Clinical trials: Cancer Genetics
Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With or Without Veliparib (ABT-888) in HER2-negative Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable BRCA-associated Breast Cancer
The primary objective of the study is to assess the progression-free survival (PFS) of veliparib in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel (C/P) compared to placebo plus C/P in participants with a Breast Cancer Gene 1 or 2…
- Trial name
- NCT02163694
- Testing
- Veliparib, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 219 sites in United States, Argentina and 35 more
- Volunteers
- 513 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, FAP
Chemoprevention Trial in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Coli Using EPA
This purpose of this study is to investigate whether the number and size of rectal polyps can be reduced in patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) by using a highly-purified form of a naturally occurring substance…
- Trial name
- NCT00510692
- Testing
- Eicosapentanoic Acid (EPA), Endoscopy, Biopsies taken
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- S.L.A. Pharma AG
Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
Extension Study of Patidegib Topical Gel, 2% in Subjects With Gorlin Syndrome (Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome)
This is a multicenter, open label extension study evaluating the safety of Patidegib Topical Gel, 2%, applied topically twice daily to the face of adult subjects with Gorlin syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04308395
- Testing
- Patidegib Topical Gel, 2%
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd.
Neoplasms Malignant
Studying An Investigational Drug Crizotinib (PF-02341066) In Non Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors That Are Positive For Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)
This is a Phase 1 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of crizotinib in patients with tumors except non-small cell lung cancer that are positive for ALK.
- Trial name
- NCT01121588
- Testing
- Crizotinib
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, China and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Genetic Testing in Screening Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Colon or Rectal Cancer for a COLOMATE Trial
This trial screens patients with colon or rectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) for genetic mutations for recommendation to a molecularly assigned…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT03765736
- Testing
- Genetic Testing
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Academic and Community Cancer Research United
Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Adult Synovial Sarcoma
Cixutumumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors
This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well cixutumumab works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cixutumumab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
- Conditions
- Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Adult Synovial Sarcoma, Childhood Hepatoblastoma, Childhood Synovial Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00831844
- Testing
- cixutumumab, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 105 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Melanoma, Skin Cancer
Genetic Variates of Response to Cisplatin, Vinblastine, and Temozolomide (CVT) in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
The investigators want to learn to predict which tumors will respond to CVT chemotherapy. CVT is a combination of three drugs - cisplatin, vinblastine, and temozolomide.
- Trial name
- NCT00885534
- Testing
- Cisplatin, Vinblastine, Temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
HIV
Barbershop Talk: HIV Prevention for African American Heterosexual Men
This program utilizes a community-engaged research approach to implementing and evaluating a program that seeks to reduce sexual risk behavior among Black adult heterosexual men.
- Trial name
- NCT01980771
- Testing
- BTWB intervention, Cancer prevention and screening
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 860 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Advanced Breast Cancer
Study to Assess the Safety of Alpelisib Plus Fulvestrant, in Men and Post-menopausal Women With HR-positive, HER2-negative, Advanced Breast Cancer (aBC) With PIK3CA Mutation, Whose Disease Progressed on or After Endocrine Treatment
The purpose of this study was to determine the safety of alpelisib plus fulvestrant in men and post-menopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, advanced or…
- Trial name
- ALPINIST (NCT05631795)
- Testing
- Alpelisib, Fulvestrant
- Where
- 12 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Wilms Tumor, Fibrosarcoma
Study of High-Dose Chemotherapy With Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant for Rare Poor-Prognosis Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether very high dosages of chemotherapy will improve the chance of surviving cancer.
- Conditions
- Wilms Tumor, Fibrosarcoma, Carcinoma, Round Cell, Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00141765
- Testing
- Myeloablative Chemotherapy, Stem Cell Rescue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Neurofibromatosis 2, Vestibular Schwannoma
Lapatinib Study for Children and Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) and NF2-Related Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine if Lapatinib has any effect on tumors found in patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). NF2 is a condition that mainly affects the skin and nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT00973739
- Testing
- Lapatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Kidney Cancer, Leukemia
Glutamine in Treating Neuropathy Caused by Vincristine in Young Patients With Lymphoma, Leukemia, or Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Glutamine may help lessen neuropathy caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether glutamine is more effective than a placebo in treating neuropathy caused by vincristine.
- Conditions
- Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00365768
- Testing
- Glutamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
An Extension Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of STI571 in Participants With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Who Are Refractory to or Intolerant of Interferon-Alpha
During the Core Phase of the study, participants received STI571 at a dose of 400 milligrams (mg) daily for up to 12 months. Participants completing 12 months of therapy were eligible to continue treatment in the Extension Phase…
- Trial name
- NCT00171223
- Testing
- STI571
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 532 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
High Tumor Mutation Burden, High TMB (Tumor Mutation Burden)
Study of MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) in Patients With Microsatellite Unstable (MSI) Tumors (Cohort D)
This study will be looking at whether MK-3475 (pembrolizumab) is effective (anti-tumor activity) and safe in patients with MSI (Microsatellite Unstable) negative cancer with a mutator phenotype.
- Conditions
- High Tumor Mutation Burden, High TMB (Tumor Mutation Burden), MSS (Microsatellite Stable)
- Trial name
- NCT04098068
- Testing
- MK-3475
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Advanced Cancers
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (PI3K-mTOR) in Advanced Cancer Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if temsirolimus can help to control advanced cancer in patients who also have a PI3K mutation and/or PTEN loss. The safety of this drug will also be tested.
- Trial name
- NCT00877773
- Testing
- Temsirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL
Participants in this study will have diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that has come back or not gotten better with treatment.
- Trial name
- ECHELON-3 (NCT04404283)
- Testing
- Brentuximab vedotin, Rituximab, Lenalidomide
- Where
- 143 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Lymphoma, Childhood Lymphoma
Study of Genistein in Pediatric Oncology Patients (UVA-Gen001)
Toxicities related to pediatric cancer treatment can lead to significant illness, organ damage, treatment delays, increased health care cost, and decrease in quality of life.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Childhood Lymphoma, Solid Tumor, Childhood Solid Tumor
- Trial name
- UVA-Gen001 (NCT02624388)
- Testing
- Genistein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Treatment for Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) in Gorlin Syndrome Patients
A Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Local Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of LDE225 on Skin Basal Cell Carcinomas in Gorlin Syndrome Patients
Part I was a double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled Proof of Concept (PoC) study to evaluate the safety, local tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of multiple topical administrations of LDE225 (a specific…
- Trial name
- NCT00961896
- Testing
- Vehicle, LDE225 0.25%, LDE225 0.75%
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Binimetinib Alone or Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy With or Without Binimetinib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) Participants (MK-3475-651/KEYNOTE-651)
The purpose of this study is to determine safety and tolerability and to establish a preliminary recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) for the following combinations: pembrolizumab plus binimetinib (Cohort A), pembrolizumab plus…
- Trial name
- NCT03374254
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Binimetinib, Oxaliplatin
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men
This is a randomized controlled trial to test a combination behavioral and biomedical interventions to improve the HIV prevention and care cascades in a population of mobile men in a high priority setting (fishermen in Kenya).
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
- Trial name
- NCT04772469
- Testing
- Provision of multiple self-tests, Small monetary incentives, Use of SMS/text reminders to motivate adherence to ART or PrEP
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 934 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco