Clinical trials: Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Gemcitabine, Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Progressive or Relapsed Metastatic Germ Cell Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer, Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- GemTIP (NCT00551122)
- Testing
- filgrastim, lenograstim, pegfilgrastim
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Cancer
Thalidomide and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00049296
- Testing
- docetaxel, thalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer
Everolimus and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- DORA (NCT01313390)
- Testing
- docetaxel, everolimus, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Head and Neck Cancer
MLN8237 in Head and Neck Cancer
This study will evaluate the initial safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug, MLN8237, added to routine radiation therapy and cetuximab in patients with head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01540682
- Testing
- MLN8237, Cetuximab, Radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Head and Neck Cancer
Surgery and Radiation Therapy Compared With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer That Can Be Removed During Surgery
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00003576
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, surgical procedure
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Centre, Singapore
Head and Neck Cancer
Surgery, Radiation Therapy, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With 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. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003777
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, cisplatin, fluorouracil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Esophageal Cancer, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Epirubicin, Carboplatin, and Capecitabine in Treating Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Solid Tumor
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00021047
- Testing
- capecitabine, carboplatin, epirubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Pilonidal Abscess, Pilonidal Sinus With Abscess
De-roofing and Curettage vs WLE for Pilonidal Abscess
Pilonidal disease refers to a common disease affecting mostly young males. It may present as asymptomatic pits, acute and painful abscess formation, or chronic discharging sinuses.
- Conditions
- Pilonidal Abscess, Pilonidal Sinus With Abscess, Pilonidal Sinus Infected, Pilonidal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03415347
- Testing
- Abscess de-roofing and curettage, Abscess wide local excision
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Head and Neck Cancer
DNA Analysis of Tissue Samples From Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00898664
- Testing
- cytogenetic analysis, gene expression analysis, mutation analysis
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Germ Cell Tumor, Yolk Sac Tumor
Thalidomide Combined With Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Yolk Sac Tumor
Remarkable progress has been made in treating germ-cell tumor (GCT) through the use of platinum-based regimens. However, part of yolk sac tumor (YST) with cisplatin resistance or recurrence is nevertheless prone to relapse after…
- Trial name
- NCT06470464
- Testing
- Thalidomide combined with TGA chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel + gemcitabine+ epirubicin)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Shandong First Medical University
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
Head and Neck Cancer
Thalidomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of thalidomide in treating patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer. Thalidomide may stop the growth of head and neck cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00003850
- Testing
- thalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Head and Neck Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma
Exercise Training and Behavioral Modification for the Improvement of Physical Activity in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
This clinical trial evaluates the tolerability of a physical activity program in head and neck cancer patients who are undergoing cancer treatment.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma, Laryngeal Carcinoma, Maxillary Sinus Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04788264
- Testing
- Medical Device Usage and Evaluation, Consultation, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Head and Neck Cancer
Methotrexate Compared With Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether methotrexate or paclitaxel is more effective in treating patients with advanced…
- Trial name
- NCT00003592
- Testing
- methotrexate, paclitaxel
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
Ixabepilone in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ixabepilone in treating patients who have 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 Salivary Gland Cancer, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
- Trial name
- NCT00033618
- Testing
- ixabepilone, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pilonidal Sinus, Wound Healing
ENVELOP: Wound Care Following Pilonidal Sinus Surgery
This is a single-blinded, multicentre, prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing post-operative and patient-reported outcomes for patients undergoing application of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after sinus…
- Trial name
- ENVELOP (NCT06647290)
- Testing
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Standard wound care
- Where
- 10 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Head and Neck Cancer
Radiation Therapy, Combination Chemotherapy, and Amifostine in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00003582
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, cisplatin, fluorouracil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Teratoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Male Patients With Germ Cell Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, vincristine, bleomycin, carboplatin, and etoposide phosphate, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them…
- Conditions
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Teratoma, Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00301782
- Testing
- bleomycin sulfate, carboplatin, cisplatin
- Where
- 20 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Urachal Cancer, Parathyroid Carcinoma
Agnostic Therapy in Rare Solid Tumors
The ANTARES study is a phase II basket trial designed to evaluate the tissue-agnostic efficacy of the monoclonal anti-PD1 antibody, nivolumab, in patients with advanced or metastatic rare tumors.
- Conditions
- Urachal Cancer, Parathyroid Carcinoma, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Angiosarcoma
- Trial name
- ANTARES (NCT06638931)
- Testing
- Nivolumab
- Where
- 5 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo
Head and Neck Cancer
Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Unresectable, Recurrent, or Refractory Head and Neck Cancer
Participant with squamous cell cancer of head and neck are invited to participate in this study. In this study the investigators will be Inserting the gene for interleukin-12 into a person's cancer cells with the anticipation to…
- Trial name
- NCT00004070
- Testing
- IL-12
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute