Clinical trials: Neck Disorder
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Head and Neck Neoplasms
De-intensification of Radiation & Chemotherapy in Low-Risk Human Papillomavirus-related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Ca
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the effectiveness of using lower-intensity radiation and chemotherapy to treat human papillomavirus (HPV) associated low-risk oropharyngeal and/or unknown primary squamous cell…
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT01530997
- Testing
- Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Cisplatin, Limited surgical evaluation
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Stomach or Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00052910
- Testing
- cisplatin, epirubicin hydrochloride, fluorouracil
- Where
- 535 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma
Lymph Node Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Patients With Stage IB1 Cervical Cancer
This clinical trial is studying how well lymph node mapping and sentinel lymph node identification work in finding lymph node metastases in patients with stage IB1 cervical cancer.
- Conditions
- Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Cervical Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00070317
- Testing
- Isosulfan Blue, Lymph Node Mapping, Lymphangiography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Gynecologic Oncology Group
Esophageal Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Early Prediction of Pathology Response of Chemoradiotherapy With FLT PET
The goal of this research study is to learn if a new type of PET scan (18F-FLT) can help to better detect changes of tumor growth rate (or how active) in esophagus cancer and lung cancer Researchers will study at what time during…
- Trial name
- NCT01065818
- Testing
- Fluoro-L-Thymidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Lip, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Nivolumab and BMS986205 in Treating Patients With Stage II-IV Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
This phase II trial studies how well nivolumab works, with or without BMS986205, in treating patients with stage II-IV squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.
- Conditions
- Lip, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Pharynx, Larynx
- Trial name
- NCT03854032
- Testing
- Nivolumab, IDO1 Inhibitor BMS-986205, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Esophageal Cancer
Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy Prior to Surgery in Operable Esophageal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to see if adding two targeted drugs (bevacizumab and erlotinib) further improves the response to chemotherapy (5-FU, paclitaxel, carboplatin) and radiation therapy in patients with operable esophageal…
- Trial name
- NCT00393068
- Testing
- Erlotinib, Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Dysphagia, Head and Neck Cancer
Chemo/XRT +/- Amifostine to Assess Outcomes Related to Xerostomia, Mucositis, & Dysphagia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Head and Neck Cancer, Mucositis, Xerostomia
- Trial name
- NCT00503776
- Testing
- exercise intervention, amifostine trihydrate, therapeutic dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer
Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel Poliglumex, Cisplatin and Radiation for Esophageal Cancer: A Phase II Trial (CTI#X64001)
Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel Poliglumex (PPX; CT-2103), Cisplatin and Radiation for Esophageal Cancer: A Phase II Trial. (CTI#X64001
- Trial name
- NCT00522795
- Testing
- PPX with cisplatin and radiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HPV
Self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Among Patients Receiving Colposcopy
This study seeks to compare the accuracy and acceptability of HPV testing self-sampling kit and standard clinician-sampling for HPV testing.
- Trial name
- NCT04585243
- Testing
- Evalyn Brush
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Locally Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma, Skin Cancer
Phase II Study of Radiation Therapy and Vismodegib for Advanced Head/Neck Basal Cell Carcinoma
Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery are standard treatments for basal cell carcinoma at most institutions. The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding vismodegib to radiation (chemoradiotherapy) is safe and…
- Conditions
- Locally Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma, Skin Cancer, Cutaneous Malignancy
- Trial name
- NCT01835626
- Testing
- Vismodegib, Radiation therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Sue Yom
Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Esophageal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
Pralatrexate and Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Esophageal, Stomach, or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well pralatrexate and oxaliplatin work in treating patients with esophageal, stomach, or gastroesophageal junction cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread from the primary site…
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Esophageal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01178944
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Oxaliplatin, Pralatrexate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Tumor Pathway Activations Inhibited by Dovitinib
Dovitinib for Patients With Tumor Pathway Activations Inhibited by Dovitinib
The purpose of this signal seeking study was to determine whether treatment with dovitinib (TKI258) demonstrated sufficient efficacy in select pathway-activated solid tumors and/or hematologic malignancies to warrant further…
- Trial name
- SIGNATURE (NCT01831726)
- Testing
- Dovitinib (TKI258)
- Where
- 49 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Cervical Disc Disease
Clinical Outcomes Study Evaluating the Zero-P PEEK
This is a multi-center, prospective, outcomes study. In this study, the Zero-P PEEK implant will be used in patients undergoing ACDF for treatment of SCDD at a single level between C3 and C7.
- Trial name
- NCT00945243
- Testing
- Zero-P
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
Facial and Neck Skin Laxity
Evaluation of the Ulthera® System and Efficacy Correlation to Morphological Differences
Evaluate if there is a correlation between efficacy results and where the Thermal Coagulation Points (TCPs) produced during a treatment with the Ulthera System make contact with anatomical layers of the skin and underlying…
- Trial name
- NCT03599349
- Testing
- Microfocused ultrasound w/ visualization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ulthera, Inc
Pain Management
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Control During Cervical Dilator Placement Prior to Dilation and Evacuation
This study evaluates the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) as a method of pain control during osmotic dilator insertion prior to dilation and evacuation.
- Trial name
- NCT03868787
- Testing
- TENS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ashley Turner, MD
Gastric Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Study of Oxaliplatin and Xeloda and Cetuximab as First Line Treatment for Metastatic or Unresectable Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
This study is for people with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal cancer. This study is being done to find out how long it takes tumors to grow after patients take the drugs capecitabine, oxaliplatin and cetuximab.
- Trial name
- NCT00183898
- Testing
- oxaliplatin, capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Head and Neck Cancer, Stroke
Real-Time Internet Evaluation of Swallowing
The purpose of this study is to determine whether real-time internet evaluations of swallowing, or x-ray swallow studies viewed over closed internet circuit, are a reliable method of evaluating swallowing function.
- Trial name
- NCT00580138
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Infections, Papillomavirus
A Single Centre Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (GSK-580299) in Chinese Females
A phase I, open label, single-centre study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' HPV -16/18 L1 VLP AS04 vaccine (GSK 580299, Cervarix TM), administered intramuscularly according to a 0, 1…
- Trial name
- NCT00549900
- Testing
- GSK580299 (Cervarix™ , HPV -16/18 L1 VLP AS04 vaccine)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cervical Cancer
Spectroscopy Versus Standard Care in Cervical Cancer Patients
Primary objectives 1. To conduct a randomized clinical trial of the emerging technology fluorescence and reflectance spectroscopy, comparing colposcopy to colposcopy + spectroscopy in the diagnostic setting, stratifying patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00529464
- Testing
- Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Colposcopy, LEEP Procedure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
A Study Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Niraparib in Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction/Proximal Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Patients can be prescreened for the study at the time of diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic disease by determining presence of LOH high status and/or deleterious alterations in HR pathway genes in the most recent…
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03840967
- Testing
- Niraparib
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Shadia Jalal, MD