impact of PF Lesion on Motor Skills, Language, Cognitive Functioning and Social Cognition
One of the major complications of posterior fossa surgery is Posterior Fossa Syndrome (PFS). This syndrome is due to a possible complication of surgical excision of a tumor of the cerebellum (4th ventricle) and is characterized…
- Conditions
- Medulloblastoma, Childhood, Healthy Volunteers, Fossa Posterior Tumor, Low-grade Glioma
- Trial name
- CervIRM (NCT04174820)
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers