Clinical trials: Inherited Cancer Syndrome
NF1, Neurofibromatosis
Cabozantinib for Plexiform Neurofibromas (PN) in Subjects With NF1 in Children and Adults
This study, "A Phase II Study of Cabozantinib (XL l84) for Plexiform Neurofibromas in Subjects with Neurofibromatosis Type I in Children and Adults diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) and have a type of tumor called a…
- Conditions
- NF1, Neurofibromatosis, Plexiform Neurofibromas
- Trial name
- NF105-CABO (NCT02101736)
- Testing
- Cabozantinib
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tumor Induced Osteomalacia (TIO), Epidermal Nevus Syndrome (ENS)
Study of Burosumab (KRN23) in Adults With Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia (TIO) or Epidermal Nevus Syndrome (ENS)
The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the effect of burosumab treatment on: Increasing serum phosphorus levels in adults with TIO or ENS-associated osteomalacia Improvement in TIO/ENS-associated osteomalacia as…
- Trial name
- NCT02304367
- Testing
- Burosumab
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas
Phase 2 Study of Bevacizumab in Children and Young Adults With NF 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas
To determine the hearing response rate at 24 weeks after treatment with bevacizumab for symptomatic vestibular schwannomas (VS) in children and young adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF 2).
- Trial name
- NCT01767792
- Testing
- Bevacizumab
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Neurofibromatoses
Phase I Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Benign Dermal Neurofibromas (NF1)
GENERAL OBJECTIVE The general objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) tumors in the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT01682811
- Testing
- Part 1 Levulan injection, Part 1 Levulan surface application, Part 1 Levulan surface application twice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Harry T Whelan, MD
Advanced Cancers
A Study of LY2606368 (Prexasertib) in Patients With Solid Tumors With Replicative Stress or Homologous Repair Deficiency
This research study is studying a checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) inhibitor as a possible treatment for advanced solid tumors that harbor genetic alterations in the homologous repair (HR) pathway, genetic alterations that indicate…
- Trial name
- NCT02873975
- Testing
- LY2606368
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Trial of RAD001 and Neurocognition in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a multi-system disease, usually presenting with seizures, mental retardation and autism, and exhibiting a high variability in clinical findings both among and within families.
- Trial name
- TSC (NCT01289912)
- Testing
- RAD001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Sahin
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men
This is a randomized controlled trial to test a combination behavioral and biomedical interventions to improve the HIV prevention and care cascades in a population of mobile men in a high priority setting (fishermen in Kenya).
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
- Trial name
- NCT04772469
- Testing
- Provision of multiple self-tests, Small monetary incentives, Use of SMS/text reminders to motivate adherence to ART or PrEP
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 934 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Sirolimus and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of sirolimus on the progression of intestinal adenomas in patients with FAP and to assess the safety of this treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03095703
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma (KHE), Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
A Study to Compare Vincristine to Sirolimus for Treatment of High Risk Vascular Tumors
In this research study we want to learn more about which treatment works better for patients diagnosed with a vascular tumor called Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma (KHE) or other high risk vascular tumors such as Tufted Angioma…
- Conditions
- Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma (KHE), Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome, Tufted Angioma
- Trial name
- NCT02110069
- Testing
- Vincristine, Sirolimus
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Epilepsy, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Everolimus (RAD001) Therapy for Epilepsy in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
The goal of this study is to learn if the study drug RAD001 can reduced the number of epileptic seizures, and can be taken safety by people who have epilepsy associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.
- Trial name
- NCT01070316
- Testing
- Everolimus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cancer
Cyproheptadine in Preventing Weight Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may prevent weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine is more effective than a placebo in preventing weight loss in young patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01132547
- Testing
- cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ann Arbor Stage III Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Olaparib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With Defects in DNA Damage Repair Genes (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial)
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well olaparib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with defects in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage repair genes that have…
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ann Arbor Stage III Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ann Arbor Stage IV Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Low Grade Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT03233204
- Testing
- Olaparib
- Where
- 113 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Genetic Testing
Development and Implementation of Electronic Decision Aids for Genetic Testing in Inherited Cancer Syndromes
An electronic decision aid will be used to assist individuals in choosing a multi-gene panel with their medical oncologist instead of a genetic counselor.
- Trial name
- NCT04704193
- Testing
- Survey of Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Fresolimumab and Radiotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test safety of combining fresolimumab and local radiotherapy and to see if the combination can achieve tumor regression.
- Trial name
- NCT01401062
- Testing
- Fresolimumab, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Continuous Versus Cyclical OCP Use in PCOS
The mainstay treatment for females with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has long been a combination of an oral contraceptive pill or OCP (containing both estrogen and progestin) along with an anti-androgen medication (such as…
- Trial name
- CCOUP (NCT03819140)
- Testing
- Yasmin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
A Clinical Trial of COX and EGFR Inhibition in Familial Polyposis Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine in a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II trial if the combination of sulindac and erlotinib causes a significant regression of duodenal and colorectal adenomas in familial…
- Trial name
- FAPEST (NCT01187901)
- Testing
- Erlotinib, Sulindac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Plexiform Neurofibromas
Acceptance and Commitment Training for Adolescents and Young Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Plexiform Neurofibromas, and Chronic Pain
Background: People with neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) and plexiform neurofibroma (PN) tumors often have chronic pain that his hard to control.
- Trial name
- NCT02471339
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
HIV
Barbershop Talk: HIV Prevention for African American Heterosexual Men
This program utilizes a community-engaged research approach to implementing and evaluating a program that seeks to reduce sexual risk behavior among Black adult heterosexual men.
- Trial name
- NCT01980771
- Testing
- BTWB intervention, Cancer prevention and screening
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 860 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma
Molecular-Guided Therapy for Childhood Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility (ability to be done) of experimental technologies to determine a tumor's molecular makeup.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Glioma, Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT02162732
- Testing
- Guided Therapy
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Giselle Sholler
Liver Cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma
Interleukin-15 Armored Glypican 3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Expressed in T Cells for Pediatric Solid Tumors
Patients may be considered if the cancer has come back, has not gone away after standard treatment or the patient cannot receive standard treatment.
- Conditions
- Liver Cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor, Liposarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT04377932
- Testing
- AGAR T cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine