Clinical trials: Cancer of Brain and Nervous System
Brain Tumor
Evaluation of Preoperative Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Patients With Brain Tumors
The purpose of this study is to test the accuracy of using an imaging technique called breath-holding functional magnetic resonance imaging (BH fMRI) in addition to the standard imaging test described above.
- Trial name
- NCT03604302
- Testing
- fMRI Paradigms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer, Neurological Injury
Protein Top-up Acceptability Study for Patients With Increased Protein Needs
The aim of this prospective, single-arm intervention study is to evaluate the acceptability (compliance, gastrointestinal tolerance, and palatability) to a low calorie, low volume, ready to use, high protein liquid in patients…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Neurological Injury, Respiratory Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04607330
- Testing
- High protein liquid
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Nutricia UK Ltd
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Mafosfamide in Treating Patients With Progressive or Refractory Meningeal Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to determine the effectiveness of mafosfamide in treating patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00031928
- Testing
- mafosfamide
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Pituitary Tumor
To Assess the Impact of theERAS Consensus on Patients With Endoscopic Pituitary Tumor Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) on patients with pituitary gland tumors.
- Conditions
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Pituitary Tumor, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT06221020
- Testing
- Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, TIB Olfactory Test Device, Apfel Score for Postoperative nausea and vomiting
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Brain Tumor
Multi-Parametric Quantitative MR Imaging in Evaluation of Brain Tumors
The purpose of the research study is to test new methods that could improve diagnosis and assessment of brain tumors. One of these methods is a new MR (magnetic resonance) imaging technique called magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT02956291
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain Cancer, Glioma
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging to Determine High Risk Areas in Patients With Malignant Gliomas and to Design Potential Radiation Plans and to Examine Metabolite Changes in Gliomas and Other Solid Tumors
The researchers think that the use of advanced MR imaging may help people with this disease, because it may better predict areas within a malignant glioma (brain tumor) that are at a high risk of recurring.
- Trial name
- NCT00870129
- Testing
- MRI and advanced MRI sequences
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
High Grade Glioma, Glioma
5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) Gliolan®: Usage Increase Proposal for Neurosurgical Procedures in High-Grade Gliomas
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with malignant gliomas undergoing neurosurgical procedures using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-based photodynamic therapy
- Conditions
- High Grade Glioma, Glioma, Glioma, Malignant, Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
- Trial name
- NCT05850377
- Testing
- 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) Gliolan®, Fluorescence-Guided Surgery using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer del Ecuador
Brain Tumor
Understanding and Improving Quality of Life Through a Wireless Activity Tracker: Observational Phase
This project attempts to correlate wireless activity data with quality of life and sleep surveys in order to find a new method of monitoring patients during their treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02674945
- Testing
- Wireless Activity tracker: Fitbit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Brain Cancer, Lung Cancer (Diagnosis)
Head-to-Head Evaluation of the Cancer Ontology Supervised Multimodal Orchestration (COSMO) AI System Versus Pathologist-Only Review
This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of the Cancer Ontology Supervised Multimodal Orchestration (COSMO) AI system for cancer subtype classification and compares it head-to-head with pathologist-only review.
- Conditions
- Brain Cancer, Lung Cancer (Diagnosis), Renal Cancer
- Trial name
- COSMO (NCT07307157)
- Testing
- Digital Pathology Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
BBBD Followed By Methotrexate and Carboplatin With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain
RATIONALE: Osmotic blood-brain barrier disruption uses certain drugs, such as mannitol, to open the blood vessels around the brain and allow tumor-killing substances to be carried directly to the brain.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
- Trial name
- NCT00397501
- Testing
- trastuzumab, carboplatin, methotrexate
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Sarcoma
High-Dose Methotrexate in Treating Young Patients With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as high-dose methotrexate 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, Sarcoma, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00513981
- Testing
- leucovorin calcium, methotrexate, mass spectrometry
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Medulloblastoma
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00053872
- Testing
- cisplatin, lomustine, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
A Study Of Everolimus, Trastuzumab And Vinorelbine In HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases
Purpose: This study is a single-arm, open-label phase II clinical trial testing the hypothesis that daily everolimus plus weekly vinorelbine and trastuzumab will be effective, safe, and tolerable among patients with human…
- Trial name
- NCT01305941
- Testing
- Everolimus, Vinorelbine, Trastuzumab
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain Tumor, Pediatric
Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Pediatric Brain Tumor
This will be the first in-depth study to evaluate pretreatment and 12 months post-treatment, neurocognitive and psychological outcomes of children with brain tumor in Pakistan.
- Trial name
- PBT (NCT05709522)
- Testing
- Neurocognitive tools
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Breast Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Irinotecan and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Who Have Received Previous Treatment for Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00617539
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Brain Tumor
Influences of Propofol and Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Brain Tumor
In the preoperative waiting area, the patients are randomly assigned and divided into two groups according to the allocation sequence table (corresponding to 1:1 randomization) generated by the computer.
- Trial name
- anesthetics (NCT05141877)
- Testing
- Propofol, Sevoflurane
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 706 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Methadone, Morphine, or Oxycodone in Treating Pain in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Methadone, morphine, or oxycodone may help relieve pain caused by cancer. It is not yet known whether methadone is more effective than morphine or oxycodone in treating pain in patients with cancer.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00726830
- Testing
- methadone hydrochloride, morphine sulfate, oxycodone hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Calcitriol Plus Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Calcitriol may help solid tumor cells develop into normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00008086
- Testing
- calcitriol, carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Adult
A Study of Berubicin in Adult Subjects With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
This is an open-label, multicenter, randomized, parallel, 2-arm, efficacy and safety study. Patients with GBM after failure of standard first line therapy will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive berubicin or lomustine for…
- Trial name
- NCT04762069
- Testing
- Berubicin, Lomustine
- Where
- 48 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pituitary Tumor, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage
Using Polyglycolic Acid Mesh Prevents Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage
The papers propose a new method to prevent postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Doctors use the absorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) and fibrin glue to repair in surgery, prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage and reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT06472505
- Testing
- polyglycolic acid(Neoveil)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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