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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical feasibility and short-term outcome of switching monopolar RFA using a separable cluster electrode in patients with primary and secondary liver malignancies.
Multi-centric, observational, prospective study, designed for pts with diagnosis of all-stages cholangiocarcinoma, including rare and crossing-over histological types, and excluding gallbladder cancer and ampullary carcinoma.
Malignant obstructive jaundice is a common complication of advanced stage cholangiocarcinoma, GB cancer, and pancreatic cancer. In biliary stricture by malignancy, biliary drainage with placement of self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) for palliation is the therapy of choice in these patients. On hilar biliary malignant obstruction, bilateral stent used to be inserted. There are two kinds of bilateral metal stent insertion methods in hilar biliary malignant obstruction. (Stent in stent vs. side by side) Previously, two studies was conducted to show the superiority of bilateral metal stent insertion between stent in stent and side by side. Biliary drainage and stent patency was a little superior in side by side than stent in stent. But, complication related with bilateral metal stent was increased in patients with side by side method. Another study showed that there was no significant difference between those bilateral stent insertion methods. The most important concern about side by side method is associated with portal vein thrombosis by bilateral stent diameter. Selection of proper stent insertion method in patients with hilar malignant biliary obstruction is still controversial. The purpose of this study is to investigate the patency of stent and survival of patients in side by side method (6mm sized M type) compared to stent in stent method (10mm sized LCD type) in patient with hilar malignant biliary obstruction.
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical effectiveness and long-term outcomes between patients with malignant hilar biliary obstruction who are treated by unilateral or bilateral stenting.
Malignant obstructive jaundice is a common complication of advanced stage cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer. In biliary stricture by malignancy, biliary drainage with placement of self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) for palliation is the therapy of choice in these patients. When compared to plastic stents, SEMS present a significantly decreased risk of recurrent biliary obstruction. SEMS are also more cost-effective than plastic stents in patients with a life expectancy of longer than 4 months. However, despite their numerous benefits, SEMS become occluded in up to 50 % of patients in the first 6-8 months. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been used to treat malignancies of the liver since the early 1990s. Other studies have investigated its role in diseases of the colon and esophagus. More recently, this technique has been recognized for its potential in palliative treatment of malignant biliary strictures. RFA uses a high-frequency alternating current to generate heat and achieve coagulative necrosis when in contact with tissue. Within the bile duct, RFA appears to be safe and may result in decreased benign epithelial hyperplasia and tumor ingrowth. However, RFA along with placement of SEMS has not been well studied. On the other hand, newly developed RFA catheter (ELRA®) showed the feasibility and safety in south korea, recently. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Efficacy and safety of endobiliary RFA by using a novel RF catheter (ELRA®) on maintaining the patency of endobiliary metal drainage in patients with malignant biliary strictures.
The available data indicate that Ceritinib has substantial anti-tumor activity in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and ROS1 rearranged non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This trial will investigate the potential of Ceritinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal malignancies with ALK and ROA1 rearrangement, and for whom there is no available therapeutic option.
The purpose of this study is to see if an experimental drug, called copanlisib is effective and safe in treating adult participants with cholangiocarcinoma, when used in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin.
In this study, participants with multiple types of advanced (unresectable and/or metastatic) solid tumors who have progressed on standard of care therapy will be treated with pembrolizumab (MK-3475).
This phase I trial studies the side effects and the best dose of radiation therapy in treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, or cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the liver who also have impaired liver function (liver damage caused by cirrhosis, chemotherapy, or surgery). Radiation therapy (RT) uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. New methods of giving RT to the liver may help control cancer.
This is a single arm, multicentre, Phase 2 study to assess efficacy and safety of ASLAN001 in patients with advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma who progressed on at least 1 line of systemic therapy. 25 evaluable patients will be enrolled in the study. After evaluation of initial response in the first 10 evaluable patients, Sponsor will make a decision on recruitment of an additional 15 evaluable patients. If no response is observed, the study will stop. The primary objective is to assess efficacy of varlitinib (also known as ASLAN001) as measured by ORR (based on RECIST v1.1). The secondary objectives are to (1) evaluate the efficacy of varlitinib, as measured by DoR, PFS, OS and DCR, (2) assess ORR, DoR, PFS, DCR and OS by tumor EGFR/HER2 status, (3) assess safety and tolerability of ASLAN001 monotherapy. Exploratory objectives are to explore possible relationships between response to ASLAN001 and the protein expression levels and gene mutational status of the proteins and genes via IHC and PCR/Sequencing.