Clinical trials: Upper Abdominal Malignancies
Gastrointestinal Cancer
The Laparotomy Study
The depth of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) during surgery may cause a clinical dilemma between optimal surgical conditions and the risk of postoperative residual blockade.
- Trial name
- NCT02140593
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Ovarian Neoplasms
Low Dose Upper Abdominal Radiation Therapy (LD-UART) + Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer (PC)
The purposes of this study are: 1. To assess the maximum tolerated dose of low-dose UART(Upper Abdominal Radiation Therapy ) or WART(Whole Abdominal Radiation Therapy) given in combination with standard fixed dose-rate…
- Trial name
- GCC0319 (NCT00390182)
- Testing
- Gemcitabine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Cerebral Blood Flow During Propofol Anaesthesia
General anaesthesia often reduces blood pressure whereby blood flow to the brain and other vital organs may become insufficient. Thus, medicine is often administered during anaesthesia to maintain blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT02951273
- Testing
- Study of cerebral blood flow
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Prostate Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers
A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effect of 2D Antiscatter Grids on CBCT Image Quality
This is Pilot study that investigates the CBCT(Cone beam computed tomography) image quality improvement provided by the 2D antiscatter grid technology.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers, Upper Abdomen Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT04565457
- Testing
- Research CBCT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Any Solid Malignancies of Any Tissue Origin (Except for Small Cell Lung Cancer) Involving the Upper Abdomen and Thorax
Novel Optical Surface Image Guidance System for Beam-Gated Online Adaptive SBRT Delivery in Mobile Lower Lung and Upper Abdominal Malignancies
Motion during radiation therapy can be categorized as inter-fraction (changes in anatomy that occur between treatment days) and intra-fraction (changes that occur during the "beam on" window of treatment delivery).
- Trial name
- NCT05030454
- Testing
- ETHOS, CT-guided stereotactic adaptive radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Nausea
Aprepitant in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
This pilot clinical trial is studying how well aprepitant works in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer.
- Conditions
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Nausea, Vomiting, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01534637
- Testing
- aprepitant, gemcitabine hydrochloride, capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pancreatic Cancer
Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for their growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either…
- Trial name
- NCT00310050
- Testing
- pemetrexed disodium, Radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences