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Filter by:This is a phase-I, dose escalation study to assess the safety and biological activity of cyclophosphamide/fludarabine lymphodepletion followed by adoptive transfer of vaccine-primed, ex vivo CD3/CD28-costimulated peripheral blood autologous T-cells, and recombinant human interleukin-18 (SB-485232, IL-18) treatment in adult patients with recurrent, Stage III or IV ovarian cancer, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who previously underwent induction vaccination with whole tumor vaccine
The current surgical procedure for breast diseases places an emphasis on the conservation of breast skin in order to provide more optimal reconstruction. The purpose of this study is to use portable, non-contact optical imaging device developed at the Beckman Laser Institute called Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging to detect the changes in a skin during reconstructive surgery procedure and healing process.
Esophageal cancer is one of common malignant tumors in China and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the dominant pathological type, accounting for more than 95% of all cases. One of our phase Ⅱ study introduced a combination treatment of an anti epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) agent, nimotuzumab, with paclitaxel and cisplatin as first-line treatment in unresectable or metastatic ESCC. The results showed that the overall response rate was 51.8% (29/56) and disease control rate was 92.9% (52/56). As a median follow-up of 24 months, the median progression-free survival for patients with metastatic disease and local advanced disease were 8.2 months and more than 23 months respectively. The overall survival for patients with metastatic disease was 13.9 months. It implied that as first-line chemotherapy, an addition of nimotuzumab to chemotherapy was a more active treatment option compared to other regimens published in previous studies. Investigations by Liang, J. and Ling, Y. also suggested that nimotuzumab in combining with radiotherapy or chemotherapy also showed anti-tumor activities and limited toxicities. Therefore, we initiated this phase Ⅱ to Ⅲ clinical trial in which combining neoadjuvant treatments of nimotuzumab with chemotherapy or nimotuzumab with radiotherapy are compared with surgery alone for resectable stage Ⅱa to Ⅲ middle and lower thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. We hope to explore if these neoadjuvant combination treatments could bring survival benefit for ESCC patients.
The purpose of this research study is to find a new way of using light to measure the blood flow within the tooth. The researcher develop dental Laser Speckle imaging system tool that can use for exam condition of the tooth. This device is reliable method to provide information to dentists and endodontists during oral examination.
To assess the impact of moderate hepatic impairment on cytarabine and daunorubicin pharmacokinetics and their metabolites following administration of CPX-351.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the location within the renal artery of maximal angular displacement before and after fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR) using CT with end-inspiration and end-expiration CT images before and after repair. Then, the renal artery segment with maximal angular displacement on each will be located and any changes described. Participants: There will be 30 subjects recruited from UNC Hospitals. Procedures (methods): For this study, patients will receive an additional CT sequence (end-expiration CT), which will be compared with the standard of care end-inspiration CT to calculate angular displacement and the distance from the aorta.
The oval-8 splint has been developed for many uses in finger pathology and trauma. It has not, however, been used to treat thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthritis. When treating thumb CMC joint osteoarthritis, splinting is a very widely used and supported treatment option for non-operative management. Many studies have been performed showing that thumb spica splinting in abduction with either a hand based or forearm based splint improves pain. This study aims to compare the effects of a novel splinting approach with oval-8 splints for the hyperextended thumb interphalangeal (IP) joint vs. standardized treatment with Tee Pee splinting (hand based thumb spica) or forearm thumb spica splinting on pain and function of patients with thumb CMC joint arthritis. This is a pilot study will address the following hypothesis: Splinting of the hyperextended thumb IP joint with oval-8 splints will lead to increased DASH scores and decreased pain on physical exam compared to splinting with thumb spica splints in patients with thumb CMC arthritis.
Participants will be persons with type 2 diabetes who are likely to have fatty liver disease. The investigators think that this medication will reduce fatty liver. The investigators will use an MRS (a non invasive method using magnets) to evaluate liver fat before and after subjects take a diabetes medication. The investigators will also collect a small amount of blood to measure liver, kidney and hormone functions. This will be done 4 times. Also, at the time of the subject gets their first dose of medication they will have a DEXA (low exposure x-ray often used in clinical practice to measure bone density and body composition). The goal of all of these studies is to determine whether the study drug lowers liver fat.
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab and aflibercept on systemic VEGF protein levels in DME patients in a detailed time course.
The prevalence of severe dyspnoea among terminally ill patients has been reported as 70% and 90% for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, respectively. Current management to dyspnoea includes opioids, psychotropic drugs, inhaled frusemide, Heliox 28 and oxygen. Conventional oxygen supplementation is often used in these patients, but it may be inadequate, especially if they require high flows (from 30L/min to 120L/min in acute respiratory failure). High-flow oxygen nasal cannula (HFONC) is a new technological device in high-flow oxygen system that consists of an air-oxygen blender (allowing from 21% to 100% FiO2) which generates the gas flow rate up to 55 L/min and a heated humidification system. This technology may have an important role in reducing respiratory distress in do-not-intubate patients. Some HFONC's beneficial effects are the washout of the nasopharyngeal dead space reducing rebreathing of CO2 and improvement oxygenation through greater alveolar oxygen concentration; a better matching between patient's inspiratory demand and oxygen flow; generation of a certain level of positive pressure (PEEP) contributing to the pulmonary distending pressure and recruitment; improvement of lung and airway mucociliary clearance due to the heated and humidified oxygen; and patient's comfort because of the nasal interface allowing feeding and speech. The investigators hypothesize that patients supported with HFONC need less opioids to decrease dyspnoea.