Clinical trials: Palliative Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer That Cannot Be Treated With Surgery or Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. This may be an effective palliative treatment for head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00003856
- Testing
- temoporfin
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Quintiles, Inc.
Bone Cancer, Bone Metastases
Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of Pain Resulting From Metastatic Bone Tumors With the ExAblate 2100 Conformal Bone System
The goal of this prospective, non-randomized, single-arm, phase 2 study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this treatment using this ExAblate conformal system in the treatment of pain resulting from metastatic bone…
- Conditions
- Bone Cancer, Bone Metastases, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01085565
- Testing
- ExAblate 2100
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Fatigue
PG2 Treatment for Improving Fatigue Among Advanced Cancer Patients Under Standard Palliative Care
The objective of this study is to conduct a trial in the spirit of providing as much as possible the benefit of PG2 treatment to eligible patients and to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PG2 for relieving fatigue among…
- Trial name
- NCT00523107
- Testing
- PG2
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- PhytoHealth Corporation
Colorectal Cancer
A Clinical Study on the Synergistic Effects of Zhen-Qi-Jie-Du Granules in Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Zhen-Qi-Jie-Du Granules combined with chemotherapy works to treat unresectable stage IV microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07854405
- Testing
- Zhen-Qi-Jie-Du Granules II, Zhen-Qi-Jie-Du Granules I
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,540 people
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Famous Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Pain Resulting From Bone Metastases
ExAblate Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain
The purpose of this enhanced surveillance study ("ESS") is to collect information regarding chronic adverse events that are possibly related to the ExAblate® System ("ExAblate") that are received by InSightec ("InSightec")…
- Trial name
- BM019-Registry (NCT01834937)
- Testing
- ExAblate MRgFUS (Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Oxaliplatin + 5-FluoroUracil/LeucoVorin (5-FU/LV) (FOLFOX4) Versus Doxorubicin as Palliative Chemotherapy in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Primary: Overall Survival (OS) Secondary: Time to Tumor Progression (TTP) Response Rate (RR) Improvement of Quality of Life (QoL) Safety Secondary resection rate
- Trial name
- EACH (NCT00471965)
- Testing
- Oxaliplatin + 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin, Doxorubicin
- Where
- 4 sites in China, South Korea and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 371 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Pain, Neoplasm Metastasis
Multicenter Study of Cryoablation for Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases
This study will evaluate the efficacy of cryoablation for palliation of painful metastases in participants with metastatic lesions involving bone who have failed, are not candidates for, or are not experiencing adequate pain…
- Conditions
- Pain, Neoplasm Metastasis, Bone Metastasis of Diverse Origins
- Trial name
- MOTION (NCT02511678)
- Testing
- Cryoablation
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Durvalumab Following Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage 3 Unresectable NSCLC Ineligible for Chemotherapy
This is a Phase II open-label, single-arm, multicenter, international study to evaluate the clinical activity of durvalumab in patients with Stage III unresectable NSCLC who are deemed to be ineligible for chemotherapy per…
- Trial name
- DUART (NCT04249362)
- Testing
- Durvalumab
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Oesophageal Cancer, Oesophageal Disease
EndoVE endosCopic Treatment for Oesophageal and Gastric canceR
This project aims to establish the safety and efficacy of treating patients with inoperable oesophageal cancer or gastric cancer, using an endoscopic electroporation system (EndoVE) to facilitate direct chemotherapy tumour…
- Conditions
- Oesophageal Cancer, Oesophageal Disease, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- VECTOR (NCT04649372)
- Testing
- EndoVE
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mirai Medical
Breakthrough Pain
Quality of Life Study in Patients With Cancer Breakthrough Pain Treated in Palliative Care Units
Patients treated in Palliative Care Units are potentially fragile patients, especially in our case, which are cancer patients. The management of these patients is usually done from experience, because these patients rarely meet…
- Trial name
- CAVIDIOPAL (NCT02840500)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 10 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Angelini Farmacéutica
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Emphysema
Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT)
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of the Emphasys Endobronchial Valve (EBV) and procedure (with pulmonary rehabilitation) compared to optimal medical management (with pulmonary rehabilitation) in…
- Trial name
- NCT00129584
- Testing
- Emphasys Endobronchial Valve and procedure
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Emphasys Medical
Multiple Myeloma
Improving the Quality of Multiple Myeloma Treatment With Patient Care Plans
The overarching objective of this study is to evaluate the symptom assessment and management behaviors used by multiple myeloma (MM) providers for alignment with evidence-based practices, and to explore changes in these symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT03046329
- Testing
- Carevive CPS
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Carevive Systems, Inc.
Bone Metastases
ExAblate Conformal Bone System Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain
A study to evaluate the safety and initial effectiveness of the ExAblate 2100 Conformal Bone System in the treatment of pain resulting from metastatic bone tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00981578
- Testing
- ExAblate 2100
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Breast Cancer With Bone Metastasis
Safety/Efficacy of Intravenous Zoledronic Acid When Added to Standard Therapies in Patients With Breast Cancer and Metastatic Bone Lesions
Zoledronic acid selectively binds to bone and protects it from being metastasized by tumor cells. This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of zoledronic acid when added to standard therapies in breast cancer patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00372710
- Testing
- Zoledronic acid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis