Active clinical trials for "Carcinoma"

Prognostic impact of AR vs NAR

MULTICENTRIC INTERNATIONAL RANDOMIZED PHASE III TRIAL COMPARING, NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY (BEC REGIMEN) FOLLOWED BY STANDARD RADIOTHERAPY (70 Gy / 7 WEEKS) VERSUS THE SAME NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOLLOWED BY STANDARD RADIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATED WITH DAILY HYDROXYUREA IN THE TREATMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA NASOPHARYNGEAL TYPE (UCNT).

To test the therapeutic ratio of additional chemotheray on advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

This is a 3-arm pilot randomized controlled trial applying behavioral economic approaches (opt-out framing and financial incentives) to encourage patients with liver cirrhosis to complete regular surveillance ultrasounds which may allow for earlier diagnosis of and better outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

This randomized early phase I trial studies how well broccoli sprout/broccoli seed extract supplement works in decreasing toxicity in heavy smokers. Broccoli sprout/broccoli seed extract supplement is a dietary supplement made from broccoli sprout and seed extract powder, and may break down some of the cancer causing substances in tobacco smoke and produce substances that may protect cells from tobacco smoke-induced damage in current smokers.

This study is an exploratory study aiming to collect data on sensitivity and positive predictive value of IOP-enhanced (MPB-1523) MRI compared to dynamic multiphase MDCT for the detection of HCC.

This phase 2 trial studies how well panitumumab-IRDye800 works in identifying head and neck cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer. Panitumumab-IRDye800 may help surgeons to identify metastatic lymph nodes during surgical removal of the primary tumor and/or lymph nodes of the neck with equal or better accuracy than the current methods.

Background: The incidence of human papilloma virus-driven oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-OPC), a type of head and neck cancer, is rapidly increasing within the US. Currently, there are no screening methods for early detection. HPV16 E6 antibodies combined with ultrasound imaging may be a promising method for early detection of HPV-OPC. However, prior to testing HPV16 E6 antibodies and ultrasound for HPV-OPC screening, larger studies are needed to further validate the utility of these methods in the diagnostic setting among patients with suspected and/or symptomatic HPV-OPC. Objective/Hypothesis: To investigate two promising screening modalities for the detection of HPV-OPC, transcervical ultrasound and HPV16 E6 antibodies. The investigators hypothesize that both ultrasound and HPV16 E6 antibodies will be highly sensitive for the detection of symptomatic HPV-OPC. Specific Aims: (1) Determine the sensitivity of ultrasound to characterize OPC tumors compared to current standard imaging modalities among patients with suspected or confirmed OPC. (2) To determine the sensitivity and specificity of HPV16 E6 antibodies for HPV-OPC. (3) Determine the sensitivity of ultrasound to detect HPV-OPC compared to current standard imaging modalities among patients that present with a neck mass and unknown primary tumor.

Advanced gastric cancer combined with peritoneal seeind has dismal prognosis with poor response to systemic chemotherapy and with rapid aggravation of symptoms such as abdominal pain, ileus, and poor nutritional intake. Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy through IP port or catheter has lower complication than HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) and can deliver higher dose of chemotherapy with less systemic toxicity. IP chemotherapy combined with systemic chemotehrapy showed benefit in several clinical trials, despite lack of statistical significance in phase 3 clinical trial. Proper dose/combination of chemotherapeutic agents and indication of IP chemotherapy should be investigated through prospective, large-scale clinical trials. Conversion surgery after cytotoxic chemotherapy showed improved survival in retrospective studies. Our hypothesis is that IP chemotherapy combined with systemic chemotherpay (capecitabine + oxaliplatin) would improve success rate of conversion surgery with R0 resection. In the present study, the treatment regimen consists of intraperitoneal paclitaxel combined with oxaliplatin and capecitabine (XELOX), and will be performed following surgery.

This clinical quality improvement study reviews and develops a clinical operations workflow to identify cancer patients who meet criteria for genetic counseling and testing. This study may improve utilization of genetic counseling and testing amongst community-based oncology providers caring for cancer patients in a rural and underserved area.