Clinical trials: Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Testing Sacituzumab Govitecan Therapy in Patients With HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases
This phase II trial studies the effect of sacituzumab govitecan in treating patients with HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to the brain (brain metastases).
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Invasive Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic HER2 Negative Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04647916
- Testing
- Sacituzumab Govitecan
- Where
- 296 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Temozolomide and O6-benzylguanine in Treating Children With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00020150
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Melanoma, Brain Metastases
Concurrent Dabrafenib + Trametinib With Sterotactic Radiation in BRAF Mutation-Positive Malignant Melanoma and Brain Metastases
Dabrafenib and trametinib are drugs that are usually given for the treatment of melanoma. Combinations of dabrafenib and trametinib have also been studied and when used together have shown to increase tumour shrinkage in animals…
- Trial name
- NCT02974803
- Testing
- Dabrafenib, Trametinib
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Stage IV Lung Cancer, Malignant Brain Tumor
A Computer-Based Intervention for Distance Caregivers of Parents With Advanced Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies the feasibility and effectiveness of a new computer-based communication intervention in supporting distance caregivers of patients with advanced lung or brain cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02128373
- Testing
- Usual care, computer-assisted intervention, Distress Thermometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides and a person's dendritic cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00612001
- Testing
- glioma-associated antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gliomas, Malignant, Metastases to Brain
Intraoperative Sonographically Versus Fluorescence-guided Resection of Contrast-enhancing Gliomas and Brain Metastases
Objective of the study is to determine whether intraoperative ultrasound guided resection of gliomas with contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging and brain metastases can achieve as high rate of gross total resection…
- Trial name
- SONOFLUO (NCT05475522)
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided brain tumor resection, 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence-guided brain tumor resection
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Care
Sarcoma
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride or Trabectedin in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride and trabectedin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT01189253
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, trabectedin, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Austria and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Thalidomide, Celecoxib, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Thalidomide and celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00047281
- Testing
- celecoxib, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Central Nervous System Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Registry - Charité
The objective of the observation is to collect and document data on treatment strategies for secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) in routine clinical practice, whether obtained in the context of clinical trials or…
- Trial name
- NCT05114330
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
High Grade Glioma
Tumor DNA and MRI/CT Scan Findings in Patients With Grade III or Grade IV Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying levels of tumor DNA in the samples of blood from patients with cancer may help doctors find out whether the cancer has grown and how much.
- Trial name
- NCT00897611
- Testing
- DNA methylation analysis, polymerase chain reaction, computed tomography
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Study on the Incidence of Malignant Neoplasms in Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Heterozygous Mutation of the GBA Gene
This multicenter retrospective observational study investigates the incidence of malignant neoplasms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients carrying heterozygous pathogenic variants in the GBA1 gene.
- Trial name
- ONCOGBA (NCT06814431)
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to Brain, Recurrent Brain Metastases
Palbociclib and Pembrolizumab In Central Nervous System Metastases
This research study is studying This research study is studying the efficacy and safety of the following study drugs as a possible treatment for recurrent central nervous system (CNS) metastases: Palbociclib alone (Cohort 1) The…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to Brain, Recurrent Brain Metastases, Progressive Brain Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT02896335
- Testing
- Palbociclib, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Ixabepilone in Treating Patients With Advanced Cisplatin-Refractory Germ Cell Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ixabepilone, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer, Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00070096
- Testing
- ixabepilone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Malignant Glioma
Prognostic Awareness and Patient-Physician Communication in Malignant Glioma
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the understanding patients with brain tumors have of their disease and their communication with their physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02023346
- Testing
- surveys and cognitive tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. This may be an effective treatment for some types of brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00004017
- Testing
- conventional surgery, iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody TNT-1/B
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals
Cognitive Impairment, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
Memantine Hydrochloride and Whole-Brain Radiotherapy With or Without Hippocampal Avoidance in Reducing Neurocognitive Decline in Patients With Brain Metastases
This randomized phase III trial compares memantine hydrochloride and whole-brain radiotherapy with or without hippocampal avoidance in reducing neurocognitive decline in patients with cancer that has spread from the primary site…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT02360215
- Testing
- Whole brain radiation therapy with hippocampal avoidance, Memantine, Whole brain radiation therapy
- Where
- 220 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 518 people
- Sponsor
- NRG Oncology
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Gallium Nitrate in Treating Children With Brain Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, or Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: : Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of gallium nitrate in young patients who have malignant…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00002543
- Testing
- gallium nitrate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Glioma, Malignant, Metastases to Brain
Concurrent Fluorescence and Sonographically Guided Eradication of High-grade Gliomas and Metastases
The objective of the study is to determine whether the combined use of intraoperative fluorescence with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and sonography can achieve a higher rate of gross total resection in hemispheric high-grade…
- Trial name
- CONFLUENCE (NCT05474573)
- Testing
- Combined ultrasound and fluorescence-guided brain tumor resection, Fluorescence-guided brain tumor resection
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Care
Glioblastoma, Malignant Glioma
Study of Marizomib With Temozolomide and Radiotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Cancer
This study is for newly diagnosed WHO Grade IV malignant glioma patients to determine whether an investigational drug known as marizomib (MRZ) will improve the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients by delaying the…
- Trial name
- NCT02903069
- Testing
- MRZ, TMZ, RT
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Celgene
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Arginine and Whole Brain Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Brain Metastases
This early phase I trial evaluates different administration techniques (oral or intravenous) for arginine and tests the safety of giving arginine with whole brain radiation therapy in patients who have cancer that has spread from…
- Trial name
- NCT06328686
- Testing
- Arginine, Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University