Clinical trials: Nerve Sheath Tumors
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Precancerous Condition
Fludeoxyglucose F 18 Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Neurofibromatosis 1 and Plexiform Neurofibroma
RATIONALE: New imaging procedures such as fludeoxyglucose F 18 positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) perfusion imaging may improve the ability to detect disease progression, help doctors predict a…
- Trial name
- NCT00060008
- Testing
- fludeoxyglucose F 18, gadopentetate dimeglumine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sarcoma, Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine in Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
The purpose of this study is to achieving a six-month progression free survival (PFS) of patients receiving autologous dendritic cell vaccine (ADKV) loaded with allogeneic tumor lysate expression of cancer-testis antigens (CTA)…
- Trial name
- ADCVCTAST (NCT01883518)
- Testing
- Autologous dendritic cell vaccine
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Neurofibromatosis 1
Non-invasive Stimulation in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Intellectual impairments are a significant cause of morbidity in children with birth defects along with long term implication on academic and occupational functioning.
- Trial name
- tDCS is NF1 (NCT03310996)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Neuroma, Pain
Targeted Reinnervation for Neuromas as a Means to Improve Prosthesis Control in Major Limb Amputation
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they have an arm or leg amputation and have developed pain related to a neuroma (an ongoing localized pain related to a cut nerve ending).
- Conditions
- Neuroma, Pain, Prosthesis User, Prosthesis Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02316262
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Supratentorial Brain Tumors
Heartrate Variability and Intraoperative Brain Conditions in Supratentorial Tumors
This study aims to determine the relationship between heart rate variability and intraoperative brain relaxation conditions in patients with brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT04094974
- Testing
- ANSiscope
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- DyAnsys, Inc.
Neuroendocrine Carcinomas, Neuroendocrine Tumors
A First-in-Human Phase I Trial With Antibody Drug Conjugate ADCT-701 in Neuroendocrine Tumors, Carcinomas and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Background: Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are rare cancers in the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, lungs, adrenal glands, and other areas of the body.
- Conditions
- Neuroendocrine Carcinomas, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine, Carcinoma, Adrenocortical
- Trial name
- NCT06041516
- Testing
- ADCT-701
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Acupuncture, Tumor, Brain
Evaluation of Acupuncture Effects for Complications After Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor in Skull Base
Skull base tumors are a type of tumor that grow in the area of several skulls behind the cranial cavity. The incidence rate is 2 to 18 per 100,000 people per year; males and females are likely to have a proportional difference in…
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Tumor, Brain, Skull Base Tumor, Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04249921
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Meningioma, Glioblastoma
Pilot Study Evaluating Panitumumab-IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Intracranial Lesions During Neurosurgical Procedures
This pilot clinical study evaluates the safety and imaging performance of panitumumab-IRDye800 (pan800), a fluorescent, EGFR-targeted imaging agent - in patients undergoing neurosurgical resection of intracranial lesions.
- Conditions
- Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07493447
- Testing
- Panitumumab-IRDye800
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Eben Rosenthal
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Doxycycline in Cutaneous Schwannoma (NF2)
In this research study the investigators want to learn more about an alternate, local treatment for skin schwannomas. Specifically, local doxycycline intra-tumoral injection will be performed as a potential treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT05521048
- Testing
- Doxycycline Injection [Doxy]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Neurofibromatosis 2
Reliability of Functional Outcome Measures in Neurofibromatosis 2
Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is a rare inherited condition. Those with NF2 usually present with tumours (schwannomas) in their inner ear, or vestibular organ, with common symptoms including problems with hearing, balance, dizziness…
- Trial name
- NCT03617276
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Hyperthermia Therapy in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Hyperthermia therapy kills tumor cells by heating them to several degrees above body temperature.
- Trial name
- NCT00003052
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, etoposide, ifosfamide
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Neurofibromatosis 1, Diagnoses Disease
Study About Annoucement of the Diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis 1 in de Novo Forms
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common autosomal dominant genetic disorders. The aim of our study was to evaluate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients and their families following the disclosure of…
- Conditions
- Neurofibromatosis 1, Diagnoses Disease, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NF1 (NCT03298438)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
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
Neurofibromatosis and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AL2846 Capsules in Chinese Patients With Type I Neurofibromatosis
AL2846 is a multi-target receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AL2846 capsules in Chinese patients with type I neurofibromatosis (NF1) (neurofibromas and malignant…
- Trial name
- NCT05011019
- Testing
- AL2846 capsules
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
Glioblastoma, Glial Tumor
Evaluation of the CONVIVO System
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the CONVIVO confocal endomicroscope in discriminating between normal and abnormal tissue in vivo during brain tumor surgery.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Glial Tumor, Brain Metastases, Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT05139277
- Testing
- CONVIVO system, Conventional histologic evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)-Related Plexiform Neurofibromas (PNs), Healthy Participants
A Study to Evaluate Bioavailability and Food Effect of Selumetinib (AZD6244) in Healthy Male Participants
This study will evaluate bioavailability and food effect of selumetinib (AZD6244) in healthy male participants. A total of 24 healthy male participants will be included to ensure at least 20 evaluable participants.
- Trial name
- NCT03649165
- Testing
- Treatment A, Treatment B, Treatment C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Reading Disabilities
Neurobiology and Treatment of Reading Disability in NF-1
The goal of this trial is to determine if children with neurofibromatosis type 1 who have reading disabilities respond the same way-both behaviorally and neurobiologically-to specialized treatment programs as children with…
- Trial name
- NCT00624234
- Testing
- Tutoring Program I, Tutoring Program II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Childhood Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Childhood Angiosarcoma
Cixutumumab and Temsirolimus in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Sarcoma
This phase II trial studies how well cixutumumab and temsirolimus work in treating patients with recurrent or refractory sarcoma. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cixutumumab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
- Conditions
- Childhood Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Childhood Angiosarcoma, Childhood Epithelioid Sarcoma, Childhood Fibrosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01614795
- Testing
- Cixutumumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Temsirolimus
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Neuroma, Neuroma Amputation
Targeted Reinnervation as a Means to Treat Neuromas Associated With Major Limb Amputation
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they have an arm or leg amputation and have developed pain related to a neuroma (an ongoing localized pain related to a cut nerve ending).
- Conditions
- Neuroma, Neuroma Amputation, Pain
- Trial name
- TMR (NCT02205385)
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation, Traction Neurectomy
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Cutaneous Neurofibroma
Tolerability of Device Based Therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Cutaneous Neurofibromas
This study will evaluate the tolerability and effectiveness of three FDA-approved treatments in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Cutaneous Neurofibromas. These treatments are: a 1064nm laser, a 755nm laser, and a Kybella injection.
- Trial name
- NCT04730583
- Testing
- Kybella, 1064nm laser, 755nm Alexandrite Laser
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital