Clinical trials: Neuroepithelial Tumor
Glioblastoma
Easing Psychosocial Burden for Informal Caregivers
The overall goal of this study is to determine the best time to offer Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), an intervention that has proven to be helpful in improving spiritual well-being and decreasing existential distress among…
- Trial name
- NCT03454295
- Testing
- Focus Group, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers / MCP-C, Enhanced Usual Care / EUC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Neuroblastoma Recurrent
Immunotherapy of Neuroblastoma Patients Using a Combination of Anti-GD2 and NK Cells
Neuroblastoma is a neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system which affects mostly children younger than 5 years of age. It is a heterogeneous disease, with nearly 50% of patients presenting with a high-risk phenotype.
- Trial name
- NKEXPGD2 (NCT03242603)
- Testing
- Anti-GD2 in combination with NK cells
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Glioma Tumor Recurrence, Radiation Necrosis
Diffusion Tensor MRI to Distinguish Brain Tumor Recurrence From Radiation Necrosis
This study will examine the use of a variation of standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) called diffusion tensor MRI (DT-MRI) for distinguishing injured brain tissue due to radiation therapy (radiation necrosis) from the…
- Conditions
- Glioma Tumor Recurrence, Radiation Necrosis, Primary Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00285324
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Temporal Lobe
Light Scattering Spectroscopy to Determine Brain Tumors
This study will use light scattering spectroscopy (LSS) to analyze brain tissue removed from patients during brain surgery to determine if this new technology can be used to differentiate between normal and cancerous cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00067418
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spinal Cord Tumors
MRE Evaluation for Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery: Stiffness and Adhesion Assessment
In spinal cord tumors requiring surgical intervention, the resection difficulty is determined by two significant factors: tumor stiffness and adhesion to surrounding tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT05957679
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Elastography, Assessment and Recording
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Recurrent Medulloblastoma
Apatinib Combined with Temozolomide and Etoposide Capsules in the Treatment of Recurrent Medulloblastoma in Children
This study is a prospective single-center clinical study, which aims to observe and evaluate the efficacy and safety of apatinib combined with temozolomide and oral etoposide in the treatment of recurrent medulloblastoma in…
- Trial name
- NCT04501718
- Testing
- Apatinib Combined With Temozolomide and Etoposide Capsules
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital
Heathy Volunteer, Parkinsonian Syndromes
Ultralow Dose PET Imaging of 18F-FDOPA
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate an investigational ultralow dose PET imaging technique for Parkinsonian syndromes, neuroendocrine tumors, and gliomas detection and monitoring.
- Conditions
- Heathy Volunteer, Parkinsonian Syndromes, Neuroendocrine (NE) Tumors, Gliomas
- Trial name
- NCT07542158
- Testing
- 18F-FDOPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akiva Mintz
Glioblastomas, Sarcoma
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Children and Young Adults With High Grade or High-Risk Cancer and Their Caregivers
Background: People cope with cancer in different ways. Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment with an open mind. Researchers want to see if this can help children and young adults with a high-grade high-risk cancer with…
- Conditions
- Glioblastomas, Sarcoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03538587
- Testing
- Enhanced Mindfulness Intervention, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia
Decision Making About Participating in Pharmacokinetic Studies in Patients Enrolled in a Phase I Treatment Clinical Trial
RATIONALE: Gathering information about why patients or their guardians agree or decline to participate in the optional pharmacokinetic portion of a phase I treatment study may help doctors plan clinical trials in the future.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00890435
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, psychosocial assessment and care
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Propofol, Glioma
Effects of Propofol on Auditory Event-related Potentials and Brain Functional Connectivity in Patients With Supratentorial Glioma
The growth of gliomas often infiltrates important brain tissues and impairs subcortical fiber transmission, resulting in changes in global brain network connectivity.
- Conditions
- Propofol, Glioma, Auditory Event-related Potential (AERP), Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Trial name
- NCT05352685
- Testing
- Propofol Injection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Glioblastoma, Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells
Optimizing Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells in Glioblastoma Patients
The goal of this prospective observational cohort study is to assess the optimal in vitro production protocol for generating Cytokine-Induced Killer (CIK) cells, a type of T lymphocyte, and to evaluate the potential adverse…
- Trial name
- KillGlio (NCT06684899)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Glioblastoma
Expectations and Needs of a Glioblastoma Caregiver
Cancers of the central nervous system have a poor prognosis. Glioblastoma is most common glial tumor of the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- GLOIOS (NCT06490497)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital Nord Franche-Comte
Glioblastoma
Radioimmunotherapy in Solid Tumors (PNRR-MCNT2-2023-12378239-Aim2)
This is a prospective multicenter study of hypofractionated radiotherapy for the radiation treatment (RT) of solid tumors and in particular for Glioblastoma (in Aim 2).
- Trial name
- NCT06551909
- Testing
- Neoaddjuvant Stereotactic Radiotherapy with Simultaneous Integrated Boost
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
High-grade Glioma
Nurse-led Family and Network Consultations
Patients diagnosed with high-grade gliomas (HGG) experience a complex symptom burden including high-levels concerns. As a consequence to this life-threatening disease, the rely on close contact with a specialized…
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT03458312)
- Testing
- Family and Network Consultations
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Pancreatic Cancer, Breast Cancer
Sub-topic Four: Clinical Translation of Original Radioactive Drugs for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors -Clinical Application Value of PET Imaging Targeting LRRC15 in Malignant Tumors
This project utilizes LRRC15-specific targeted PET radiotracers to perform PET/MR or PET/CT imaging on healthy volunteers and patients with clinically suspected or confirmed malignancies characterized by high LRRC15…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT07552467
- Testing
- Specific PET imaging agents targeting LRRC15
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme
Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolomic Profile in Glioma Patients
This is an exploratory, non-interventional and translational clinical study. The aim of this study is to analyze blood and cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic profile in glioma patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03865355
- Testing
- Non- interventional
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novosibirsk State University
Healthy Volunteers, Recurrent Glioma
MeFAMP for Imaging System A Amino Acid Transport in Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors
This first-in-human study will establish the human safety and radiation dosimetry of the system A amino acid transport substrate, (R)-3-[F-18]fluoro-2-methyl-2-(methylamino)propanoic acid ([F-18]MeFAMP), for positron emission…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Recurrent Glioma, Brain Metastases From Extra-cranial Solid Tumors
- Trial name
- NCT05676489
- Testing
- [F-18]MeFAMP PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Opsoclonus-myoclonus Syndrome
Study of Cytokines in Children With Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine if cytokines, inflammatory mediators, are increased in spinal fluid and blood, correlate with disease activity, and could serve as biomarkers or therapeutic targets in children with…
- Trial name
- OMS (NCT00806182)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Pediatric Neuroinflammation Organization, Inc.
Neuroblastoma
Genetic Susceptibility Biomarkers in Children With Neuroblastoma (Also Known as Neuroblastoma Epidemiology in North America [NENA])
This research trial studies the genes biomarkers in children with neuroblastoma. Studying the genes in a child's cancer cells may help doctors improve ways to diagnose and treat children with neuroblastoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01119560
- Testing
- Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 153 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group