Clinical trials: Cancer Brain
Glioma
Advanced Development of Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Intraoperative Molecular Diagnosis of Brain Cancer Using Pathology Biopsies
This study explores whether DESI-MS can be used to identify cancerous vs. noncancerous tissue during brain tumor surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06387979
- Testing
- Non-Interventional Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Gastro-enteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor, Acromegaly
A Study to Understand Participant's Experiences in Gastro-enteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (GEP-NETs) and Acromegaly
Participants of this study are adults with GEP-NETs and/or acromegaly who were using the Ipsen lanreotide syringe and have transitioned in the last 6 months to the Pharmathen lanreotide syringe, having received at least two…
- Trial name
- BackSOM (NCT06253897)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Imetelstat Sodium in Treating Young Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Solid Tumors or Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Imetelstat sodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of imetelstat sodium in…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder, Small Intestine Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01273090
- Testing
- imetelstat sodium, laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Pediatric Brain Tumor
Effect of Hydrotherapy on Children With Brain Tumor
Background: Brain and spinal cord tumors are the second most common cancers in children (after leukemia). They account for about 1 out of 4 childhood cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT07094360
- Testing
- Land-based exercise program, Hydrotherapy besides Land-based exercise program
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome
Turmeric as Treatment in Epilepsy
This is a single center open-label pilot clinical trial of patients 1-70 years of age with greater than 6 seizures per month diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, or focal seizures.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03254680
- Testing
- Turmeric
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Malignant Brain Neoplasm
Remote Cognitive Assessment and Wearable Device While Assessing the Impact of Metformin in Patients With History of Cranial Radiation Therapy
This phase III trial evaluates whether patient care can be done remotely for patients having cranial (skull) radiation or who have previously had cranial radiation.
- Trial name
- NCT06377696
- Testing
- Best Practice, Medical Device Usage and Evaluation, Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Malignant Brain Tumors, Glioma
Fluorescence-Guided Imaging of Brain Tumors: A Safety Study Using SBK2-ICG
Participants in this research study are people who are likely to have, or have been diagnosed with a brain tumor, for which surgical removal (or "resection") is the standard of care treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07438860
- Testing
- SBK2-ICG, Craniotomy (Standard of Care)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Tiffany Hodges
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Donepezil in Treating Young Patients With Primary Brain Tumors Previously Treated With Radiation Therapy to the Brain
RATIONALE: Donepezil may decrease the side effects caused by radiation therapy to the brain. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well donepezil works in treating young patients with primary brain tumors previously…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Children, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00452868
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brain Malignancies, Pseudoprogression
Radiologic Pathologic Correlation of Imaging to Distinguish True Progression From Pseudoprogression in Brain Malignancies
To learn if advanced imaging methods can tell apart true progression (the disease has actually gotten worse) from pseudoprogression (the disease appears to have gotten worse, but it actually has not).
- Trial name
- NCT06199479
- Testing
- MRI Scan, CT Scan, Biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Aphasia, Malignant Brain Tumor
Listen Aphasia Pilot Study
This is a feasibility and pilot study to refine and test LISTEN, an AI-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) smartphone app, integrated into the patient's personal electronic device, to augment and facilitate…
- Trial name
- LISTEN (NCT07732140)
- Testing
- LISTEN (AI-based AAC smartphone app)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
Lapatinib in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Central Nervous System Tumors
This phase I/II trial studies lapatinib to see how well it works in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory central nervous system (CNS) tumors.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Ependymoma, Recurrent Childhood Giant Cell Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00095940
- Testing
- lapatinib ditosylate, therapeutic conventional surgery, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Malignant Neoplasms of Brain
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a peptide may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Colony-stimulating factors, such as GM-CSF, increase the number of white blood cells and platelets found in bone…
- Trial name
- ACTIVATe (NCT00643097)
- Testing
- PEP-3 vaccine, sargramostim, Temozolomide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- John Sampson
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma or Recurrent or Progressive Meningioma
Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of erlotinib in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma or recurrent or progressive meningioma.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00045110
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms
Study of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FluGlucoScan) in Patients With Cancer or Suspected Cancer
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a specialised nuclear medicine procedure that uses positron emitting radiolabeled tracer molecules to measure biological activity.
- Conditions
- Brain Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Thyroid Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00123760
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10,838 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma
Tipifarnib in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Brain Stem Glioma
This phase II trial is studying how well tipifarnib works in treating young patients with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma, medulloblastoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, or brain stem glioma.
- Conditions
- Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00070525
- Testing
- tipifarnib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Breast Cancer, Brain Metastases
A Two-cohort Study of SHR-A1811 in the Treatment of HER2-positive Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases
This is a multi-center, open-label, two-cohort study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of SHR-A1811 in the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer with brain and leptomeningeal…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Brain Metastases, Leptomeningeal Metastasis
- Trial name
- NCT07177950
- Testing
- SHR-A1811, radiotherapy
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Brain Metastases
Optimizing Neurocognition With Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) Using Upfront Pulsed Reduced Dose-Rate (PRDR) Technique
Study patients will receive Whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) - pulsed reduced dose rate (PRDR) within 14 days of registration. All patients will receive single daily fractions using 3D conformal radiotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05045950
- Testing
- Memantine -Twice Daily or Extended Release, WBRT utilizing the PRDR technique
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Stress Reduction Program in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors and Their Family Caregivers
RATIONALE: Yoga, meditation, and breathing exercises may help lower stress and improve quality of life in patients with malignant brain tumors and their family caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT00376818
- Testing
- exercise intervention, educational intervention, physiologic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Glioma Tumor Recurrence, Radiation Necrosis
Diffusion Tensor MRI to Distinguish Brain Tumor Recurrence From Radiation Necrosis
This study will examine the use of a variation of standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) called diffusion tensor MRI (DT-MRI) for distinguishing injured brain tissue due to radiation therapy (radiation necrosis) from the…
- Conditions
- Glioma Tumor Recurrence, Radiation Necrosis, Primary Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00285324
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Non-Small Cell Squamous Lung Cancer
HER3-DXd in Breast Cancer and NSCLC Brain Metastases and Solid Tumor Leptomeningeal Disease
The goal of this phase II clinical trial] is to analyze the efficacy of patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) or advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) with active brain metastases…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Non-Small Cell Squamous Lung Cancer, Solid Tumor, Adult
- Trial name
- TUXEDO-3 (NCT05865990)
- Testing
- Patritumab deruxtecan
- Where
- 8 sites in Austria, Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- MedSIR