Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms"

Gestational trophoblastic tumors are characterized by their development from placental tissue and their high invasive and metastatic potential. These are rare tumors (1/50 000 pregnancies) affecting young women for whom conservative fertility treatments are preferred. The therapeutic strategy is based on a chemotherapy whose choice of protocol is based on a clinico-biological score, FIGO score, which includes tumor size, gonadotropic chorionic hormone level used as quantitative tumor marker, number and localization. metastases. A FIGO score ≤6 allows the use of monochemotherapy (methotrexate) with a 5-year survival of approximately 99.7%. Scores of 7 to 12 and ≥13 require multidrug therapy (EMA-CO) and are associated with 5-year survival of 95.1% and 61.6%, respectively. The chemotherapies currently used for the treatment of trophoblastic tumors have been described between the 1950s (methotrexate) and the 1980s (EMA-CO) and have a well documented toxicity regarding the risk of secondary tumors, early menopause or even death by toxicity. . To date, apart from the FIGO score, there is no predictor of resistance to chemotherapy in gestational trophoblastic tumors. However, among patients with a FIGO score ≤6 and receiving methotrexate in the first line, 9 to 46% will have a resistance and require a second line of treatment. Similarly, if the score is ≥7, 10 to 30% of patients receiving EMA-CO will require at least a second line of multidrug therapy. The hypothesis of PrediCTTro study is that tissue samples of gestational choriocarcinoma present a transcriptomic profile associated with the risk of further resistance to single or multiagent chemotherapy. The objective of PrediCTTro is to identify a transcriptomic signature able to predict resistance to single or multiagent chemotherapy.

This study has been designed to validate a non-radioactive method to identify the sentinel lymph node using a superparamagnetic iron-oxide (SPIO) tracer respect to the traditional isotopic method. Both methods are used in every included patient and each patient is its own control.

To summarise the outcomes of a treatment decision of patients with superficial esophageal carcinoma synchronously associated with head and neck cancer, that is endoscopic treatment for the superficial esophageal carcinoma plus surgery of the head and neck carcinoma.

Synucleins are a family of small, highly conserved proteins found in vertebrates and are specially abundant in neurons particularly in presynaptic terminals (Surguchov et al., 2001). Gamma-synuclein is the third member of the synuclein family, and is predominantly found in the cytosol of tumor cells and functions both intra- and extra-cellularly. It is involved in the pathogenesis of different types of cancer and some neurodegenerative diseases (Liu et al., 2018). Smoking - a major risk factor for oral cancer and its progression - and nicotine-containing products were found to time-dependently up-regulate the Gamma-synuclein expression in cancer cells (Hsu et al., 2020a). Gamma-synuclein is released from tumor cells and was found to be elevated in tumors such as urinary bladder cancer (Liu et al., 2016), colorectal cancer, gastric adenocarcinomas and esophageal cancer (Liu et al., 2012). It is present in blood, serum, cerebrospinal fluid and saliva. The detection of extracellular synucleins in body fluids can reveal the first steps of the disease thus it can be used as a potential tool for early cancer detection (Surguchov, 2016). This study aims to identify the diagnostic accuracy of Gamma-synuclein in differentiating between oral malignant lesions and oral premalignant lesions.

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma still represents one of the "hot-topics" worldwide. Endoscopic ultrasonography was a breakthrough, bringing us closer to personalized treatment by getting histopathological samples through fine-needle-aspiration or fine-needle-biopsy. These samples can be analyzed and offer the possibility to detect a micro-RNA profile. Micro-RNAs are small non-coding RNA molecules that interfere in genic expression. Many studies focused on seric microRNA profile, though there are many implications in tissue micro-RNA profile, thus overexpression or under expression of these molecules might help us not only understand different cellular processes, but also interfere in personalized medicine in the future. The investigators propose a prospective, multicenter, randomized, cohort study on 60 patients with solid pancreatic masses to evaluate tissue microRNA profile obtained by EUS-FNA. The primary hypothesis is to correlate the microRNA tissular expression in pancreatic adenocarcinoma with tumor aggressive behavior, survival and response to treatment. The samples will be obtained from the participants during endoscopic ultrasonography, through fine needle aspiration, after consent was given to be a part of the study prior to the intervention. The probe will be preserved in a special recipient that stabilizes RNA and inhibits RNA-lazes, thus preventing RNA degradation by endogenous ribonucleases. The analysis of miRNA profile will be made using qRT-PCR array method, by miScript II RT Kit, miScript SYBR Green PCR Kit și miScript miRNA PCR Array Human Cancer Pathway Finder (MIHS-102Z) (Qiagen, GmbH). Thus a kit containing a number of 84 miRNAs will be analysed in every participant.

Lung cancer is one of the most frequent cancer concerning human beings and it represents, worldwide, one of the first cause of death. Most of patients with this cancer are males and 85% of lung cancers are non-small cells type (NSCLC) with adenocarcinoma being the most common histologic subtype. Patients with pulmonary cancer have a poor long-term prognosis with an overall 5 years of survival which is less than 25% for all stages. The natural immune system, with polynuclear neutrophils (PNN) is involved in carcinogenesis. The impact of PNN localized within the tumor as a prognostic biomarker has not been really studied in non-small cells lung cancers. According to some studies, an increase in the number of PNN (labelled by the CD66b antibody) within the tumor is associated to a greater risk of relapse and a poor overall survival rate. The intra-tumoral ratio PNN over Lymphocytes T CD8 + (iNTR) is an independent factor of the poor prognosis concerning the overall survival rate and concerning risk of relapse with patients who went through a first surgery for a non-small cells lung cancer. With this study we will initially concentrate on lung adenocarcinoma and attempt to evaluate the PNN's rate within the tumor and its impact on an overall survival rate and progression-free survival. Secondly, we will explore the role of iNTR and the mutational profile of tumors concerning this survival.

Atypical meningiomas represent 15% of meningiomas. They present a high rate of recurrence, and therapeutic strategies are limited. There is a need for novel treatment strategies, such as immuotherapy. This is a retrospective study including 84 patients with primary diagnosis of atypical meningiomas. The presence of T cells (CD4, CD8, Treg and memory T cells) and mature dendritic cells will be quantified on whole tissue sections stained by immunohistochemistry (CD4, CD8, FOXP3, CD45RO and CD208). This could allow us to identify novel biomarkers for survival, and facilitate the selection of patients who may benefit from immunotherapeutic modalities.

To examine inter-subject variations of optimal late arterial phase contrast-enhancement defined as the greatest difference in contrast attenuation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) compared to background liver parenchyma resp. pancreatic lesions compared to pancreatic parenchyma. To evaluate which time-points best depict an optimal late arterial phase.

This is a retrospective/prospective observational multicentric trial on patients with bone metastases from NENs. General objectives: To trace on a national scale the frequency of bone metastases in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) and their clinical management. To correlate clinical and biological factors to clinical outcomes. To centralise and to make homogeneous clinical, pathological, instrumental and therapeutic information. To set up a database and to acquire biological material for studying predictive and prognostic biomarkers.

This study is implemented in association with the study "J-TAIL-2" ; prospective multicenter observational study of atezolizumab in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, UMIN study ID: UMIN000041263, to evaluate biomarkers for selection of appropriate patients in treatment with atezolizumab combination therapy.