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.
In this study, the investigators will evaluate whether CD4+ TCM producing effector cytokines can be distinguished on the basis of their expression of the IL-7 receptor alpha-chain (CD127). Using CD154 production as a marker of Ag-specific CD4+ T cells, the investigators will also test the hypothesis that the phenotype and function of TCM are influenced by the type of Ag they recognize. TCM specific for two cleared protein Ag, tetanus toxoïd (TT) and hepatitis B surface (HBs), inducing an early stage of CD4+ T cell differentiation will be compared to TCM specific for cytomegalovirus (CMV), a persistent virus inducing an advanced stage of CD4+ T cell differentiation. The primary endpoint is to demonstrate in uremic patients who will begin chronic HD and in patients already chronically hemodialyzed any improvement in CD4+ T cell function ex vivo and in vitro. These analyzes will focus on memory T-cell subsets (i.e. Th17 and Tregs population) using HCO membranes or polyamide dialyzers. The secondary endpoint is a clinical one, namely, to show any improvement in T cell response to HB and TT vaccination (blood antibody titers).
The purpose of the extension study was to provide patients completing the 28-week core study (NCT01095250) with an opportunity to receive an additional 22 weeks of continuous treatment.
This study is looking at whether Metformin, an agent that is commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease or affect the ability of breast cancer cells to grow and whether Metformin will work with other therapies to keep cancer from recurring. Health Canada has not approved the sale or use of Metformin to treat breast cancer, although they have approved its use in this clinical trial. Although Metformin is approved by the FDA for the treatment of diabetes, its use in breast cancer is considered investigational.
Rationale: Gathering medical information and tumor samples from patients with male breast cancer may help doctors learn more about the disease. Purpose retrospective part: to perform a large international retrospective analysis of clinical and biological data of male BC patients treated in the participating centers from 1990 to 2010. Purpose prospective part: to create a registry of men with breast cancer for a period of 30 months (starting early 2014).
RATIONALE: Observation is watching a patient's condition but not giving treatment unless symptoms appear or change. Lenalidomide may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking blood flow to the cancer. It is not yet known whether observation or lenalidomide is more effective in treating patients who are in complete or partial response after receiving previous gemcitabine hydrochloride or doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying observation to see how well it works compared with lenalidomide in treating patients who are in complete or partial response after receiving previous gemcitabine hydrochloride or doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome for stage IIB, stage III, or stage IV cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or stage IIB, stage III, or stage IV mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome.
The study aims to observe the short term effect (3-month) of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) on cardiovascular parameters, heart rate variability, endothelial function and surrogate markers of atherosclerosis after acute cerebrovascular events (ACE). The long-term effect (6-24-month) of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on clinical vascular outcome, cardiovascular parameters, evolution of surrogate of atherosclerosis heart rate variability and endothelial function after ACE is observed over 24 months. A preventive effect of CPAP therapy on cerebro-vascular events in patients with moderate-severe obstructive SDB without sleepiness after ictus or transient ischaemic attack will be evaluated.
This study will assess the safety, tolerability and Abeta-specific antibody response of repeated intra-muscular injections of adjuvanted CAD106 in patients with mild Alzheimer's Disease.
The purpose of the Post-preeclampsia Renal Project is to investigate the renal function of preeclamptic women after delivery, and to determine whether the anti-hypertensive drug named benazepril efficiently improves the dysfunctions observed.
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of AIN457 as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of intermediate uveitis, posterior uveitis, or panuveitis requiring systemic immunosuppression.
The increasing use of anthracyclines and taxanes in the adjuvant, neoadjuvant and first-line metastatic settings, led to a raise of patients presenting with metastatic breast cancer after treatment with these agents. Options for the treatment of patients who have progressed after an anthracycline and a taxane are limited. The high level of in-vitro synergy of vinflunine combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) together with the good tolerance and the encouraging response rate observed while combining IV vinflunine to oral capecitabine make it a promising combination to investigate further in a phase III trial. This phase III trial will evaluate the effectiveness and the safety profile of such combination for the treatment of patient with advanced breast cancer previously treated with or resistant to anthracycline and taxane resistant.