Active clinical trials for "Adenocarcinoma"

PDAC (Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma) represents 90% of pancreatic tumors. The prognosis of PDAC remains poor at this time. Its management is based on surgery for early stages, associated with neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy. However, around 80% of patients will relapse after surgery. There is a lack of efficient biological biomarkers of PDAC, especially for prognosis. To date, CA19-9 is commonly used despite its lack of sensitivity and specificity. Ribosomal protein SA (RPSA) is a transmembrane receptor localized at the cell surface but also in the cytosolic and nuclear regions. RPSA interacts with many proteins in the extracellular matrix (ECM), including laminin-1 and elastin. RPSA in involved in different cellular functions such as cell adhesion, migration, proliferation and differentiation. The expression of RPSA is increased in many cancers including breast, lung, prostate, pancreatic, etc. It could represent a molecular biomarker of tumor invasion and metastatic abilities. Moreover, the concentration of RPSA could be measured in the serum of patients with PDAC. Recent data suggest that a modification of the RPSA concentration could be a prognostic biomarker of PDAC.

The primary objective of this pilot study is to determine whether neoadjuvant capecitabine/oxaliplatin/cetuximab and external beam radiation therapy followed by surgical resection [and then followed by post operative adjuvant capecitabine, oxaliplatin and cetuximab] is feasible and tolerable.

To evaluate wether colorectal stenting carry a significant clinical advantage

The goal is to assess survival and patterns of failure in patients treated with Gemzar-based chemoradiation and TNP-470 for locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

This is a phase II study of induction chemotherapy (capecitabine, oxaliplatin and cetuximab (erbitux)) followed by capecitabine, oxaliplatin, cetuximab and radiotherapy followed by surgery followed by adjuvant capecitabine, oxaliplatin and cetuximab for locally advanced resectable rectal cancer.

The study aims at evaluating spatially resolved gene expression profiles of pancreatic and ampullary adenocarcinoma at favorable prognosis after surgical resection, in order to identify molecular features associated to a less aggressive biologic behavior that may benefit from upfront surgery.

The role of this transversal study is to assess the specificity and sensitivity of liquid biopsy to detect circulating cells tumor of adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid. Blood sample of participants will be collected at the moment of the surgical procedure or recurrence diagnosis; immediately after surgery; at day 8-10; at month 2-3 of postoperative follow-up. Two comparison groups will be studied: one age and gender-matched group and one professional exposure-matched group to assess the sensitivity and specificity of liquid biopsy

Background: The NCI Surgery Branch has developed experimental therapies that involve taking white blood cells from participants' tumor or from their blood, growing them in the laboratory in large numbers, and then giving the cells back to the patient. Objective: This study will allow participants to be followed for up to 15 years following treatment on an NCI Surgery Branch Gene Therapy Trial as required by the FDA. Eligibility: Participants must have been enrolled on an NCI Surgery Branch Gene Therapy Protocol Design Participants will be followed with a physical examination and blood tests for up to 15 years as required by the FDA

This is an open-label, Phase II, single-stage study evaluating the use of panitumumab, paclitaxel, carboplatin and 5FU as an induction regimen in subjects with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. The expectation is that this combination will both increase potential overall survival by incorporating novel biologic therapy in the neoadjuvant setting and decrease potential surgical mortality by eliminating pre-operative radiation therapy.

The purpose of this research study is to develop a method to detect pancreatic cancer (ductal adenocarcinoma) using ultrasound technology. It is called the LINFU™ Technique and done by analysis of pancreatic fluid collected with the help of ultrasound. This is an investigational way to detect pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The results of this procedure will not be used to guide medical care.