Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms"

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia , also known as acute lymphocytic leukemia, characterized by the overproduction and accumulation of cancerous, immature white blood cells, known as lymphoblasts, causing damage and death by inhibiting the production of normal cells (such as red and white blood cells and platelets) in the bone marrow and by spreading (infiltrating) to other organs. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is most common in childhood, with a peak incidence at 2-5 years of age and another peak in old age.

Some data have suggested a clinical survival benefit related to the reintroduction of anti-EGFRs therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Based on resistance mechanisms related to the development of resistant clones, the investigators could assume that patients who benefited most from the reintroduction of anti-EGFRs were those who, through interval chemotherapy, had no longer mutated RAS clone in plasma that appeared during the progression with the first anti-EGFR treatment. Conversely, those who did not benefit from this therapy were probably patients who had mutated RAS clones circulating at the time of reintroduction of anti-EGFRs. To support this hypothesis, investigators propose to evaluate the correlation between the eventual presence of RAS mutations in circulating blood and the efficacy of an anti-EGFR therapy reintroduction in patients with mCRC.

Background: Antithrombotic therapy in the context of treatment related thrombocytopenia (i.e. low levels of platelets) is not uncommon. Guidelines are based upon a paucity of retrospective data and focus on the scenario of cancer associated venous thrombosis and low molecular weight heparin treatment. Even less is known regarding direct oral anticoagulants, antiplatelet therapy, or anticoagulation prescribed for other indications. Aims: The study aims are to evaluate how physicians manage anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication in patients with hematological malignancy and thrombocytopenia, and to assess the frequency of bleeding and thrombosis. Additional aims are to assess how management changes affect drug activity and blood clotting (coagulation), and to evaluate the use of platelet transfusions. Design: The investigators plan a multinational prospective registry of patients admitted to the inpatient hematology department or outpatient clinic at one of the study centers. Patients with hematological malignancies, platelets below 50 X 109/L, and anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet medication will be studied. Patients will be enrolled when the combination of antiplatelet/anticoagulant medication and thrombocytopenia is first detected. Patients will be followed until 30 days after the baseline study visit (which occurs 30 days after enrollment or when platelets < 50*109/L, whichever come first) or death. Patients will be indexed at the time of baseline visit. Patients will be excluded from study analysis if one of the following events occurs before study index: Withdrawal of consent, death, clinically-relevant non-major bleeding or the composite primary outcome. Risk factors for bleeding and thrombosis will be recorded at baseline. Parameters from routine blood tests will be recorded throughout the study. During the study major bleeding events and thrombosis will be recorded. Investigational blood tests assessing coagulation and drug activity will be drawn at baseline (=study index). Throughout the study all management decisions regarding antithrombotic therapy, including platelet and red blood cell transfusion, will be recorded. This is an observational study and management will be solely at the discretion of the physician. Analysis: The investigators will first look at the frequency of either bleeding or thrombosis according to the type of management strategy and evaluate the platelet threshold at which a given management strategy is employed. At the next stage, in selected subgroups, the optimal management strategy with respect to bleeding/thrombotic risk, will be determined.

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin/Mylotarg® (GO) is a conjugate of a derivative of calicheamicin a potent antitumor anthracycline antibiotic linked to a recombinant humanized antibody against the CD33 antigen. Pivotal phase 2 study in relapsed AML adult patients used GO 9 mg/m2 as a monotherapy on days 1 and 14, and showed a 30% response rate with half CR and CRp (CR with incomplete platelets recovery). Four randomized studies, 3 in adults and 1 in children, performed in patients with non-previously treated AML tested the addition of lower doses of GO ( 3mg or 6 mg/m2) to standard induction chemotherapy and showed benefit on survival endpoints. Results from these studies were available in 2011 in adults and 2014 in children. In 2010 the french health agency (ANSM) opened a compassionate patient named program (authorization for temporary utilization (ATU) program) of GO in relapsed/refractory AML patients. Patients were orally informed about the status of the GO. From 2010 to 2012 it was recommended to use GO as a monotherapy at a dose of 9mg/m2 on days 1 and 14 according to the protocol used in pivotal phase 2 study. After 2012 it was recommended by the health authority to use GO at the dose of 3 or 6 mg/m2 in addition to chemotherapy regarding the toxicity of higher dose given once. From 2010 to 2015 more than 500 AML patients have been included in this ATU program. The main objective of the study presented here is to assess the efficacy and safety of GO 3 or 6 mg/m2 (single dose or fractionated GO) given in as treatment of relapsed/refractory AML in adult patients. The coordinator choose to collect the data from centers that included 10 patients or more from January 2012 to December 2015. This represents approximately 420 patients from 33 hematology departments.

Registry Multicenter, prospective observational study Observe adverse events and efficacy in recruited patients for 3 years under real world settings.

The purpose of the study is to investigate the clinical usefulness of serum levels of immunologic profiles including pro/anti-inflammatory interleukins, other detectable serum biomarkers including transforming growth factor b1 (TGFb1) or soluble major histocompatibility complex Class I chain-related peptide A (sMICA), and leukocyte subpopulations in head and neck cancers patients receiving curative radiotherapy, as prognostic biomarkers for disease recurrence and survival.

The CLiFF Study will assess changes in liver function and liver fat in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) undergoing pre-operative chemotherapy before liver resection. There will be no change to the standard treatment for CLM. The change in liver fat will be assessed using novel magnetic resonance techniques and the change in liver function will be measured using a newly-developed fully-licensed breath test to give the most accurate measure of liver function possible. Understanding if these changes are related or reversible will help to understand the relationship between obesity and cancer. This is an important issue, as obesity is now the second most common cause of cancer worldwide.

Several arguments are in favor of a therapeutic monitoring for the erlotinib, therefore, a pharmacokinetic (PK) has been prepared using data from the literature. This model must be validated at concentrations achieved in practice. This is a preliminary study before the implementation of a randomized trial confirming the therapeutic monitoring of erlotinib through this model.

Prospective, multicenter non comparative and observational study (post-market clinical follow-up). Patients operated with PASS OCT® manufactured by MEDICREA® INTERNATIONAL between July 2016 and July 2017. The inclusion period will be 12 months and the follow-up 24 months

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of preoperative inflammation-based scores on postoperative morbidity and mortality for laparoscopic gastrectomy.