Clinical trials: sponsored by British Columbia Cancer Agency
Prostate Cancer
C-arm Cone-beam CT in Prostate Brachytherapy
The investigators will assess the feasibility of intraoperative use of C-arm cone-beam CT imaging for intraoperative dosimetric evaluation in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy.
- Trial name
- C-arm (NCT02322931)
- Testing
- Intra-operative C-arm CT imaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostatic Cancer
Cabazitaxel vs Abiraterone or Enzalutamide in Patients With Poor Prognosis Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the clinical benefit rate in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer and poor prognostic factors treated with cabazitaxel or novel hormonal agents…
- Trial name
- NCT02254785
- Testing
- cabazitaxel, Abiraterone, Enzalutamide 160mg daily (oral)
- Where
- 15 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
Comparison of qPCR to IHC and FISH for Detection of ALK Fusion Mutations in FFPE Tissue From NSCLC Patients
The anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene(ALK) is mutated approximately 5% of non-small cell lung cancers. Testing for this gene is important because there are drugs known as ALK inhibitors that have been shown to significantly delay…
- Trial name
- PCRTALK (NCT02010047)
- Testing
- ALK qPCR assay
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Prostate Cancer
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer - A Pilot Study of Focal Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy
This project will develop and evaluate a treatment plan for prostate focal therapy based on low dose rate brachytherapy. The participants entering this study are those suitable for active surveillance.
- Trial name
- FTPC (NCT01830166)
- Testing
- Low Dose Radiation Focal Brachytherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Oral Cancer, Oral Premalignant Lesion
Innovative Approach to Triage Oral Precancer
Oral cancer is a major health problem worldwide, accounting for 274,000 new cases and 145,000 deaths annually. On average, half of the patients die within 5 years of an oral cancer diagnosis.
- Trial name
- iTOP (NCT03202810)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic, Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
The Oncopanel Pilot (TOP) Study
The BCCA Oncopanel is a clinical assay being developed to determine genotype status of a prospectively defined set of genes. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and effect on clinical-decision-making of…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer Metastatic, Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Advanced Melanoma, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
- Trial name
- NCT02171286
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Rash
Systemic and Topical Treatments for Rash Secondary to Erlotinib in Lung Cancer
The purpose of this trial is to determine if rash caused by erlotinib can be successfully treated and if so to determine the optimal treatment approach.
- Trial name
- LUTRAERL (NCT00473083)
- Testing
- Minocycline, Clindamycin 2% in hydrocortisone 1% lotion, Erlotinib
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Cervical Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Gene Expression Profiling of Cervical Cancer Progression in Biopsies and Tissue Samples
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- SAGE (NCT00629577)
- Testing
- microarray analysis, flow cytometry, biopsy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Cervical Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Digital Colposcopy in Finding Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as digital colposcopy, may help doctors find and diagnose cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
- Trial name
- NCT00602368
- Testing
- histological technique, laboratory biomarker analysis, colposcopic biopsy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Oral Cancer
Polarized Reflectance Spectroscopy for Oral Lesions
In this study the investigators are conducting research to determine whether a new optical device using polarization reflectance spectroscopy can help doctors or dentists identify abnormalities in the mouth that require…
- Trial name
- PolProbe (NCT01604759)
- Testing
- Polarized Reflectance Spectroscopy System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Parotid Neoplasms
Feasibility Study of MRI Imaging on Parotid Gland Stimulation
The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of demonstrating the following physiologically-descriptive quantities ('metrics'): the volume of plasma/volume of tissue (νp), Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC), the volume…
- Trial name
- SPIT (NCT02294838)
- Testing
- MRI, Citric acid, Gadovist
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced HCC SABR Liver Study
The high dose per fraction (>10Gy/fraction) used in Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) has been shown to be more effective at local tumor control than treatments employing more conventional dose fractions.
- Trial name
- NCT02847767
- Testing
- Perfusion Imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Breast Cancer
(Oncotype DX®) in Estrogen Receptor Positive (ER+) HER-2 Negative (HER 2-) 1-3 Node Positive (pN1) Breast Cancer
This study is a multi-center BCCA study that evaluates the impact of the Oncotype DX® assay on the decision making of the treating physician and the patient.
- Trial name
- NCT02627703
- Testing
- Oncotype DX
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Dose Escalation Trial of Neoadjuvant Sorafenib and Concurrent Sorafenib, Cisplatin and Radiation in Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and determine MTD (maximal tolerated doses) and recommended doses of neoadjuvant sorafenib (BAY 43-9006) and concurrent sorafenib, cisplatin and radiation in the locally advanced…
- Trial name
- NCT00627835
- Testing
- sorafenib, sorafenib and cisplatin
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Biomarker - Panitumumab Response With KRAS Wild Type MCC
This is an exploratory study in which all eligible subjects are given Panitumumab according to the dose and schedule approved by Health Canada.
- Trial name
- NCT00853931
- Testing
- Panitumumab
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Breast Cancer
Do Skin Markings Reflect the Location of the Surgical Cavity During Daily Radiotherapy Treatment?
Markings placed on the skin are an accurate representation of the underlying surgical cavity and are adequate to use for patient setup for accelerated partial breast irradiation.
- Trial name
- NCT00578747
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Urogenital Neoplasms
Acupuncture for the Immune System in Radiation Cancer Patients
Purpose/Goal: To investigate how long course radiation therapy (RT), both with or without chemotherapy, affects the immune system, and to determine if acupuncture can modify these effects in patients undergoing curative radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT01422928
- Testing
- Medical Acupuncture
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Quality of Life
Remote Psychosocial Intervention for Brain Tumour Survivors
Survivors of high grade brain tumours frequently experience increases in distress, cognitive challenges, and lessened quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02439931
- Testing
- Remote psychosocial intervention
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Depression, Anxiety
HRV Biofeedback for Brain Tumour Survivors
This study is designed to take a first step toward testing the efficacy and acceptability of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) as a means of ameliorating psychological distress in survivors of Primary Brain Tumour (PBT).
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01772498
- Testing
- heart rate variability biofeedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Advanced Incurable Cancers
Utilization of Genomic Information to Augment Chemotherapy Decision-making for People With Incurable Malignancies
Most systemic therapies are chosen on the basis of large randomized clinical trials; however, tumour heterogeneity means that cancers with similar histological features may have substantially different underlying biological…
- Trial name
- NCT01802905
- Testing
- in depth genomic sequencing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency