Active clinical trials for "Stomach Neoplasms"

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of DWJ1319 in the prevention of gallstone formation after gastrectomy in patient with gastric cancer. Two-thirds of the participants will receive DWJ1319, while the other will receive a placebo.

Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MZBL) of the mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT-lymphoma) represents a distinct clinical entity and is the most common form of extranodal lymphoma, with a predilection for the stomach. About 90% of gastric MALT-lymphomas are associated with infection with Helicobacter pylori (HP) and eradication of the pathogen leads to regression of the tumor in a high percentage of patients at early tumour stages. Nevertheless, following complete remission after HP-eradication, the risk of relapse justifies lifelong follow-up examinations. Supported by recent findings at the investigators department, endoscopic controls should include a close examination of the small bowel, as relapses can involve different gastrointestinal sites. To continue the investigators diagnostic approach as well as to further improve the detection rate of MALT-lymphoma relapses, the investigators plan to introduce the novel confocal laser endomicroscope (CLE) into the diagnostic management of MALT-lymphoma patients. In the context of a prospective clinical pilot trial the investigators aim to establish MALT-lymphoma specific CLE-markers that can be used for the in vivo diagnosis of the disease. Comparing endomicroscopic findings, drawn from the stomach and small bowel of 50 MALT-lymphoma patients who will undergo staging or follow up endoscopies at the investigators department, to the histological evaluation of biopsy samples as present gold standard, the investigators want to determine whether CLE can provide reliable data for the accurate detection of MALT-lymphoma associated changes. Endomicroscopic aspects of patients with chronic gastritis, gastric adenocarcinoma and healthy subjects should serve as controls. In comparison to random biopsies which represent the current standard, the investigators aim to prove, whether endomicroscopy will find MALT-lymphoma lesions more accurately and thus help to spare patients unnecessary biopsies.

The purpose of this study is evaluate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity and anti-tumor effect of of fully human anti - VEGF monoclonal antibody LY00101 and explore the potential prognostic and predictive biomarkers. This study will not take into account the results of molecular-genetic tests of patients enrolled in the study

This is an open-label, non-randomized, single-center, phase Ib/II study, evaluating efficacy and feasibility of cytoreductive surgery(CRS), extensive peritoneal lavage, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy(HIPEC) and post-operative intraperitoneal chemotherapy combination in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis

Stress reactions caused by surgical stimuli can cause sympathetic nervous system activation and increased stress hormones, such as catecholamines, inflammatory cytokines, and pituitary hormones, and insulin resistance. In addition, increased catecholamine levels may exacerbate postoperative outcomes, especially delayed wound recovery, increased cardiovascular and respiratory complications, and immunosuppression. In particular, it is important to reduce the stress response for cancer patients during surgery because they are already immunocompromised status and more vulnerable to perioperative stressful situation. However, there are insufficient results on the benefits of deep neuromuscular block in these patients, although some have reported a reduction of postoperative pain and fewer complications in the deep neuromuscular block compared with moderate neuromuscular block. Therefore, the investigators aim to investigate the difference in the stress response of patients who received conventional moderate neuromuscular block or deep neuromuscular block in robot-assisted gastric cancer surgery.

The presence and the extent of gastric intestinal metaplasia(IM) is a good indicator of high risk group of gastric cancer. Many methods was developed to survey it, including multiple gastric biopsy or methylene blue chromoendoscopy. But they are not practical in the routine screening exam, limited by cost and accessibility. Spraying of acetic acid is commonly used in screening cervical cancer, to induce whitish discoloration of metaplastic mucosa. The investigators have confirmed such whitish discoloration is induced in gastric IM, with accuracy > 80% in a pilot study of the investigators. This prospective study will tell the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of acetic acid chromoendoscopy for judging gastric IM.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether endomicroscopy can improve the detection of Early Gastric Cancers (EGC).

To assess the response rate of huC242-DM4 given as an intravenous infusion to patients with metastatic or locally advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

To evaluate the usefulness of chemosensitivity test in evaluating the appropriate adjuvant cancer chemotherapy after gastric surgery

RATIONALE: Zinc supplements may lower cadmium levels in smokers and may help prevent DNA damage. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well zinc supplements work in lowering cadmium levels in smokers.