Clinical trials: Cancer of Bile Duct
Cancer
Early Intervention vs. Standard Palliative Care in Improving End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer Patients
RATIONALE: Palliative care may help patients with advanced cancer live more comfortably. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying an early intervention palliative care program to see how well it works compared to a…
- Trial name
- NCT00253383
- Testing
- counseling intervention, educational intervention, psychosocial assessment and care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 329 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Cancer
Ondansetron With/Out Dexamethasone to Prevent Vomiting in Patients Receiving Radiation to the Upper Abdomen
RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs may help to reduce or prevent vomiting in patients treated with radiation therapy. It is not yet known if ondansetron is more effective with or without dexamethasone in preventing vomiting caused by…
- Trial name
- NCT00016380
- Testing
- dexamethasone, ondansetron, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 14 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Cancer
Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Melphalan With Hepatic Perfusion in Treating Patients With Unresectable Liver Cancer
RATIONALE: Hepatic arterial infusion uses a catheter to deliver anticancer substances directly into the liver. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop…
- Trial name
- NCT00096083
- Testing
- isolated perfusion, melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Delcath Systems Inc.
Malignant Neoplasm Other Gallbladder/Extrahepatic Bile Duct
Clinical Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Compared With Adjuvant Chemotherapy Alone in Patients With Gallbladder Carcinoma and Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
The present study is designed to determine whether adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy improves overall survivals.
- Trial name
- NCT02798510
- Testing
- Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy, capecitabine, gemcitabine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Pancreatic Cancer Non-resectable, Bile Duct Cancer
Treatment of Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction by Uncovered, Partially Covered, or Fully Covered Metal Stents
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare uncovered, partially covered, and fully covered self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) in the palliative treatment of distal malignant biliary obstruction in a Swedish…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer Non-resectable, Bile Duct Cancer, Papillary Carcinoma, Duodenal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT06453590
- Testing
- Randomization to uncovered SEMS treating jaundice due to distal malignant biliary obstruction., Randomization to partially covered SEMS treating jaundice due to distal malignant biliary obstruction., Randomization to fully covered SEMS treating jaundice due to distal malignant biliary obstruction.
- Where
- 12 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Endoscopy and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated liver disease characterized by segmental inflammation, fibrosis and destruction of the intra and / or extrahepatic biliary tree.
- Trial name
- NCT06686810
- Testing
- Endoscopic Retrogradade CholangioPancreatography (ERCP)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Cholangiocarcinoma, Bile Duct Inflammation
pCLE For the Diagnosis Of Cancer in Unknown Bile Duct Stricture
This study will collect data from patients undergoing an ERCP procedure with probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy for suspicion of bile duct cancer.
- Trial name
- FOCUS (NCT01392274)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Mauna Kea Technologies
Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
EUS BD vs ERCP TP for Pancreatic Cancer
This Endoscopic Ultrasound guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD) vs. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP-TP) trial (BILPAL) is a randomized controlled multicenter trial that will provide evidence whether or not…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Biliary Tract Neoplasms, Biliary Duct Obstruction
- Trial name
- BILPAL (NCT03063554)
- Testing
- Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biliary Drainage, ERCP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Biliary Tract Cancer
XL119 Versus 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) Plus Leucovorin (LV) in Subjects With Advanced Biliary Tumors
The main purpose of this study is to determine if XL119 is more effective than the combination of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and leucovorin (LV) in prolonging the survival of subjects with advanced biliary tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00090025
- Testing
- becatecarin, 5-Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin
- Where
- 59 sites in United States, Belgium and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinn Healthcare SA
Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Cancer
A Registry of Patients Undergoing Cellvizio Endomicroscopy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) Imaging Procedures for Diagnosing Pancreatic and Bile Duct Cancers
This registry will collect data from patients routinely undergoing an ERCP and Cellvizio endomicroscopy procedure (and optionally an additional cholangiopancreatoscopy procedure) due to suspected pancreatic or bile duct cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00779688
- Testing
- Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Mauna Kea Technologies
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
Liver Transplant, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Efficacy and Safety of Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Bile Duct Tumor Thrombus: a Single-arm, Multicenter, Prospective Study (HCC-BDTT in LT)
The prognosis for patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombus (BDTT-HCC) remains notably grim, as there are presently no universally accepted treatment guidelines in place to address this…
- Conditions
- Liver Transplant, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Bile Duct Tumor Thrombus
- Trial name
- NCT06928415
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University
Esophageal Cancer, Bile Duct Neoplasms
Collection of Tissue & Blood From Patients w/ Benign & Malignant Tumors of the Soft Tissue & Gastrointestinal Tract
Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and at other institutions study normal and cancer cells. To study these cells we need to have human tissue, body fluids, and blood.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Gastric Cancer, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00582647
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pancreatic Cancer, Periampullary Cancer
Tissue Adhesive Glue Modified Cyanoacrylate (Glubran® 2) in Soft Pancreas
This is a single-center, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of pancreaticojejunostomy with modified N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate(Glubran® 2) versus standard pancreaticojejunostomy without cyanoacrylate in preventing…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Periampullary Cancer, Duodenal Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma
- Trial name
- NBCA-MS (NCT07155525)
- Testing
- Pancreaticojejunostomy with Modified N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (Glubran® 2), Standard(duct-to-mucosa) Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Carcinomas/Neoplasms
Evolution® Biliary Stent System-Fully Covered
The Evolution® Biliary Stent System-Fully Covered study is a clinical trial approved by the US FDA to evaluate the effectiveness of the Evolution® Biliary Stent System-Fully Covered when used in palliation of malignant neoplasms…
- Trial name
- NCT02104076
- Testing
- Evolution® Biliary Stent-Fully Covered
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Cook Group Incorporated
Metastatic Biliary Tract Carcinoma
A Phase 2 Trial of Regorafenib as A Single Agent in Advanced and Metastatic Biliary Tract Carcinoma/Cholangiocarcinoma Patients Who Have Failed First-line Chemotherapy
Based on the facts of multiple pathways involvement in cholangiocarcinoma tumor genesis, including EGFR, Ras, Raf, VEGFR, and PDGFR, with evidence of overexpression of these proteins associated with tumor stage, prognosis and…
- Trial name
- NCT02053376
- Testing
- Regorafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nathan Bahary, MD
Colon Carcinoma, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma
Characterization of Mechanical Tissue Properties in Patients With Pancreatic, Liver, or Colon Cancer
This pilot research trial studies characterization of mechanical tissue properties in patients with pancreatic, liver, or colon cancer.
- Conditions
- Colon Carcinoma, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma, Pancreatic Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03137706
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Laboratory Procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Carcinomas, Amyloidosis
B-Receptor Signaling in Cardiomyopathy
We hope to determine the importance of different genes (including B receptors) in anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy. This has important benefits to patients exposed to anthracyclines, as this could help determine whether…
- Conditions
- Carcinomas, Amyloidosis, Anal Cancer, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01135849
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel Bernstein
Cancer, All Types, Cancer of Liver
The PIONEER Initiative: Precision Insights On N-of-1 Ex Vivo Effectiveness Research Based on Individual Tumor Ownership (Precision Oncology)
The PIONEER Initiative stands for Precision Insights On N-of-1 Ex vivo Effectiveness Research. The PIONEER Initiative is designed to provide access to functional precision medicine to any cancer patient with any tumor at any…
- Conditions
- Cancer, All Types, Cancer of Liver, Cancer of Stomach, Cancer of Head and Neck
- Trial name
- PIONEER (NCT03896958)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- SpeciCare
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Treatment of Non-resectable Bile Duct Cancer with Radiofrequency Ablation or Photodynamic Therapy
Bile duct cancer is often diagnosed after curative options are no longer available. Stent therapy is used to keep the ducts open and can be combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT) to extend life expectancy.
- Trial name
- CARP (NCT05551299)
- Testing
- Photosensitizer, Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
- Where
- 20 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig