Clinical trials: Cancer Surgery
Invasive Breast Cancer
Anti-Hormone Therapy (With Anastrazole and Fulvestrant) Before Surgery to Treat Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer.
This study is being done to test the safety and effectiveness of two drugs, Anastrozole and Fulvestrant, used as combined therapy in the neo-adjuvant setting for hormone receptor positive invasive breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00921115
- Testing
- Fulvestrant, Anastrazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
S1316, Surgery or Non-Surgical Management in Treating Patients With Intra-Abdominal Cancer and Bowel Obstruction
This partially randomized clinical trial studies surgery or non-surgical management in treating patients with intra-abdominal cancer and bowel obstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT02270450
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, gastrointestinal complications management/prevention, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tract Cancer, Recurrent Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Selumetinib in Treating Patients With Biliary Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
This phase II trial is studying how well selumetinib works in treating patients with biliary cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tract Cancer, Recurrent Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Unresectable Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00553332
- Testing
- selumetinib, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Ileus
Phase 2 RCT of Alvimopan vs. Placebo After CRS/HIPEC
The purpose of this study is to investigate the ability of alvimopan to reduce the time to return of bowel function in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- ILEUS (NCT03352414)
- Testing
- Alvimopan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Advanced Cancers
Fish Oil Versus Statins Versus Placebos in Reducing Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if Lipitor (atorvastatin) or fish oil supplements can help to control side effects of the heart that are commonly seen after lung surgery (such as irregular heartbeat).
- Trial name
- NCT01259284
- Testing
- Atorvastatin, Fish Oil Supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2-negative Breast Cancer
Hormone Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage I-IIIA Breast Cancer
This phase II trial is studying how well giving hormone therapy together with combination chemotherapy before and after surgery works in treating patients with stage I-IIIA breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2-negative Breast Cancer, Progesterone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Stage I Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00194792
- Testing
- exemestane, triptorelin pamoate, capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Adenocarcinoma Gastric Stage IV With Metastases, Adenocarcinoma - GEJ
DS-8201a in HER2-positive Gastric Cancer That Cannot Be Surgically Removed or Has Spread (DESTINY-Gastric02)
This study will find out if trastuzumab deruxtecan is safe and works for participants with gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04014075
- Testing
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Belgium and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreas Cancer
Neoantigen DNA Vaccine in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Following Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy
This is a phase 1 open-label study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a neoantigen DNA vaccine strategy in pancreatic cancer patients following surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Cancer of the Pancreas
- Trial name
- NCT03122106
- Testing
- Personalized neoantigen DNA vaccine, TDS-IM Electrode Array System, Peripheral blood draws
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma
Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage I-IIA Cervical Cancer Who Previously Underwent Surgery
This randomized phase III trial studies radiation therapy with chemotherapy to see how well they work compared to radiation therapy alone in treating patients with stage I-IIA cervical cancer who previously underwent surgery.
- Conditions
- Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Stage I Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT01101451
- Testing
- Cisplatin, External Beam Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 719 sites in United States, Japan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- GOG Foundation
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Current Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) in the Region of Coquimbo
This is a retrospective analysis and description of the preferred diagnostic and treatment methods employed on GIST on the Region of Coquimbo from 2003 to 2008.
- Trial name
- NCT00564265
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Cirujanos la Serena
Lung Cancer
Surgery With or Without Internal Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This randomized phase III trial studies surgery and internal radiation therapy to see how well they work compared to surgery alone in treating patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00107172
- Testing
- surgery, brachytherapy
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Lung Cancer
Comparison of Emergence and Oxygenation During One-lung Ventilation With Desflurane and Propofol Anesthesia
Which is more adequate general anesthetic agent, desflurane or propofol, for emergence and recovery time, and perioperative oxygenation in lung resection surgery?
- Trial name
- NCT02324283
- Testing
- desflurane, propofol
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Juntendo University
Colorectal Cancer
S0713: Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine, Cetuximab, and RT Followed By Surgery in Pts W/Stage II or III Rectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00686166
- Testing
- cetuximab, capecitabine, oxaliplatin
- Where
- 130 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Rectal Cancer, Colo-rectal Cancer
A Phase 1-2 Trial of Cetuximab in Combination With Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine, and Radiation Therapy Followed by Surgery for Locally-advanced Rectal Cancer
The objectives of this study are to: 1. To assess dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of capecitabine +/- oxaliplatin in a combination regimen with capecitabine and radiotherapy (Phase 1) 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00226941
- Testing
- Cetuximab, Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- George Albert Fisher
Morbid Obesity, Hernia
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Database for the Purpose of Research
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Team (MIST) are establishing a separate research database to find out more about patient's undergoing minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic , open and robot assisted) procedures at UCSD.
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Hernia, Colorectal Cancer, Laparoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT00535990
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego