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Filter by:The anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene(ALK) is mutated approximately 5% of non-small cell lung cancers. Testing for this gene is important because there are drugs known as ALK inhibitors that have been shown to significantly delay the progression of ALK-mutated lung cancers. There are a number of ways to test for the presence of the ALK gene in lung cancer biopsy tissue. One method involves making slides and staining them to detect the ALK protein. This is called immunohistochemistry. Another method called fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH)is used to detect rearrangements of the ALK gene associated with lung cancer. Although both these tests are widely used to test for ALK gene abnormalities, the techniques may not always find the ALK gene mutation because they are not sensitive enough or not enough cancer cells are present in the lung biopsy. This study is being performed to determine if a technique called quantitation polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is as accurate or better at finding the ALK gene mutation in lung cancer biopsy tissue.
This pilot phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of azacitidine in treating patients with lung cancer that is stage IV or has returned after previous treatments (recurrent). Azacitidine is a drug used in chemotherapy that may stop tumor cells from growing or spreading by activating genes that help prevent cancer growth, called tumor suppressor genes. As people age, these genes are silenced by a chemical reaction that occurs naturally in the body, or by exposure to environmental factors such as smoking. Azacitidine may help reverse this process and restore the function of the tumor suppressor genes. Delivering azacitidine directly into the lungs by inhalation may work better in treating lung cancer.
The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate EBUS elastography strain ratio in assessment of mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with suspicion for lung cancer for the first time. Strain ratios of mediastinal lymph nodes will be compared with EBUS B-mode features and with tissue diagnosis as a gold standard.
This global, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled study evaluated the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab (an anti-programmed death−ligand 1 [anti-PD-L1] antibody)compared with docetaxel in participants with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure with platinum-containing chemotherapy. Participants were randomized 1:1 to receive either docetaxel or atezolizumab. Treatment may continue as long as participants experienced clinical benefit as assessed by the investigator, i.e., in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or symptomatic deterioration attributed to disease progression.
In the diagnosis of lung cancer, the cytological sample obtained during Bronchoscopy (FBS), has an increasingly important role in the characterization of malignancy. The cytological sample can be harvested during bronchoscopy by bronchial brushing, bronchial lavages or fine needle aspiration. Immunocytochemical staining allows not only to discriminate between small cell lung cancer versus non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but also to identify the expression of specific markers such as TTF-1, CK7, CK20, 4A4, 34βE12 and p63. Thin Prep is a technique for cytological assay already validated and largely used in the immunocytochemical determination of gynaecologic specimens. Further Studies are required to asses the accuracy of this technique compared to conventional smear in cytological airway samples obtained by fine needle aspiration.
This study is being done to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in participants with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors that are positive for programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1): the hypothesis is that treatment with pembrolizumab will result in a clinically meaningful Overall Response Rate (ORR).
The purpose of this study is to determine if MEDI4736 will be adequately tolerated in combination with tremelimumab in subjects with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The purpose of this study is to: - Find out if the study drugs Afatinib and Dasatinib can be safely given together to patients with lung cancer - Learn how these two drugs work in cancer cells when they are combined - Learn more about the side effects of these two drugs when combined - Find the highest doses of the study drugs Afatinib and Dasatinib that can be given safely without causing serious side effects
This randomized pilot clinical trial studies exercise intervention in improving quality of life and exercise capacity and reducing inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with lung cancer and their support persons. Exercise therapy may help improve quality of life, may increase exercise capacity, and may reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with lung cancer and their supporters.
Phase 1A/B, multicenter, open-label, non-randomized, dose-escalation oncology study to evaluate the administration of EC1456 in advanced solid tumors. In part A, EC1456 will be dose escalated on 4 concurrently enrolling schedules. FR-positive expression on a 99mTc-etarfolatide scan is not required for inclusion in Part A. Part B of the study will confirm the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended Phase 2 (RP2) dose of EC1456, and evaluate the efficacy of EC1456 in NSCLC all subtype patient populations with FR-positive cancer in up to three schedules (i.e., twice weekly, once weekly, and four times weekly). FR-positive expression on a 99mTc-etarfolatide scan is required for inclusion in Part B. Minimum length of patient participation is anticipated to be 10 weeks (two 3-week cycles followed by a 30 day follow-up period).