Clinical trials: Occult Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Liposomal Lurtotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of liposomal lurtotecan in treating patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00022594
- Testing
- liposomal lurtotecan
- Where
- 20 sites in Austria, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Head and Neck Cancer
Gemcitabine and Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00509665
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Colorectal Cancer, Colon Cancer
Pilot Study of Colon Cancer Screening Tests
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in North America. These deaths are preventable with proper screening. Fecal occult blood testing, virtual colonoscopy, and standard (optical) colonoscopy are all options…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Colon Cancer, Adenomatous Polyps
- Trial name
- NCT00865527
- Testing
- Fecal occult blood test, Virtual colonoscopy, Optical colonoscopy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Insular Thyroid Cancer
Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Head and Neck Cancer or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase I trial is studying the side effects of gefitinib in treating patients with metastatic or unresectable head and neck cancer or non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Insular Thyroid Cancer, Metastatic Parathyroid Cancer, Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Trial name
- NCT00068497
- Testing
- gefitinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC)
Study Comparing Different Neck Treatment Approaches in Patients With Oral Cancer Without Visible Neck Spread
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether selective neck dissection involving lymph node levels I-III is as effective as selective neck dissection involving levels I-IV in treating adults with clinically node-negative…
- Trial name
- ExtentN0 (NCT07726199)
- Testing
- Selective Neck Dissection (Levels I-IV), Intervention : Selective Neck Dissection (Levels I-III)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 267 people
- Sponsor
- Kolhapur Cancer Centre - Cancer Centers of America
Head and Neck Cancer
Paclitaxel, Cisplatin, and Filgrastim Combined With Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or…
- Trial name
- NCT00005087
- Testing
- filgrastim, cisplatin, paclitaxel
- Where
- 235 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Head and Neck Cancer, Pain
Acupuncture or Standard Therapy in Treating Pain and Dysfunction in Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve pain and dysfunction caused by cancer surgery. It is not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than standard therapy in treating pain and dysfunction in patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00090337
- Testing
- acupuncture therapy, standard follow-up care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer
Capecitabine Combined With Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic 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 chemotherapy drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00010023
- Testing
- capecitabine, cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Colorectal Cancer
Quantitative Versus Qualitative Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) to Prioritize Urgency of Colonoscopy Referral
The main aim of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in time to diagnosis of advanced colorectal neoplasms using quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) to prioritize referral for colonoscopy…
- Trial name
- NCT02037646
- Testing
- Qualitative fecal immunochemical test, Quantitative fecal immunochemical test, Colonoscopy
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms, Throat Cancer
Fecal Screening Assay for Taiwanese Population
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a convenient tool for the screening of asymptomatic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding while 「guaiac-based fecal occult test (G-FOBT) 」 is increasingly replaced by the use of an 「immunochemical-based…
- Conditions
- Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms, Throat Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01341197
- Testing
- Fecal immunochemical test, guaiac fecal occult-blood test, and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3,172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Adult Solid Tumor, Breast Cancer
Docetaxel and St. John's Wort in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. St. John's wort may interfere with the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Tumor, Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Kidney and Urinary Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00041171
- Testing
- Hypericum perforatum, docetaxel
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Osteoporosis, Cortisol Excess
Prevalence of Hidden Hypercortisolism in Osteoporosis
The goals of this observational study are the following: i) to assess the prevalence of hidden hypercortisolism (HidHyCo) in a sample of osteoporotic patients; ii) to compare the clinical characteristics between…
- Trial name
- OSTCOR (NCT05762549)
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Breast Cancer
ROLL vs WGLL for Non-palpable Breast Lesions
Here were present a controlled clinical trial comparing wire-guided lesion localization (WGLL)and radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) in patients treated for nonpalpable breast lesions at the Instituto Nacional de…
- Trial name
- ROLLvsWGLL (NCT02869230)
- Testing
- ROLL, wire-guided lesion localization
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Columbia
Head and Neck Cancer
Blood Sample Analysis in Predicting Overall Survival in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients with cancer may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00898911
- Testing
- matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
Saracatinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
This phase II trial is studying the how well saracatinib works in treating patients with metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Trial name
- NCT00513435
- Testing
- saracatinib, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Indolent B-cell Lymphomas
Efficacy and Safety of Ibrutinib in Patients With CLL and Other Indolent B-cell Lymphomas Who Are Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Carriers or Occult Hepatitis B Virus Carriers
Efficacy and Safety of ibrutinib in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other indolent B-cell lymphomas who are chronic hepatitis B virus carriers or occult hepatitis B virus carriers
- Conditions
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Indolent B-cell Lymphomas, Chronic Hepatitis B, Lymphoma, Small Lymphocytic
- Trial name
- NCT02991638
- Testing
- Ibrutinib
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Breast Cancer
Randomized Trial With Trastuzumab Versus Observation in Breast Cancer Patients
Epithelial tumor cells can be detected in the bone marrow and/or the peripheral blood [disseminated and circulating tumor cells, (DTCs) and (CTCs) respectively] of otherwise metastases-free patients with early breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00429247
- Testing
- Trastuzumab
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Crete
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
Multimodal Imaging With FAPI-PET/MRI in Breast Carcinoma-In-Situ for Detection of Occult Invasive Cancer
DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) is a common pre-stage for breast cancer. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if FAPI-PET/MRI (an imaging technique with a weakly radioactive drug) helps to diagnose hidden invasive breast…
- Trial name
- MI-CISDIR (NCT06540872)
- Testing
- [68Ga]Ga-FAPI-46
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universität Münster
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
Dasatinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well dasatinib works in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has come back or spread to other areas of the body.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary, Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
- Trial name
- NCT00507767
- Testing
- dasatinib, pharmacological study, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer
Studying DNA in Tissue Samples From Caucasian and African-American Cancer Patients Who Received Docetaxel on Clinical Trial CLB-9871
This research trial studies deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in blood samples from Caucasian and African-American cancer patients who received docetaxel on clinical trial CLB-9871.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01015963
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology