Clinical trials: Cancer of Brain
Sleep Circadian Rhythms, Chronodisruption
Assessing Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Primary Brain Tumors Patients
Background: Sleep disturbances are among the most common and severe symptoms reported by people with primary brain tumors (PBT).
- Trial name
- NCT04669574
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Biological Medicine for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Eradication
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG) appear almost exclusively in children and adolescents, representing 15 to 20% of posterior fossa tumours.
- Trial name
- BIOMEDE (NCT02233049)
- Testing
- Erlotinib, Everolimus, Dasatinib
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
Low Dose Versus Standard Dose Dexamethasone for Reduction of Swelling in Patients with Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors
This phase II trial studies whether low dose dexamethasone works as well as standard dose dexamethasone to reduce brain swelling after brain surgery in patients with primary brain tumors or cancer that has spread from other…
- Conditions
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Recurrent Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT05139043
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00738335
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, immunoenzyme technique, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pediatric Brain Tumor, Cognitive Impairment
Fitness to Aid the Brain and Cognitive Skills
The study will assess the feasibility of a pilot clinical trial of community-led aerobic exercise training for paediatric brain tumour survivors (PBTS) and the feasibility of a web-based platform to deliver this exercise…
- Trial name
- Fit ABCS (NCT05367076)
- Testing
- Web-based Aerobic Exercise Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Brain Tumour
Educational Follow-up in a Cohort of Children at the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH)
To document pre-diagnosis educational abilities, to document any change in educational achievements following treatment, to document educational support given within the statement process and to document the timing of support.
- Trial name
- NCT00996450
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Supratentorial Tumors
Comparison of Systemic Opioid (Morphine) and Pre-Incision Bilateral Scalp Nerve Block for Pain Management in Craniotomy Patients
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of systemic opioids versus pre-incision bilateral scalp nerve block in managing intraoperative noxious stimuli and postoperative pain in adult…
- Trial name
- NCT07425678
- Testing
- Scalp nerve block, Morphine, Lidocaine
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Brain Metastases
Pembrolizumab In Central Nervous System Metastases
This research study is studying Pembrolizumab as a possible treatment for this diagnosis for metastases in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
- Trial name
- NCT02886585
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, MRI, PET/CT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Pediatric Cancer
Pediatric Prospective Personalized Immune and Target Identification Trial
PPROSPERITIT is a prospective clinical study assessing the use of comprehensive molecular profiling to define the best matching targeted and immune treatment for relapsed, refractory or very high risk pediatric CNS tumors.
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Pediatric Cancer, GEN1 Gene Mutation, Tumor, Brain
- Trial name
- PPROSPERITIT (NCT04859543)
- Testing
- FoundationOneHeme
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria, Czechia
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Central Nervous System Tumor, Pediatric
The Use of 5-aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) as an Intraoperative Tumor Marker for Resection of Pediatric Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors
Surgery is the cornerstone treatment of most pediatric CNS tumors, including astrocytomas, ependymomas, medulloblastomas, and many other pathologies.
- Trial name
- 5-ALA (NCT02050243)
- Testing
- 5ALA
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
PET-Adjusted Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage II-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well intensity modulated radiation therapy adjusted by positron emission tomography (PET) scanning together with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with stage II-IV non-small cell…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IIB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- PAINT (NCT02073968)
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Computed Tomography, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
The Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) is an international patient registry that serves as a centralized resource for rare disease research.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Glioma, Astrocytoma
Ga-68 Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen PET/CT in Gliomas
As a part of molecular imaging, many PET tracers have been investigated in this regard. Those include 18F-FDG being glucose analogue, 18F-FLT representing nucleoside metabolism, and 18F-FDOPA, 18F-FET, 11C-MET as amino acids…
- Conditions
- Glioma, Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT06241391
- Testing
- PSMA PET-CT
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Patients Receiving Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy, for Brain Tumors
Comparing Two Forms of Head Immobilization for Stereotactic Radiotherapy
Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) requires extremely precise and reproducible immobilization of the patient's head. This randomized study compares the efficacy of two commonly used forms of immobilization used for SRT.
- Trial name
- NCT00328510
- Testing
- GTC frame, Thermoplastic facemask, Stereotactic radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Melphalan With BBBD in Treating Patients With Brain Malignancies
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00253721
- Testing
- Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Meningioma, Glioblastoma
Pilot Study Evaluating Panitumumab-IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Intracranial Lesions During Neurosurgical Procedures
This pilot clinical study evaluates the safety and imaging performance of panitumumab-IRDye800 (pan800), a fluorescent, EGFR-targeted imaging agent - in patients undergoing neurosurgical resection of intracranial lesions.
- Conditions
- Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07493447
- Testing
- Panitumumab-IRDye800
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Eben Rosenthal
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas
This study is being done to evaluate the toxicity and safety of carboplatin administered by convection enhanced delivery into the tumor in patients with high grade glial neoplasms.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01644955
- Testing
- carboplatin, Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- James Elder
Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma Treatment With Irradiation and Olaptesed Pegol (NOX-A12) in MGMT Unmethylated Patients
The purpose of this study is to obtain first, exploratory information on the safety and efficacy of (i) olaptesed pegol in combination with radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma of unmethylated MGMT…
- Trial name
- GLORIA (NCT04121455)
- Testing
- Olaptesed pegol, Radiotherapy, Bevacizumab
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- TME Pharma AG
Brain Metastases
Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
The investigators plan to study high dose, single treatment radiation, using a plastic mask instead of a head frame that pins into a patient's skull.
- Trial name
- NCT01476878
- Testing
- Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery with radiation mask
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health services
Quality of Life, Stroke, Acute
Cerebrovascular Disease: Quality of Life (CODE: QoL)
The goal of this observational study is to learn about quality of life, stress and caregiver burden in patients with stroke and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Stroke, Acute, Sexual Behavior, Stress
- Trial name
- CODE:QoL (NCT06443268)
- Testing
- questionnaire, hair samples, blood samples, clinical exam
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
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