Clinical trials: Germ Cell Cancer
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (Carcinoid)
Evaluation of Methods for the Determination of Chromogranin A in Routine Blood Samples
The goal of this study is to compare several methods for measurement of Chromogranin A in their ability to serve as a marker for disease activity in patients with neuroendocrine tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT01216267
- Testing
- Lansoprazole
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Western Ontario, Canada
Melanoma, Pigmented Lesions
Dermoscopy Augmented Histology Trial, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Pathologists provide the current gold standard in skin lesion diagnostics, most often primarily based on the interpretation of histological slides.
- Trial name
- DAHT-RCT (NCT05004792)
- Testing
- DermLoop Learn
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Melanoma, Adolescents
Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools
Drawing from prior school-based skin cancer prevention programs, we have adapted intervention materials to target rural high schoolers.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT06694571)
- Testing
- Skin cancer prevention educational presentation and activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Uveal Melanoma
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Aflibercept in Treating Patients With Uveal Melanoma
This phase II trial studies how well stereotactic body radiation therapy and aflibercept work in treating patients with uveal melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT03712904
- Testing
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, Ziv-Aflibercept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Neoantigen Vaccine Therapy Against H3.3-K27M Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs), which diffusely occupy the pons of brainstem, are the deadliest primary brain cancer in children.
- Trial name
- ENACTING (NCT04749641)
- Testing
- Histone H3.3-K27M Neoantigen Vaccine Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yang Zhang
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Glioblastoma
Investigating the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Innovative Interdisciplinary Supportive Care Program: Couples Coping Together Against Cancer
This study evaluates how useful and acceptable the components of the "Couples Coping Together Against Cancer", referred to as "The Program", are to the participants with cancer.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Glioblastoma, Lung Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT07664579
- Testing
- Non-Interventional Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Glioma
Identification of Genomic Changes in Families Having Multiple Members With Tumors
This study will compare genomic alterations between the parents and the patients with high-grade glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT02386241
- Testing
- saliva or blood sample collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Retinoblastoma Bilateral, Retinoblastoma Unilateral
Detailed Phenotypic and Genotype Study to Correlate RB1 Mutations Relating to Primary Ocular Tumors and Secondary Extra-ocular Metastasis.
The goal of this observational study is undertake a detailed phenotypic and genotypic study of patients with ocular and secondary cancers due to mutations in the RB1 gene.
- Conditions
- Retinoblastoma Bilateral, Retinoblastoma Unilateral, Retinoblastoma, Extraocular, Retinoblastoma, Recurrent
- Trial name
- NCT06725173
- Testing
- Targeted Long-read sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Melanoma and Other Malignant Neoplasms of Skin
A Prospective Multicenter Sample Collection Study Using Non-invasive Methods to Investigate Mutation Burden in Non-lesional Facial Skin of Patients With a Hx of Skin Cancer
This is a prospective, multicenter, sample collection study using DermTech's non-invasive skin collection kits to evaluate the mutation burden of non-lesional facial skin from subjects with a documented history of numerous basal…
- Trial name
- NCT05602337
- Testing
- Observational Study Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DermTech
Melanoma
Cytokine-induced Killer Study for Patients With Stage II Melanoma
For investigators' current experimental clinical trial, patients are given 4 injections of ipilimumab, given 3 weeks apart x 4 injections with or without cytokine-induced killer therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02498756
- Testing
- Cytokine-induced killer cells, Ipilimumab
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First People's Hospital of Changzhou
Glioblastoma
Easing Psychosocial Burden for Informal Caregivers
The overall goal of this study is to determine the best time to offer Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), an intervention that has proven to be helpful in improving spiritual well-being and decreasing existential distress among…
- Trial name
- NCT03454295
- Testing
- Focus Group, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers / MCP-C, Enhanced Usual Care / EUC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Breathing Practice for Brain and Mental Health in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases
This clinical trial studies the effect of respiratory training for enhancing brain and mental health among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and cancer (along with their caregivers).
- Conditions
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT06788886
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Exercise Intervention, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Extraocular Retinoblastoma, Intraocular Retinoblastoma
Genetic Mutations and Environmental Exposure in Young Patients With Retinoblastoma and in Their Parents and Young Healthy Unrelated Volunteers
This laboratory study is looking at genetic mutations and environmental exposure in young patients with retinoblastoma and in their parents and young healthy unrelated volunteers.
- Conditions
- Extraocular Retinoblastoma, Intraocular Retinoblastoma, Recurrent Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00690469
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Cancer, Breast Cancer
Liquid Biopsy Evaluation and Repository Development at Princess Margaret
The objective of this protocol is to develop an institution-wide liquid biopsy protocol that will establish a common process for collecting blood and corresponding archived tumor specimens for future research studies at the…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- LIBERATE (NCT03702309)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Compliance, Patient, Glioblastoma
Coaching for Coping in Glioblastoma Patients and Caregivers and Its Association With Compliance to TTFields
The aim is to improve patients' compliance to TTFields therapy by a psychological video intervention in a multi-center, randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Compliance, Patient, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Grade IV
- Trial name
- COCOON (NCT06017063)
- Testing
- Psychological intervention
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Skin Cancer Melanoma
AI-Driven Early Detection of Skin Cancer
This study evaluates the feasibility and accuracy of an AI-powered mobile platform (NuvanaDx) for early detection of skin cancer, including melanoma, using smartphone-based imaging.
- Trial name
- Skin Cancer (NCT07144306)
- Testing
- Smartphone-based AI skin lesion analysis (NuvanaDx platform).
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nuvana Healthcare LTD
Melanoma
The Use of Mole Mapping Diagrams to Increase Skin Self Examination Accuracy
This study aims to improve Skin Self-Examination accuracy by a simple cost effective intervention requiring participants to complete a mole-mapping diagram.
- Trial name
- NCT00237965
- Testing
- Mole Mapping Diagram
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm, Craniopharyngioma
Sleep Wake and Melatonin Pattern in Craniopharyngioma
The hypothalamus is a part of the brain containing a number of nuclei with a variety of functions. It is central in the regulation of hormone secretion, sleep, and circadian functions.
- Trial name
- NCT01881854
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Stage IV Melanoma, Advanced Lung Cancer
Improving Patient and Caregiver Understanding of Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapy for Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot test educational material developed to educate and support patients receiving immunotherapy for advanced cancer.
- Conditions
- Stage IV Melanoma, Advanced Lung Cancer, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- UPLIFT (NCT04670445)
- Testing
- Educational Video and QPL List, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Glioma, Glioma of Brain
Evaluation of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Patients Who Speak Two Languages Fluently
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a non-invasive test used to detect changes in brain activity by taking picture of changes in blood flow. The imaging helps doctors better understand how the brain works.
- Conditions
- Glioma, Glioma of Brain, Glioma of Spinal Cord
- Trial name
- NCT03496181
- Testing
- Multilingual Aphasia Examination, Language paradigms + RS fMRI, Language paradigms + RS fMRI + one anatomical sequence
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center