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Filter by:This Study is designed to test an investigational product (IP) called LSTA1 (Study drug). LSTA1 is a drug designed to improve the delivery of anti-cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy. Improved delivery of chemotherapy may result in improved anti-cancer effects when given with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in patients with peritoneal metastases. Participants will be randomized to receive LSTA1 with HIPEC or HIPEC alone (without LSTA1) at the time of surgery.
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the feasibility of increasing preoperative dietary fiber intake in individuals with colorectal cancer who will undergo surgery. This will be done using 1) digital personalized dietary advice or 2) a dried vegetable product compared to 3) habitual diet (control).
The provision of preoperative interventions (prehabilitation: including exercise, nutrition, and psychological treatment) have been reported to reduce postoperative complications by as much as 50% and reduce hospital stay by up to 4 days compared to standard of care. Postoperative multimodal interventions are likely to further benefit patients facing new challenges (e.g. stoma care), and reduce post discharge complications. Therefore the Virtual Multimodal hub of PRIORITY-CONNECT 2 Pilot Trial aims to primarily; determine the feasibility of incorporating a virtual multimodal program into the preoperative and postoperative period for patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery, the acceptability to patients, clinicians and carers of the virtual multimodal program and the acceptability to patients of being randomised to the virtual multimodal program or usual care. The secondary aim is to obtain pilot data on the likely difference in key outcomes (30 days postoperative complications, quality of life, days at home and alive at 30 days - DAH30, implementation outcomes and cost outcomes) to inform the development of a substantive randomised clinical trial.
Background and study aims Diverticular disease or diverticulosis is a benign disease of the colon. Anatomically this is formation of pockets of bowel wall which protrude through weaknesses in the muscular wall of the colon. The mechanisms leading to their formation remains unclear and is likely a complex interaction of multiple factors. For the majority of people these pockets are incidental findings but for some they can cause symptoms or a segment of colon containing them can become inflamed which is called acute diverticulitis. The main aim of this study is to see if a faecal samples, which will be tested for hidden blood content with a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin (FIT), could be used as an alternative to currently used follow-up investigations for patients who have an episode of acute diverticulitis confirmed on a computerised tomography (CT) scan. These are colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy or a special CT called CT colonoscopy. We will also be doing a test called faecal calprotectin which is a marker of bowel inflammation and an assessment of the microbes that live in the bowel to see if this will provide further insights into the diagnosis and treatment of diverticulitis. Who can participate? All patients 18 or over admitted to a participating hospital with acute diverticulitis confirmed on a CT scan and who planned to have one of the currently used follow-up investigations are eligible. What does the study involve? The study will involve taking three stool (faecal) samples using faecal testing kits posted to participants. One is on their first solid stool after diagnosis (or as early as possible if their first solid stool is before receiving this pack), the others are at 3 weeks after diagnosis and then 6 weeks after diagnosis. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? There are no risks of participating. FIT testing has been used in cancer screening now for a number of years and we hope to demonstrate that a negative FIT test for patients after acute diverticulitis will be able to exclude a bowel cancer and prevent the majority of future patients having invasive and time consuming tests. There no additional benefit for participants for their current episode, as they will still need to have these tests. Where is the study run from? Royal Surrey County Hospital When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for? 09/10/2023-30/09/2024 Who is funding the study? The study is being funded by MATTU (Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit), GUTS (GUTS - Fighting Bowel Cancer) and NHIR (National Institute for Health and Care Research). Who is the main contact? James Norman On the study email rsch.colorectalDfitstudy@nhs.net
As a result of the little benefit obtained from standard treatments and the poor prognosis of these patients, the BRAF-V600E mutant MSS aCRC represents an unmet medical need requiring clinical research. The combination of encorafenib, cetuximab and binimetinib as second- or third-line treatment for mCRC resulted in significantly better outcomes than standard therapy in a phase 3 clinical trial, which also revealed treatment safety and tolerability to be acceptable. Compared to the control group (cetuximab and irinotecan or cetuximab and FOLFIRI), the triplet therapy cohort showed higher median overall survival (9.3 vs. 5.9 months) and response rates (26.8% vs. 1.8%). Grade 3 adverse events occurred in 65.8% and 64.2% of patients for triple-therapy and control groups, respectively. Based on these results, the investigators speculated that the combination of encorafenib, cetuximab and binimetinib could be used as induction therapy to improve treatment outcomes in BRAF-V600E-mutated MSS aCRC locally advanced initially unresectable but potentially resectable; initially resectable or initially unresectable but potentially resectable oligometastatic disease; and in patients with stage II-IV who have relapsed after chemotherapy (neo and/or adjuvant) or surgery, if the shorter time after resection or from treatment end to relapse is longer than 6 months.
The goal of this study is to learn about the epigenetic and genetic regulation (microRNA/mRNA) of colorectal polyps and their evolvement as polyps and to colorectal cancer. Furthermore, the study aims at investigating whether certain epigenetic features, linked to polyps and/or cancer are traceable in blood samples. The main questions the study aims to answer are: 1. Are there specific microRNA/mRNA that are expressed in different types of polyps and cancers and their respective stages? 2. Is microRNA/mRNA expression in polyps and cancer traceable in blood from the same patient? 3. Is the intestinal microbiata correlated with colorectal polyps and cancer and their microRNA/mRNA expression? Type of study: clinical trial Participant population Participants consist of patients undergoing a scheduled colonoscopy where a polyp or cancer is discovered. Healthy controls, with normal colonoscopy findings will be enrolled. Biopsies will be obtained from polyps/cancers and from normal surrounding intestinal mucosa. Biopsies will be obtained from defined intestinal locations from healthy controls. Blood samples will be collected from all participants. Researchers will compare microRNA/mRNA and microbiota in patients with polyps/cancers and their respective stages as well as healthy controls. Comparisons include biopsies and blood samples.
This study is designed to explore the efficacy and safety of anti-PD-1 antibody plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with RAS-mutant, microsatellite stable, metastatic colorectal cancer.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and clinical activity of cemiplimab and the combination of cemiplimab/fianlimab in microsatellite unstable localized or locally advanced colorectal cancer diagnosed in patients age 70 or greater.
Investigate the effectiveness of cold and hot compress interventions in reducing peripheral neuropathy induced by Oxaliplatin chemotherapy in colorectal cancer and gastric cancer patients. The primary outcome measures include quality of life, and secondary outcome measures encompass the severity of peripheral neuropathy, manual dexterity assessed through finger strength testing, and the effects on microcirculation blood flow in the hands and feet
The aim of this clinical trial is to test whether minimal residual disease (MRD) status detected by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) could be used to guide precision therapy of post-surgery in colon cancer. The colon cancers are intended for resectable colon cancer of high-risk stage II and low-risk stage III status. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Whether patients with MRD negative status could benefit from deferred adjuvant therapy. 2. Whether patients with MRD positive status need intensive adjuvant therapy. The qualified participants will go through two different randomized groups according to the post-surgery 1-month MRD status. In MRD negative groups, participants will be divided into standard adjuvant therapy groups and deferred adjuvant therapy groups at 1:2 ratios. In MRD positive groups, participants will be divided into standard adjuvant therapy groups and intensive adjuvant therapy groups at 1:2 ratios. All the patients will receive MRD detection every 3 months and radiological evaluation every 6 months up to 3 years, and survival follow-up up to 5 years.