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Background: exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (IPE), frequent in patients with pancreatic cancer, plays a major role in malnutrition and cachexia with a significant impact on survival, quality of life and tumor progression. IPE due to obstruction of the main pancreatic duct and atrophy of pancreatic parenchyma proximal to the tumor could be corrected by insertion of a pancreatic stent for improving nutritional status and consequently survival. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of transpapilar drainage of the main pancreatic duct on exocrine pancreatic function, nutritional status, and life survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Methods: Impact of pancreatic endoscopic drainage on exocrine pancreatic function in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (DEPARA) is a double-blind, prospective, multicentre, international clinical trial. Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer (PDAC) will be diagnosed according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria and the indication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) due to obstructive jaundice (>3mg/dl). PEI will be defined by reduced fecal elastase levels. The nutritional status will be determined by means of Mini-Nutritional Assessment score, sarcopenia score (SARC-F) and laboratory blood tests. Primary aim: Evaluation of the improvement and difference of pancreatic secretion as measured by fecal elastase at 2 weeks post-stenting (biliopancreatic versus biliary). Secondary aims: evaluation of the prevalence of PEI post-stenting (biliopancreatic versus biliary) and proportion of patients normalizing pancreatic function. The difference in terms of weight loss, maldigestion symptoms, GI-Qol, nutricional status and performance status. Survival at 2 weeks, 3 and 6 months, overall survival. Analyzes: fecal elastase value at 2 weeks post-stenting (absolute value of fecal elastase) compared between biliopancreatic stent group and biliary stent group. Discussion: DEPARA will provide insight into the role of pancreatic stents for PEI, malnutrition and progression-free survival in the outcomes of PDAC unresectable.

This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of olanzapine combined with fosaprepitant, ondansetron and dexamethasone compared with placebo combined with fosaprepitant, ondansetron and dexamethasone in the prevention of nausea and vomiting in germ-cell tumors receiving 5-day cisplatin chemotherapy

To explore the related biomarkers for safety and efficacy of the combination of chemotherapy and tislelizumab in non-small cell lung cancer

This study is conducted in patients with advanced metastatic gastric cancer including gastroesophageal junction cancer. This study includes two arms: A and B. Arm A (patients with HER2 negative and PD-L1 CPS≥5 ) will receive HLX07 combination therapy with HLX10 and chemotherapy (oxaliplatin+capecitabine) as first-line treatment. Arm B will receive HLX07 monotherapy as third-line or above treatment. All of eligible patients will receive study drug treatment until loss of clinical benefit, unacceptable toxicity, death, withdrawal of informed consent (whichever occurs first, HLX10 treatment up to 2 years).

Aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of erector spinae plane block (ESB) for postoperative pain management in lumbar spine surgery.

This is a multi-center, open-label, phase I study.

This phase II study is to evaluate the efficacy of the adjuvant immunotherapy after curative-intent ablation for recurrent hepatocarcinoma

This is a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy in patients with tension-type and cervicogenic headache.

This study is a prospective, randomized, nonblinded trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil on post-operative pain control compared to opioid medications.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating psychiatric illness impacting work, social, and family functioning. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the sole evidence-based psychotherapy for OCD; however, no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined the effectiveness of ERP among Veterans or individuals with both OCD and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This 4-year Hybrid Type I trial will compare outcomes of ERP to those of a control condition among Veterans with OCD. Primary and secondary aims will examine whether Veterans' functioning, quality of life, and OCD symptoms differ between the ERP and control in the full sample of Veterans with OCD, and in the half of the sample with both OCD and PTSD. The tertiary aim is to conduct a mixed-methods formative evaluation of the implementation potential of ERP in VA mental health settings.