There are about 10460 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Australia. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Background: High blood pressure is a common complication observed in cancer patients prescribed anti-VEGF drugs. Increased blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, thus adversely affecting survival and quality of life in this patient group. However, little is known about the mechanisms leading to high blood pressure with anti-VEGF drugs. As a result, the management of anti-VEGF drug-induced hypertension is largely empirical. A better knowledge of effects of specific blood pressure lowering drugs, i.e. antihypertensives, on anti-VEGF drug-induced hypertension would optimize therapeutic management and reduce the risk associated with hypertension and proteinuria in patients with cancer. Methods: Datasets of two completed GSK clinical trials using the anti-VEGF drug pazopanib, i.e. VEG108844 and VEG105192, will be accessed to 1) determine the way blood pressure changes over time after commencing anti-VEGF treatment; 2) identify whether there are any relationships between pre-study and baseline blood pressure values, treatment with specific antihypertensive drugs, and changes in blood pressure after commencing anti-VEGF treatment; and 3) identify whether specific antihypertensive drugs and drug combinations, prescribed either before or after commencing anti-VEGF treatment, lead to a better blood pressure control and prevent proteinuria during anti-VEGF treatment. Specific statistical analyses will be conducted to assess and identify associations and will account for other patient's characteristics and repeated observations over time. The investigators plan to conduct this study over 6 months. Studies VEG108844 and VEG105192 have been selected as they investigate the same anti-VEGF drug, pazopanib, in a homogeneous group, i.e. patients with renal cancer. At the same time, inclusion of a placebo arm as well as a treatment arm with a different anti-VEGF drug, sunitimib, will allow initial comparisons across different groups. The results deriving from this study will provide important knowledge on 1) patterns of blood pressure changes with anti-VEGF drugs and 2) whether specific antihypertensive drugs or drug classes might be better than others in preventing and managing anti-VEGF induced hypertension and proteinuria.
In this study the Investigators aim to determine specific volatile compounds present in breath samples of patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma before and after tumour resection or before and after chemotherapy +/- radiotherapy using gas chromotography-mass spectrometry. The Investigators hypothesize that study participants with a tumour will display a distinct set of volatile organic compounds than can serve as potential cancer biomarkers.
The purpose of the study is to determine if benralizumab reduces COPD exacerbation rate in symptomatic patients with moderate to very severe COPD who are receiving standard of care therapies.
This is a multicenter, international, single-arm, open-label, Phase 2 trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of avelumab in participants with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).
The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the images obtained from coronary imaging catheters used in the treatment of coronary blockages both in a clinical setting with patients and in models.
To assess the safety and performance of the GDS Accucinch System when used percutaneously to reduce functional mitral regurgitation.
The purpose of this study was to assess if bimagrumab is safe and effective in patients with muscle wasting (atrophy) after hip fracture surgery.
A Phase III, Open Label, Randomized Study of Osimertinib versus Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer whose Disease has Progressed with Previous Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy and whose Tumours harbour a T790M mutation within the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene
The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in perceived health, psychosocial functioning, behavioral outcomes and quality of life of adults with congenital heart disease who are living in different areas of the world, and how these differences can be understood (e.g., differences in sense of coherence or illness perceptions).
The purpose of this study is to test if Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol) Turbuhaler® is effective in treating asthma when used 'as needed' in patients with milder asthma. The efficacy of Symbicort® 'as needed' will be compared with: 1) terbutaline Turbuhaler® 'as needed' and with 2) Pulmicort (budesonide) Turbuhaler® twice daily plus terbutaline Turbuhaler® 'as needed'.