Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms"

Papillary cancer is a disease that spreads through lymphatic ways and its treatment is surgery. We performed prophylactic central dissection in addition to bilateral total thyroidectomy in patients with bethesda 5 and bethesda 6 biopsy results. We evaluated the pathology results retrospectively.

In this case-only study, the investigators try to define a novel staging parameter, the Primary Tumor Burden Score (PTBS).

The colorectal cancer is the first incidence and ranks the third cancer-death cause in Taiwan. Based on the Taiwan-national colon cancer screening program, early colorectal cancer detection rate and the survival are markedly improved. Besides to disclose the early cancer, there are vast populations to be disclosed with colon adenoma. Some of colon adenoma really presents as advanced colon adenoma (ACA) to carry higher risk of recurrence and even cancer progression. The current clinical guidelines raise strategy for colonoscopy surveillance based on the results of the index colonoscopy to categorize the patients into different risks of colon polyp recurrence and early detection of colorectal cancer. It is worthy to validate whether the real scenario of Taiwan colonoscopy surveillance can fulfill the guidelines worldwide. Furthermore, it shall be of clinical importance to elucidate out the high risky group who may be commonly disclosed during intense colonoscopy surveillance and to disclose with advanced adenoma. Accordingly, the domestic amending to the worldwide guideline shall be in need and need a more reliable biomarker to predict the recurrence of colon adenoma during surveillance colonoscopy. Concerning, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) are involved during colorectal carcinogenesis via chronic inflammatory process and early tumorigenesis. This study proposes COX-2 and DNMT shall be potential biomarkers correlating to the recurrence of colon adenoma disclosed during surveillance colonoscopy in Taiwan. We thus conduct a prospective study, containing at least 1,400 cases, who will undergo surveillance colonoscopy in National Cheng Kung University Hospital in the next year. The study shall be a large-case study to answer whether the surveillance interval of the surveillance colonoscopy can be fulfilled to the suggestion of the 2012 United States Multi-society Task Force (USMTF) on colorectal cancer guideline. Factors that affect the detection of polyps in the surveillance will be explored. Based on the invitation of the patients to receive surveillance colonoscopy, the study also test whether COX-2 or DNMT over-expression are markers to predict polyps recurrence and to identify the risky patient deserve for earlier colonoscopy.

Laparoscopic D2 lymph node dissection (LND) for gastric cancer has a wide range of operations and a high degree of difficulty.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between clinicopathological factors and the difficulty of laparoscopic D2 LND.

This was a non-interventional, retrospective registry study, utilizing electronic health record (EHR) data collected in the hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS). Real-world health care resource utilization (HCRU) of AML patients was characterized.

This is an observational study in which data from patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in three European countries who received STIVARGA® (regorafenib), are collected. In observational studies, only observations are made without specified advice or interventions. Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is a cancer that starts in the large bowel or the rectum (the lowest part of the gut) and has spread to other parts of the body. Regorafenib is an anti-cancer drug that blocks several proteins called enzymes, which are involved in the development and growth of cancer. A wide range of such enzymes called tyrosine kinases are targeted. In 2013, regorafenib was approved in Europe for doctors to prescribe to people with mCRC who have previously been treated or cannot receive other available treatments. It is known that doctors may change/reduce the amount (the dose) of regorafenib they give (flexible dosing), so that the patients better tolerate the treatment. However, little information is available on the doses of regorafenib given in France, Italy, and Belgium in usual practice. In this study researchers want to learn more about how and in which amount regorafenib is usually given to patients with mCRC in France, Italy, and Belgium: at the beginning during, and at the end of the regorafenib therapy. In addition, the study team will collect data about/if: the treatment duration at each treatment dose of regorafenib, the number of people who received reduced initial dosing of regorafenib in real word settings in France, Italy, and Belgium, reduced (flexible) initial dosing of regorafenib allows patients to stay longer on treatment. To answer these questions, the researchers will look back at cases that have already happened when the study begins. The data will be collected through an online case report form. The doctors will provide case histories of mCRC patients who started regorafenib treatment in most recent 3 years and 4 months (from January 1, 2019 to Apr 30, 2022) or up until 3 months prior to the date of data collection. Besides this data collection, no further tests or examinations are planned in this study. There are no required visits or tests in this study.

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needles with side fenestrations are used to collect aspirates for cytology analysis and biopsy samples for histologic analysis. The investigators conducted a large, multicenter study to compare the accuracy of diagnosis via specimens collected with fine-needle biopsy (FNB) versus fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for patients with lesions requiring immunohistochemistry (IHC) pathological diagnosis.

Main purpose: To compare the intraoperative and postoperative recovery of laparoscopic surgery for ovarian benign tumors through different approaches; Secondary objective: Will vNOTES increase the risk of cesarean section during pregnancy and affect the quality of sexual life after surgery.

This program is to provide zolbetuximab to people with stomach cancer or gastroesophageal junction (the junction between stomach and esophagus) cancer who have not yet been treated with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or zolbetuximab and who have tested positive for claudin18.2 (a protein found in some cancer cells). People will work with their doctor to see if they are capable of being treated with zolbetuximab while they receive other standard medicines to treat their cancer. The program will allow people early access to zolbetuximab before the drug is fully approved. Zolbetuximab will be given through a vein. This is called an infusion. The infusion will happen during a person's treatment with other cancer medicines. Zolbetuximab will be given every 3 weeks. People will continue treatment until: they have medical problems (unwanted side effects) from the treatment; their cancer gets worse; they start other cancer treatment; they ask to stop treatment; or they do not come back for treatment. People will visit the clinic on certain days during their treatment. During these visits, the program doctors will check for any medical problems (unwanted side effects) from zolbetuximab, other cancer treatment, or both. At some visits, other checks will include a medical examination, laboratory tests and vital signs. Vital signs include temperature, pulse, and blood pressure. Also, blood and urine samples will be taken. People will visit the clinic within 7 days after stopping treatment. The program doctors will check for any medical problems (unwanted side effects) from zolbetuximab or their cancer treatment. Other checks will include a medical examination, laboratory tests, and vital signs. Then, people will have a follow-up visit about 30 days after stopping treatment. If people are having no health problems, the follow-up visit can happen over the telephone.

Employees are to be all screened for oral cancer in work place.