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Filter by:1. Background 1. PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) using FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) is widely used for evaluation of cancer patients. 2. Bowel uptake of FDG is a serious problem that hampers the proper reading of PET/CT. 3. There is no widely-accepted method to reduce the bowel FDG uptake. 2. Purpose 1. To know whether pinverin (pinaverium bromide) application during PET/CT can reduce bowel uptake of FDG. 2. Pinverin is a calcium-channel blocker that ameliorates the bowel contraction. 3. Pinverin may be useful to reduce bowel FDG uptake by ameliorating the bowel contraction during PET/CT acquisition. 3. Method 1. Intervention versus control: administration of single tablet of pinverin (50mg) perorally versus simple water (~100mL). 2. Timing of administration: At the time of FDG injection. PET/CT images will be acquired 1hr post FDG injection. 4. Primary outcome 1. SUV (standardized uptake value) difference between pinverin administered patient group versus control group. 2. SUV (standardized uptake value) is calculated as: (decay corrected radioactivity in mCi/mL) x (body weight in g) / (injected radioactivity in mCi)
Chemotherapy kills tumor cells but can also damage healthy cells and cause significant digestive disorders such as ulcers of the mouth, called mucositis. Mucositis are transient but their intensity may require special measures. Mucositis are painful and morphine gel or intravenous morphine is used to relieve pain. However, the pain of oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy is not completely relieved by morphine administered intravenously. As part of the study, the investigators want to evaluate an oral gel containing a small amount of morphine so that it acts directly on the mucositis. The investigators believe that the direct action of morphine on mucositis may be more effective on pain.
This is a first-in-human, open label, single arm, sequential dose escalation and expansion study of oral DFP-11207 in patients with advanced solid tumors.
This prospective protocol will enroll patients with pathologically confirmed solid malignancies who receive stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for oligometastases, for consolidation after systemic therapy, prior to systemic therapy for the purposes of debulking, or in the re-irradiation setting. Increasing use of SBRT off of clinical trials in patients with malignancies of all histologies is being utilized in these settings. However, individualized outcomes and characteristics of treatments are not prospectively followed and not well documented. By instituting a registry of patients receiving SBRT in these settings it will be possible to determine trends in patterns of care and outcomes for refinement and justification of this treatment.
Self expandable stent (SEMS) constitutes the main palliative treatment in advanced esophageal cancer. The palliative effect of SEMS is immediate when it comes to relief of dysphagia. The duration of this effect is however questionable. The design of SEMS can be of importance since the device can dislodge and as a consequence of that dysphagia recur. The hypothesis has therefore been formulated that a partially covered SEMS is associated with less tendency to dislocate as compared to those SEMS, recently developed, which are covered through their entire length.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that a new formulation of an Bendamustine (BDM) Hydrochloride (HCl) is bioequivalent (BE) (similar) to the commercially available product in patients with cancer.
This research study is for people who have previously received cancer vaccines. The investigators are testing a form of therapy known as interferon alfa-2a, which is commercially available as the drug Roferon®-A, to see if it can be used to help boost the effects of the cancer vaccine and help the immune system attack the cancer. It is believed that the body's immune system can attack tumor cells and kill them. This is thought to be due to immune cells called T cells which can recognize special proteins on the surface of tumors as a signal to fight the cancer. However, the vaccine may not work very well if the protein signal is too weak for the T cells to find your tumors. The investigators think that interferon alfa-2a can signal the cancer cells in the body to make more proteins that may allow the T cells to recognize and kill the cancer cells better.
This study is being done to try out questions from a large set of questions called the Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). The PRO-CTCAE is a set of questions which asks patients about their symptoms. This study will look at properties of these questions and will provide information about how these questions can be improved for research studies. PRO-CTCAE questions were developed under a contract from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to allow patients to self-report symptoms in future cancer clinical trials. Patients with cancer receiving treatment will complete a web-based questionnaire containing PRO-CTCAE questions and a paper booklet containing a commonly used questionnaire for assessing quality of life, functioning, and symptoms at two visits one to six weeks apart. Some patients will additionally complete web-based questionnaires containing PRO-CTCAE questions weekly for four to five weeks, while completing a daily questionnaire containing PRO-CTCAE questions using an automated telephone system. Lastly, a small number of patients will complete only a single visit in which a web-based, telephone-based, and paper-based questionnaire containing PRO-CTCAE items is completed in addition to a paper booklet containing a commonly used questionnaire for assessing quality of life, functioning, and symptoms. The primary hypothesis is that scores for PRO-CTCAE questions will differ between patients with high versus low general well-being as measured by your doctor using a scale called the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Score.
Many people treated for cancer receive oral chemotherapy medications for their illness. This means that much of their cancer care occurs at home, away from a traditional oncology care setting. The purpose of this study is to explore how a Smartphone mobile application ("mobile app") can help improve the cancer treatment process in people who are prescribed oral chemotherapy medication. The investigators will explore how well the mobile app helps patients stay connected with their oncology care team, take their oral medications as prescribed, and manage their cancer-related symptoms from home. This study will be done in two phases: 1) a pilot phase to assess the feasibility of a mobile application intervention, and 2) a randomized-controlled trial to test the intervention.
The genomic heterogeneity of cancers implies that to effectively use targeted therapies the investigators will need to assess each individual cancer and match it to a biologically relevant targeted therapy. The investigators will use full genome sequencing to try to identify cancer "drivers" and corresponding drugs that may inhibit these pathways.