Clinical trials: Cytokine
Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
A Study of Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214: BEMPEG) in Combination With Nivolumab Compared With the Investigator's Choice of a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Therapy (Either Sunitinib or Cabozantinib Monotherapy) for Advanced Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
The main purpose of this study is to compare the objective response rate (ORR) and overall survival (OS) of bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214: BEMPEG) combined with nivolumab to that of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) monotherapy…
- Trial name
- NCT03729245
- Testing
- bempegaldesleukin, sunitinib, nivolumab
- Where
- 96 sites in United States, Argentina and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 623 people
- Sponsor
- Nektar Therapeutics
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Cytokine Release Syndrome
Efficacy and Safety of Itolizumab in COVID-19 Complications
Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Cytokine Release Syndrome, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04475588
- Testing
- Itolizumab IV infusion, Best supportive care (BSC)
- Where
- 4 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Biocon Limited
Depressive Disorder, Major
Clinical Study to Test a New Drug to Treat Major Depression
In this randomized, double-blind, multi-centre, placebo controlled, exploratory, adaptive design study, the antidepressant and plasma cytokine lowering effects of the GW856553 will be investigated in adult subjects diagnosed with…
- Trial name
- PKI113009 (NCT00976560)
- Testing
- GW856553
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Melanoma, Malignant Melanoma
Phase II Study of Short-Term Cultured Anti-Tumor Autologous Lymphocytes After Lymphocyte-Depleting Chemotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma
Background: Most therapeutic therapies for metastatic melanoma have focused on the ability of T-cell lymphocytes to kill cells of tumors.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Malignant Melanoma, Melanoma, Experimental, Experimental Melanomas
- Trial name
- NCT00513604
- Testing
- aldesleukin, therapeutic autologous lymphocytes, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Endothelial Dysfunction, Metabolic Syndrome
Infusion of Umbilical Cord Versus Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Evaluate Cytokine Suppression.
This study is to compare the safety and efficacy of UCMSCs and BMMSCs administered intravenously in patients to evaluate cytokine suppression in patients with chronic inflammation.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Metabolic Syndrome, Chronic Inflammation
- Trial name
- CERES (NCT03059355)
- Testing
- UCMSCs, BMMSCs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Joshua M Hare
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
A Study of ALKS 4230 (Nemvaleukin Alfa) With Pembrolizumab in Head and Neck Cancer
The primary objective of this study was to estimate the response rate to ALKS 4230 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with HNSCC who had previously received anti-PD-(L)1 therapy but who had not achieved a CR.
- Trial name
- NCT04144517
- Testing
- Nemvaleukin Alfa, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Mural Oncology, Inc
Psoriasis, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nicotinamide Riboside on Immune Activation in Psoriasis
Background: Psoriasis causes chronic inflammation in the body. Researchers want to see if a kind of vitamin B3 dietary supplement can help. This might lead to more treatment options.
- Conditions
- Psoriasis, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Dyslipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT04271735
- Testing
- Niagen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) With Cytokine-Immunotherapy for Low-Risk MDS
Objectives: Primary: To evaluate the response rate of total cytokine-immunotherapy for low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Secondary: To evaluate response duration, survival and side effects of the treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00520468
- Testing
- Erythropoietin, Cyclosporin A, G-CSF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Female Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma
In this study, we are evaluating the effectiveness of a yoga intervention to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its associated symptoms of chronic pain and insomnia, and biological and physiological responses to trauma…
- Trial name
- PSLII (NCT02640690)
- Testing
- Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Intervention (TCTSY), Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Advanced Cancer, Hematologic Malignancy
Fatigue in Emergency Center Patients
1. To describe fatigue severity and its related symptom clusters in cancer patients who are seeking emergency care for fever, pain, shortness of breath, or cancer therapy-related gastrointestinal toxicities. 2.
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Hematologic Malignancy, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT00504985
- Testing
- Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sepsis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Inflammatory Cytokine Quantification in Infants
This study proposes to quantify inflammatory cytokine profiles in three neonatal disease states, namely, neonatal sepsis, infants with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia defect, and infants suffering cardiopulmonary failure…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Failure
- Trial name
- NCT01155830
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Renal Transplant Rejection, Immunosuppression
Cytokines Evaluation in Early Calcineurin Inhibitors Withdrawn on Renal Transplant
Currently, acute kidney injury is diagnosed by increased serum creatinine. However, creatinine is not a reliable marker for acute changes in renal function.
- Trial name
- NCT01239472
- Testing
- Everolimus
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Andre Barreto Pereira
Moderate Aplastic Anemia, Unilineage Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
Eltrombopag for Moderate Aplastic Anemia
Background: Moderate aplastic anemia is a blood disease which may require frequent blood and platelet transfusions. Sometimes patients with this disease can be treated with immunosuppressive drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT01328587
- Testing
- Eltrombopag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Inflammatory Myelopathies
CNS Growth Factors Release and Changes in the Inflammatory Environment in Response to Electrical Stimulation in Subjects With Inflammatory Myelopathies
This research is being done to see how different amounts of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) affect cycling on factors in blood and spinal cord in people with spinal cord inflammation.
- Trial name
- FIRST-STIM (NCT01440452)
- Testing
- FES Cycling, Cycling without FES, Lumbar puncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Healthy
Immune and Hormone Response to Influenza Vaccine
The purpose of this pilot research project is to look at the effect of the inactivated influenza vaccine (seasonal flu shot) on early signs of immune or germ-fighting response known as cytokines or signal molecules.
- Trial name
- NCT01978262
- Testing
- Seasonal Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sarcopenia
Anabolic and Inflammatory Responses to Short-Term Testosterone Administration in Older Men
Skeletal muscle loss is a common consequence of aging and in some individuals reaches a level that compromises health and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00957801
- Testing
- Testosterone injection, Testosterone gel, Medrol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Migraine With or Without Aura
The Preventive Treatment of Migraine With Low-Dose Naltrexone and Acetaminophen Combination
The Preventive Treatment of Migraine with Low-Dose Naltrexone and Acetaminophen Combination: A Small, Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial with an Open-Label Extension for None-Responders
- Trial name
- NCT03194555
- Testing
- Low-Dose Naltrexone and Acetaminophen Combination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Allodynic Therapeutics, Inc
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Timed Release Tablet Prednisone in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is a disease that usually affects older people. Patients complain of stiffness and pain around the shoulders and hips. The stiffness is more severe in the morning.
- Trial name
- NCT00836810
- Testing
- Timed Release Tablet Prednisone, Prednisolone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Non-small-cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Study to Test the Safety and Tolerability of PF-07209960 in Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
This is a first-in-human, Phase 1, open label, multicenter, multiple dose, dose escalation and dose expansion study intended to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and potential clinical benefit of PF-07209960…
- Conditions
- Non-small-cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Urothelial Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04628780
- Testing
- PF-07209960
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Sepsis
Immunomodulatory Properties of Ketamine in Sepsis
The aim of the study is to assess the effect of short-term infusion of ketamine at analgesic dosage on the immune response, morbidity and mortality among patients suffering from septic shock.
- Trial name
- NCT01089361
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center