There are about 7997 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Japan. 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.
Rationale: Rapid on-Site Evaluation (ROSE) of cytologic specimens acquired with EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) represents the most accurate available technique to reach a definitive diagnosis in patients with pancreatic solid masses. Cytologic interpretation, however, requires a high degree of expertise rarely found outside high volume centers and ROSE is not available in many countries. This has created a barrier to the widespread dissemination of EUS in the community and throughout the world, because the lack of cytologic expertise has resulted in a low diagnostic accuracy and, therefore, in a limited perceived utility of EUS. A device that is able to: (i) acquire histologic core biopsy samples usually easier to be interpreted; (ii) be used by most of the endosonographers and not only by the experts; (iii) have a performance at least not inferior to ROSE, will represent a major breakthrough in the field of EUS tissue acquisition. The availability of such needles will determine a shift from cytology to histology that will overcome some of the limitations of cytology and ROSE, thus strongly contributing to the diffusion of EUS throughout the world and in the community. Objectives: To compare the performance and the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) coupled with ROSE with that of EUS-FNB alone using an FNB needle. Study design: International randomized multicenter trial. Study population: Patients ≥18 years old, referred for EUS-guided tissue sampling of a solid pancreatic mass. Intervention: EUS-guided tissue acquisition by means of either EUS-FNB with ROSE or EUS-FNB alone, using one of the following FNB needles: Procore 20-gauge, SharkCore 22-gauge or Acquire 22-gauge. Main study parameters/endpoints: The main endpoint is the diagnostic accuracy, measured against the gold standard diagnosis that will be surgical resection specimen or in non-operated patients the results of other diagnostic work-up (other tissue sampling techniques and imaging studies) or the clinical course of the disease. Secondary endpoints include: i) safety; ii) presence of tissue core; iii) feasibility to perform additional immunohistochemical/molecular biology analyses; iv) time of the sampling procedure.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab plus epacadostat compared to pembrolizumab plus placebo as first-line treatment in participants with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing high levels of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1).
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of LIK066 to support dose selection for Phase 3 development in Japanese adults with obesity disease.
A study to assess the safety, tolerability, and PK of tarlatamab in participants with SCLC
Primary Objective: -To demonstrate the benefit of isatuximab in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in the prolongation of progression free survival (PFS) as compared to bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone, in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) not eligible for transplant. Secondary Objectives: - To evaluate in both randomized (isatuximab, bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone combination (IVRd) and bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone combination (VRd)) arms: - Complete response (CR) rate, as defined by the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria. - Minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity rate in patients with CR. - Very good partial response or better rate, as defined by the IMWG criteria. - Overall survival (OS). - To evaluate the overall response rate (ORR) as per IMWG criteria. - To evaluate the time to progression (TTP) overall and by MRD status. - To evaluate PFS by MRD status. - To evaluate the duration of response (DOR) overall and by MRD status. - To evaluate time to first response (TT1R). - To evaluate time to best response (TTBR). - To evaluate progression-free survival on next line of therapy (PFS2). - To evaluate the sustained MRD negativity >12 months rate. - To evaluate safety. - To determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of isatuximab in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (IVRd arm only). - To evaluate the immunogenicity of isatuximab in patients receiving isatuximab (IVRd and crossover arms). - To assess disease-specific and generic health-related quality of life (HRQL), disease and treatment-related symptoms, health state utility, and health status.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the advantage of mesenteric approach during pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The design of this study is multicenter randomized clinical trial, comparing oncological and surgical outcomes between mesenteric approach and conventional approach during PD for PDAC.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of duloxetine hydrochloride versus placebo in the treatment of Japanese children and adolescents with depressive disorder.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the glucodynamic effects of dulaglutide in Japanese participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The aim of this study is to collect the data of clinical efficacy and safety after the usage of bonoprazon and esomeprazole when the patients take NSAIDs more than 2 weeks and have gastrointestinal symptoms who have had gastrointestinal erosions and/or ulcers in the past.
This study aims to answer the research question: Are Japanese bone metastatic CRPC patients satisfied with their Ra-223 treatment, and what factors drive such satisfaction? It also aims to determine patient anxiety regarding prostate cancer while on treatment with Ra-223, and assess the effect on quality of life.