Clinical trials: Palliative Radiotherapy
Lung Cancers
An Evaluation of Dose-escalation for Intrathoracic Tumours
This is a pragmatic trial with patients randomized between standard of care palliative thoracic radiation therapy (RT) vs. hypofractionated, dose-escalated, esophageal-sparing (HD-ES) intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
- Trial name
- PREVENT-LUNG (NCT06794125)
- Testing
- Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Chris Goodman
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab, INCB081776, and Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This study is evaluating INCB081776 when given in combination with the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab and palliative radiation therapy in patients with metastatic or recurrent metastatic or recurrent head and neck squamous…
- Trial name
- NCT06308913
- Testing
- INCB081776, Pembrolizumab, Palliative RT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Gastric Cancer
Palliative Radiotherapy for Symptomatic Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Phase II Trial
The hypothesis of this study is that a radiotherapy dose of 36Gy in 12 fractions, which equates to a BED of 48.6Gy, increases the response rates of symptom relief compared to historical controls.
- Trial name
- NCT01341756
- Testing
- Palliative Radiotherapy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Head and Neck Cancer, Radiotherapy
Short Course Radiation Therapy in Palliative Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
Aim of the study is to assess efficacy of a short course radiation treatment in patients with symptomatic head and neck (H\&N) malignant lesions
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Radiotherapy, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT03804073
- Testing
- standard treatment, short course treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of durvalumab, tremelimumab and hypofractionated radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back (recurrent) or that has spread…
- Trial name
- NCT03522584
- Testing
- Durvalumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Study of Sorafenib and Palliative Radiotherapy in Kidney Cancer That Spreads to the Bone
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of a new anti-angiogenic drug called sorafenib, in combination with radiotherapy, for renal cell cancer that has spread to the bone and is causing significant pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00609934
- Testing
- Sorafenib, external beam radiotherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Hormone-resistant Prostate Cancer
Sodium Selenite and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of sodium selenite when administered in combination with radiation therapy to subjects with metastatic cancer based on safety and tolerability.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Hormone-resistant Prostate Cancer, Recurrent Prostate Cancer, Stage IV Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02184533
- Testing
- sodium selenite, radiation therapy, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pediatric Malignant Brain Tumor -Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Palliative Re-irradiation for Progressive Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in Children
Although DIPG is not curable, re-irradiation with a modest total dose and short treatment time provides good palliation of symptoms, improves quality of life, delays disease progression and has minimal and manageable toxicity.
- Trial name
- NCT01777633
- Testing
- Palliative re-irradiation for progressive DIPG in children
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Prostate Cancer
PRO-MR-RT Systematic Patient-reported Outcomes to Pelvic Online MRgRT
In 2018 the Unity MR-linac was approved for treating patients with online magnetic resonance (MR)-guided radiotherapy. With the MR-linac it is possible to get real-time MR images with high soft tissue contrast, adapt the…
- Trial name
- NCT05615909
- Testing
- Online MR-guided radiotherapy, CT-guided radiotherapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Sarcoma
NY-ESO-1-Specific T-cells in Treating Patients With Advanced NY-ESO-1-Expressing Sarcomas Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy
This pilot, phase I trial studies the safety of cancer-testis antigen (NY-ESO-1)-specific T cells (a type of immune cell) in treating patients with NY-ESO-1-expressing sarcomas that have spread to other places in the body and are…
- Trial name
- NCT02319824
- Testing
- Autologous NY-ESO-1-specific CD8-positive T Lymphocytes, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Palliative Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab After Radiation for Microsatellite Stable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progressing on Chemotherapy
This study is being done to look at the safety and response to the combination of two investigational drugs, tremelimumab and durvalumab, when given after radiation therapy for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic…
- Trial name
- NCT03007407
- Testing
- durvalumab, Tremelimumab
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Malignancy, Metastasis
Same-session MR-only Simulation and Treatment With MRI-guided Adaptive Palliative RadioTherapy
This proposed study is unique in that patients will not undergo computed tomography (CT) simulation at any point during their treatment course and will instead have same-session magnetic resonance (MR)-only simulation and…
- Conditions
- Malignancy, Metastasis, Hemoptysis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- MAP-RT (NCT03824366)
- Testing
- Volumetric MR imaging, Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malignant Disease, Metastasis
Palliative Radiation Oncology Chief's Clinic
The proposed study represents a quality improvement study of a recently-developed dedicated radiation oncology subspecialty clinic with the goal of improving timeliness of palliative radiation therapy and improving resident…
- Trial name
- PROCC (NCT03995927)
- Testing
- Data collection and analysis, Quality of Life Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Uterine Cervical Cancer
Immune PET and Proteomics for the Assessment of Response to Spatially Fractionated or Palliative Radiotherapy With or Without Immunotherapy
The aim of the study is to evaluate the response to four schemes of treatment with novel diagnostic tools - Immuno-PET and proteomics as well as standard imaging (magnetic resonsonce imaging and computed tomography).
- Conditions
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Uterine Cervical Cancer, Uterine Corpus Cancer, Malignant Melanoma
- Trial name
- INTROSPECTION (NCT06976021)
- Testing
- Baseline 89-Zr Pembrolizumab Immuno PET-CT, Proteomic assay, Follow-up 89-Zr Pembrolizumab Immuno PET-CT
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Palliative Radiotherapy, Metastatic Cancer (Different Solid Tumour Types)
Hybrid Arc Palliative Radiation Therapy (HART): A Single Arm Phase II Trial
This is a prospective single-center single-arm Phase II trial of HART for patients with metastatic cancer. The primary objective is to assess the incidence of acute GI toxicity following HART.
- Trial name
- HART (NCT06778408)
- Testing
- Hybrid Palliative Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Esophageal Cancer
Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer
This study aims to show that the addition of carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy to a palliative course of external beam radiation treatment improves both dysphagia relief and patient quality of life in patients with…
- Trial name
- PaRCUS (NCT02297217)
- Testing
- Carboplatin and Taxol (paclitaxel), External Beam Radiation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
A Phase I Study of ZD1839 and Palliative Thoracic Radiotherapy in Patients With Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety profile of ZD1839 in combination with Palliative thoracic Radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00255489
- Testing
- Gefitinib, palliative thoracic radiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Ulcerated Cutaneous Metastases
Palliative Treatment of Ulcerated Cutaneous Metastases: Trial Between Electrochemotherapy and Radiotherapy
By applying short electric pulses to cells, the cell membranes can become permeabilised (electroporation). This can be used augment the effect of chemotherapy, by providing direct access to the cell cytosol.
- Trial name
- NCT00918593
- Testing
- Electrochemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Bleomycin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Bone Metastases, Bone Neoplasm
Focused Ultrasound and RadioTHERapy for Noninvasive Palliative Pain Treatment in Patients With Bone Metastases
The FURTHER study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of MR-HIFU (alone or in combination with EBRT) compared to EBRT alone, the standard-of-care, as a palliative treatment option to relieve CIBP.
- Conditions
- Bone Metastases, Bone Neoplasm, Bone Lesion, Bone Cancer
- Trial name
- FURTHER (NCT04307914)
- Testing
- External beam radiotherapy, MR-HIFU
- Where
- 6 sites in Finland, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Solid Tumors, CTCL
A Study of MEDI9197 in Subjects With Solid Tumors or CTCL and in Combination With Durvalumab and/or Palliative Radiation in Subjects With Solid Tumors
To evaluate MEDI9197 when administered by intratumoral injection to subjects with solid tumors and in combination with durvalumab in subjects with solid tumors.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumors, CTCL, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02556463
- Testing
- MEDI9197, durvalumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- MedImmune LLC