Clinical trials: Pleural Metastases
Malignant Pleural Disease, Mesothelioma
Malignant Pleural Disease Treated With Autologous T Cells Genetically Engineered to Target the Cancer-Cell Surface Antigen Mesothelin
The purpose of this Phase I study is to test the safety of different doses of specially prepared immune cells (called "T cells") collected from blood.
- Conditions
- Malignant Pleural Disease, Mesothelioma, Metastases, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02414269
- Testing
- iCasp9M28z T cell infusions, cyclophosphamide, pembrolizumab
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Identifying Early Lung Cancer Cells in Malignant Pleural Effusion Samples From Patients With Primary Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of pleural fluid in the laboratory from patients with lung cancer may help doctors identify early lung cancer cells. It may also help the study of lung cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00897143
- Testing
- microarray analysis, mutation analysis, flow cytometry
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer
Decitabine in Treating Patients With Unresectable Lung or Esophageal Cancer or Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of decitabine in treating patients who have unresectable…
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Malignant Mesothelioma, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00019825
- Testing
- decitabine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Malignant Pleural Effusions, Recurrent Pleural Effusions
A Comparative Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Face Talc Slurry and Iodopovidone for Pleurodesis
Pleurodesis is a technique used to fuse the two layers of the lining over the lung. This is done to get rid of collections of fluid or air in this space.
- Conditions
- Malignant Pleural Effusions, Recurrent Pleural Effusions, Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax, Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- NCT00430664
- Testing
- Pleurodesis with either talc or iodopovidone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Sarcoma, Melanoma
Tumor Cell Vaccine for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Sarcomas, Melanomas, Germ Cell Tumors, or Malignancies That Have Metastasized to the Lungs, Pleura, or Mediastinum
Background: Certain types of cancers, including sarcoma and melanoma, have specific antigens (protein molecules) on their surfaces.
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Melanoma, Epithelial Malignancies, Pleural Malignancies
- Trial name
- NCT01313429
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Allogenic tumor Cell Vaccine (K562), Celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Malignant Peritoneal Effusion, Malignant Ascites
Dual-targeting VEGFR1 and PD-L1 CAR-T for Pleural, Peritoneal, or Leptomeningeal Metastases
This is a Phase I, open-label, single-arm, dose-escalation and expansion study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary antitumor activity of dual-targeting VEGFR1/PD-L1 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)…
- Conditions
- Malignant Peritoneal Effusion, Malignant Ascites, Serous Cavity Metastatises, Leptomeningeal Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT05477927
- Testing
- Dual-targeting VEGFR1/PD-L1 CAR-T cells
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Sichuan University
Metastatic Cancer
Surgery and Intrapleural Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
RATIONALE: Giving drugs, such as docetaxel, directly into the pleura after surgery to drain the pleural effusion may help keep fluid from building up again.
- Trial name
- NCT00114205
- Testing
- docetaxel, therapeutic thoracoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Advanced Solid Tumor, Unresectable Solid Tumor
A Beta-only IL-2 ImmunoTherapY Study
This is a Phase 1/2, multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation and expansion study to evaluate safety and tolerability, PK, pharmacodynamic, and early signal of anti-tumor activity of MDNA11 alone or in combination with a…
- Conditions
- Advanced Solid Tumor, Unresectable Solid Tumor, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- ABILITY-1 (NCT05086692)
- Testing
- MDNA11, Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®)
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Medicenna Therapeutics, Inc.
Lung Cancer
Intra-pleural Administration of GL-ONC1, a Genetically Modified Vaccinia Virus, in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: Primary, Metastases and Mesothelioma
The purpose of this study is to test the safety of the GL-ONC1 vaccinia virus at different dose levels. The investigators want to find out what effects, good and/or bad, it has on the patient and the malignant pleural effusion.
- Trial name
- NCT01766739
- Testing
- GL-ONC1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Malignant Mesothelioma, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
Radiation Therapy in Preventing Metastatic Cancer in Patients Who Have Diagnostic Procedures to Identify Malignant Mesothelioma
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known if radiation therapy is effective in preventing metastatic cancer following surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00006231
- Testing
- quality-of-life assessment, standard follow-up care, radiation therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Pleural Effusion
Minirigid Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions
Consecutive patients who are planned to undergo a medical thoracoscopy for obtaining pleural biopsies will be enrolled in the study.
- Trial name
- MICRO (NCT03449602)
- Testing
- Mini-thoracoscopy, Conventional rigid thoraoscopy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis
Gene Expression Profiling of Breast Cancer Cells Predict the Response of Malignant Pleural Effusion
The investigators want to develop a gene expression profile for the prediction of immunotherapy response of patients with metastatic breast cancer presenting malignant pleural effusion.
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Gene Expression Profiling, Immunotherapy
- Trial name
- GMPE (NCT01256801)
- Testing
- cytokine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomas (Mpm), Malignant Pleural Effusions (Mpe)
Phase I Evaluation of Immunotoxin LMB-100 Administered by Normothermic, Intrapleural Perfusion Following Cytoreductive Surgery in Participants With Pleural Mesotheliomas, or Pleural Effusions From Cancers Expressing Mesothelin
Background: Cancers that spread into the thin tissue lining your lungs (pleura) cause serious illness. They often recur when removed.
- Conditions
- Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomas (Mpm), Malignant Pleural Effusions (Mpe), Epithelial Tumors, Malignant, Pleural Effusions, Malignant
- Trial name
- NCT05375825
- Testing
- Cytoreductive surgery, LMB-100, Immunohistochemical Assay for Mesothelin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sarcoma, Melanoma
Tumor Cell Vaccines and ISCOMATRIX With Chemotherapy After Tumor Removal
Background: A tumor cell vaccine is an experimental cancer treatment. Cancer cells are collected from a patient and then used to develop a vaccine.
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Melanoma, Epithelial Malignancies, Pleural Malignancy
- Trial name
- NCT01341496
- Testing
- Epigenetically Modified Autologous Tumor, Cyclophosphamide, Celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bladder Carcinoma, Cervical Carcinoma
Prospective Exploratory Study of FAPi PET/CT With Histopathology Validation in Patients With Various Cancers
This exploratory study investigates how an imaging technique called 68Ga-FAPi-46 PET/CT can determine where and to which degree the FAPI tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) accumulates in normal and cancer tissues in patients with cancer.
- Conditions
- Bladder Carcinoma, Cervical Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- FAPI PET RDRC (NCT04459273)
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46, Positron Emission Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Malignant Mesothelioma, Metastatic Cancer
Video-Assisted Surgery or Talc Pleurodesis in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma
RATIONALE: Video-assisted surgery to remove part of the tissue layer covering the inside of the chest cavity may be effective in treating pleural effusion and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- MesoVATS (NCT00821860)
- Testing
- talc, therapeutic thoracoscopy, therapeutic videothoracoscopy
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Malignant Pleural Effusion, Malignant Ascites
Tocilizumab Delivered Via Pleural and Peritoneal Catheters in Patients With Advanced Metastatic Cancer
The purpose of this study to find out if tocilizumab can be safely infused into chest or abdominal cavities of patients with malignancy ascites (MA) or malignant pleural effusions (MPE).
- Trial name
- RIOT2 (NCT06016179)
- Testing
- Tocilizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Pleural Carcinomatosis Tissue Banking
Malignant pleural effusion is a common evolution of various cancers and is associated with poor prognosis and quality of life. About 28% of patients with primary malignancy will develop pleural metastasis.
- Trial name
- TICP (NCT04844827)
- Testing
- Conserving routinely performed pleural biopsies in our biological resources center to realize multiomics and bioinformatics analyzes secondarily
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lung Cancer, Lymph Node Metastasis
Role of Intrapulmonary Lymph Nodes in Patients With NSCLC and Visceral Pleural Invasion
Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death worldwide. More than 80% of all lung tumors are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (NSCLC).
- Trial name
- NCT05596578
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 958 people
- Sponsor
- Luzerner Kantonsspital
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Zactima in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) ELderly Patients In Combination With or Versus Gemcitabine
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate an improvement in Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for the combination of vandetanib plus gemcitabine compared with gemcitabine plus placebo in chemonaïve (not including an…
- Trial name
- ZELIG (NCT00753714)
- Testing
- ZD6474, Vandetanib, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 15 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company