Active clinical trials for "Disease Progression"

Current guidelines recommend moderate-intensity lipid-lowering therapy (goal for LDL-C <2.6 mmol/L or 30%-50% reduction from baseline) for patients with intermediate 10-year ASCVD risk. In these patients, early coronary atherosclerotic plaques (luminal stenosis<50%) detected by coronary CT angiography are common, but further interventions are lacking. This study aims to analyze whether intensive lipid-lowering therapy (goal for LDL-C <1.8 mmol/L or ≥50% reduction from baseline) could delay the progression of coronary atherosclerotic lesions and reduce the adverse cardiovascular events in these target patients.

Leukoencephalopathy with brain stem involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL) is a genetic disorder caused by biallelic mutations in the DARS2 gene that encodes mitochondrial aspartyl tRNA synthase.(1, 2) It is characterized by typical abnormalities on MRI of the brain and spinal cord.(3) Clinically, the disorder is heterogeneous and can present in the neonatal period, later in childhood or even in adults.(3) In general it can be stated that the earlier presentations are characterized by rapid progression leading to severe disability and death. Presentation at a later age is typically characterized by a more benign disease course, although considerable disability is common. Clinically, the disease presents as a slowly progressive myelopathy with mainly involvement of the corticospinal tracts and the dorsal columns. Although the natural history has been studied in large cohorts, the rate of progression has not been systematically studied with clinimetric outcome scales or potential surrogate outcomes for spinal cord disease.

This project focuses on researching chronic rhinosinusitis in patients, employing image processing techniques and molecular biology methods to jointly determine the research objectives: Investigating heterogeneity. Developing an intelligent assessment model. Creating a visual tool for diagnosis and prognosis.

Routine MRI is normal in motor neuron diseases such as ALS. However, advanced MRI techniques can provide an objective measure of degeneration (a "biomarker") by examining brain structure, wiring, chemistry, and function. We will develop and evaluate novel MRI techniques that could improve our understanding of ALS and provide a means to diagnose it sooner and monitor its progression. Importantly, we expect these techniques to improve how new drugs are tested, which may lead to the more rapid discovery of a treatment for ALS. Each participant will have 3 MRI scans over a period of 8 months, along with neurological and cognitive evaluations. Study visits will take 2 - 3 hours. MRI is a safe technique that does not involve radiation.

This study will evaluate whether a lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss, EMPOWER, reduces prostate cancer progression at 12 months among men with biochemical recurrence following local treatment for prostate cancer. Half of the men will be randomized to receive the EMPOWER intervention, while the other half will receive standard of care.

In this longitudinal study, the investigators will follow Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with and without glucocerebrosidase (GBA) mutations. The investigators hypothesize that the rate of increase in brain network activity over time (network progression rate) is faster in patients with GBA gene mutations.

This study aims to explore the safety and efficacy of etoposide capsules combined with anrotinib and Envollizumab in elderly patients with extensive small cell lung cancer.This is a single-center, single-arm exploratory clinical study. 30 patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer are scheduled to be enrolled. Treatment regimen is etoposide capsule 100mg PO qd*7d, antirotinib 12mg PO qd*14d, Emvolizumab 300mg/ IH Q3W, every 21 days, until disease progression or intolerable adverse reactions or death.

The 2020 NIMH Strategic Plan for Research calls for investigations targeting neurobiology of mental illness across the lifespan. Growing evidence suggests that lifespan neurobiology of schizophrenia (SZ) incorporates two distinct dimensions: aging and disease course. However, their clinical correlates, associated biomarker trajectories, and implications for treatment are unknown. This study will investigate differential aspects of SZ neurobiology captured by aging and disease course, in order to develop specific biomarkers which may offer actionable targets for SZ stage-dependent intervention. The study is predicated on a novel mechanistic Model of SZ Trajectories across the Adult Lifespan, positing distinct biological fingerprints within the anterior limbic system for aging and disease course in SZ: (1) alterations in the circuit's function and structure that occur earlier in the lifespan and are larger in magnitude than the alterations expected with normal aging (accelerated aging dimension); and (2) regionally-specific anterior limbic "hyperactivity" in early SZ, with a subsequent transformation into "hypoactivity" in advanced SZ (disease course dimension). In a sample of SZ and matched healthy controls (n=168, 84/group) aged 18-75 years the investigators will ascertain a broad panel of biomarkers [via multimodal brain imaging: optimized 1H-MRS, high-resolution task-based fMRI, perfusion (Vascular Space Occupancy) and structural MRI], along with comprehensive cognitive and clinical assessments. All measures will be acquired at baseline and repeated at 2-year longitudinal follow-up. Using cutting-edge computational approaches, the study will examine (i) effects of aging and SZ course on anterior limbic system biomarkers; (ii) lifespan trajectories for different biomarkers; (iii) patterns of limbic system biomarkers in age- and SZ course-based subgroups (e.g., Younger vs. Older, Early-Course vs. Advanced SZ), as well as in data-driven subgroups (e.g., those with vs. without accelerated aging profiles); and (iv) associations between biomarkers and cognitive and clinical outcomes. This research will advance the field by providing novel biomarkers that capture unique neurobiological contributions of aging and disease course in SZ, and will motivate future studies on SZ mechanisms across the lifespan and development of precision treatments.

Although transurethral resection is the main treatment option for stage Ta and T1 disease, relapse is frequently detected. Tumor number, tumor size, T stage, presence of in situ carcinoma and tumor grade are risk factors for recurrence. The relationship between post voiding residual urine volume and bladder tumor recurrence and progression has not been clearly established. The investigators aimed to examine the effect of high post voiding residual urine volume on recurrence and progression based on the hypothesis that tumor cells circulating in the bladder may increase with excess residual urine.

The tumor treating fields（EFE-P100）generates alternating electric field during operation, and the tumor treating fields（EFE-P100）has a specific frequency and a specific field intensity. The tumor treating fields（EFE-P100）patch acts on the corresponding part of the patient and prevents the mitosis of tumor cells. This study was divided into two phases including phase II and phase III clinical trials. The main purpose of phase II clinical trial is to evaluate the safety of tumor treating fields（EFE-P100） combined with docetaxel injection in the second-line treatment of stage IV non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients who failed after platinum-containing chemotherapy and anti-programmed Death 1（PD-1)/Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1(PD-L1) antibody treatment. The main purpose of phase III clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of tumor treating fields（EFE-P100） combined with docetaxel injection and docetaxel injection alone in the second-line treatment of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who failed after platinum-containing chemotherapy and anti-programmed Death 1（PD-1)/Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1(PD-L1) antibody treatment.