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Filter by:Nearly one third of patients with colorectal cancer develop liver metastases. It is well known that the achievement of a R0-situation is one of the most important factors for a positive long-term outcome. Despite further advantages in multimodal treatment concepts, only 20 - 30 % of the patients with metastases can be resected in curative intention. Recent studies, especially from Norway, have shown that liver transplantation might be a feasible option in well selected patients since the complete hepatectomy with subsequent liver transplantation can be an option for the achievement of a R0 situation. In this study, we pursue the strategy of two-stage hepatectomy combined with a left-lateral living donor liver transplantation. Inclusion criteria are as follows: non-resectable liver metastases of a primary colorectal carcinoma with an assumed portal-venous drainage of the tumor and at least a "stable disease" after a period of eight weeks systemic chemotherapy. Patients are excluded from the study if there is an extrahepatic tumor burden (with the exception of resectable lung metastases) or if the patient is not suitable for liver transplantation due to co-morbidities. The transplantation itself will be undertaken as a living donor liver transplantation where the left lateral liver lobe (liver segments 2 & 3) from a healthy volunteer donor will serve as graft. Prior transplantation, a left hemihepatectomy in the recipient is performed and the left lateral graft will be transplanted in this position. At the end of the transplantation procedure, the right portal vein will be closed to induce a rapid growth of the graft. The second step, and therefore the completion of the operation is performed after a growth period of the transplanted left-lateral lobe: in this procedure, the right hemi-liver of the recipient will be removed and the patient is supposed to be free of tumor at this point in time.
This is a phase II Randomized comparison clinical trial of activated CIK armed with anti-CD3-MUC1 bispecific antibody for advanced liver cancer. And the aim of this research is to study the clinical efficacy and safety of activated CIK armed with anti-CD3-MUC1 bispecific antibody for liver cancer.
Background: Exome sequencing can identify certain gene mutations in a person's tumor. This can then be used to create cancer treatments. In this study, researchers will make a treatment called a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine. The vaccine might cause certain tumors to shrink. Objective: To see if the mRNA vaccine is safe and can cause metastatic melanoma or epithelial tumors to shrink. Eligibility: People 18-70 years old with metastatic melanoma or epithelial cancer Design: Participants will be screened under protocol 99-C-0128. Participants will provide samples under protocol 03-C-0277: Participants will provide a piece of their tumor from a previous surgery or biopsy. Participants will have leukapheresis: Blood is removed through a needle in one arm and circulated through a machine that takes out the white blood cells. The blood is then returned through a needle in the other arm. Participants will have many tests: Scans and x-rays Heart and lung function tests Blood and urine tests Participants will receive the mRNA vaccine every 2 weeks for up to 8 weeks. They will get the vaccine as an injection into the upper arm or thigh. They may receive a second course of vaccines if the study doctor determines it is needed. Participants will have follow-up visits approximately 2 weeks after their final vaccine, then 1 month later, then every 1-2 months for the first year, and then once a year for up to 5 years. Each visit may take up to 2 days and include: Physical exam Blood tests Scans Leukapheresis at the first visit
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminarily evaluate the effectiveness of Plasmodium immunotherapy for advanced breast cancers and advanced liver cancers.The treatment will last 4-6 weeks from the day of successful infection and will be terminated by antimalarial drugs.
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the distribution of radiopaque microspheres loaded with doxorubicin in the treatment of unresectable HCC. Prospective, single arm, open label, single centre, pilot study. All patients will undergo clinical follow-up. Twenty patients will be enrolled.
International registry for cancer patients evaluating the feasibility and clinical utility of an Artificial Intelligence-based precision oncology clinical trial matching tool, powered by a virtual tumor boards (VTB) program, and its clinical impact on pts with advanced cancer to facilitate clinical trial enrollment (CTE), as well as the financial impact, and potential outcomes of the intervention.
More than 4200 new cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are diagnosed each year in Denmark, and 30.000 patients live with the diagnosis. Up to 40% of CRC patients will have synchronous liver metastases (LM) at the time of the diagnosis or will develop metachronous LM during the course of their disease. CRC-LM are treated with a combination of chemotherapy and liver surgery, but less than 25% of the referred patients with CRC-LM may be treated with curative intend. If looking at population-based data this figure drops to less than 5%. During pre-operative chemotherapy the treatment response is monitored by CT and MR scans, and the patients are then discussed on multidisciplinary team (MDT) conferences. However, monitoring is inaccurate since the simple measurement of size of the liver lesions cannot provide reliable evidence of the treatment response. The cancer cells may actually have been replaced by scar tissue but without any shrinkage. The question is how may we improve the evaluation of treatment response? With the goal of improving the assessment of the response to chemotherapy, and thereby only treat the patients that will benefit from chemotherapy?
The purpose of this study is to explore novel ways of diagnosing colon cancer and predicting its propensity to spread to other organs such as the liver.
A significant proportion of patients who undergo liver surgery to remove bowel cancer that has spread to the liver (metastases) develop disease recurrence and die from the disease. A previous small study (the EMT study) suggested a possible survival benefit in patients who took the naturally-occurring omega-3 fatty acid EPA (a fish oil supplement) before liver surgery. The EMT2 study is a larger study which will recruit 448 men and women with liver metastases from bowel cancer. Trial participants will receive either Icosapent Ethyl (pure EPA derived from fish oil) or placebo (dummy capsules). EMT2 will investigate whether patients who take this supplement before liver surgery and for up to four years after surgery, remain free of recurrence for longer than those who take placebo (dummy capsules)
Patients with gastrointestinal cancer often experience physical deconditioning; this could lead to an increased risk of complications, especially when they require major abdominal surgical procedures. It has been suggested that physical training in the preoperative period could improve their condition, reducing the risk of complications. Although this topic has been investigated, it has not been established yet the best short preoperative aerobic exercise program to enhance the aerobic capacity in patients with gastrointestinal cancer who are going to be to surgical primary management, and consequently, to help patients dealing with the physiological stress involved in a surgical intervention. Main objective: To determine the efficacy and safety of a 4 weeks preoperative exercise program in patients with gastrointestinal cancer scheduled for primary surgery. Materials and methods: This is a Phase II single arm clinical trial that will include patients between 45 and 70 years, with confirmed gastrointestinal cancer (gastric, hepatic, colon or rectal cancer), without electrocardiographic abnormalities, and scheduled for primary surgery in 4 weeks or more since recruitment All the enrolled patients will receive a basal aerobic capacity assessment with the 6-minute walk test. Then, two physical therapist will prescribe them a supervised and individualized aerobic training program in 3 sessions per week during 4 weeks. Each session will last 50 minutes and will increase the heart rate target weekly (from 50% to 70% of the maximum heart rate). The aerobic exercise will be carried on a treadmill or in a stationary bicycle. The post intervention aerobic capacity will be measured at week 3 and 4 with the 6-minute walk test. The main efficacy outcome will be peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak) and the safety outcomes will be exercise-related adverse events and the program adherence. This protocol was approved by the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología's Ethical Board