Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms"

This is a prospective, multicenter observational study under the umbrella of the ISG (Italian Sarcoma Group) evaluating local progression-free survival at 3 years of patients affected by extra-abdominal primary fibromatosis managed with front-line conservative approach and treated only in case of demonstrated progressive disease. All patients included will be placed on wait and see approach and then shifted to treatment in case of documented radiological progressive disease. For patient primarily evaluated for suspected desmoid tumor, a core-needle biopsy (eventually under CT/ultrasound guide) will be obtained for histological diagnosis and mutational analysis of CTNNB1 exon 3 (gene encoding Beta-catenin). If incisional biopsy or surgical procedure has done elsewhere, samples will be requested for histological confirmation and mutational analysis (centralization at the investigators Institution). In case of progression at 3 months, defined as tumor growth documented radiologically (by contrast enhanced MRI) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), administered treatments will be proposed and then registered in the clinical database.The choice of the treatment and eventually the possibility of continuation of " surveillance only" will be at the discretion of Institution's Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Committee or as part of clinical trials with the consent of patient.

This is a retrospective observational, open label study to evaluate and prospectively validate in a blind manner the accuracy of predicting treatment outcomes by PrediCare in individual patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer & Colon Cancer under the treatment with the mono- and combination drug protocols for the 1st and 2nd line treatment, approved to the market as a Standard of Care

This study will enroll 100 patients scheduled to undergo a pancreatectomy. The primary objective is to develop a scoring system using pancreatic volume measured by CT scan and intraoperative measurements of the pancreas parenchyma to predict the onset of diabetes mellitus after a pancreatectomy. The investigators will also monitor patients with pre-existing diabetes to see if their diabetes worsens or improves.

A multi-centre observational, non-interventional study is to dynamically monitor the changes of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in late stage NSCLC patients under Gefitinib treatment.

Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring sensitive epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations invariably develop acquired resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Identification of actionable genetic mutations can be helpful for guiding the subsequent treatment. This study aimed to analyze the genetic profile of NSCLC harboring acquired resistance to the first-generation EGFR TKIs using next generation sequencing (NGS).

The purpose of this study is to learn whether our own made predictive algorithm can be used as a clinical practical decision support for patients with NSCLC spinal metastasis. The scoring system consists of the use of EGFR-TKI, KPS, Age, SCC, CA125 and smoking history. By predicting survival doctors could determine which patients are suitable for palliative therapy.

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. The 5-years survival rate depends on the tumor stage and grade at patient presentation. Individual treatment strategy based on the tumor stage and grade should be applied to improve the prognosis, So the pre-operative diagnostic evaluation and grading of colorectal cancer are important.

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) is currently the main method of treatment of early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions. Therefore, the investigators are looking forward to conduct a cohort study on early esophageal cancer patients undergoing endoscopic treatment collected from Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, comparing the WHO standard with Japanese standard of endoscopic therapy diagnosis. In addition，the investigators will collect patients' detailed informations and analyze the risk factors for metastasis and recurrence of early esophageal cancer.

This is a psychosocial screening application to usual care in a cohort of neuroendocrine tumor patients. The application involves monitoring using the NCCN Distress Thermometer(DT), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS), Self-Perceived Burden Scale(SPBS) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale(CD-RISC). These assessments will be completed at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. Patients will have the option of filling out questionnaires more frequently if desired.

This study aims to determine survival outcomes (overall survival and progression-free survival) of primary ovarian malignancies in China and relevant risk factors in a prospective cohort study.