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Filter by:Among all the head and neck tumors, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a high tendency of recurrence and metastasis. For the advanced NPC patients, chemoradiotherapy is the main way of treatment. Currently, chemotherapy with cisplatin (DDP) combines with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is the classic front line therapy for NPC. However, the abnormal richness of angiogenesis of tumor and blood supply in tissue caused by radiation therapy often decrease the effects of radiochemotherapy. Human recombinant vascular endothelial inhibitor (endostar) can improve the sensitivity to chemoradiation via selectively inhibiting the migration of endothelial cells and the formation of tumor vessels. Moreover, it would induce vascular remodeling and normalization of the tumor vasculature, which will effectively aid the delivery of oxygen and anticancer drugs. In sum, antiangiogenesis in combination with chemoradiotherapy will be a promising way of treatment for NPC. In this study, the first-treated patients with NPC (stage Ⅲ or Ⅳa) confirmed by pathology, and patients with recurrent and metastatic NPC will be randomly assigned to two groups (1:1): a trial group (DDP, 5-FU, endostar and sequential intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)), and a control group (DDP，5-FU and sequential IMRT). Evaluations will be developed including progression-free survival (PFS), Overall response rate（ORR）, overall survival (OS), adverse effects rate and quality of life. This research will provide more evidences of evidence-based medicine for the safety and tolerability of endostar and the clinical application of endostar in NPC treatment.
The standard treatment strategy for locally advanced (stage IVA) and metastatic (stage IVB) nasopharyngeal carcinoma has not been defined yet. Generally induction chemotherapy is given to those patients in order to shrink the tumor volume and facilitate the following radiation therapy. Thus, in this study, the investigators use the combination of Docetaxel+Cisplatin+Xeloda (DCX) to treat locally advanced and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety profiles.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CC-486 in previously treated patients with locally advanced or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma having failed one to two previous regimens, including platinum-based chemotherapy. Participants will be enrolled according to a Simon two-stage design; if the predefined activity is met (>4 responses [complete response; partial response {CR/PR}] out of the first 17 evaluable participants based on independent radiological assessment), then the study will continue to enroll an additional 34 participants. If 4 or less responses out of 17 are observed, then the study enrollment will be stopped.
Retrospective study of patients diagnosed with a nasopharyngeal carcinoma included in our data base care between June 1990 and September 2013. Our hypothesis is: Our series of patients with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma presents epidemiological, response rates to the different treatments and survival similar to those described in the literature
In the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancers, to determine the incidence of high grade (≥G2) subjective xerostomia at 1 year.
This research study is evaluating a drug called buparlisib (BKM120) as a possible treatment for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer.
The hypothesis of the study is to address the efficacy and toxicity profile of aforementioned four modalities for rT1-2 NPC. Characters of the patients: - list item one: 168 patients, median age 48 years (range 16-75 years） proven rT1-2 NPC were diagnosed - list item two: Treated with four different irradiation modalities(3D-CRT,IMRT, BT , BT Combined 3D-CRT or IMRT). - list item three: Median time to recurrence was 30 months (range 1-180months). The median follow-up time was 28 months (range, 4-135 months).
There is a need for better visualization of polyps during surveillance endoscopy in patients with hereditary colon cancer syndromes like Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Lynch Syndrome (LS), to improve the adenoma detection rate. Optical molecular imaging of adenoma associated biomarkers is a promising technique to accommodate this need. The biomarker Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is overexpressed in adenomatous colon tissue versus normal tissue and has proven to be a valid target for molecular imaging. The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) developed a fluorescent tracer by labeling the VEGF-targeting humanized monoclonal antibody bevacizumab, currently used in anti-cancer therapy, with the fluorescent dye IRDye800CW. The investigators hypothesize that when bevacizumab-IRDye800CW is administered to patients, it accumulates in VEGF expressing adenomas, enabling adenoma visualization using a newly developed near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence endoscopy platform (NL43407.042.13). This hypothesis will be tested in this feasibility study, next to the determination of the optimal tracer dose.
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of sorafenib tosylate and docetaxel when given together with cisplatin and to see how well they work in treating patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Sorafenib tosylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Sorafenib tosylate may also help cisplatin and docetaxel work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drugs. Giving sorafenib tosylate, cisplatin, and docetaxel may be an effective treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
The study should create data for the selection of a clinically relevant primary endpoint to assess the efficacy and safety of Buparid/PARI SINUS as compared to Budes Nasal Spray in the therapy of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with polyposis nasi in adult patients. Ideally, the selected parameter should allow a correlation between an objective methodology and the clinical outcome of the study patients.