Active clinical trials for "Pleural Effusion, Malignant"

The research group will investigate the diagnostic effect of early introduction of ultrasound guided pleural biopsy in the work-up of patients with one-sided pleural effusion, suspected of malignant pleural effusion.

Patients with advanced cancers who have pleural effusion, especially those requiring pleural evacuation, experienced poorer survival when treated with immunotherapy. The pleura also acts as a natural barrier that can limit the penetration of immune checkpoint inhibitors. In this multicenter phase 2 study, the preliminary efficacy and toxicity of intrapleural instillation of the nivolumab in patients with immune-sensitive metastatic cancers will be accessed.

The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of Endostar/cisplatin with cisplatin alone or Endostar alone in patients with malignant pleural effusion or ascites.

Aim of this study is to compare two methods of pleurodesis for refractory malignant pleural effusions, in terms of safety and efficacy.

An open randomized, prospective, single center; parallel group trial to compare efficiency and safety of PleurX-Pleural Catheter versus standard surgical treatment in patients with malignant pleural effusion and partial entrapment of the lung.

RATIONALE: Giving drugs, such as docetaxel, directly into the pleura after surgery to drain the pleural effusion may help keep fluid from building up again. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects, best way to give, and best dose of intrapleural docetaxel given after surgery in patients with malignant pleural effusion.

This trial will evaluate two separate groups of patients with stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer. The objective of Group 1 is to investigate an FDA-approved drug in stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer patients that has spread to the bones. The objective of Group 2 is to see if a blood test can be used to predict when cancer-related bone lesions develop. This trial is seeking patients 18 years or older that have been diagnosed with Stage IIIB or Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be treated by surgery.

Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug and bortezomib may kill more tumor cells

To determine the efficacy and Safety of intrapleural Bevacizumab and cisplatin as a treatment for malignant pleural effusions (MPE) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare radiological lung expansion after talc pleurodesis performed either by videothoracoscopy or chest tube and correlate it with clinical outcome. Secondary endpoints evaluated were: clinical efficacy, safety, quality of life and survival.