Clinical trials: Medullary Neoplasms
Breast Cancer
Anastrozole or Tamoxifen in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Who Are Undergoing Lumpectomy and Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Estrogen can stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Tamoxifen may fight breast cancer by blocking the use of estrogen. Anastrozole may fight breast cancer by decreasing estrogen production.
- Trial name
- NCT00053898
- Testing
- anastrozole, tamoxifen citrate, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 740 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,104 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Breast Cancer, Hot Flashes
St. John's Wort in Relieving Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: St. John's wort may help relieve hot flashes in women with breast cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well St. John's wort works in relieving hot flashes in women with non-metastatic breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00110136
- Testing
- St. John's Wort
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breast Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, Breast Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
Bexarotene in Preventing Breast Cancer in Patients at High Risk for Breast Cancer
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of bexarotene in preventing breast cancer in patients at high risk for breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Breast Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, Breast Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia, Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, Breast Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
- Trial name
- NCT03323658
- Testing
- Bexarotene, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
Role of Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography to Predict Upgrade Rates of Biopsy Proven Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
This research study is studying whether contrast enhanced mammography can predict if atypical ductal hyperplasia will progress to cancer. The device involved in this study is: -Contrast enhanced mammography
- Trial name
- NCT03505372
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced mammography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer, Invasive Ductal
Efficacy of Magnetic Resonance-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the Ablation of Breast Cancer
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a dedicated Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU) unit in ablating breast cancer by comparing MR imaging and pathologic specimen after…
- Trial name
- NCT03560102
- Testing
- Philips Sonalleve® MR-HIFU Breast Therapy System
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A
Vandetanib to Treat Children and Adolescents With Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Background: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is common in people with a genetic disorder called multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN).
- Conditions
- Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
- Trial name
- NCT00514046
- Testing
- Vandetanib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Breast Cancer
Carboplatin and Nab-Paclitaxel With or Without Vorinostat in Treating Women With Newly Diagnosed Operable Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from…
- Trial name
- NCT00616967
- Testing
- carboplatin, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, vorinostat
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Ductal Breast Carcinoma in Situ, Lobular Breast Carcinoma in Situ
Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Treating Patients With Stage I-III Breast Cancer
This phase II clinical trial studies how well omega-3 fatty acid works in treating patients with stage I-III breast cancer. Studying samples of tissue and blood in the laboratory from breast cancer patients receiving omega-3…
- Conditions
- Ductal Breast Carcinoma in Situ, Lobular Breast Carcinoma in Situ, Male Breast Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01869764
- Testing
- omega-3 fatty acid, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
DCIS
Chemoprevention Trial - Anastrozole in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) in Postmenopausal Women
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers seriously afflicting women in the United States. Of the one million incident cases that are reported annually there are approximately 193,000 new cases of breast cancer (Greenlee…
- Trial name
- NCT00256217
- Testing
- Anastrozole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Rita Sanghvi, Mehta
Recurrent Thyroid Gland Carcinoma, Stage III Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma AJCC v7
Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well pazopanib hydrochloride works in treating patients with advanced thyroid cancer.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Thyroid Gland Carcinoma, Stage III Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT00625846
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pazopanib Hydrochloride
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Recurrent Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVA Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Sunitinib Malate in Treating Patients With Iodine-Refractory Recurrent or Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well giving sunitinib malate works in treating patients with iodine-refractory recurrent or metastatic thyroid cancer.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVA Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVA Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Stage IVB Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00519896
- Testing
- sunitinib malate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Invasive Lobular Breast Carcinoma
[18F]Fluoroestradiol-PET/CT Imaging of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
FES PET/CT imaging for invasive lobular cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04252859
- Testing
- [18F]Fluoroestradiol (FES) PET/CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Resectable Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma
Phase II Study of Preoperative FOLFIRINOX Versus Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel in Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
This research study is a Phase II clinical trial, which evaluates a combination of drugs, FOLFIRINOX and Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel, in the management of participants with resectable pancreatic cancer prior to surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02243007
- Testing
- FOLFIRINOX, Gemcitabine/nab-Paclitaxel, Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Lapatinib for Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) of the Breast
The purpose of this study is to establish the utility of lapatinib in the treatment of DCIS, particularly ER-negative DCIS.
- Trial name
- NCT00857714
- Testing
- lapatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma
Biomarkers in Tissue Samples From Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Treated With Zoledronic Acid
This pilot clinical trial studies biomarkers in tissue samples from patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer treated with zoledronic acid (ZA).
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma, Progesterone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01409811
- Testing
- zoledronic acid, laboratory biomarker analysis, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Solid Tumor, Medullary Thyroid Cancer
A Study of Selpercatinib (LY3527723) in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors Including RET Fusion-positive Solid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Other Tumors With RET Activation
The reason for this study is to see if the study drug selpercatinib is safe and effective in participants in China with rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive solid tumors, medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and other…
- Trial name
- LIBRETTO-321 (NCT04280081)
- Testing
- Selpercatinib
- Where
- 13 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen or Letrozole in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
RATIONALE: Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using tamoxifen or letrozole may fight breast cancer by blocking the use of estrogen by the tumor cells or by lowering the amount of estrogen the…
- Trial name
- NCT00290745
- Testing
- letrozole, tamoxifen citrate, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Biliary Tract Diseases, Stomach Neoplasms
An Evaluation of the Utility of the ExSpiron Respiratory Variation Monitor During Upper GI Endoscopy
Purpose: To assess the utility of a new medical device that monitors a patient's breathing during medical procedures in which a patient is sedated, but not mechanically ventilated.
- Conditions
- Biliary Tract Diseases, Stomach Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Barrett Esophagus
- Trial name
- NCT02310230
- Testing
- ExSpiron Respiratory Variation Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Donald Mathews
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
A Targeted Phase I/II Trial of ZD6474 (Vandetanib; ZACTIMA) Plus the Proteasome Inhibitor, Bortezomib (Velcade ), in Adults With Solid Tumors With a Focus on Hereditary or Sporadic, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC)
Background: The combination of anti-cancer drugs vandetanib (given orally) and bortezomib (given intravenously) has not been used in humans. However, both drugs have been studied separately.
- Trial name
- NCT00923247
- Testing
- Bortezomib, Vandetanib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Capecitabine and Temozolomide for Neuroendocrine Cancers
This phase II study is designed to assess whether treatment with capecitabine/temozolomide (CAP/TEM) is safe and effective in treating subjects with progressive, differentiated, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET).
- Trial name
- NCT00869050
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University