Clinical trials: Post Pulmonary Resection
Lung Disease, Pulmonary Lobectomy
PleuraSeal Post Market Study (Europe)
To further characterize the PleuraSeal Sealant System as compared to standard of care (sutures and staples only) in subjects undergoing an elective pulmonary lobectomy and segmentectomy via open thoractomy.
- Trial name
- NCT00704171
- Testing
- Standard Tissue Closure Techniques, PleuraSeal Lung Sealant System
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Austria and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Liver or Lung Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a gene-modified virus and a person's white blood cells may make the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00103142
- Testing
- falimarev, inalimarev, sargramostim
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Morse, MD
Lung Neoplasms
Chemotherapy Treatment in Re-occurring Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) After Previous Chemotherapy and Surgical Removal of the NSCLC Tumor
The purpose of this study is to help answer: Whether pemetrexed, gemcitabine and/or carboplatin can shrink tumor(s) or make tumor(s) disappear in patients with relapsed lung cancer (lung cancer that has come back after surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT00356525
- Testing
- pemetrexed, gemcitabine, carboplatin
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Brazil and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of Erlotinib (Tarceva) After Surgery With or Without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) Patients Who Have Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Positive Tumors
This is a study to evaluate the effectiveness of erlotinib compared with a placebo sugar pill following complete surgical removal of the tumor with or without chemotherapy after surgery in Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC patients.
- Trial name
- RADIANT (NCT00373425)
- Testing
- Erlotinib
- Where
- 295 sites in United States, Argentina and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 1,252 people
- Sponsor
- OSI Pharmaceuticals
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
A Study to Demonstrate the Benefit of a New Kind of Anti-cancer Treatment [PReferentially Expressed Antigen of MElanoma (PRAME) Immunotherapy] for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), After Removal of Their Tumor
The purpose of this study was to test a potential new kind of anti-cancer treatment, called PRAME immunotherapy in resected patients with lung cancer.
- Trial name
- PEARL (NCT01853878)
- Testing
- Recombinant PRAME protein combined with the AS15 Adjuvant System GSK2302032A
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Estonia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
Study to Test the Efficacy of the Vaccine GSK 249553 in Treating Non-small-cell Lung Cancer After Tumour Removal by Surgery
Patients will receive injections of GSK 249553 vaccine . Appropriate tests will be performed to assess the safety of the treatment and its ability to induce an immune response.
- Trial name
- NCT00290355
- Testing
- GSK 249553 vaccine
- Where
- 62 sites in Belgium, Estonia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Arrhythmia
Does Atorvastatin Prevent Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Resection: A Randomized Clinical Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if atorvastatin (Lipitor) reduces the occurence of abnormal heart rhythm (atrial arrhythmia) following non cardiac thoracic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00756886
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Prolonged Air Leak, Lung Resection
Effectiveness Novel Tissue Sealant, Prevention Prolonged Air Leak (PAL) After Lung Resection
The effectiveness of tissue sealants to prevent Prolonged Air Leak (PAL) after lung resection procedures remains unproved. The investigators hypothesize that one of the main reasons for that is the heterogeneity of previously…
- Trial name
- NCT02491671
- Testing
- Hemopatch, standard preventive measures
- Where
- 6 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León
Atrial Fibrillation, Lung Cancer
Study of Amiodarone Given Before Lung Surgery to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation After Lung Resection
Atrial fibrillation is a very common complication of pulmonary resection. Patients who develop atrial fibrillation require additional treatment and are more likely to stay in the hospital for longer period of time increasing the…
- Trial name
- NCT00300495
- Testing
- Amiodarone, Control arm, standard care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) vs Placebo for Participants With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer After Resection With or Without Standard Adjuvant Therapy (MK-3475-091/KEYNOTE-091)
In this study, participants with Stage IB/II-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have undergone surgical resection (lobectomy or pneumonectomy) with or without adjuvant chemotherapy will be treated with pembrolizumab or…
- Trial name
- PEARLS (NCT02504372)
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Volunteers
- 1,177 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lung Cancer, Lung Tumor
NeoMend ProGEL™ Pleural Air Leak Sealant Post-Approval Study
The purpose of this post approval study is to further characterize the safety profile of the ProGEL™ Pleural Air Leak Sealant in commercial use, with specific reference to long-term safety over 90 days of follow-up.
- Trial name
- NCT01394978
- Testing
- Control, ProGEL Pleural Air Leak Sealant with standard surgical closure, ProGEL Pleural Air Leak Sealant without standard surgical closure
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 444 people
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard