Clinical trials: Upper Gastrointestinal Tumours
Compliance, Colon Cancer
Using Patients' Social Contact to Improve Out-Patient Endoscopy Among Blacks
Non-attendance to out-patient endoscopic procedures is high among underserved blacks. The overall goal of this proposal is to evaluate the effect of directly involving a social contact (chosen by the patient) on completion and…
- Trial name
- NCT02464618
- Testing
- Social contact intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 812 people
- Sponsor
- Howard University
Rectal Neoplasms Malignant, Rectum Carcinoma
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Intermediate Risk Upper and Mid Rectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 4 cycles of neoadjuvant CapOx chemotherapy is more effective than the upfront surgery in patients with intermediate risk CRM"-" mid and upper rectal cancer.
- Conditions
- Rectal Neoplasms Malignant, Rectum Carcinoma, Rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- RuCorT-01 (NCT04103697)
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, Radiotherapy
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 560 people
- Sponsor
- Blokhin's Russian Cancer Research Center
Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Urothelial Carcinoma
Study Assessing Activity of Molecularly Matched Targeted Therapies in Select Tumor Types Based on Genomic Alterations
With the increased availability of next-generation sequencing, oncologists are starting to incorporate genomic profiling into routine care of cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Urothelial Carcinoma, Gastrointestinal Carcinoma, Non-colon, Upper Aerodigestive Tract Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02795156
- Testing
- Afatinib, Regorafenib, Cabozantinib
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Gastric Carcinoma, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma
Effects on Quality of Life With Zinc Supplementation in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer
This randomized study examines how well zinc works in improving quality of life in patients with gastrointestinal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery who are receiving chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Gastric Carcinoma, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma, Unresectable Esophageal Carcinoma, Unresectable Pancreatic Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03819088
- Testing
- Zinc
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cholecystitis, Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
Incentive Spirometry and Upper Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery
To compare the effects of volume-oriented versus flow-oriented incentive spirometry on pulmonary function tests and functional capacity in patients of upper abdominal laparoscopic surgery.
- Conditions
- Cholecystitis, Perforated Duodenal Ulcer, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Benign Pancreas Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04716166
- Testing
- Volume-oriented incentive spirometry, Flow-oriented incentive spirometry
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Cancer Screening, Lung Cancer
Precision Navigation to Improve Community Cancer Screening Participation
This study will evaluate whether a precision navigation intervention can help community residents at high risk for cancer complete recommended cancer screening.
- Conditions
- Cancer Screening, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07676383
- Testing
- Precision Navigation Intervention, Usual Health Education
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Cancer Hospital
Stomach Neoplasms
Study on Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving No. 10 Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Gastric Cancer
The purpose of this study is to explore the safety and feasibility of the Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving No. 10 Lymph Node Dissection for patients with locally advanced upper third gastric adenocarcinoma（cT2-4a, N-/+, M0）.
- Trial name
- CLASS-04 (NCT02845986)
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving No.10 Lymph Node Dissections, oxaliplatin
- Where
- 20 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 251 people
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Cancer of Gastrointestinal Tract
Personalized Immunotherapy in Adults With Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine if it is possible to make and safely administer a 'personalized' cancer vaccine for people diagnosed with an upper gastrointestinal tract cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05153304
- Testing
- personalized vaccine, Nivolumab
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
Food Intake and Gut Hormones in Patients Who Have Undergone Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer
Improvements to treatment strategies for patients upper gastrointestinal cancers have produced an increasing population of people who remain free from disease recurrence in the long term.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Weight Loss, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02385617
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Pain, Neuropathic Pain
Assessments on Current Pain Managements in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients
Pain is one of the most common symptoms associated with cancer. The approach to pain management compresses routine pain assessments, utilizes both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, and requires ongoing…
- Conditions
- Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Depression, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT01718821
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng Kung University
Effects of Chemotherapy, Cancer
The Effect of Chemotherapy on Lactate Threshold in Cancer Patients
It is important to assess patients' fitness for major cancer surgery which carries a high risk of mortality. Patients with poor heart and lung function have a higher risk of death after major cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01335555
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Colorectal Cancer
Evaluation of Short-term Outcomes of Day Surgery for Patients With CuRC
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic colectomy and anterior resection for patients with colon/upper rectal cancer (CuRC) in day surgery center.
- Trial name
- NCT04646915
- Testing
- Day surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital
Upper GI Cancer
Regorafenib Second Line Treatment of Metastatic or Advanced Upper GI Cancers
Regorafenib as a Second Line Single Agent in the Treatment of Metastatic or Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction or Stomach
- Trial name
- NCT02241720
- Testing
- regorafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms, Throat Cancer
Fecal Screening Assay for Taiwanese Population
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a convenient tool for the screening of asymptomatic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding while 「guaiac-based fecal occult test (G-FOBT) 」 is increasingly replaced by the use of an 「immunochemical-based…
- Conditions
- Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms, Throat Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01341197
- Testing
- Fecal immunochemical test, guaiac fecal occult-blood test, and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3,172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Multiple Primary Lung Cancer, Microbial Colonization
Exploratory Study of the Microbiome of Upper Gastrointestinal in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Primary Lung Cancer
This is an exploratory, single-center, being conducted at Beijing Haidian Hospital in order to detect the relationship between microbiome of upper gastrointestinal and pathogenesis of multiple primary lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT06973499
- Testing
- Microbiome Profiling and Symptom Assessment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Haidian Hospital
Gastric Cancer
A Trial to Evaluate the Superior Mesenteric Vein (14V) Lymphadenectomy for Distal Advanced Gastric Cancer
This trial is going to evaluate the advantage of D2 radical gastrectomy plus 14v lymph node dissection in 3-year survival rates of advanced gastric cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT02272894
- Testing
- Dissection of the Superior Mesenteric Vein Lymph Node
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Malignancy, Metastasis
Same-session MR-only Simulation and Treatment With MRI-guided Adaptive Palliative RadioTherapy
This proposed study is unique in that patients will not undergo computed tomography (CT) simulation at any point during their treatment course and will instead have same-session magnetic resonance (MR)-only simulation and…
- Conditions
- Malignancy, Metastasis, Hemoptysis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- MAP-RT (NCT03824366)
- Testing
- Volumetric MR imaging, Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer
Gemcitabine and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00544193
- Testing
- gemcitabine hydrochloride, polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies
A Safety and Efficacy Study of Treatment Combinations With and Without Chemotherapy in Adult Participants With Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary clinical activity of treatment combinations with and without chemotherapy in participants with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, GEJ, and…
- Trial name
- EDGE-Gastric (NCT05329766)
- Testing
- Domvanalimab, Quemliclustat, Zimberelimab
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- Arcus Biosciences, Inc.
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Hemostatic Powder Versus Clinical Management for the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding From Tumor Lesions
This study evaluates the efficacy of the endoscopic hemostatic powder for the treatment of bleeding from malignant lesions of the upper GI tract.
- Trial name
- NCT02820077
- Testing
- Hemospray (Endoscopic treatment with hemostatic powder)
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo