Clinical trials: Skull Base Tumor
Neoplasms, Breast
Lapatinib for Brain Metastases In ErbB2-Positive Breast Cancer
Determine how safe and effective lapatinib is when used to treat patients with ErbB2 overexpressing breast cancer that has spread to the brain and is still progressing there even after radiation treatment using WBRT (whole brain…
- Trial name
- NCT00263588
- Testing
- lapatinib
- Where
- 74 sites in United States, Australia and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Head and Neck Cancer
MRI Mapping in Planning Radiation Therapy to the Base of Skull and Brain in Patients With Nonmetastatic Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as specialized types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), may help in planning radiation therapy that does less damage to normal tissues.
- Trial name
- NCT00984074
- Testing
- blood-oxygen-level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Malignancy, Glioma
Skull Base and Low Grade Glioma Neurocognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study
The purpose of this study is to: estimate the degree of memory loss, if any following radiotherapy to the base of skull or brain as measured by standard neurocognitive battery testing.
- Conditions
- Malignancy, Glioma, Radiotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT01212731
- Testing
- Photon treatment plans, Proton Treatment Plans, Neurocognitive evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Facial Palsy
Corticosteroids in Prevention of Facial Palsy After Cranial Base Surgery
Facial palsy after surgical removal of cranial base tumors adherent to the nerve can partly be explained by inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT00438087
- Testing
- methylprednisolone
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 313 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brain Tumors
Fluorescence Guided Resection of Brain Tumors
Removing a tumor from your brain is hard to do because, very often, brain tumors do not have boundaries that are easy for your surgeon to find. In many cases, the surgeon can't tell exactly where the tumor begins or ends.
- Trial name
- FGR (NCT00870779)
- Testing
- 5-aminolevulinic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- David W. Roberts
Sellar Tumor, Endonasal Surgery
Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Absorbable and Moldable Skull Base Support Plates in Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
Primary objective: To evaluate the effect of absorbable and moldable skull base support plates used in extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery on the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea within 1 month…
- Conditions
- Sellar Tumor, Endonasal Surgery, Csf Leakage
- Trial name
- EEEA-AMSBP (NCT07539792)
- Testing
- Absorbable and moldable skull base support plate
- Where
- 8 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Pituitary Neoplasm, Pituitary Adenoma
Rhinological Outcomes in Endonasal Pituitary Surgery
This is a prospective, multi-center observational study designed to address patient-reported nasal outcomes in adults undergoing endoscopic and microscopic surgical removal of pituitary tumors.
- Conditions
- Pituitary Neoplasm, Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactinoma, Cushings Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01504399
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 235 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Herpesvirus 4, Human
Deep Learning-based sbORN Diagnostic Model
Skull-base osteonecrosis (sbORN) is a severe long-term complication of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) post radiotherapy, which significantly diminish the quality of life, increase the risk of internal carotid artery rupture, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06463392
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Brain Tumor
Comparing Cosmetic Outcomes: Endoscopic vs. Conventional Craniotomy for Frontal Skull Base Lesions
This research study will compare the cosmetic outcomes, specifically scar assessment and complications, between two surgical approaches for treating frontal skull base lesions: the endoscopic supraorbital eyebrow craniotomy and…
- Trial name
- NCT06417658
- Testing
- Endoscopic Supraorbital Eyebrow Craniotomy, Conventional Frontal Craniotomy
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Skull Base Neoplasms
ICG Use in Angiography for Nasoseptal Flap Harvest
This is a feasibility study in which indocyanine green (ICG) will be administered during routine expanded endonasal approach (EEA) for cranial base pathologies in which a nasoseptal flap harvest will be necessary.
- Trial name
- ICG (NCT02117310)
- Testing
- indocyanine green
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Vestibular Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma
Auditory Nerve Test System During Vestibular Schwannoma Resection
The Auditory Nerve Test System (ANTS) is a novel device that stimulates the auditory nerve much like a cochlear implant. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate feasibility of the ANTS during translabyrinthine surgery for…
- Conditions
- Vestibular Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- ANTS (NCT04241679)
- Testing
- Auditory Nerve Test System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Chordoma, Chondrosarcoma
Charged Particle RT for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Base of Skull or Cervical Spine
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if the administration of a higher dose would decrease the chance of tumor recurrence, compared to the risk of tumor recurrence with a lower dose.
- Trial name
- NCT00592748
- Testing
- Charged Particle Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Skull Base Pathology
Olfactory Function Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare a subject's sense of smell before and after endoscopic endonasal surgery to remove a skull base abnormality (i.e.
- Trial name
- UPSIT (NCT02165969)
- Testing
- endoscopic endonasal surgery with UPSIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ricardo L. Carrau, MD
Radiation of Neurocranial Region
Enhancement of Neurocognitive Functions by Hippocampal Sparing Radiotherapy
This randomized trial examines possible enhancements in live quality and neurocognitive functions in patients after radiotherapy of the neurocranial area with hippocampal sparing.
- Trial name
- HIPPO-SPARE 01 (NCT01849484)
- Testing
- Radiation according to indication with hippocampal sparing, Radiation according to indication without hippocampal protection
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Chordoma
Proton Beam Therapy for Chordoma Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if proton beam therapy, with or without photon beam radiation therapy, is effective in the treatment of skull base chordoma. The safety of this treatment will also be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT00496119
- Testing
- Proton Beam Therapy, Photon Beam Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chordoma, Tumor
Trial of Proton Versus Carbon Ion Radiation Therapy in Patients With Chordoma of the Skull Base
This study is a prospective randomised clinical phase III trial. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate, if the innovative therapy (carbon ion irradiation) in chordomas is superior to the standard proton treatment…
- Conditions
- Chordoma, Tumor, Treatment
- Trial name
- HIT-1 (NCT01182779)
- Testing
- Carbon ion, Protons
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma
Long-Term Longitudinal QoL in Patients Undergoing EEA
This is a prospective longitudinal study to access postoperative 2-year quality of life in patients who undergo endonasal endoscopic approach surgeries of the skull base.
- Conditions
- Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Rathke Cleft Cysts, Chordoma
- Trial name
- NCT04087902
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Head and Neck Cancer
Optimising Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancers Using Functional Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Novel Biomarkers
This is a non-randomised study to develop personalised treatment approaches in participants with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) of the oropharynx and base of skull by integrating the use of MR-guided Adaptive…
- Trial name
- INSIGHT-2 (NCT04242459)
- Testing
- Adaptive Radiotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Cognition, Brain Tumor
Neurocognition After Radiotherapy in CNS- and Skull-base Tumors
The goal of this multicenter prospective longitudinal study is to study the long-term impact of multimodal treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery) in adult brain and base of skull tumors on neurocognitive functioning.
- Conditions
- Cognition, Brain Tumor, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Meningioma
- Trial name
- NARCiS (NCT05727605)
- Testing
- Neurocognitive tests: WAIS digit span, HVLT-R, COWAT, MOCA, WAIS digit symbol substitution, TMT A&B, Stroop Color Word Test, MRI, Questionnaires: EORTC QLQ C30 & BN20, STAI, CFQ, BDI-II, BRIEF-A, FACIT-F, PSQI
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Chordoma, Chondrosarcoma
Hypofractionated Protontherapy in Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base
The project is planned as a phase II clinical trial with a low level of intervention, for the prospective evaluation of the clinical results of radical or adjuvant treatment by proton therapy in chordomas and chondrosarcomas of…
- Trial name
- NCT05861245
- Testing
- 5-fraction hipofractionated protontheray, 25-fraction hypofractionated proton therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Quironsalud