Clinical trials: sponsored by Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage II
Melanoma Margins Trial-II: 1cm v 2cm Wide Surgical Excision Margins for AJCC Stage II Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
Patients with a primary invasive melanoma are recommended to undergo excision of the primary lesion with a wide margin. There is evidence that less radical margins of excision may be just as safe.
- Trial name
- MelMarT-II (NCT03860883)
- Testing
- Wide Local Excision = 1cm Margin, Wide Local Excision = 2cm Margin
- Where
- 192 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 2,998 people
- Sponsor
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Limited
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Metastases
Study of Palliative Radiotherapy for Symptomatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Metastases
The purpose of this study is to see whether one dose of palliative radiation therapy directed to the liver in combination with standard BSC might help to reduce liver pain/discomfort due to cancer when compared to getting…
- Trial name
- NCT02511522
- Testing
- Best Supportive Care, Palliative Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Selumetinib in Patients Receiving Pemetrexed and Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Advanced or Metastatic KRAS Wildtype or Unknown Non-Squamous NSCLC
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects a new drug, selumetinib, has on lung cancer when receiving standard chemotherapy with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02337530
- Testing
- Selumetinib, Pemetrexed, Cisplatin
- Where
- 12 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Prostatic Neoplasms
Effect of Casodex on Tumour Hypoxia - Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancers, in common with many other tumours, are often hypoxic; that is, they have low levels of oxygen. It is thought that tumour hypoxia may hasten the progression of cancers and make them more resistant to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00188708
- Testing
- hypoxia measurement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Advanced Solid Tumors
Nivolumab Ipilimumab in Patients With hyperMutated Cancers Detected in Blood (NIMBLe)
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of nivolumab alone or in combination with ipilimumab in patients with metastatic or unresectable tumors harbouring mutations in genes, POLE and POLD1.
- Trial name
- NIMBLe (NCT03461952)
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Ipilimumab
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Spinal Metastases
Study Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs Conventional Palliative Radiotherapy (CRT) for Spinal Metastases
The purpose of this study is to find out if SBRT is better than CRT at controlling pain in the spine 3 months after receiving treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02512965
- Testing
- 20 Gy in 5 fractions, Conventional SBRT: 24 Gy in 2 fractions
- Where
- 22 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Nausea and Vomiting, Pain
Methadone Hydrochloride as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Cancer Pain
RATIONALE: Methadone hydrochloride may reduce chronic neuropathic pain in patients with cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of methadone hydrochloride as first-line therapy in treating…
- Conditions
- Nausea and Vomiting, Pain, Sleep Disorders, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00930332
- Testing
- methadone hydrochloride, questionnaire administration, management of therapy complications
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Breast Cancer
Sunitinib in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
RATIONALE: Sunitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00482755
- Testing
- sunitinib malate, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Colorectal Cancer
PROSPECT: Chemotherapy Alone or Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Undergoing Surgery
The standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer involves chemotherapy and radiation, known as 5FUCMT, (the chemotherapy drugs 5-fluorouracil/capecitabine and radiation therapy) prior to surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01515787
- Testing
- FOLFOX (chemotherapy), 5 FUCMT (chemoradiation), surgery
- Where
- 1,073 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,194 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Colorectal Cancer
Durvalumab and Tremelimumab and Best Supportive Care vs Best Supportive Care in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
The standard or usual treatment for this disease is treatment with drugs and other treatments that may help to make a patient better or may improve their quality of life. This treatment is known as "best supportive care" (BSC).
- Trial name
- NCT02870920
- Testing
- Tremelimumab, Durvalumab, Best Supportive Care
- Where
- 25 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Gastrointestinal Complications, Prostate Cancer
RADICALS - Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation In Combination After Local Surgery
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Complications, Prostate Cancer, Sexual Dysfunction, Urinary Complications
- Trial name
- NCT00541047
- Testing
- bicalutamide, goserelin acetate, leuprolide acetate
- Where
- 58 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,236 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Breast Cancer
A Phase III Randomized Trial of Metformin vs Placebo in Early Stage Breast Cancer
This study is looking at whether Metformin, an agent that is commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease or affect the ability of breast cancer cells to grow and whether Metformin will work with other therapies to keep cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT01101438
- Testing
- metformin hydrochloride
- Where
- 344 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 3,649 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Thalidomide and Prednisone After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Multiple Myeloma
RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of multiple myeloma by stopping blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known whether combining thalidomide with prednisone and giving them after autologous stem cell transplantation may…
- Trial name
- NCT00049673
- Testing
- prednisone, thalidomide
- Where
- 18 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Bone Metastases
Dexamethasone vs Placebo in the Prophylaxis of Radiation-Induced Pain Flare Following Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases
This research is being done because is is not known if dexamethasone can prevent pain flare (their pain temporarily gets worse before it gets better) caused by the radiation used to treat painful bone metastases.
- Trial name
- NCT01248585
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- 22 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Fallopian Tube Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Intraperitoneal vs Intravenous Chemotherapy Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Fallopian Tube Cancer, Metastatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00993655
- Testing
- carboplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Multiple Myeloma
High-Dose Weekly Carfilzomib Plus Cyclophosphamide and Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects carfilzomib has on relapsed multiple myeloma when administered in combination with cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone.
- Trial name
- NCT02597062
- Testing
- Carfilzomib, Cyclophosphamide, Dexamethasone
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Colorectal Carcinoma
BBI608 and Best Supportive Care vs Placebo and Best Supportive Care in Pretreated Advanced Colorectal Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is better to receive a new drug, BBI608, or better to receive no further treatment for colon or rectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01830621
- Testing
- BBI608, Best Supportive Care
- Where
- 63 sites in Australia, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Metastatic Melanoma
Response to Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Melanoma: Computed Tomography Texture Analysis as a Predictive Biomarker
Studies have shown that the study drug, pembrolizumab, works by helping the immune system. In this way, pembrolizumab may help to slow the growth of melanoma or may cause cancer cells to die.
- Trial name
- NCT02740920
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, CT Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Breast Cancer
Exemestane in Preventing Cancer in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Developing Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: The MAP.3 study was designed to test whether hormone therapy using exemestane may prevent breast cancer by blocking the production of estrogen.
- Trial name
- ExCel (NCT00083174)
- Testing
- exemestane
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 4,560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Breast Cancer
Letrozole in Breast Cancer Who Have Received 5 Years of Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
RATIONALE: Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using letrozole may fight breast cancer by lowering the amount of estrogen the body makes.
- Trial name
- NCT00754845
- Testing
- letrozole
- Where
- 43 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,918 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group