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Filter by:In this research study we want to learn more about which treatment works better for patients diagnosed with a vascular tumor called Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma (KHE) or other high risk vascular tumors such as Tufted Angioma (TA). In these tumors, the blood cells that help your blood clot called platelets become trapped in the tumor causing swelling, pain, and bruising. Vascular tumors can be life threatening. There are few medical treatments that will work to shrink the vascular tumor. Some doctors will use steroids and vincristine to try and shrink vascular tumors. In this research study, the study doctor will compare two different drugs to see which one will work better to help shrink your vascular tumor. One of the drugs is vincristine. Vincristine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat people with cancer. Vincristine is used to stop the abnormal cells from growing such as cells that make up blood vessels. The other drug to be used in this study is sirolimus. Sirolimus is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent transplanted organ rejection. Sirolimus is not approved by the FDA for treatment of vascular abnormalities and is considered experimental. Sirolimus belongs to a class of drugs call 'mTOR inhibitors'. mTOR (mammilian target of rapamycin) helps cells to grow and may also help blood vessels to grow in a more normal fashion. Sirolimus is currently being tested in patients with vascular tumors and cancer. In vascular tumors, we hope sirolimus will stop the blood vessel growth. Funding Source: FDA - OOPD (Office of Orphan Products Development)
The purpose of this study is to see if ficlatuzumab when combined with cytarabine, a standard treatment for AML, is safe to give to patients and to determine the best dose to give. The study doctors want to see what effects, good and/or bad, the study drug has on subjects and their AML. The study will look at what side effects subjects may have and how subjects feel after receiving the study drug.
The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate participant use of a dedicated office pedal desk with and without behavioral support.
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of ibrutinib in treating B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has returned or does not respond to treatment in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Ibrutinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether it is safe for patients with HIV infection to receive ibrutinib while also taking anti-HIV drugs.
Postoperative delirium is commonly observed in elderly patients in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and during the first 2-3 days following surgical procedures. This is an important clinical problem in the geriatric surgical patient; morbidity and mortality rates are significantly higher in patients who develop delirium. At the present time, the etiology of delirium has not been precisely defined. However, studies suggest that inflammation related to the surgical stress response is an important contributing factor in inducing neuroinflammation and subsequent cognitive dysfunction and delirium. Therefore it is possible that agents which attenuate perioperative inflammation may reduce the risk of the development of delirium following surgery. Dexamethasone is a potent corticosteroid that is used by anesthesiologists primarily as an antiemetic agent. Small doses of dexamethasone have also been demonstrated to significantly reduce the release of inflammatory markers after surgery. The anti-inflammatory effects of corticosteroids have the potential to beneficially impact neuroinflammation and the risk of developing postoperative delirium. The aim of this randomized, controlled, double-blinded investigation is to determine if dexamethasone, administered at induction of anesthesia, can decrease the incidence of delirium at the time of discharge from the PACU and during the first 2 days following surgery.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether lucitanib is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with advanced/metastatic lung cancer and fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGF), or platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) related genetic alterations.
The purpose of this Australian study was to assess the efficacy and safety of nilotinib 300mg twice daily in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia chronic phase who were intolerant but responsive to 1st line treatment with imatinib or dasatinib. Eligible patients have been previously treated with imatinib or dasatinib for at least 3 months and are experiencing non-hematologic toxicity whilst having documented responses that meet PBS authority for 1st line treatment of CML without current MR4.5.
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare (~ 1/6000) but ubiquitous genetic disease. It is associated with abnormal angiogenesis and autosomal dominant inheritance, leading to telangiectasias and arteriovenous fistulae. More than 95% of patients are concerned by epistaxis (nosebleeds). These events are spontaneous, repeated, irregular, both diurnal and nocturnal, a source of anemia, disabling and very socially embarrassing. Anti-angiogenic treatments, including bevacizumab, are a new therapeutic option in HHT. The aim of this study is to evaluate 3 months after the end of the treatment the efficacy on the duration of the nosebleeds with 3 different doses (25, 50 and 75 mg) of bevacizumab administered as a nasal spray in a repeated manner (3 administrations) in patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia complicated by nosebleeds. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, seamless phase II/III study is to be carried out on 4 groups of 20 patients for first step and 2 groups of 20 to 40 patients for second step
The purpose of this study is to determine whether AFM11 is safe and active in the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL).
The investigators want to determine how much the skin on the back can move left to right of the midline and also up and down, in subjects presenting for procedure or in healthy volunteers. The investigators will do measurements on the back using samples of individuals in all age groups. It is hypothesized that an explanation to late epidural failure could be related to excess back motion in individual subjects.