Clinical trials: CNS Tumor, Adult
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Ph I Study of Lithium During Whole Brain Radiotherapy For Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs, such as lithium, may protect normal cells from the side effects of radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Neurotoxicity, Solid Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00469937
- Testing
- lithium carbonate, cognitive assessment, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Adult Glioblastoma, Depression
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging in Predicting Response to Vorinostat and Temozolomide in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma
This clinical trial is studying magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in predicting response in patients to vorinostat and temozolomide in patients with recurrent, progressive, or newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Glioblastoma, Depression, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01342757
- Testing
- vorinostat, temozolomide, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Acridine Carboxamide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of acridine carboxamide in treating patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00004937
- Testing
- acridine carboxamide
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Molecularly Determined Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG)
Diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) for decades has relied on imaging studies and clinical findings. Histologic confirmation has been absent with surgical biopsy of brainstem tumors not believed to have…
- Trial name
- NCT01182350
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Erlotinib, Temozolomide
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Karen D. Wright MD
Solid Tumor, Adult, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8
Intravital Microscopy in Human Solid Tumors
This study will investigate the tumor-associated vasculature of patients with solid tumors. The investigators will use a technology known as intravital microscopy (IVM) in order to visualize in real-time the vessels associated…
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Adult, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03823144
- Testing
- Diagnostic Microscopy, Fluorescein Sodium Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Lymphoma, Small Intestine Cancer
BMS-247550 in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancers
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of BMS-247550 in treating patients who have malignant solid tumors or lymphoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Small Intestine Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00006221
- Testing
- ixabepilone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003621
- Testing
- carmustine, cisplatin, etoposide
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
ATN-161 and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: ATN-161 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or…
- Trial name
- NCT00352313
- Testing
- ATN-161, carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Malignant Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme
Safety and Dose-Finding Study of TM-601 in Adults With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and biologically active dose of TM-601 in adult patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
- Conditions
- Malignant Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, GBM, Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00591058
- Testing
- TM-601
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- TransMolecular
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Phase III Trial of Anaplastic Glioma Without 1p/19q Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH)
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them…
- Trial name
- CATNON (NCT00626990)
- Testing
- temozolomide, DNA methylation analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 132 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 751 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
RO4929097and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Malignant Glioma
This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and the best dose of RO4929097 to see how well it works when given together with bevacizumab compared to bevacizumab alone in treating patients with progressive or recurrent…
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT01189240
- Testing
- gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097, bevacizumab, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lymphoma, Small Intestine Cancer
Bryostatin 1 and Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors or Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Small Intestine Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00003993
- Testing
- aldesleukin, bryostatin 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma
RO4929097 and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy or Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer
This randomized phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of RO4929097 (gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097) when given together with whole-brain radiation therapy or stereotactic…
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Neoplasm, Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, HER2/Neu Negative, HER2/Neu Positive
- Trial name
- NCT01217411
- Testing
- Cognitive Assessment, Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI in Measuring Tumors in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed or Recurrent Gliomas
To evaluate 18F-FDOPA PET obtained from PET/CT or PET/MRI imaging in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gliomas.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Brain Stem Glioma, Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT02175745
- Testing
- 18F-fluoro-dihydroxyphenylalanine, Positron emission tomography (PET), Computed tomography (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Erik Mittra
Metastatic Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure
Reducing Disparities in the Quality of Advance Care Planning for Older Adults
This study compares the effectiveness of two different approaches to advance care planning among older African Americans and older Whites living in the community.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- EQUALACP (NCT03516994)
- Testing
- Respecting Choices First Steps, Five Wishes Form
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 790 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04031469
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
NovoTTF-100A With Bevacizumab (Avastin) in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
NovoTTF-100A is a device and Bevacizumab is a study drug that have both been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for use as monotherapy in treating glioblastoma multiforme.
- Conditions
- Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01894061
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, NovoTTF-l00A, Quality of Life Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer
Ketamine Hydrochloride and Best Pain Management in Treating Cancer Patients With Neuropathic Pain
RATIONALE: Ketamine hydrochloride may lessen neuropathic pain in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether ketamine hydrochloride given together with the best pain management is more effective than a placebo given…
- Trial name
- NCT01316744
- Testing
- ketamine hydrochloride, pharmacogenomic studies, questionnaire administration
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Melphalan With BBBD in Treating Patients With Brain Malignancies
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00253721
- Testing
- Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma or Meningioma
RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for recurrent glioma and meningioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00010049
- Testing
- imatinib mesylate
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins