Active clinical trials for "Neoplasm Metastasis"

To date no prospective trials have been completed that demonstrated whether RFA is an effective adjunct to systemic chemotherapy (target therapy) with respect to advantages in overall survival compared with chemotherapy (target therapy) alone. The primary objective of this trial is to determine overall survival for patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis are treated with radiofrequency ablation plus chemotherapy ± target therapy, compared to chemotherapy ± target therapy only.

SHRINK (Standard cHemotherapy Regimen and Immunotherapy with NKR-2) is an open-label Phase I study to assess the safety and clinical activity of multiple administrations of autologous NKR-2 cells administered concurrently with a standard chemotherapy treatment (FOLFOX) in potentially resectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer. The trial will test three dose levels. At each dose, the patients will receive three successive administrations, two weeks apart, NKR-2 cells. The study will enroll up to 36 patients (dose escalation and expansion phases).

To observe the effectiveness and safety of apatinib combined with radiotherapy for brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer patients

Reports to date show limited efficacy of immunotherapy for uveal melanoma. Recent experimental and clinical evidence suggests synergy between radiation therapy and immunotherapy. The investigators will explore this synergy with a feasibility study of 26 patients with uveal melanoma and hepatic metastases who will receive SirSpheres Yttrium-90 selective internal hepatic radiation followed by immunotherapy with the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab.

This open, single-center, randomized phase II study was to evaluate the clinical benefit of apatinib plus camrelizumab which is an anti-Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody, versus apatinib in patients with metastatic gastric cancer refractory to two or more lines of treatment, fully evaluating the efficacy and safety of the combined regimen.

The purpose of this study was a randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of oxaliplatin and raltitrexed treatment of colorectal cancer with liver metastases by TACE hepatic artery infusion

The investigators proposed this randomized study to determine the feasibility of delivering single-fraction 16-Gy versus 3-fraction 24-Gy toward spine metastatic lesion and to evaluate their toxicity profiles. The investigators' analysis will provide robust data as well as predictive factors regarding the outcome after SSRS.

The primary goal of the study is to determine the local control-rate after radiotherapy (RT) with and without simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) concepts in patients with bone metastases of the spine. Further study objectives are survival, and clinical parameters such as pain, quality of life (QoL) and fatigue. We expect an improvement in local control and consecutively an increased re-sclerotization of the bone metastasis due to a higher biological dose in the tumor area. Therefore patients could benefit in quality-of-life, pain relief and mobility.

Brain metastases are the most common brain tumors in adults. It is estimated that around 10-30% of cancer patients would develop brain metastases during the course of their illness. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is the treatment of choice for the majority of patients with brain metastases. WBRT yields high radiologic response rate (27~56%) and is effective in rapid palliation of neurologic symptoms as well as prolongs time to neurocognitive function decline caused by intracranial lesions. By using conventional fractionation, 33% of patients developed late neurocognitive toxicity while memory impairment was the most common symptom. The incidence is even higher when a formal and sensitive neurocognitive assessment was prospectively evaluated. With more long-term survivors nowadays, it has become increasingly important to minimize neurocognitive function decline and maintain quality of life in patients with brain metastasis. The function of hippocampus is cooperation in learning, consolidation and retrieval of information and essential for formation of new memories. Bilateral and unilateral radiation injury of the hippocampus is known to alter learning and memory formation. Several preclinical studies support the hypothesis of hippocampus-mediated cognitive dysfunction by ionizing radiation. Clinical studies show increase in radiation dose to hippocampus is associated with subsequent neurocognitive function impairment in adult and pediatric patients. Furthermore, the preliminary result of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0933 suggested hippocampal avoidance significant reduce the mean relative decline at 4 months from 30% in historical cohort with WBRT to 7% in experimental cohort. Previous studies showed brain structures other than hippocampus are also associated with radiation-induced decline in neurocognitive function. There is presence of placebo effect for interventions seeking improvement in neurocognitive function. In present study, a single blind randomized phase II trial is designed to investigate the effectiveness of neurocognitive function preservation using conformal WBRT with or without hippocampal avoidance.

The purpose of this study is to find out if special blood tests and imaging scans can help evaluate the effects of the radiation the patient receives as part of standard treatment. The patient will undergo either stereotactic or conventional radiation treatment as determined by the treating doctor. Previous evidence suggests that blood flow to tumors is affected by the amount (dose) of radiation that it receives. This effect may be seen as soon as 1-2 hours after the radiation is given. This study will evaluate if these changes can be seen and measured by performing a special type of scan called Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and a blood test. IVIM MRI is a research exam which is similar to a standard MRI exam, with only a slight difference in the technical parameters used to acquire the images.