View clinical trials related to Hematologic Neoplasms.
Filter by:The diagnosis and treatment of paediatric cancer is the most stressful experience for children and their families. Nearly all paediatric cancer patients are presented with at least one psychosocial problem, of which, anxiety and depression often coexist and are most frequently reported. Poorly managed anxiety and depression causes emotional and behavioural problems, impairs relationships and functioning, decreases adhere to treatment, increases the burden of symptoms and significantly impacts quality of life and prognosis. Despite the high rates and negative impacts of anxiety and depression in paediatric oncology, they are poorly managed. Thus, to mitigate the burden of anxiety, depression and impaired quality of life, an age-appropriate cognitive-behavioural intervention shows promise when incorporated with the existing pharmacologic interventions. This study aims to test how effective cognitive-behavioural intervention is to improve anxiety, depression and quality of life of children during chemotherapy. The study will be conducted in two hospitals in Ethiopia and include 8-18-year-old children with haematological cancer receiving chemotherapy, able to communicate with the local language, Amharic, able to provide parental consent and child assent, and without history of developmental, psychological, psychiatric, hearing or speech problems. The study will enroll up to 80 participants and randomise them into two groups, one group will receive a cognitive-behavioural intervention and the the other group will receive the usual psychosocial care provided by staff nurses. Participants in the cognitive-behavioural intervention group will receive five sessions of individual face to face cognitive-behavioural intervention. Each session will last approximately 30-35 minutes a week and supplemented by home-based practices. This study will use different intervention delivery strategies including psychoeducation, guided discovery or Socratic questioning, discussion, drawing, painting or writing, and play depending on the content of each session and maturity of the child. The levels of anxiety, depression and quality of life will be measured before the intervention, after the intervention and one month after completion of the intervention in both groups.
The iLTB is a proof-of-concept initiative for children with r/r hematological malignancies, in which available treatment options will be prioritized by actionable events in a harmonized and uniform setting across Europe by a team of biologists, bio-statisticians, bio-informaticians, disease experts, geneticists, flow-experts, clinical trial physicians and also the treating physician. The iLTB will discuss molecular (genetic lesions), immunophenotypic/surface antigen markers information and, if available, drug response profiles to prioritize these events taking into account the treatment history and treatment intention (bridging to hematopoietic stem cell transplanation/CAR-T or palliative) of each patient followed by a registry to monitor how often iLTB advice has been followed, which other therapy was chosen (off-label, compassionate use) and what the patient outcome is at an aggregated level. As such the iLTB is non-interventional as it mainly provides advice and registers data on patients discussed in the iLTB.
ZX-101A-202 is a Phase I, open-label, multicenter study, a single-agent dose-escalation and dose-expansion study of ZX-101A. It is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacokinetics, efficacy and antitumor activity of ZX-101A in patients with relapsed/refractory hematological malignancies.
This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility, safety and potential benefits of removing one immune suppressive drug called mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) from the standard allogenic stem cell transplant treatment protocol. MMF will be omitted from the transplant regimen in 60 eligible patients with hematologic malignancies. Participants will be followed for up to 2 years post standard of care transplant at Cedars-Sinai.
The incidence and mortality of hematological malignancies remain high. Although 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging is the most common molecular imaging technique used in clinic, the non-specific uptake of 18F-FDG leads to the problems of false negative or positive in hematological malignancies, which makes it difficult to diagnose and evaluate the efficacy. CXCR4 (C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4) is overexpressed in various hematological malignancies, and is associated with poor prognosis. CXCR4-targeted molecular imaging, such as 68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT imaging, has an important potential in hematological malignancies. Therefore, this study will evaluate the efficacy of CXCR4-targeted PET/CT imaging for diagnosis and staging of hematological malignancies, compared with 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging.
Clinical Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of CLL1 CAR-T Cells in the Treatment of CLL1-positive Hematological Malignancies
This phase I/II study the side effects and efficacy of natural killer cells after donor stem cell transplant and how they treat patients with myeloid malignancies or lymphoproliferative disorders. Investigators expanded NK cells ex vivo with a non-feeder cell regimen to avoid the risk of infusion of feeder cells with expanded NK cells. Investigators infuse NK cells after myeloablative conditioning therapy. These cells may help decrease relapse of malignant disease, severe graft versus host disease, reactivation of certain viruses, and, therefore, prolong the survival of participants.
Clinical Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of CD38 CAR-T Cells in the Treatment of CD38-positive Hematological Malignancies
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects of 12 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and resistance training on several domains of health including physical function, cognitive function, mental health, and quality of life in patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT). In addition, the project will determine the effects of 12 weeks of HIIT and resistance training on physical function, caregiver strain, mental health, and caregiver confidence in individuals who are providing care for patients undergoing HCT.
Background: CAR T-cell therapy is a promising new treatment for blood cancers. During treatment, a person s T-cells are genetically changed to kill cancer cells. Researchers want to learn more about the effects of potential problems that may be associated with this treatment. We are specifically interested in learning if and how this treatment may affect the brain or your thinking skills. Objective: To learn if CAR T-cell therapy can affect how children and adults think, process, and remember things. Eligibility: People aged 5-35 who have blood cancer that has not responded to treatment, or the blood cancer has come back after treatment, and who will receive CAR T-cell therapy. Caregivers are also needed. All participants must be able to speak and read in English or Spanish. Design: Participants will be screened with a medical history. Information from participants medical records will be collected. Participants will take tests at home or at NIH to see how well they think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. The tests will be both computerized and paper/pencil. They will take less than 1 hour to complete. Participants and a parent/adult observer will complete a 5-minute Background Information Form and a checklist of nervous system symptoms. If participants are 5 years or older, they will participate in activities to test their ability to do different thinking tasks, like answer questions, complete puzzle patterns, and remember things. Participants and their caregivers will complete questions to see if they are having specific symptoms related to receiving CAR T-cells. The questions will assess their well-being and needs. The questions will take less than 1 hour to complete. Some tests and questions will be repeated at different time points in the study. Participation will last for up to 3 years.