Clinical trials: Cancer of Brain and Nervous System
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carboplatin in Patients With Progressive Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of carboplatin in patients with progressive glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00002749
- Testing
- carboplatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure
Timing of Acute Palliative Care Consultation in Critically Ill Patients
A prospective randomized controlled trial studying the ordering of palliative care consultations in the emergency department (Ig) versus later palliative care consultations in the hospital--ICU or hospital ward(Cg).
- Conditions
- Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure, End Stage Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
- Trial name
- NCT02858778
- Testing
- Early order of palliative care consultation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer
Engineered TILs/CAR-TILs to Treat Advanced Solid Tumors
Tumor infiltration lymphocytes (TILs) have been harvested from advanced cancer patients and constructed to knockout PD1 gene and express scFvs against both PD1 and CTALA4 and CARs against various antigens, followed by transfusion…
- Conditions
- Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colo-rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04842812
- Testing
- TILs and CAR-TILs targeting HER2, Mesothelin, PSCA, MUC1, Lewis-Y, GPC3, AXL, EGFR, Claudin18.2/6, ROR1, GD1, or B7-H3
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy
Development and Validation of the FBIndex to Determine the Risk of Falls for Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders
Currently, there are no standardised fall risk scores or guidelines on when to use appropriate assistive gait devices (AGDs) for people with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs).
- Conditions
- Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy, Limb-girdle and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophies, Pompe Disease
- Trial name
- FBIndex (NCT06605612)
- Testing
- FBIndex
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- LMU Klinikum
Liver Metastases, Lung Metastases
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy and Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
This phase II trial studies the effectiveness of the combination of stereotactic radiation therapy and ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma that has spread to four or fewer sites in the body (oligometastatic).
- Conditions
- Liver Metastases, Lung Metastases, Recurrent Melanoma, Stage IV Melanoma
- Trial name
- NCT02107755
- Testing
- ipilimumab, stereotactic radiosurgery, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
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
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Whole Brain Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-melanoma Brain Metastases
This randomized phase III clinical trial compares stereotactic radiosurgery with whole brain radiation therapy to see how well they work in treating patients with non-melanoma cancer that has recently spread from the first…
- Trial name
- NCT01592968
- Testing
- Cognitive Assessment, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Collecting and Storing Blood Samples From Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00900120
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as 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
- NCT00114140
- Testing
- Temozolomide, Radiation therapy
- Where
- 47 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Blepharoptosis, Ptosis, Eyelid
Clinical Trial Comparing Two Non-Surgical Treatments for Severe Blepharoptosis
This clinical trial will evaluate two non-surgical devices designed to improve eye lid opening for patients with severe Blepharoptosis (incomplete opening of the eyelids).
- Conditions
- Blepharoptosis, Ptosis, Eyelid, Myasthenia Gravis, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04678115
- Testing
- Magnetic Levator Prosthesis (MLP), Kinesiotape Frontalis Sling (KTFS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Epilepsy
Stopping TSC Onset and Progression 2: Epilepsy Prevention in TSC Infants
This phase I/II clinical trial is an open-label clinical trial design to verify safety and dosing for TAVT-18 (sirolimus) powder for oral solution in TSC infants (N=5).
- Trial name
- STOP2 (NCT04595513)
- Testing
- TAVT-18 (sirolimus)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Amyloid, Amyloidosis
Screening for Systemic Amyloidosis Via the Ligamentum Flavum
The investigators will prospectively evaluate for the presence of amyloid deposits in ligamentum flavum (yellow ligament) tissue samples obtained from patients undergoing spinal stenosis surgery.
- Conditions
- Amyloid, Amyloidosis, Spinal Stenosis, Transthyretin Amyloidosis
- Trial name
- ALF (NCT03923920)
- Testing
- Biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Phase III Trial of Anaplastic Glioma Without 1p/19q Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH)
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them…
- Trial name
- CATNON (NCT00626990)
- Testing
- temozolomide, DNA methylation analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 132 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 751 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brain Cancer, Glioma
Image-Guided Stereotactic Biopsy of High Grade Gliomas
The purpose of this study is to evaluate high and low areas of growth, or proliferation, within the tumor. An imaging technique using a very small amount of a radioactive tracer called 18Ffluoro-deoxy-L-thymidine (18F-FLT) can…
- Trial name
- NCT00979810
- Testing
- 18F-FLT PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Metastases
Whole Brain Radiation Therapy With Oxygen, With or Without RSR13, in Women With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer
RSR13 (efaproxiral) is a radiation sensitizer that has shown positive results in a Phase 3, randomized clinical trial of patients with brain metastases.
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT00083304)
- Testing
- Efaproxiral, Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT), Supplemental Oxygen
- Where
- 94 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Entinostat, to the Usual Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Treatment (Atezolizumab, Carboplatin and Etoposide) for Previously Untreated Aggressive Lung Cancer That Has Spread
This phase I trial seeks to find out the best dose, possible benefits and/or side effects of entinostat in combination with atezolizumab, carboplatin and etoposide for the treatment of previously untreated aggressive lung cancer…
- Conditions
- Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04631029
- Testing
- Atezolizumab, Carboplatin, Entinostat
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Gliosarcoma, or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00028795
- Testing
- temozolomide, adjuvant therapy, radiation therapy
- Where
- 230 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Sarcoma, Carcinoma
A Clinical Study on Oncolytic Virus Injection (R130 OV) for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors
20 participants are expected to be enrolled for this open，Single-armed clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the recombinant herpes simplex virus Ⅰ, R130 in patients with advanced solid tumors.
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Carcinoma, Digestive Cancer, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05961111
- Testing
- Recombinant oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (R130)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Yunying Medical Technology
Nelson Syndrome
Pasireotide Therapy in Patients With Nelson's Syndrome
Nelson's syndrome, an expanding pituitary tumour, occurs in up to 30% of adults after bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing's disease, for which no medical treatment exists.
- Trial name
- NCT01617733
- Testing
- Pasireotide
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Neoplasms
A Study of BXQ-350 in Children and Young Adults With Relapsed Solid Tumors
This study will evaluate the safety of BXQ-350 and determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in children and young adults with relapsed solid tumors, including recurrent malignant brain tumors.
- Trial name
- KOURAGE (NCT03967093)
- Testing
- BXQ-350
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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