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Filter by:The main goal of this phase of the study is to determine if objectively assessed Physical Activity (PA) levels in advanced-cancer patients are associated with health care provider (HCP)-assessed ECOG performance status and overall survival. The purpose is to advance the evidence-base for incorporating objective assessment of Physical Activity (PA) in the context of performance status assessment in advanced cancer patients.
-1498C/T VEGF polymorphism, as suggested by a recent retrospective analysis, seems to have a role in predicting the efficacy of Bevacizumab plus FOLFIRI in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients. The present study aims to prospectively evaluate the predictive role of this polymorphism in metastatic colorectal patients receiving the same treatment.
In this randomized multicentric phase II study, patients with colorectal carcinoma with resectable hepatic metastasis will be randomized to treatment with dendritic cells or to observation, following conventional treatment with surgery and chemotherapy.
The aim of this study is to explore whether cetuximab in combination with mFOLFOX6 as treatment could improve the resection rate in patients with KRAS wild-type, unresectable liver metastases of mCRC.
Primary Aim is to test the Hypothesis: Nutritional supplementation with 960mg EPA three times a day positively affects muscle function and mass (assessed by muscle biopsies, assays of cellular aerobic function and DEXA scan) and inflammation (measuring cellular markers of inflammation) in patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancers. The secondary aim is to evaluate aerobic performance assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPEX) and perioperative outcome in patients with colorectal cancer post surgical resection.
A Phase I-II Trial of Capecitabine (Xeloda), Oxaliplatin and Irinotecan in Combination with Bevacizumab in 1st Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
To investigate safety and tolerance of dose-escalation of infusional recombinant human endostatin in combination with mFOLFOX6 as initial therapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy of SB injection in Colorectal Cancer.
Because of metastatic liver cancer of the colon or rectum, patients will be treated with cytotoxic drugs (chemotherapy). In the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre the investigators investigate whether the imaging techniques at an early stage of treatment can predict which patients will have benefited from this treatment. In the study the investigators use two different scanners: a MR (magnetic resonance) scanner and a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scanner combined with a CT (Computer Tomography) scanner. An MR scanner is a large magnet and looks like a CT scanner which also makes pictures. But instead of using X-rays the recordings are made with magnetic fields. The scan consists of a table on which the patient will lie with the head in a half-dome with a camera. The examination with the MR scan is not painful and not harmful. The PET scan is a type of CT scan that makes (after administration of a radioactive liquid), a scan of (part of) the body. The amount of radioactivity that is used for the study is so small that it will not have an adverse impact on the patient. This research is two times combined with a''normal''CT scan. Using the MR scan, the investigators can research the oxygensupply, the aggressiveness of the tumour and the degree of liver metastases that die from the chemotherapy . The investigators can also, after administration of a MR contrast agent, investigate the blood supply of a tumor through imaging. If you are treated with the chemotherapeutic drug capecitabine the investigators can monitor the intake of this agent in the liver metastases. The PET CT scan tells us more about the metabolism in the liver metastases.
The aim of the present prospective study was to investigate the fluorescence emission of human blood plasma of patients with colorectal cancer. For years, serum tumor markers have been studied for the diagnosis and follow-up of colorectal cancer, among which carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) has achieved promising results. However, the sensitivity of CEA for colorectal cancer is less than 25% and elevated CEA levels also occur in patients with benign disease, as well as in patients with other carcinomas. Nevertheless, surveillance programs are often based on the CEA test and combination with other markers is at present a matter of research. Alternative methods based on optical fluoroscopy have been introduced in experimental stages for clinical diagnosis of cancer. Few studies have been reported on the application of native fluorescence spectroscopy of biofluids in the diagnosis of tumoral diseases. The above reported findings prompted us to investigate the fluorescence emission of human blood plasma of patients with colorectal cancer. For this purpose, the blood of patients was collected and the fluorescence Preliminary measurements on plasma of patients bearing colon cancer showed that the fluorescence spectra were mainly characterized by the presence of an emission peaking at 620-630 nm, whose excitation spectrum peaked at 405 nm. Hence, an excitation wavelength of 405 nm was selected for the study. The fluorescence emission spectra were recorded in the range of 430-700 nm.