Clinical trials: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer
Early Detection of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma in Workers Exposed to Asbestos
This is a pilot study that aims to develop a lung cancer screening program for workers in British Columbia, Canada exposed to asbestos who are at risk of developing lung cancer/pleural mesothelioma.
- Trial name
- NCT01719068
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Coagulopathy, Mesothelioma
Thromboelastography During Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma is complex and prolonged, and may involve significant blood loss with considerable blood and product transfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT01912547
- Testing
- Blood draw for TEG analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pleural Mesothelioma
A Comparative Study Between Regional Anesthesia in Thoracoscopes and the Conventional General Anesthesia
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is usually performed with general anesthesia and single lung ventilation. However, performing thoracic surgery under awake regional anesthesia has several potential advantages including…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pleural Mesothelioma, Pleural Empyema, Pulmonary Diseases or Conditions
- Trial name
- VATS (NCT05077111)
- Testing
- Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia, General Anesthesia with One Lung Ventilation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Reda Ashour
Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms
Chest Wall Motion Analysis in Disease
Breathing movements, called chest wall motion, are very complex. The investigators are studying how movement of the abdomen, ribs and diaphragm contribute to breathing and how this differs with different diseases in the chest.
- Conditions
- Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms, Surgery, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- CWM (NCT02958683)
- Testing
- Chest wall motion analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heart of England NHS Trust
Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Cancer
Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research
The iCaRe2 is a multi-institutional resource created and maintained by the Fred \& Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to collect and manage standardized, multi-dimensional, longitudinal data and biospecimens on consented adult cancer…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- iCaRe2 (NCT02012699)
- Where
- 42 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 999,999 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Lung Transplant, Lung Resection
Developing Optimal Parameters for Hyperpolarized Noble Gas and Inert Fluorinated Gas MRI of Lung Disorders
The goal of this research is to optimize the MRI system to obtain ideal lung images using Hyperpolarized (HP) Noble and Inert Fluorinated Gases as contrast agents. Lung coils tuned to the frequencies of these gases will be used.
- Conditions
- Lung Transplant, Lung Resection, Lung Cancer, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT02748798
- Testing
- HP 3He, HP 129Xe, PFP
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute
Pleural Diseases, Pleural Mesothelioma
Prospective Data Collection on Clinical, Radiological and Patient Reported Outcomes After Pleural Intervention
The PROSPECT study aims to look at the number of problems or side effects which occur after patients have had a procedure completed to remove fluid or air from the space between the lung and the chest wall.
- Conditions
- Pleural Diseases, Pleural Mesothelioma, Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion
- Trial name
- PROSPECT (NCT05910112)
- Testing
- Pleural interventions
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, Melanoma Neoplasms
Evaluation of Skin Tests in Biotherapy Allergies
Biotherapies are biological (extracted from an organism or living tissue) or biotechnological drugs used in the treatment of multiple conditions, such as autoimmune inflammatory diseases, cancers, and hematologic diseases.
- Conditions
- Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, Melanoma Neoplasms, Small Cell Bronchial Carcinomas, Bronchial Carcinoma
- Trial name
- ETCABIO (NCT06971848)
- Testing
- Drug skin tests (investigating hypersensitivity to a biotherapy)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Uveal Melanoma, Cutaneous Melanoma
Frequency and Clinical Phenotype of BAP1 Hereditary Predisposition Syndrome
This research will have a significant impact on the overall management of those cancer patients and their family members who are at risk for hereditary cancer due to germline inactivation of BAP1.
- Conditions
- Uveal Melanoma, Cutaneous Melanoma, BAP1 Gene Mutation, Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04792463
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Abdel-Rahman
Mesothelioma
Study of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraoperative Chemotherapy With Pemetrexed and Cisplatin for MPM
Primary Objective To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of intrathoracic administration of pemetrexed when given in conjunction with cisplatin in patients with resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma MPM.
- Trial name
- NCT02838745
- Testing
- Pemetrexed, Cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Mesothelioma, Small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC
Validation of the MiCK Assay
Testing Mayo Clinic cancer patients with the results being correlated with prior patient therapy, performance status, and extent of disease.
- Trial name
- MiCK Assay (NCT01770665)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pierian Biosciences
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Metastatic Melanoma
A Study to Investigate 14C-bemcentinib in Healthy Male Subjects
The aims of this Study were to determine: How much of the Study Drug (bemcentinib) ends up in urine and faeces How much of the Study Drug and its breakdown products get into the bloodstream The breakdown products (metabolites) of…
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Metastatic Melanoma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- 8479217 (NCT06469138)
- Testing
- Bemcentinib
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BerGenBio ASA
Stage IV Melanoma, Advanced Lung Cancer
Improving Patient and Caregiver Understanding of Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapy for Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot test educational material developed to educate and support patients receiving immunotherapy for advanced cancer.
- Conditions
- Stage IV Melanoma, Advanced Lung Cancer, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- UPLIFT (NCT04670445)
- Testing
- Educational Video and QPL List, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma
Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma in Prior Asbestos Workers
Occupational exposure to asbestos is known increase the risk of developing cancer of the lungs (bronchogenic carcinoma) or of the pleura (mesothelioma).
- Trial name
- NCT00188890
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04031469
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Mesothelioma
Neoadjuvant Durvalumab and Tremelimumab With and Without Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma
Objectives: The investigators will test whether combination of chemoimmunotherapy or dual agent immunotherapy alone improves efficacy for patients with MPM.
- Trial name
- NCT05932199
- Testing
- Durvalumab / tremelimumab, Platinum cisplatin or carboplatin and pemetrexed chemotherapy plus durvalumab/tremelimumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma
Screening of Alberta Asbestos Exposed Workers for Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma
Asbestos defines a group of naturally occurring mineral silicate fibers which are easily inhaled, resulting in a variety of diseases of the respiratory system including lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.
- Trial name
- NCT02385812
- Testing
- Low-dose computed tomography Annual scan x3, Low-dose computed tomography Baseline scan only
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Mesothelioma
MEDI4736 Or MEDI4736 + Tremelimumab In Surgically Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
The objective of this study is to determine whether MEDI4736 or combination therapy with MEDI4736 + tremelimumab are associated with favorable alterations of the intratumoral immunologic environment in subjects undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT02592551
- Testing
- MEDI4736, Tremelimumab, no other name
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Liver Cancer, Anxiety Disorder
Early Palliative Care With Standard Care or Standard Care Alone in Improving Quality of Life of Patients With Incurable Lung or Non-colorectal Gastrointestinal Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
The study intervention consists of the early integration of palliative care services into standard oncology care in an outpatient setting for patients with advanced lung and non-colorectal gastrointestinal malignancies who are…
- Conditions
- Liver Cancer, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02349412
- Testing
- Early palliative care
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 405 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Mesothelioma, Malignant Pleural
Genetic Susceptibility in MAlignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Clinical Implication of GermliNE variaTionS
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the pleural mesothelium, mainly associated to asbestos exposure, still lacking effective therapies.
- Trial name
- MAGNETS (NCT06886672)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia