Clinical trials: Cancer Palliative Care
Stem Cell Transplant
Inpatient Palliative Care for Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
This research study is evaluating the impact of early involvement of a palliative care team working with the transplant oncology team will have on the quality of life, symptoms, and mood of patients undergoing stem cell…
- Trial name
- NCT03641378
- Testing
- Palliative Care Intervention, Standard Transplant Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of durvalumab, tremelimumab and hypofractionated radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back (recurrent) or that has spread…
- Trial name
- NCT03522584
- Testing
- Durvalumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Sarcoma
NY-ESO-1-Specific T-cells in Treating Patients With Advanced NY-ESO-1-Expressing Sarcomas Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy
This pilot, phase I trial studies the safety of cancer-testis antigen (NY-ESO-1)-specific T cells (a type of immune cell) in treating patients with NY-ESO-1-expressing sarcomas that have spread to other places in the body and are…
- Trial name
- NCT02319824
- Testing
- Autologous NY-ESO-1-specific CD8-positive T Lymphocytes, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Palliative Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab After Radiation for Microsatellite Stable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progressing on Chemotherapy
This study is being done to look at the safety and response to the combination of two investigational drugs, tremelimumab and durvalumab, when given after radiation therapy for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic…
- Trial name
- NCT03007407
- Testing
- durvalumab, Tremelimumab
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Malignancy, Metastasis
Same-session MR-only Simulation and Treatment With MRI-guided Adaptive Palliative RadioTherapy
This proposed study is unique in that patients will not undergo computed tomography (CT) simulation at any point during their treatment course and will instead have same-session magnetic resonance (MR)-only simulation and…
- Conditions
- Malignancy, Metastasis, Hemoptysis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- MAP-RT (NCT03824366)
- Testing
- Volumetric MR imaging, Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Biliary Strictures Caused by Malignant Neoplasms
Study of the WallFlex™ Biliary Partially-covered Stent for the Palliative Treatment of Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction
This is a a prospective study of the WallFlex™ Biliary Partially-covered Stent designed to collect data to support regulatory clearance by the FDA in the United States and to determine the functionality of the WallFlex™ Biliary…
- Trial name
- NCT00713427
- Testing
- WallFlex™ Biliary Partially-Covered Stent
- Where
- 6 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Colorectal Cancer, Palliative Medicine
Efficacy of Ginseng for Patients on Regorafenib
This is a randomized, multi-center phase II study of ginseng in colorectal cancer patients treated with regorafenib to determine if ginseng will reduce fatigue in this patient population and improve adherence to regorafenib.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Palliative Medicine, Supportive Care
- Trial name
- NCT02581059
- Testing
- Regorafenib, Ginseng
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cancer
Care Partners: Web-based Support for Caregivers of Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy
Given the growing strain on the Veterans Administration resulting from increasing caseloads of cancer patients, interventions are badly needed that assist patients in managing their illness, improve quality of life and avoid…
- Trial name
- NCT00983892
- Testing
- Caregiver website
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cancer
Safety and Tolerability of NOX66 in Combination With Palliative Radiotherapy in Patients With Late-Stage Prostate Cancer
The study is intended as a Proof of Concept and dose confirmation study. The primary objective of this study is to observe safety and tolerability of idronoxil (NOX66) in combination with radiotherapy (at palliative doses) in…
- Trial name
- NCT03307629
- Testing
- NOX66, Irradiation Therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in Australia, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Noxopharm Limited
Lung Cancer
Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients Newly Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: Phase II
The focus of the study is to test a nurse-led telephone-based palliative care intervention on improving the delivery of care for patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer.
- Trial name
- PCI2 (NCT03007953)
- Testing
- Palliative Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Depression, Palliative Care
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether methylphenidate is an effective treatment for depression and to document the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate in combination with an Selective Serotonin Reuptake…
- Conditions
- Depression, Palliative Care, Cancer, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00129467
- Testing
- Methylphenidate, Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Critical Illness, Chronic Disease
Improving Communication About Serious Illness
The purpose of this study is to improve care delivered to patients with serious illness by enhancing communication among patients, families, and clinicians in the outpatient setting.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Disease, Terminal Care, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- ICSI (NCT01933789)
- Testing
- Communication Feedback Form for Patients with Serious Illness
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Monitoring, Immunologic
Immunosurveillance for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding sodium nucleinate to FOLFOX chemotherapy helps people with metastatic colorectal cancer (colon or rectal cancer that has spread).
- Trial name
- ISMCC (NCT06509880)
- Testing
- Adenorine, FOLFOX regimen
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- MIPO Clinic
Cancer, Cardiac Disease
A Culturally-Based Palliative Care Tele-consult Program for Rural Southern Elders
Rural patients with life-limiting illness are at very high risk of not receiving appropriate care due to a lack of health professionals, long distances to treatment centers, and limited palliative care (PC) clinical expertise.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cardiac Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03767517
- Testing
- Active Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pain, Cancer
Study to Compare the Safety and Tolerability of Sativex® in Patients With Cancer Related Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of long term therapy with Sativex® and GW-2000-02.
- Trial name
- NCT00675948
- Testing
- Sativex, GW-2000-02
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Upper Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Role of FCγRIIIA and FCγRIIA Receptor Polymorphisms
Hypothesis: Cetuximab, an anti-EGFR antibody, is used with radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced and inoperable upper aerodigestive tract cancers.
- Trial name
- FCR-VADS (NCT01827956)
- Testing
- Cetuximab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Cancer, Palliative Radiotherapy
Palliative Lattice Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
Standard palliative radiotherapy regimens may provide limited durability of response in large tumors. Thus, there is a clinical need for a new approach.
- Trial name
- NCT04133415
- Testing
- Lattice stereotactic body radiation therapy, Peripheral blood
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Metastatic Solid Tumors of Metastatic Disease
Study of Palliative Radiation Therapy vs. no Palliative Radiation Therapy for Patients With High Risk Bone Metastases That Are Not Causing Significant Pain
The purpose of the study is to compare the outcome of patients who receive standard treatment versus those who receive preventative radiation and then standard treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03523351
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Systemic Therapy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Oncology, Solid Tumors
Study of Avelumab-M3814 Combinations
The main purpose of the study was to evaluate a safe, tolerable recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) and/or the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of M3814 when given in combination with avelumab with and without radiotherapy in…
- Trial name
- NCT03724890
- Testing
- M3814, Avelumab, Radiotherapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.
Malignant Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone
Palliative Radiation Therapy in Reducing Pain in Patients With Bone Metastasis
This randomized phase II trial studies how well palliative radiation therapy works in reducing pain in patients with cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the bone (bone metastasis).
- Conditions
- Malignant Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02699697
- Testing
- External Beam Radiation Therapy, Palliative Radiation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences