Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Cancer
Brain Metastases, Adult
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Brain Metastases
The purpose of this phase 2 study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with previously untreated, surgically-resectable, solid tumor brain metastases.
- Trial name
- NCT04434560
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Ipilimumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sarah Sammons, MD
Brain Tumor
PPX, Temozolomide, and Concurrent Radiation for Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine the antitumor activity of PPX in combination with temozolomide and radiation for patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00763750
- Testing
- PPX +TMZ+XRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- howard safran
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia: A Two-Armed Pragmatic Trial
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is an evidence-based non-pharmacological group therapy shown to benefit people with mild to moderate dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- NCT05860127
- Testing
- Referral for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, No change to Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Glioma, High Grade Astrocytoma
Phase I/II Study To Test The Safety and Efficacy of TVI-Brain-1 As A Treatment For Recurrent Grade IV Glioma
TVI-Brain-1 is an experimental treatment that takes advantage of the fact that your body can produce immune cells, called 'killer' white blood cells that have the ability to kill large numbers of the cancer cells that are present…
- Conditions
- Glioma, High Grade Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Trial name
- NCT01081223
- Testing
- Cancer vaccine plus immune adjuvant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- TVAX Biomedical
Radiation Necrosis
The Role of Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Radiation Necrosis in Children With Central Nervous System Tumors
This study is being done to learn about the safety of the study drug bevacizumab(Avastin®), when used to treat radiation necrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01201850
- Testing
- Bevacizumab (Avastin®)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Meningioma
Gleolan for Visualization of Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Meningioma
This Phase 3 open-label single-arm study is designed to investigate the safety, diagnostic performance, and clinical usefulness of Gleolan for the real time detection and visualization of meningiomas during tumor resection…
- Trial name
- MEN-301 (NCT04305470)
- Testing
- Gleolan
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Austria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- NX Development Corp
Meningioma
Magnesium and Intraoperative Blood Loss in Meningioma Surgery
Meningioma is the most common central nervous system tumor and craniotomy with tumor removal was associated with moderate blood loss and blood transfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT03558516
- Testing
- Magnesium group, Normal saline group
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Breast Cancer, Brain Metastasis
T-DM1 Alone Versus T-DM1 and Metronomic Temozolomide in Secondary Prevention of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Background: Sometimes breast cancer spreads (metastasizes) to the brain. Researchers want to study new treatments for brain metastases. The drug Temozolomide is approved to treat brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Brain Metastasis, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03190967
- Testing
- T-DM1, TMZ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Metastases
Study to Establish Image Interpretation Criteria for 18F Fluciclovine PET in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases (PURSUE)
An Open-label, Single-arm, Single-dose, Prospective, Multicenter Phase 2b Study to Establish Image Interpretation Criteria for 18F-Fluciclovine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases After…
- Trial name
- PURSUE (NCT04410367)
- Testing
- 18F fluciclovine
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Blue Earth Diagnostics
Brain Metastases
An Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Encorafenib + Binimetinib Evaluating a Standard-dose and a High-dose Regimen in Patients With BRAFV600-mutant Melanoma Brain Metastasis
This is a multicenter, randomized open-label Phase 2 study to assess the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetic (PK) of 2 dosing regimens of encorafenib + binimetinib combination in patients with BRAFV600-mutant melanoma with brain…
- Trial name
- POLARIS (NCT03911869)
- Testing
- encorafenib, binimetinib
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Argentina and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
18F-FPPRGD2 PET/CT or PET/MRI in Predicting Early Response in Patients With Cancer Receiving Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
The purpose of the study is to conduct research of a new PET radiopharmaceutical in cancer patients. The uptake of the novel radiopharmaceutical 18F-FPPRGD2 will be assessed in study participants with glioblastoma multiforme…
- Conditions
- Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Male Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01806675
- Testing
- 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG), 18F-FPPRGD2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sanjiv Sam Gambhir
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Rosiglitazone in Treating Patients With Pituitary Tumors
RATIONALE: Rosiglitazone may help pituitary adenoma cells become more like normal cells, and grow and spread more slowly. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well rosiglitazone works in treating patients with newly…
- Trial name
- NCT00616642
- Testing
- rosiglitazone maleate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
Phase (Ph) II Bevacizumab + Erlotinib for Patients (Pts) With Recurrent Malignant Glioma (MG)
Primary objective: To estimate 6-month progression free survival probability of pts w recurrent malignant gliomas treated w erlotinib + bevacizumab.
- Trial name
- NCT00671970
- Testing
- Bevacizumab and Erlotinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Safety and Efficacy Study of Ravulizumab in Adults With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ravulizumab for the treatment of participants with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).
- Trial name
- NCT03920293
- Testing
- Ravulizumab
- Where
- 106 sites in United States, Austria and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
B-Cell Lymphoma Originating in the CNS
The Addition of Temozolomide to Conditioning for Autologous Transplantation in Relapsed & Refractory CNS Lymphoma
The primary purpose of the study will be testing the dosing of temozolomide to find the target dose that a person can tolerate. The other part of the study will be determining how helpful it can be to CNS lymphoma patients by…
- Trial name
- DRBEAT (NCT01235793)
- Testing
- Temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Metastatic
Pembro+Chemo in Brain Mets
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether providing Pembrolizumab prolongs survival and preserves quality of life while minimizing side effects for patients with NSCLC with untreated asymptomatic brain metastasis.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Metastatic, Brain Cancer, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04964960
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Nab paclitaxel, Paclitaxel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- John L. Villano, MD, PhD
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
New Combination of Chemoimmunotherapy for Systemic B-cell Lymphoma With Central Nervous System Involvement
This is an open, non comparative, multicentre phase II trial, to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of a new sequential combination of HD-MTX-AraC-based chemoimmunotherapy, followed by R-ICE regimen, and by high-dose…
- Trial name
- NCT02329080
- Testing
- Methotrexate, Rituximab, Cytarabine
- Where
- 36 sites in Czechia, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG)
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Radiation Therapy, Temozolomide, and Lomustine in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Gliomas
This phase II trial is studying how well giving radiation therapy together with temozolomide and lomustine works in treating young patients with newly diagnosed gliomas.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00100802
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Lomustine, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Breast Cancer
A Study of T-DXd in Participants With or Without Brain Metastasis Who Have Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
This is open-label, multicenter, international study, assessing the efficacy and safety of Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in participants with or without brain metastasis (BMs), with previously-treated advanced/metastatic…
- Trial name
- DESTINY-B12 (NCT04739761)
- Testing
- Trastuzumab Deruxtecan
- Where
- 81 sites in United States, Australia and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
Tandutinib Plus Bevacizumab to Treat Recurrent Brain Tumors
Background: In order to survive, brain tumors must have a network of blood vessels to supply it with oxygen and nutrients. The tumors produce substances that enable new blood vessels to form.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT00667394
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, MLN-518 (Tandutinib), Quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)