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Filter by:This is a largest cohort study aimed to estimate the overall survival of patients been treated with regorafenib for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) within the frame of a french compassionate program.
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is common, and a leading cause of cancer death. The evaluation of patients suspected to have CRC is difficult due to poorly predictive alarm symptoms and many patients present with uncharacteristic or vague symptoms. The faecal marker of human globin, iFOBT, could play an important role in aiding the general practitioner in detecting CRC. Hypothesis It will be possible to implement iFOBT in general practice as a test performed on patients who do not fulfill the criteria for fast-track referral for colorectal cancer, but whose symptoms could indicate an undiagnosed colorectal cancer. Aim To implement iFOBT in general practice and evaluate the uptake and clinical use of the test. Furthermore, we want to investigate the performance of iFOBT when used on patients presenting with uncharacteristic symptoms of CRC, and the clinical implications. Materials and methods The study uses a cluster randomised stepped wedge design. Clusters are constituted by the 18 municipalities in the central Denmark Region, and these are randomised when to receive a continuous medical education (CME). The date of inclusion is defined as the first working day in the month the CME is planned to be conducted. The CME is part of an intervention aimed to facilitate the implementation of iFOBT in general practice. Besides a CME, the intervention consist of a start package (iFOBT kits, a guideline and online educational material) that is sent to GPs when they are included in the study, and a status mail that GPs receive approx. one month after inclusion. The inclusion period is during the first 7 month of the study period, the study lasts for one year. Perspectives This study will provide important knowledge on how to improve CRC diagnostics in general practice.
Cancer patients about to begin chemotherapy receive large amounts of information regarding their prognosis, how chemotherapy improves their prognosis, and the usual side effects of the chemotherapy during their first visit to the oncologist. Prior studies have documented that less than half of this information is retained after the visit, making it difficult for patients to participate in their care and difficult for them to enlist the help of their social support. The MiVideo project allows the physician to create a custom 5-minute summary video summary of a pre-chemotherapy clinic visit and upload it to a secure web site. The video will emphasize the major points of the forty-five minute office discussion, allowing patients to review the physicians' recommendations and share the information and recommendations with others. By providing the patient with this re-cap of their visit, the investigators hope to engage them more actively in their cancer treatment. Making the information available to friends and family can also help a patient receive both intellectual and emotional support during the course of treatment. The primary endpoint of this study is improvement of patient care, not research activity. Primary Hypothesis: Creating a 5-minute video summarizing information about diagnosis, stage, chemotherapy treatment plan, and anticipated side effects for patients starting chemotherapy for colon cancer will not significantly lengthen the pre-chemotherapy clinic visit as compared to visits that do not include video production.
This was a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 multicenter study evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of veliparib plus irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin chemotherapy regimen (FOLFIRI) compared to placebo plus FOLFIRI in participants with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer. Participants could also have been treated with bevacizumab at the discretion of the Investigator.
This prospective, multicenter, observational study will investigate the effectiveness and safety of bevacizumab in routine clinical practice in participants with metastatic CRC. Participants are to have initiated first-line treatment with fluoropyrimidine-based doublet chemotherapy plus bevacizumab according to the bevacizumab Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC).
Background: - T-cells are white blood cells that can find and kill germs and tumors. Cancer can keep T-cells from working. Researchers think a new drug called AMP-224 might help the T-cells in people with cancer. They think the drug might work even better when combined with a certain type of radiation therapy. Objective: - To study the safety and effectiveness of AMP-224 together with 1 or 3 days of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) directed to the liver. Eligibility: - People age 18 and older with metastatic colorectal cancer. Their cancer must have spread to the liver and not be responding to treatment. Design: - Participants will be screened with a medical history, physical exam, and blood and urine tests. Their tumors will be measured with computerized tomography (CT) scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the chest, stomach, and pelvis. They will have an electrocardiogram (ECG) heart test. - Participants will have a small part of their tumor removed by needle (biopsy). - Participants will have 8 study visits over about 10 weeks. - At 1 visit, they will have another tumor biopsy. - At 1 visit, they will get a chemotherapy drug through a vein (intravenous (IV)). - At 6 visits, they will receive AMP-224 through an IV. - At 1 or 3 visits, they will have SBRT. Computed tomography (CT) scans will map the position of their tumor. Radiation beams of different intensities at different angles will be directed to the tumor. - At all visits, some screening procedures may be repeated. - After treatment ends, participants will have 7 follow-up visits over about 5 months. Blood will be drawn. Some screening procedures may be repeated.
The present study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected clinical data. Anonymized data from patients collected during routine clinical care from 7 major colorectal units in the UK who perform pre-operative cardiopulmonary exercise testing will be pooled at a central location (Aintree University Hospitals, Liverpool) and used to validate the relationship between cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) variables and short term post-operative outcomes after major colorectal surgery. Here the investigators will attempt to validate a study entitled "Cardiopulmonary exercise variables are associated with postoperative morbidity after major colonic surgery - a prospective blinded observational study" previously published by our team in Liverpool .
This is a phase II randomized study of 4-months induction first-line chemotherapy with FOLFOXIRI + cetuximab followed by maintenance with cetuximab or bevacizumab in patients affected by KRAS wild type (wt) mCRC.
Single Centre, open label assignment phase II clinical study. To evaluate the effect of oral 200mg Methylene Blue tablets (administered 8x25mg) prior to endoscopy on double stranded DNA breaks in colonic biopsy samples assessed by histone gamma H2AX analysis, compared to control biopsies.
This randomized phase II trial studies how well irinotecan and cetuximab with or without bevacizumab work in treating patients with RAS wild-type colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (locally advanced/metastatic) and cannot be removed by surgery. Irinotecan may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab and bevacizumab, may help the body?s immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving irinotecan and cetuximab with or without bevacizumab may work betting in treating patients with colorectal cancer.