Found 335 clinical trials
Neoadjuvant mFOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab With Selective Radiotherapy in Patients With High-Risk Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
However, the main target of radiotherapy is local control but no improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS) has been shown with this treatment strategy, which leaves approximately 30% of patients in whom distant metastases will develop. Moreover, the short- and long-term adverse effects of radiotherapy such as …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Organ Preservation Program Using Short-Course Radiation & FOLFOXIRI in Rectal Cancer
The purpose of the research is to evaluate whether both chemotherapy and radiotherapy can lead to higher rates of clinical complete response leading to organ preservation in human subjects with cancer. The objective is to learn if this treatment approach may safely be used as an alternative to the standard …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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EMPOWER Men to Reduce Weight and Inhibit Prostate Cancer Progression
This study will evaluate whether a lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss, EMPOWER, reduces prostate cancer progression at 12 months among men with biochemical recurrence following local treatment for prostate cancer. Half of the men will be randomized to receive the EMPOWER intervention, while the other half will receive standard …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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FOLFOX6 Versus mFOLFIRINOX as First Line Chemotherapy in Metastatic Gastric Cancer or Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma (Type II-III)
Patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or the esophagogastric junction (II-III type by Siewert) without previous therapy will be treated with one of two chemotherapy combinations . One half of the patients gets 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin (FOLFOX6), the others 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Irinotecan (mFOLFIRINOX). Main objective …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Shear Wave Elastography of Rectal Adenomas and Cancer
The diagnosis of rectal lesions is a challenging task, and the accuracy of the primary staging is important preoperatively. A relatively novel technology makes it possible to measure the tissue stiffness during endorectal ultrasonography. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE). …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Study of PSMA PET/MR Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With Simultaneous Integrated Boost (SBRT-SIB) for High-Intermediate and High Risk Prostate Cancer
This is a single-arm Phase II clinical trial assessing the clinical efficacy of prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/MR guided MR-LINAC based SBRT-SIB with planned accrual of 50 patients.
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Lutetium-177-PSMA-I&T in Oligo-metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer
Radioligand therapy (RLT) using Lutetium-177 labelled PSMA is a promising new therapeutic approach to treat metastatic prostate cancer. This tumor-specific treatment is directed against prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), which is overexpressed in prostate cancer cells. In the last few years, several lutetium-177 (177Lu, emitter) labeled PSMA ligands have been …
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- 22 Aug, 2020
Postop Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy and LHRH in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among Canadian men of which approximately 20-30% present with high-risk tumour characteristic. Although surgery can be curative in patients evidencing pathological high-risk disease (extracapsular extension, seminal vesicle involvement, positive surgical margins), a large proportion will develop biochemical failure within years from the …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy With Nimotuzumab for High Risk Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
This is the first phase II randomized clinical trial of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without EGFR blocker Nimotuzumab for high risk advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) , determining whether concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT) combined with nimotuzumab can improve the survival rate of high-risk patients and may provide new evidence for individualized comprehensive treatment of …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Bintrafusp Alfa and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Recurrent or Second Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and how well bintrafusp alfa and stereotactic body radiation therapy work in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer that has come back (recurrent) or has occurred after having cancer in the past (second primary). Immunotherapy with bintrafusp alfa may …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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