Clinical trials: Thoracic Surgery
Lung Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung 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
- NCT00043108
- Testing
- carboplatin, paclitaxel, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
Colchicine For The Prevention Of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation In Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery (COP-AF)
The prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) has the potential to reduce mortality, stroke, and hospital stays in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Myocardial Injury After Non-Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- COP-AF (NCT03310125)
- Testing
- Active Colchicine
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 3,209 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Low Dose Peri-operative IV Ketamine for Chronic Post-surgery Pain Prevention
This study will test the null hypothesis that low-dose ketamine given peri-operatively will have no effect on the development of chronic post-surgical pain, in patients undergoing thoracotomy or video assisted thoracic surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT01296347
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Phase II Safety and Tolerability Trial With Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin Followed by Nab-Paclitaxel for First Line Treatment of NSCLC Subjects With ECOG PS 2
4 cycles of induction treatment with nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin followed by nab-paclitaxel monotherapy for those subjects who are progression free at the end of 4 cycles.
- Trial name
- AboundPS2 (NCT02289456)
- Testing
- nab-Paclitaxel, Carboplatin
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Celgene
Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Pemetrexed and Cisplatin Treatment Before Surgery in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
To determine the response to this regimen for therapy prior surgery in patients with locally advanced disease or metastatic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00259285
- Testing
- pemetrexed, cisplatin
- Where
- 6 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Hemostasis
The Fibrin Patch Soft Tissue Study
The effectiveness objective of this study is to evaluate whether Fibrin Patch is superior to SURGICEL™ as an adjunct to achieving hemostasis during surgical procedures involving soft tissue bleeding in abdominal, pelvic…
- Trial name
- NCT00658723
- Testing
- Fibrin Pad, SURGICEL™
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy, such as proton beam radiation therapy, that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01076231
- Testing
- proton beam radiation therapy, cisplatin, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Carcinoma, Non- Small Cell Lung
Phase III Study to Determine Efficacy of Durvalumab in Stage II-III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) After Curative Intent Therapy.
This is a Phase III double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Durvalumab versus Placebo in patients with stage II-III NSCLC who are MRD-positive following curative intent therapy.
- Trial name
- MERMAID-2 (NCT04642469)
- Testing
- Durvalumab
- Where
- 115 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Anal Carcinoma
Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With HIV Associated Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma or Solid Tumors That Are Metastatic or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of nivolumab when given with ipilimumab in treating patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated classical Hodgkin lymphoma that has returned after a period…
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Anal Carcinoma, HIV Infection, Kaposi Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02408861
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Computed Tomography
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease
Intraoperative Echocardiography in Low-Risk CABG Surgery
This goal of this study is to better understand when and where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should (or should not) be used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Chest Pain, Stenosis Coronary
- Trial name
- NCT06154265
- Testing
- TEE probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Lung Neoplasms
The Impacts of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy on Patients After Thoracic Surgery
The advantages of thoracoscopic surgery include smaller wounds, fewer postoperative complications, and shortened hospital stay. However,complications such as pain, pulmonary function insufficiency, pneumonia,postoperative…
- Trial name
- VATSMIPMEP (NCT02757092)
- Testing
- Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis
Fixed Versus Weight-Based Enoxaparin Dosing in Thoracic Surgery Patients
The aim of this research is to better understand how patient-level factors can be used to predict the appropriate enoxaparin dose to maximize venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk reduction and minimize bleeding.
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03251963
- Testing
- Fixed Dose Enoxaparin, Variable Dose Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab
This multi-institutional, phase 2 clinical trial is studying two doses of pembrolizumab administered prior to surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) and 4 doses administered after surgery (adjuvant therapy) for stage IB, II or IIIA…
- Trial name
- TOP 1501 (NCT02818920)
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Neal Ready MD PhD