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This randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of onartuzumab (MetMAb) in combination with Tarceva (erlotinib) in participants with incurable non-small cell lung cancer identified to be Met diagnostic-positive. Participants will be randomized to receive either onartuzumab (MetMAb) or placebo in combination with erlotinib. Anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurs.
By improved kidney dosimetry including biological effective dose and taking into account potential risk factors (especially for kidney toxicity), it might be possible to give an optimal and personalized treatment with 177Lu-DOTA-TATE to the patient with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor.
This is a pilot, prospective randomized controlled study with the primary objective to evaluate and compare medical treatment of severe SHPT, namely oral cinacalcet versus surgical treatment, that is, parathyroidectomy with forearm autografting, on the progression of coronary artery and valvular calcification and left ventricular mass index in endstage renal disease patients receiving peritoneal dialysis over 12 months. The change in arterial stiffening, left ventricular volume, aortic valve calcium score and bone mineral density, nutritional status and biochemical parameters, quality of life measures will be evaluated as secondary objectives of this study.
Background: - There are no standardized sets of tests to measure changes in neuropsychological functioning in patients treated for brain metastasis (cancer that has spread beyond the original site to the brain). - Neuropsychological function has an important effect on quality of life and should be included when determining treatment options. Objectives: - To find out if there is a change in patients cognitive (thinking) and daily functioning after standard radiation treatment for brain metastasis that can be measured with tests. - To see if any changes on these tests are related to patients response to radiation therapy. Eligibility: - Patients 18 years of age or older who have cancer that has spread to the brain. Design: - Patients receive a 2-week course of radiation therapy to the brain, given daily 5 days a week. Some patients may require stereotactic radiosurgery (an additional boost of radiation therapy to specific sites of brain metastasis). - Patients have the following evaluations before and after treatment to determine changes in cognition and functioning: - Neuropsychological testing to measure cognitive (thinking) abilities like memory, attention, processing speed, and reading, and fine motor skills. - Questionnaires to assess quality of life and daily living skills. - Patients have MRI scans and blood and urine tests. - At the completion of radiation treatment, patients return to the clinic for follow-up visits at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months for blood and urine tests, physical examination, MRI of the brain, neuropsychological testing and assessments of quality of life and daily living skills.
The main objective is to compare resection rates (R0 or R1) for hepatic metastases in the experimental arm (tri chemotherapy plus targeted therapy) versus the control arm (bi chemotherapy plus targeted therapy); in both arms the targeted therapy is selected according to K-Ras status of the patient's tumor. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the objective response rate (CR and PR) after 4 cycles of treatment, according the RECIST V1.1 evaluation scale. - the rate of complete remission (CR) at 6 months after the last study treatment (hepatic surgery or last chemotherapy cycle). - the specific rates of resection R0, R1, R2. - the complete pathological response Rate, - the relapse-free survival rate in (R0 or R1) resected patients, - the response duration in non-resected patients, - the toxicity according to CTC AE V4 scale except for the neurotoxicity that will be evaluated with the Levi scale, - the post operative complications using the DINDO classification, - the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). The objectives of the biological study are: - to evaluate tumor-related predictive factors such as somatic mutations (KRAS, BRAF, TP53) and genetic amplification related factors (EGFR), - to evaluate patient-related predictive factors in connection with genetic polymorphisms (Fc gamma and VEGF receptors), - to evaluate ADCC activity via immunohistochemistry in order to analyze the lympho free and progression-free survival, - to study circulating of tumor cells as prognostic factor for metastatic colorectal cancer, non- resectable at presentation.
The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of afatinib alone or in combination with vinorelbine, as treatment in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer, who have progressive brain lesions after trastuzumab and/or lapatinib based therapy
Background: Cancer in the liver can start in the liver (e.g., primary liver cancer or hepatocellular cancer) or spread to the liver from cancers in other parts of the body (e.g. colon, pancreas, gastric, breast, ovarian, esophageal cancers, cancer with metastases to the liver.) People who have tumors that can be removed by surgery live longer than those whose cancer cannot be removed. Chemotherapy can shrink some tumors in the liver, which also helps people to live longer, and sometimes chemotherapy can shrink tumors enough that they can be removed by surgery. However, most chemotherapy drugs do not work well on tumors in the liver. In this study we are testing a new drug, TKM-080301, given directly into the cancer blood supply in the liver circulation, to see if it will cause tumors to shrink. Objectives: - To test the safety and effectiveness of TKM-080301 for cancer in the liver that has not responded to standard treatments. Eligibility: - Individuals at least 18 years of age who have inoperable cancer that has started in or spread to the liver. Design: - Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. They will also have blood tests, and imaging studies. - Participants will have a liver angiogram (type of X-ray study) to look at the blood flow in the liver and to place a catheter for delivery of the TKM080301. - Participants will have a single dose of TKM-080301 given directly into the liver. After the drug has been given, the catheter will be removed. They will have frequent blood tests and keep a diary to record side effects. - Participants may have two more doses, each dose given 2 weeks apart. {Before each dose, participants will have another angiogram and catheter placement.}They may also have liver biopsies to study the tumors. - Two weeks after the third treatment (one full course), participants will have a physical exam, blood tests, and imaging studies. If the tumor is shrinking, they may have up to three more courses of the study drug. - Participants will have follow up visits every 3 months for 2 years after the last course and then every 6 months as required.
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of masitinib 6 mg/kg/day versus placebo in the treatment of patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis or relapse-free secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
In various common cancers, the skeleton is a preferred site of metastasis. These bone metastases are the most common cause of cancer-related pain, which significantly impair quality of life. It is postulated that the clinical target volume (CTV) of painful bone metastases consists of cancer cells and tumor-associated host cells: the tumor-host ecosystem. Advances in biological imaging (positron emitting tomography PET) might allow us to selectively identify the tumor-host ecosystem within the anatomical boundaries of a bone metastasis. These findings suggest the potential of intentionally non-homogenous dose escalation (dose painting by numbers) to improve pain control. The hypothesis is that fluorodeoxyglucose positron emitting tomography (FDG-PET) can detect the intra-bone metastasis regions confined with tumor-associated host-cell compartments responsible for metastasis-related pain. The primary objective is to improve pain control with biological image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to conventional radiotherapy.