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Filter by:This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA)-transfected peripheral blood mononuclear cells APN401 (APN401) in treating patients with melanoma, kidney, or pancreatic cancer, or other solid tumors that have spread to other parts of the body or that cannot be removed by surgery. There are factors in immune cells in the blood that inhibit their ability to kill cancers. Treating white blood cells with one of these factors in the laboratory may help the white blood cells kill more cancer cells when they are put back in the body.
To compare SBDECT with standard Triple Phase Multi-Detector CT (TPMDCT) in renal mass evaluation in terms of appropriateness of treatment received after diagnosis. To determine SBDECT diagnostic accuracy.
The objective of this study is to monitor the usage of INLYTA® in real practice, including the adverse events associated with INLYTA®.
Background: High blood pressure is a common complication observed in cancer patients prescribed anti-VEGF drugs. Increased blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, thus adversely affecting survival and quality of life in this patient group. However, little is known about the mechanisms leading to high blood pressure with anti-VEGF drugs. As a result, the management of anti-VEGF drug-induced hypertension is largely empirical. A better knowledge of effects of specific blood pressure lowering drugs, i.e. antihypertensives, on anti-VEGF drug-induced hypertension would optimize therapeutic management and reduce the risk associated with hypertension and proteinuria in patients with cancer. Methods: Datasets of two completed GSK clinical trials using the anti-VEGF drug pazopanib, i.e. VEG108844 and VEG105192, will be accessed to 1) determine the way blood pressure changes over time after commencing anti-VEGF treatment; 2) identify whether there are any relationships between pre-study and baseline blood pressure values, treatment with specific antihypertensive drugs, and changes in blood pressure after commencing anti-VEGF treatment; and 3) identify whether specific antihypertensive drugs and drug combinations, prescribed either before or after commencing anti-VEGF treatment, lead to a better blood pressure control and prevent proteinuria during anti-VEGF treatment. Specific statistical analyses will be conducted to assess and identify associations and will account for other patient's characteristics and repeated observations over time. The investigators plan to conduct this study over 6 months. Studies VEG108844 and VEG105192 have been selected as they investigate the same anti-VEGF drug, pazopanib, in a homogeneous group, i.e. patients with renal cancer. At the same time, inclusion of a placebo arm as well as a treatment arm with a different anti-VEGF drug, sunitimib, will allow initial comparisons across different groups. The results deriving from this study will provide important knowledge on 1) patterns of blood pressure changes with anti-VEGF drugs and 2) whether specific antihypertensive drugs or drug classes might be better than others in preventing and managing anti-VEGF induced hypertension and proteinuria.
-Purpose: Phase I: To test the methods, data collection and analysis in a study to evaluate cognitive/affective/sleep symptoms in one patient undergoing treatment with high-dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), their informal caregiver and their primary nurse. Phase II: A pilot study examining up to 10 IL-2 cases to describe cognitive/affective/sleep symptoms of patients receiving high-dose IL-2 therapy for metastatic melanoma (MM) or metastatic RCC in order to develop interventional studies to minimize these symptoms. -Aims: In this pilot, a case is comprised of the metastatic RCC patient receiving IL-2, their care partner, and their primary nurse. The care partner for this study will be the family member or friend staying with the IL-2 patient throughout treatment. Phase I (Evaluation of Methods and Procedures): One case will be examined to evaluate the methods, data collection and analysis to be used in this study. The aims of Phase I of this study are to: Aim 1) Evaluate recruitment and enrollment procedures to enroll one IL-2 case, comprised of the IL-2 patient, their care partner and their primary nurse; Aim 2) Evaluate administration procedures, data collected, and analysis of four questionnaire scales to detect the trajectory of cognition [Attentional Function Index and Montreal Cognitive Assessment] and affect [Hamilton Anxiety scale and Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology‒Clinician] in the IL-2 patient from the start to the end of a cycle of treatment; Aim 3) Evaluate procedures, data collected and analysis of journal entries from the care partner who are to record their thoughts, observations, and feelings concerning any changes in the patient's behavior or cognition during IL-2 treatment every 8 hours; Aim 4) Evaluate procedures, data collected and analysis of semi-structured questionnaires completed by the primary nurse taking care of the patient receiving IL-2 which will describe any changes in behavior or cognition in the patient during their IL-2 treatment; and Aim 5) Evaluate procedures, data collected and analysis of data of interviews with the IL-2 patient to further discern what symptoms endorsed on the measurement scales represent and how they are characterized, and interviewing the primary nurse to gain any additional data on cognitive/affective symptoms observed in the IL-2 patient. Phase II (Investigating Cognitive, Affective and Sleep Alterations in Patients Receiving high dose IL-2 therapy): Up to 10 additional cases will be enrolled to understand cognitive, affective and sleep symptoms induced from IL-2 therapy in oncology patients with MM or metastatic RCC, and help design future studies to ameliorate these treatment-limiting symptoms. The specific aims of this study are to: Aim 1) Describe cognitive (language, concentration, mental fatigue, confusion, attention, short-term memory, and orientation), affective (depression, anxiety, mood alterations), and sleep disturbance symptoms in patients receiving 1 to 4 cycles (up to 8-weeks) of high-dose IL-2 therapy. Aim 2) Examine observed patient experiences of cognitive/affective/sleep symptoms from each patient's primary care partner, and primary nurse during 1 to 4 cycles of IL-2 therapy. Aim 3) Describe the trajectories of cognitive/affective/sleep symptoms in patients with MM or metastatic RCC undergoing 1 to 4 cycles of IL-2 therapy. Not all patients will receive 4 cycles of IL-2, because treatment will depend on a) disease progression and b) side effect toxicity; therefore, the symptom trajectory will be described for the cycles completed in situations where all cycles are not completed.
Given the role of mTOR signaling and probable synergistic activity of combining sirolimus and metformin in patients with advanced solid tumors, the investigators hypothesize that: 1. The combination of metformin plus sirolimus will result in reduction of p4EBP1, p70S6K and pAKT more than sirolimus alone in peripheral blood T cells (PBTC). 2. The combination of metformin plus sirolimus will result in decreased levels of serum biomarkers including fasting insulin, C-peptide, glucose, triglycerides, LDH, IGF-1, IGF-1R, IGF-BP and leptin, but an increase in adiponectin in peripheral blood. 3. Expression of active forms of AMPK, mTOR, PI3K, PTEN loss, AKT, LKB1, P62, LC3, and/or ULK1 in the tumor tissue (original pathology) will be predictive of response to combination therapy. This will be an exploratory hypothesis for this study. 4. Sirolimus induced toxicity, especially hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia, will be mitigated by combining sirolimus with metformin. 5. Metformin plus sirolimus will have promising anti-cancer activity and this activity will correlate with decreases in the above biomarkers. This will be an exploratory hypothesis for this study.
Standard treatment for kidney cancer is to remove the tumors from the body with surgery. The purpose of this clinical trial is to collect, preserve, and store excess kidney cancer tumor specimens that would normally be discarded after surgery.
Background: People with prostate, bladder, or kidney cancer often have their cancer spread (metastasize) to lymph nodes. It is important for your doctor to know if this has occurred but currently it can be hard to determine if this has occurred on standard imaging studies like computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study uses an agent called Ferumoxytol to identify lymph nodes that might be involved by cancer. Objective: - To see how well Ferumoxytol can detect lymph node metastases in patients with prostate, bladder, or kidney cancer. Eligibility: -Adults over age 18 with prostate, bladder, or kidney cancer with lymph node involvement. Design: - Participants will be screened with a medical history. - Participants will have blood drawn and a physical exam. Their vital signs will be measured. They will answer questions about their health and current medications. - Participants should not have a history of iron overload or have an allergy to Ferumoxytol. - Participants will have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The scanner is a metal cylinder with a strong magnetic field. Participants will lie on a table that slides in and out of the scanner. They will have a standard sensor, known as a coil, wrapped around their abdomen to improve the scan. This is like a small blanket with wiring inside. Participants will need to lie still on the scanning table for about 1 hour. - Participants will have an ultrasound. This uses harmless sound waves to provide pictures of organs or tissues inside the body. - Participants will receive an injection of Ferumoxytol through an intravenous line. A very thin plastic tube will be inserted into a vein in order to inject the agent. - Participants will have another MRI and ultrasound 24 and 48 hours after injection. - The study will follow participants medical course for at least 1 year.
Despite substantial improvements of patients outcome in advanced RCC, durable and complete response is uncommon. The majority of patients eventually develop resistance and exhibit disease progression. Combining a PD-1 inhibitor, which has shown single-agent efficacy with axitinib may provide additional clinical benefit compared to axitinib alone.
This is an open-label, single-arm, multicentre, global, phase II study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AZD6094 in patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) who are treatment naïve or previously treated. An independent central pathology review of tumour samples will be used to confirm the diagnosis of PRCC of all patients enrolling. However, locally available pathology results confirming PRCC will be allowed for timely study entry.