Active clinical trials for "Carcinoma, Bronchogenic"

The purpose of the study is to determine the dose limiting toxicities and maximum tolerated dose of motexafin gadolinium when administered with docetaxel and cisplatin in patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. A cycle consists of 3 weeks. During week 1, patients receive MGd, docetaxel, and cisplatin treatment followed by 2 weeks without treatment. Eligible patients will receive 1 or 2 doses of MGd, depending on cohort, and a single dose of docetaxel and cisplatin at 75 mg/m² during the first week of each cycle. Additionally, tumor response will be evaluated at the end of even numbered cycles (2, 4, and 6). Patients may stay on the study a maximum of 6 cycles.

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of fluticasone on the development of lung cancer in smokers

Diagnose lung cancer at an early stage is crucial for effective treatment. At these early stages, cancer is usually invisible in ambient white light when the endoscopic analysis of the bronchial mucosa. This lining is self-fluorescent at its illumination by blue light. These widely distributed autofluorescence methods detect early mucosal abnormalities. They are very sensitive but not specific to recognize the lung cancer. Thanks to European funding (EURIMUS), a new tool with fluorescent UV light has been developed. The purpose of this preliminary study is to verify the suitability for specific detection of cancerous tissue in Pneumology of this fluorescence method versus histological analysis of the tissue.

Although it has been established that the perception of food and eating and cooking habits change during cancer and its treatment, quality of life related to meals, which is an indicator of the psychobiological and physiological well-being of patients in their relationship to food, has been little studied in the pathological context, and particularly in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Beyond its biological role, food plays a significant psychobiological and social role, as shown by a series of qualitative studies based on interviews with patients. Following a cancer diagnosis, loss of appetite, difficulty in sharing a meal with the family, and reduced pleasure in eating disrupt the patient's relationship with his or her food. Thus, side effects such as fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and alterations in taste and smell induced by chemotherapy will affect patients' eating behavior, increasing the risk of deteriorating their quality of life with food. As these side effects are less known and therefore less expected by patients, they often lack the information and tools necessary to understand them. The present study proposes a support for cancer patients treated by chemotherapy in order to improve their quality of life related to meals, and thus keep the pleasure of eating and reduce the risks of malnutrition. This support will consist of a guide provided to patients, in which they will have information on the functioning of the sensory systems involved in the eating experience, advice and culinary tips to adapt foods to their sensory disorders, and recipes that can be adapted in mild (for patients with hypersensitivity to tastes/smells), accentuated (for patients with hypersensitivity to tastes/smells) and enriched (for patients at risk of denutrition) versions. In addition, their sensory abilities will be assessed at the beginning of the study by psychophysical tests, then between each chemotherapy via a telephone interview (self-reported sensory abilities), and they will benefit from orientation according to the test results. This work will be a first action to improve the quality of life related to the meal by information, follow-up, and adaptation of the meals to the sensory performances of each patient.

Gefitinib was the first epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) approved for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results from two randomised phase II trials (IDEAL 1 and 2) suggested that gefitinib was efficacious and less toxic, compared with previous results, than was chemotherapy in patients with previously-treated non-small-cell lung cancer. Two phase III trials of gefitinib in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer followed on from the IDEAL phase II studies: Iressa Survival Evaluation in Lung cancer (ISEL) and Iressa NSCLC Trial Evaluating REsponse and Survival versus Taxotere (INTEREST). Although the phase III ISEL trial failed to prove the superiority of gefitinib treatment compared to placebo in previously treated patients, a subgroup analysis demonstrated improved survival in particular populations (Asians and non-smokers). The INTEREST study compared an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor with chemotherapy in pretreated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. In INTEREST, survival was similar for gefitinib and docetaxel in almost all subgroups; no EGFR-related biomarker or any clinical factor (including female sex, adenocarcinoma histology, never-smoker, and Asian ethnicity) appeared to be predictive of a greater survival benefit for gefitinib versus docetaxel. However, these factors may still be predictive of a greater survival benefit for gefitinib and/or docetaxel versus best supportive care; alternatively, they may just be good prognostic factors. Progression free survival and overall response rate was no statistically significant difference between gefitinib and docetaxel. This suggests gefitinib can provide similar overall survival to docetaxel in pretreated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients. These studies have demonstrated that gefitinib is effective for the second-line treatment of NSCLC. Now, gefitinib is recommended in advanced and metastatic NSCLC as second-line chemotherapy. But, there was no prospective study with gefitinib in NSCLC wih squamous cell histology. This trial will investigate the efficacy and safety of gefitinib in locally advanced, metastatic NSCLC patients with squamous cell histology who have failed first-line chemotherapy.

This is a randomized phase III trial that will randomize elderly patients(70 years of age and older) who are not considered eligible for standard doublet or triplet regimens. In a 2:1 fashion, patients will be randomized to the customization arm or the standard arm, respectively. This trial will be offered to patients who are previously untreated for stage IV NSCLC. The primary objective is to evaluate if chemotherapy selection based on histology and tumoral molecular determinants ERCC1, RRM1 and TS (arm A, the experimental arm) results in superior outcome in elderly patients with untreated, advanced NSCLC compared to standard of care treatments (arm B, the standard arm).

The pronostic value of Circulating Tumoral Cells(CTC) 's dosage by the method ISET® (tumoral cell isolation by size) in patients with bronchial cancer was previously demonstrated. However, no kinetic study was ever realized to study the value of the CTC as predictive indicator of answer to the therapy. This project plans to study patients in an early stage and patients at advance stage locally moved forward or metastatic of the disease by evaluation of the presence and the number of CTC before every cure. This collaborative and original study should allow to refine the diagnoses of answer and to plan the possible relapses what would allow a premature institution of the treatment.

In the UK, staging of lung cancer is time consuming (taking on average more than 3 weeks), costly and inaccurate in up to 20% of cases. The investigators wish to determine whether using the newer techniques of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) improves lung cancer staging. The investigators' hypothesis is that EUS (endoscopic ultrasound) or EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspirate) as a first test after CT scan in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer will result in a reduction in the time from first outpatient appointment to treatment decision, a reduction in the total number of scans and investigative operations, fewer outpatient attendances and a reduction in healthcare costs.

This observational prospective monosite study aims to describe, for the first time, management in a hospital-at-home programme of patients treated by immunotherapy for bronchial cancer. The feasibility in good conditions of this management, the patients' quality of life and their satisfaction will be evaluated.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether 18F-Al labeled RGD is safety and effective for cancer diagnosis and therapy response.