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NCT ID: NCT02795819 Terminated - Clinical trials for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Study of the Pan-DAC Inhibitor AR-42 and Pazopanib in Advanced Sarcoma and Kidney Cancer

Start date: July 8, 2016
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

This phase 1 study was developed to identify recommended phase 2 doses (RP2Ds) of AR-42 and pazopanib when given in combination for subsequent clinical trials and may have potentially identified candidate pharmacodynamic and predictive biomarkers.

NCT ID: NCT02628379 Completed - Metastatic Disease Clinical Trials

Outcomes of FoundationOne Directed Therapy in Cancer of Unknown Primary

Start date: May 2015
Phase:
Study type: Observational

The goal of the current study is to determine whether Foundation Medicine's next generation sequencing assay, called FoundationOne, will provide information that allows physicians to make treatment decisions using targeted therapies in clinical trials or FDA approved therapies, including "off-label" agents, that result in superior OS compared to historical outcomes for standard CUP therapy.

NCT ID: NCT02496832 Withdrawn - Clinical trials for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

A Study of Hypoxia Imaging in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients Being Treated With Gemcitabine and TH-302 or TH-302 Placebo

Start date: November 2014
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Researchers are looking for better ways of diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer. It is believed that looking for low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in tumours may give a better understanding of how certain tumours grow or respond to certain treatments. This study will look at hypoxia in pancreatic tumours while participants are receiving treatment with the combination of gemcitabine and TH-302/placebo in the EMR 200592-001 clinical research study. This study will use positron emission tomography (PET) scans to look at hypoxia in tumours. PET is an imaging test that can be used to measure hypoxia in tumours. For this study, a radioactive tracer called Fluoroazomycin Arabinoside (FAZA) will be used to "label" areas of hypoxia in tumours. Determining the levels of hypoxia in tumour tissue using FAZA-PET scans and comparing these levels with the patient's response to treatment with gemcitabine and TH-302/placebo for pancreatic cancer may help the researchers to determine the relationship between hypoxia and response to this treatment. The main purpose of this study is to see how useful looking at hypoxia in tumours are when they are done at different centres.

NCT ID: NCT02175654 Terminated - Clinical trials for Colorectal Neoplasms

Regorafenib as Single Agent in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) With Any RAS or BRAF Mutation Previously Treated With FOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab

PREVIUM
Start date: June 2014
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of single-agent regorafenib in the second-line treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer with any RAS or BRAF mutation previously treated with FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab in terms of progression-free survival at 6 months.

NCT ID: NCT01904916 Terminated - Solid Tumors Clinical Trials

CPCT-05 Biopsy Protocol Patient Selection

Start date: January 2014
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Our knowledge on the genetic mutations in cancer is rapidly expanding and we are increasingly testing drugs in mainly metastatic cancer patient populations with rare mutations. Successful examples of this new strategy are ALK inhibitors in ALK translocated NSCLC (less than 5% frequency) and EGFR inhibitors in EGFR mutant NSCLC (approximately 5% frequency). Selecting molecularly stratified patient populations for studies benefits the patient as it increases the odds of obtaining benefit from experimental treatment, especially in early clinical trials. Moreover it increases the speed and efficacy of drug development as signs of efficacy are picked up in earlier phases. Therefore, broad screening of molecular lesions in the tumors of patients that are being considered for participation in trials is crucial. This pre-selection increases our ability to perform several trials in parallel and thus include more patients in more meaningful trials. With the still dismal prognosis of patients with metastatic cancer, increasing the accrual rate to pivotal trials in selected patient populations is a key factor in improving prognosis. The advent of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms enables us to probe a limited number of cancer related genes within 2-4 weeks. We have extensively piloted this approach and are now able to deliver clinically meaningful turn-around-times. This development enables us to use this technology to enrich clinical trials using targeted therapies for patients with specific mutations. We will obtain tumor biopsies of a metastatic or locally advanced lesion and a peripheral blood sample from all patients included in the trial; the biopsies to obtain information on the tumor related genetic mutations (mutational profile) and the blood samples to assess each patient's germline DNA background variation. As patients will be asked to undergo an invasive procedure it is important to address the potential safety issues. Review of the literature and our own experience show that tumor biopsies can be performed with only minor complications and acceptable risks. We will recruit patients with metastatic or locally advanced solid tumors from patients that can potentially be included in clinical trials.

NCT ID: NCT01875380 Completed - Clinical trials for Colorectal Neoplasms

Regorafenib in Frail and/or Unfit for Chemotherapy Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

REFRAME
Start date: June 2013
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of single-agent regorafenib in the first line treatment of frail and/or unfit for polychemotherapy patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)

NCT ID: NCT01861938 Not yet recruiting - Metastatic Disease Clinical Trials

Modified Melanoma Vaccine for High Risk or Low Residual Disease Patients

Start date: June 2013
Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

This study is based on the hypothesis that stimulation of the immune response against the tumor can help destroy residual tumor in melanoma patients with very high risk for disease recurrence and in patients with relatively low tumor burden who already got first line treatment for their disease. Ongoing clinical trials in the Hadassah Hospital have shown that vaccination of patients with a cell line of tumor cells from the patient himself, or with a combination of three cell lines that partially match the patient's cell characteristics, could improve the immune response against the tumor, was associated with improved disease-free and overall survival. In this study, the investigators will evaluate the efficacy of a modified tumor cell vaccine, in terms of immune response,improved disease-free and overall survival. The vaccine consists of a cell line that has a high expression level of melanoma molecules, and has been genetically modified to induce a strong immune response.

NCT ID: NCT01855477 Active, not recruiting - Solid Tumors Clinical Trials

CPCT-02 Biopsy Protocol

CPCT-02
Start date: August 2011
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

A major challenge for researchers in cancer care is to expedite the development of new therapeutics and the Center for Personalized Cancer Treatment (a collaboration of the Dept. of Medical Oncology from the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands Cancer Center - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital and the Erasmus Medical Center - Daniël den Hoed clinic) is an initiative to achieve this goal. The current and future generation anti-cancer drugs are developed to specifically activate or deactivate deregulated gene products or signaling pathways in cancer cells. The development of such "targeted" agents is an exciting new opportunity that promises to deliver more anti-cancer efficacy and less toxicity. Although targeted therapy has been a breakthrough in medical oncology leading to the development of a portfolio of potentially successful new drugs, it has not yet delivered the much needed relief for large patient populations. We believe that the development of these agents is mainly hampered by our lack of successful patient selection. The CPCT aims to select patients for clinical trial participation based on the results of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) information obtained from tumor material. The advent of NGS platforms enables us to probe a significant proportion of the cancer genome and thus to develop a realistic view on the complex genetic changes in cancer cells. The CPCT aims to use NGS platforms to improve the selection of patients for targeted therapy trials. We will obtain tumor biopsies of a (preferably) metastatic or locally advanced lesion and peripheral blood sample from all patients included in the trial; the biopsies to obtain information on the tumor related genetic mutations (mutational profile) and the blood samples to assess each patient's germline DNA background variation. As patients will be asked to undergo an invasive procedure it is important to address the potential safety issues. Review of the literature shows that in general tumor biopsies can be performed with only minor complications and acceptable risks. We will recruit patients with metastatic or locally advanced (incurable) solid tumors and we aim to use the information obtained from DNA sequencing to stratify patients for inclusion in clinical trials. The final personalized treatment decision will be made dependent on the availability of trials and the expected predictive value of the mutational profile.

NCT ID: NCT01763970 Completed - Sarcoma Clinical Trials

Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Sarcomas

Start date: November 2013
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) literature focuses on clinical outcomes in the adult population. However, SBRT has a particularly strong rationale for application in pediatrics given that high biologically effective doses have been shown to increase control in histologies, such as sarcoma, which are common in the pediatrics population. With stereotactic radiation therapy techniques, a reduction in normal tissue dose surrounding the target lesion of interest may also be accomplished resulting in lower toxicity. Given that pediatric patients with sarcomas, presenting with limited metastases in lung and bone, are still considered to be a curable population with aggressive local therapy, SBRT could have a significant impact on outcomes in oligometastatic patients who may be otherwise unresectable.

NCT ID: NCT01703910 Completed - Metastatic Disease Clinical Trials

Study of Individualized Therapies Selection for Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma According to the Therapeutic

Start date: November 2012
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of selecting personalized therapies for colon cancer patients who have failed standard treatments, using a new methodology based on the determination of a profile of chemosensitivity by comprehensive genetic expression analysis from tumor samples.