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Filter by:The purpose of this research is to obtain ovarian tissue from female participants who will receive therapy which is expected to result in a loss or impairment of ovarian function and/or infertility and wish to preserve (freeze) ovarian tissue for the purpose of initiating a pregnancy in the future. Removal of the ovary for cryopreservation is an investigational procedure. 100% of the tissue will be used for the participant's future use. There have been 86 pregnancies as a result of frozen ovarian tissue that has been re-implanted back into the pelvis and hormonal function has been restored in individuals for up to 7 years. By doing this study, the investigators hope to learn of how to successfully freeze and thaw ovarian tissue in a manner that permits subsequent use by patients at some point in the future. Participation may also advance our knowledge of how to successfully mature follicles and oocytes (eggs) that are contained in these tissues which may help others in the future.
Characterization of Cancer Tissue Using 3D Biosynthetic Materials. Using liver biopsy from stage 4 cancer patients, the investigators will evaluate and characterize the metastatic cells.
This is a prospective case control study. Participants will be enrolled as case subjects or control subjects, depending upon the gonadotoxicity of their chemoradiation therapy. The chemotherapeutic regimens will be determined per standard of care. Participants will receive GnRHa (Lupron) as standard of care for menstrual suppression. Blood draws and pelvic ultrasound at baseline, 6 months and 12 months post completion of chemotherapy are the interventions. The duration of the study will be approximately 12 months.The study time includes the time necessary for completion of most cancer treatments in this population, which approximates 8-12 months, and time to allow complete excretion of the Lupron from the systemic circulation with reliable testing of the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian (H-P-O) axis. The results of the study will be used to guide a larger study evaluating the efficacy of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) as ovarian preservation therapy in young subjects receiving chemoradiation.
The ROSETTA-trial will evaluate the effect of acupuncture as a complementary treatment parallel to radiation therapy in oncological patients. The trial is designed as a two-armed trial. Depending on the treatment study arm either verum- or Sham sham-acupuncture will be applied. Acupuncture is applied treatment bi-weekly during the first week of radiotherapy, thereafter weekly until the end of radiotherapy; the follow-up visits include clinical workup as well as questionnaires.
In a randomized controlled trial, the investigators wish to investigate, if oncologic treatment decision based on G8 screening followed by geriatric assessment and subsequent MDT, if needed, in older frail patients with gynaecologic and urologic cancer is superior to standard assessment (PS and clinical assessment) in oncologic treatment decision.
This randomized control trial will determine the effect of short term high intensity interval training (HIIT) on physical fitness, in an elderly patient group with active cancer, prior to surgical resection. Half of the recruited patients will act as a control group and the other half will undergo a HIIT protocol.
Cancer patients develop a high psychological burden of the underlying disease. To support patients in outpatient phases psychotherapists are not sufficiently available for establish regularly face-to-face-contact. The availability of Internet-based psychotherapeutic support can bridge this gap. This study examines the effectiveness of MAC-CBT® via the Internet (called Incobeth®) in cancer patients.
The proposed study is a pilot prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of two routine, standard-of-care, anesthetic techniques on natural killer cell population size and cytotoxicity in patients undergoing exploratory abdominal laparotomies.
With the increasing aging population demographics and life expectancies, the number of very elderly patients undergoing surgery is rising. Elderly patients constitute an increasingly large proportion of the high-risk surgical group. Cardiac complications and postoperative pulmonary complications are equally prevalent and contribute similarly to morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay. Specific optimization strategy of general anesthesia has been tested in high-risk patients undergoing major surgery to improve outcomes. Our hypothesis is that a combined optimization strategy of anesthesia concerning hemodynamic, ventilation, and depth of anesthesia may improve short- and long- term outcome in elderly undergoing high risk surgery.
The study aims to explore the effects of silver spike point (SSP) treatment on common symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth etc. of terminal cancer patients.