There are about 9403 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Switzerland. 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.
A randomized study to demonstrate the superiority of the Barricaid® when used in conjunction with limited discectomy, compared to limited discectomy alone, with regard to preventing reherniation and the recurrence of pain or dysfunction.
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known which radiation therapy regimen is more effective in treating patients with relapsed prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying the side effects of radiation therapy and comparing two radiation therapy regimens in treating patients with relapsed prostate cancer after surgery.
This is a prospective, randomized, multi center study. Approximately 2700 patients will be entered in the study and will be randomized on a 2:1 basis. Patients who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomized to the everolimus eluting XIENCE-V®, XIENCE-Prime® or PROMUS® stent versus the Biolimus A9 eluting NOBORI® stent. Patients will be followed for 5 years.
Vinorelbine (NVB) and platinum compounds are anticancer agents with broad spectrum of efficacy, clinically and preclinically proven synergism and only partially overlapping toxicities. Combinations with vinorelbine and platinum compounds with limited neurotoxicity are among the most used palliative regimens in a variety of solid tumors, including NSCLC, breast and cervical cancer. The oral platinum analogue satraplatin (SATRA) has been brought into clinical development because of the antitumor activity and toxicity comparable to those of carboplatin, together with a good acceptability of the oral administration.The recent availability of oral formulation of anticancer agents of proven efficacy in some indications is likely to become a valid option which could affect clinical daily management. The oral administration of vinorelbine and satraplatin might represent a reasonable option of palliative treatment in patients with advanced breast cancer, NSCL, GU or GY tumors for which a curative treatment can not be provided.
Study phase: phase III Study objective: - Comparison of Bortezomib, Melphalan, Prednisone (VMP) with High Dose Melphalan followed autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) - Comparison of Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone(VRD) as consolidation versus no consolidation - Comparison of single versus tandem high dose Melphalan with ASCT Patient population: Patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma,previously untreated, ISS stages 1-3, age 18-65 years inclusive Study design: Prospective, multicenter, intergroup, randomized Duration of treatment: Expected duration of induction, stem cell collection and intensification is 6 - 9 months. Consolidation with VRD will last 2 months Maintenance therapy with Lenalidomide will be given until relapse. All patients will be followed until 10 years after registration.
Little is known about the clinical significance of chronic alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation in HIV-infected patients without hepatitis B and C coinfection. Study aim is first to evaluate the prevalence of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in HIV-infected patients with chronic ALT elevation and no chronic viral hepatitis using non-invasive diagnostic tests and second to find associated factors with significant fibrosis and cirrhosis. In a second longitudinal part we intend to assess fibrosis progression within 1 and 3 years.
This study is carried out to see how Caucasian patients with lung cancer which has EGFR mutation will respond to gefitinib (IRESSA™) as a first line treatment. Safety data will also be collected and analysed to confirm that treatment with gefitinib is safe and well tolerated.
This partially randomized phase III trial studies the side effects of different combinations of risk-adapted chemotherapy regimens and how well they work in treating younger patients with newly diagnosed standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia or B-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma that is found only in the tissue or organ where it began (localized). Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy), giving the drugs in different doses, and giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more cancer cells.
Diseases associated with chronic hypoxemia like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema, represent major medical and socio-economical problems and one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the western countries. Recently, is has been shown that cardiovascular (CV) diseases contribute highly to the morbidity and mortality of these patients. Furthermore, increasing evidence suggest that systemic vascular dysfunction play a central role in the mediation of the increased CV risk in patients with COPD. However the underlying mechanisms of vascular dysfunction in these patients are incompletely understood. Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is characterized by chronic hypoxemia related at least in part to hypoventilation; it affects relatively young adults, and may therefore allow to study the effects of chronic hypoxemia. The investigators therefore will assess systemic vascular function and test the hypothesis that increased oxidative stress is responsible for this dysfunction. Since polyglobulia is a hallmark of chronic hypoxemia and has been suggested to affect vascular function, the investigators will test the effects of hemodilution on vascular function. Then, the investigators will test the effects of acute oxygen application and 1 month antioxidative dietary supplement on vascular function. Preliminary data suggest that offspring of CMS patients may display pulmonary and systemic vascular dysfunction. Antioxidant administration is know to improve vascular function. We will test the acute effect of Vitamin C in this setting. Finally, since there is considerable inter-individual variability of pulmonary artery pressure among CMS patients and the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO)is increased in clinical conditions associated with pulmonary hypertension and hypoxemia, we will assess the prevalence of PFO in healthy high altitude dwellers and in CMS patients and its effects on pulmonary artery pressure at rest and during mild exercise.
The purpose of this study is to determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Panobinostat (LBH589) when administered in combination with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in patients with advanced solid malignancies and to identify the Recommended Dose (RD) for a subsequent Phase II study.