Clinical trials: Liver Surgery
Liver Diseases, Surgery
RESTORE Declined Livers Study
This is a prospective, non-randomized, clinical trial of discarded liver transplants that have received normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), compared with standard cold preservation liver transplants.
- Conditions
- Liver Diseases, Surgery, Transplant; Failure, Liver
- Trial name
- NCT04483102
- Testing
- Declined liver in Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP), Standard cold preservation of liver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tract Cancer, Recurrent Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Selumetinib in Treating Patients With Biliary Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
This phase II trial is studying how well selumetinib works in treating patients with biliary cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tract Cancer, Recurrent Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Unresectable Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00553332
- Testing
- selumetinib, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Chronic Liver Disease
Eltrombopag To Reduce The Need For Platelet Transfusion In Subjects With Chronic Liver Disease And Thrombocytopenia Undergoing Elective Invasive Procedures
The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of eltrombopag to elevate platelet counts thereby reducing the need for platelet transfusions in chronic liver disease patients with thrombocytopenia undergoing elective invasive…
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Chronic Liver Disease, HCV, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Trial name
- ELEVATE (NCT00678587)
- Testing
- Eltrombopag
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Sulfur Colloid SPECT/CT in Measuring Liver Function in Patients With Primary or Metastatic Liver Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy or Surgery
This pilot trial studies how well single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) with technetium Tc-99m sulfur colloid works in measuring liver function in patients with liver cancer that has or has…
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Stage IV Liver Cancer, Stage IVA Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02881554
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Technetium Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
LAGB as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity in Adolescents
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has been used worldwide to help selected morbidly obese adults to lose weight. The FDA has approved LAGB only for patients 18 years or older.
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01045499
- Testing
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Allergan Lap Band)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey L Zitsman, MD
Liver Cancer
Sunitinib and Chemoembolization in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
RATIONALE: Sunitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00524316
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, sunitinib malate, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Before or After Surgery in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases That Could Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to kill tumor cells or stop them from growing. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that…
- Trial name
- NCT01189227
- Testing
- Postoperative chemotherapy, Perioperative chemotherapy
- Where
- 283 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Hemostasis, General Surgery
A Study Evaluating the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of sFilm-FS in Controlling Parenchymal Bleeding During Elective Hepatic Surgery
The Study investigates a new product, sFilm-FS, aimed to help controlling body fluid leakage in general surgery procedures, proposing its use as an adjunct to hemostasis and/or sealing.
- Trial name
- NCT04660721
- Testing
- sFilm-FS, TACHOSIL®
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Austria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Sealantium Medical Ltd.
Liver Cancer
Sunitinib Malate (SUO11248) In Subjects W/ Metastatic And/Or Surgically Unresectable Hepatocellular Cancers (HCC)
An open label multi-site phase II clinical trial of dose escalated sunitinib malate given orally once daily on days 1-28 of each 42-day cycle.
- Trial name
- NCT00495625
- Testing
- Sunitinib Malate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute