NCT06426992NARecruiting
Seoul National University Hospital · Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul
The purpose of this study is to determine the technical success rate of creating a safety margin of 5 mm or more including the tumor by performing image-guided percutaneous microwave thermal therapy using a microwave generator and antenna developed by StarMed for the treatment of small liver cancer and the 1-year local recurrence rate based on follow-up imaging tests.
Eligibility: 20 Years to 85 Years · All · * Child-Pugh Class A or B
* Patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma or residual/recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma of 4 cm or less on MDCT, CEUS, or MRI performed within the last 60 days or Patients with suspected metastatic liver cancer of 4 cm or less on MDCT, CEUS, or MRI performed within the last 60 days, for whom microwave thermal ablation is being considered
NCT06898398Phase IIRecruiting
Sun Yat-sen University · Chinese PLA general hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality
Huge hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is defined as a tumor with a maximum diameter greater than 10 cm. With advancements in surgical techniques, hepatectomy can be performed safely in some patients with huge HCC without vascular invasion or distant metastasis and with preserved liver function. The high risk of recurrence after surgery is another challenge for surgeons. Neoadjuvant TACE has been shown to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with HCC, especially those with a high risk of recurrence, such as those with multinodular tumors, large tumors, and tumor thrombus. The present multicenter study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of neoadjuvant TACE in patients with huge HCC who underwent liver resection.
Eligibility: 18 Years to 75 Years · All · 1. clinical or pathological diagnosis of primary HCC;
2. tumor diameter \> 10 cm on images before inclusion;
3. age 18 to 75 years;
4. no macrovascular invasion or extrahepatic metastasis;
5. liver resection with complete removal of the tumor and adequate remnant liver volume;
6. albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade I and II;
7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG) score of 0-1;
8. hemoglobin level ≥ 8.5 g/dL, total bilirubin level ≤ 30 mmol/L, alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels ≤ 5 × upper limit of normal, serum creatinine level ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal;
9. prothrombin time ≤ 18 s or international normalized ratio \< 1.7.
NCT05185739Phase 2Recruiting
University College, London · Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
This is a multicentre randomised 3-arm phase II clinical trial in patients with resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Sixty patients will be randomized 1:1:1 to 6 weeks of pre-operative therapy with: pembrolizumab, lenvatinib or the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib followed by up to 12 months treatment with post-operative pembrolizumab. The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of pembrolizumab combined with lenvatinib with that of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib alone in terms of major pathological response in patients with resectable HCC. Major pathological response will be defined by the proportion of patients with less than 10% viable tumour at resection.
Eligibility: 18 Years to · All · 1. Have a diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) confirmed by radiology, histology, or cytology (fibrolamellar and mixed hepatocellular/cholangiocarcinoma subtypes are not eligible) and suitable for surgical resection. Radiological confirmation of diagnosis is provided by the study site and defined by the presence of a liver mass of at least 1 cm and exhibiting arterial hypervascularity with washout in the portal venous phase seen in a tri-phasic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
2. Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1
3. HCC amenable to R0 resection with curable intent
4. Child-Pugh A liver disease
5. International normalised ratio (INR) ≤1.4
6. ECOG Performance status 0 or 1
7. Adequate haematological function as defined by:
* Haemoglobin (Hb) \> 90g/l
* Neutrophil Count \> 1.5 x 109/l
* Platelets \> 75 x 109/l
8. Adequate renal function with GFR \>40ml/min using a validated creatinine clearance calculation (e.g. Cockcroft-Gault or Wright formula)
9. Adequate liver function as defined by:
* Aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \< 5.0 x ULN
* Albumin \>32g/l
* Amylase ≤ 1.5 x ULN
10. Patients with past or ongoing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection will be eligible for the study if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening. The treated patients must have completed their treatment curative anti-viral treatment at least 4 weeks prior to randomisation.
11. Patients with controlled hepatitis B will be eligible as long as they meet the following criteria:
* Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV) must be given for at least 4 weeks and HBV viral load must be less than 500 IU/mL prior to randomisation. Patients on active HBV therapy with viral loads under 500 IU/mL should stay on the same therapy throughout study treatment.
* Patients who are positive for anti-hepatitis B core antibody (HBc), negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and negative or positive for anti-hepatitis B surface antibody (HBs), and who have an HBV viral load under 500 IU/mL, do not require HBV anti-viral prophylaxis
12. 18 years of age or over
13. Predicted life expectancy of \> 3 months
14. Patients must have given written informed consent
15. Patients must have the ability to swallow oral medication
16. Must be willing to use effective contraception during study for 120 days after last dose.
NCT06689670NARecruiting
inTumo Therapeutics, Inc. · Koc University Hospital, Topkapı, Istanbul
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if INT001 can ablate liver tumors in adults in an outpatient setting. It will also help us learn about the safety of INT001. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Using a needle under image guidance, the liver tumor is accessed and INT001 is injected. Upon injection into tumor, does INT001 ablate/kill the tumor entirely?
2. What medical problems do participants experience when receiving INT001?
Participants will:
Receive INT001 on day 1. Visit the clinic day 7, 30 and 90. Receive lab tests during each visit and MRI on day 30 and 90.
Eligibility: 18 Years to 100 Years · All · 1. Diagnosis of primary or secondary liver cancer.
2. ECOG Performance Status score of 0 - 2
3. Age ≥18 years, \<100 years
4. Life expectancy of ≥3 months
5. Patient is unsuitable for surgical resection or transplantation
6. Ability of the patient to understand and sign the Informed Consent Form describing the study's nature
7. Volunteer's willingness and ability to comply with protocol requirements, including all procedures, clinical evaluations, and follow-up visits
NCT07305337NARecruiting
Zhongnan Hospital · Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei
With the rapid advancement of biopharmaceutical technology, clinical trials have become the crucial bridge connecting new drugs from the laboratory to clinical application. Despite the increasing number of clinical trial projects being conducted, nearly all such projects face the common challenge of recruitment difficulties. Subject recruitment constitutes a pivotal stage in clinical trials; the ability to recruit a sufficient number of subjects meeting the trial requirements significantly impacts trial quality and also serves as a key factor influencing trial progress. Hematologic cancers constitute a highly heterogeneous group of malignant diseases originating in the haematopoietic organs and primarily affecting the haematopoietic system. They encompass acute and chronic leukaemias, malignant lymphomas, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and related disorders. For patients facing treatment decisions, clinical trials represent not only a vital avenue for accessing cutting-edge therapies but also impose heightened demands on their capacity for informed decision-making. Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) based on large language models is rapidly advancing in health education and public health communication. Medical chatbots offer scalable and personalised advantages in delivering health information, promoting behavioural change, and enhancing patient engagement, providing a viable pathway for improving trial literacy and decision support. Accordingly, this study proposes to conduct a clinical trial literacy intervention using AI-powered chatbots among haematological malignancy patients. Through a randomised controlled trial (RCT), it aims to evaluate the impact of AI-assisted health education on patients' understanding of clinical trials and intention to participate. This research seeks to validate the application value of AI technology in health education and explore scalable AI-assisted health education intervention models.
Eligibility: 18 Years to 90 Years · All · Inclusion Criteria (1) Aged ≥18 years with clear consciousness; (2) Diagnosed with haematological malignancy meeting clinical treatment criteria (WHO criteria); (3) Capable of understanding health education content and possessing basic communication skills; (4) Willing to participate in this study and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Patients with concomitant cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, or other conditions severely affecting comprehension; (2) Anticipated hospital stay of less than 3 days, rendering completion of the intervention unfeasible; (3) End-of-life palliative care; (4) Previous participation in other clinical trial education programmes.
NCT04661137Phase 2Recruiting
Hackensack Meridian Health · Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington D.C., District of Columbia
This is a prospective, 2-arm (with an additional exploratory arm), open-label, multicenter study looking at the response rate of patients receiving selinexor (KPT-330), in combination with carfilzomib, daratumumab or pomalidomide.
Multiple Myeloma patients with documented disease progression or refractory disease while on current treatment with any carfilzomib-containing regimen (arm 1), any pomalidomide-containing regimen (arm 2) or any daratumumab-containing regimen (exploratory arm) will be included in the study. Patients will be assigned to the respective groups according to their current treatment. If a subject has received more than one of the above therapies, then assignment will be made at their physician's discretion (e.g treatment decision can be made based upon patient and physician preferred tolerance.).
Patients will receive treatment until progressive disease (PD), death, toxicity that cannot be managed by standard of care, or withdrawal, whichever occurs first.
Eligibility: 18 Years to · All · 1. Age ≥18 years at time of informed consent.
2. Histologically confirmed MM and evidence of disease progression while on one of the below MM regimens:
* Arm 1: Refractory to or disease progression while on a carfilzomib-containing regimen
* Arm 2: Refractory to or disease progression while on a pomalidomide-containing regimen
* Exploratory Arm: Refractory to or disease progression while on a daratumumab-containing regimen
3. Measurable disease as defined: Serum M-protein ≥ 0.5 g/dL; urine M-protein excretion at least 200 mg/24h; serum FLC ≥ 100 mg/L, provided that FLC is abnormal; if serum protein electrophoresis is felt to be unreliable for routine M-protein measurement (i.e. IgA MM) then quantitative Ig levels by nephelometry or turbidometry are acceptable; for non-secretory disease, bone marrow plasma cells ≥ 20% or a biopsy-proven target lesion by PET/CT or MRI is acceptable
4. Documented evidence of disease progression (by IMWG criteria) or refractory disease on the current treatment as defined as:
* Achieving SD or less for ≥ 1 cycle during treatment with regimens stated in #2 (i.e. relapsed) OR
* \<25% response (i.e. never achieved MR) or PD during or within 60 days from the end-of most recent MM regimen as listed in #2 (i.e. refractory).
5. Any non-hematological toxicities (except for peripheral neuropathy) that patients experienced from treatments in previous regimens have resolved to Grade 2 or less by Cycle 1 Day 1.
6. ECOG 2 or less
7. Adequate hepatic function within 28 days prior to C1D1:
1. Total bilirubin \< 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (except patients with Gilbert's syndrome who must have a total bilirubin of \< 3 × ULN), and
2. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normal to \<2 × ULN.
8. Adequate renal function within 28 days prior to C1D1 as determined by estimated creatinine clearance of ≥ 30 mL/min, calculated using the Cockcroft and Gault formula (140 - Age) • Mass (kg)/ (72 • creatinine mg/dL); multiply by 0.85 if female (Cockcroft 1976).
9. Adequate hematopoietic function within 7 days prior to C1D1: total white blood cell (WBC) count ≥1500/mm3, absolute neutrophil count ≥1000/mm3, hemoglobin ≥8.5 g/dL and platelet count ≥75,000/mm3 (patients for whom \<50% of bone marrow nucleated cells are plasma cells) or ≥50,000/mm3 (patients for whom ≥50% of bone marrow nucleated cells are plasma cells).
1. Patients receiving hematopoietic growth factor support, including erythropoietin, darbepoetin, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and platelet stimulators (eg, eltrombopag, romiplostim, or interleukin-11) must have a 2-week interval between growth factor support and the Screening assessments, but they may receive growth factor support during the study.
2. Patients must have:
* At least a 2-week interval from the last red blood cell (RBC) transfusion prior to the Screening hemoglobin assessment, and
* At least a 1-week interval from the last platelet transfusion prior to the Screening platelet assessment.
However, patients may receive RBC and/or platelet transfusions as clinically indicated per institutional guidelines during the study.
10. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening. Female patients of childbearing potential and fertile male patients who are sexually active with a female of childbearing potential must use highly effective methods of contraception throughout the study and for 3 months following the last dose of study treatment.
NCT06697483NARecruiting
Peking University People's Hospital · Fuxing Hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality
This study evaluates the maintenance strategy based on risk stratification and MRD status after stem cell transplantation.
This is a single-arm, multicenter, prospective study. Participants who are R2-ISS 1,2 and MRD negative receive the single drug lenalidomide maintenance. In other circumstances, for example, patients who are R2-ISS 3 or 4 will receive daratumumab combined with lenalidomide regardless of MRD status, while patients with MRD positivity will also receive daratumumab plus lenalidomide maintenance.
Eligibility: 18 Years to · All · 1. Newly diagnosed multiple myeloma with a history of a minimum of 4 cycles of induction therapy, have received high-dose therapy (HDT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) within 12 months of the start of induction therapy, and be within 6 months of ASCT.
2. Must have a partial response (PR) or better response before maintenance.
3. Must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0, 1, or 2.
4. This study allows for post-ASCT consolidation therapy.
5. ANC ≥ 1.0 x 10\^9/L, Hb ≥ 85 g/L PLT ≥ 75 x 10\^9/L (if BMPC \< 50%) or PLT ≥ 50 x 10\^9/L (if BMPC ≥ 50%).
6. No active infection.
7. a).TBIL\<1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (\<3 x ULN in patients with Gilbert's syndrome); b).AST and ALT \<3 x ULN.; c. Creatinine clearance ≥ 45mL/min.
NCT07036731NARecruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University · The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, Nanjing, Jiangsu
This study is a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial aiming to enroll 428 patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) from the Department of Urology at Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital and its affiliated centers, who have undergone their initial transurethral resection and are scheduled for a second resection. Within 1-6 weeks after the first resection and prior to the second resection, 100ml of routine urine will be collected and sent within 24 hours to Beijing Genetron Health Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd. for the extraction of urinary sediment DNA, which will then undergo genome-wide low-depth sequencing. Patients with positive test results will proceed with the second resection, while those with negative results will be randomly assigned in a 1:2 ratio to either the intervention group, which will not undergo a second resection, or the control group, which will undergo the second resection. All enrolled patients will be followed up for two years. The study will statistically analyze and compare the two-year recurrence-free survival rates between the two groups and evaluate the predictive capability of the test results for follow-up recurrence.
Eligibility: 18 Years to 80 Years · All · * Patients with NMIBC who have completed the initial transurethral resection and are scheduled for a second resection, as recommended by guidelines or physician's choice:
1. Incomplete initial TURBT due to various reasons (including large tumor size, high risk of intraoperative bleeding, extensive tumor range, etc.), posing a risk of residual tumor;
2. Absence of muscle layer tissue in the initial resection specimen;
3. Post-initial resection pathology indicating T1 stage;
4. Post-initial resection pathology indicating G3/high-grade tumor, excluding pure carcinoma in situ;
* Ability to provide a 100ml routine urine sample within 1-6 weeks after the initial resection and before the second resection;
* Age ≥ 18 years;
* Willingness to provide basic clinical information, pathology, and subsequent - recurrence monitoring results;
* Willingness to sign the informed consent form.
NCT04299646Phase 2Recruiting
Centre Francois Baclesse · Clinique Claude Bernard, Albi
Every year, 12500 primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are diagnosed in France. Metastases occur in half of RCC patients.
Management of metastatic RCC is based on systemic treatments (targeted therapies/immunotherapy). However, resistance to systemic treatment is frequent. In case of progression, usual therapeutic attitude is initiating another systemic therapy.
Because of the emergence of resistant tumor clonal cells, some patients progress only on few sites while the rest of tumor burden is controlled. In this setting named oligoprogressive disease \[isolated progression of \<3-5 metastase(s)\], ablative treatments of these evolving metastatic sites could allow a disease control and a reduced risk of new metastases occurrence by tumor-cell reembolization. Such strategy is challenging to prolong ongoing systemic treatment and delay further lines.
Although RCC was considered radioresistant and radiotherapy with conventional fractionation was mainly used for palliation of symptoms, stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), by delivering high dose in one or few fractions, allows local control for about 90% of RCC metastases through various radiobiological pathways. Furthermore, some data suggest that high-dose focal irradiation of RCC could induce a systemic antitumor response mediated by immunologic effectors(1). This phenomenon ("abscopal effect") could be enhanced in patients under immunotherapy, including anti-PD1.
Several retrospective studies and one non-randomized phase-II study highly suggest the interest of SRT as focal ablative treatment in RCC oligometastases with excellent local control rates and low toxicity(2,3).
Furthermore, the multicentric retrospective study the sponsor recently conducted within the GETUG group among 101 metastatic RCC patients with oligoprogression under systemic therapy highlighted that SRT on progressive sites provided a median of 8.6-month progression-free survival and allowed to continue current systemic line for 10.5 months.
However, to date, there are no prospective data assessing the interest of SRT for management of oligoprogressive metastatic RCC.
The sponsor aim to prospectively evaluate the interest of SRT as a therapeutic strategy for local control of oligoprogressive metastatic RCC under ongoing systemic treatment, and consequently delay subsequent systemic treatment.
Eligibility: 18 Years to · All · * Clear cell renal cancer histologically proved (association with other histologic component are permitted)
* Patients of good or intermediate prognostic, according to Heng criteria
* Extracerebral metastatic disease documented with imagery
* Patients treated in first or second line systemic therapy
* Systemic treatment may be targeted therapies (tyrosine kinase inhibitors or mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors) and/or immunotherapy according to French applicable standards; patients treated in a clinical trial are also eligible if allowed by trial sponsor
* Oligoprogressive disease documented with imagery, defined as the emergence or progression of 1 to 3 metastases and progression localized in up to 2 organs
* Oligoprogressive disease confirmed with 2 CT scans performed 2 months apart
* At least one measurable progressing metastasis according to R.E.C.I.S.T. criteria v1.1
* All oligoprogressive target lesions measuring ≤ 4 cm
* Good general condition (WHO performance status ≤ 2)
* All progressive lesions have to be accessible to SRT, performed concurrently or sequentially
* No contraindication to systemic therapy and stereotactic radiation therapy
* Patients aged 18 years or older
* Signed informed consent form
* Patients affiliated to the social security system
NCT06764602Phase IIRecruiting
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna · IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna
Observational, retrospective, multicenter, nonprofit study on the prevalence of renal involvement in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis.
Eligibility: to 17 Years · All · * Patients of either sex under the age of 17 years at the time of last observation (06/30/2021);
* Patients clinically evaluated in an outpatient or inpatient setting during 01/01/2018- 30/06/2021 with a diagnosis of TSC;
* Informed consent signed by parent or legal guardian.
NCT06475261Phase IIRecruiting
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Policlinico "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome
Tissue oximetry obtained from peripheral muscle measures the state of tissue oxygenation of various organs and, as already widely described in the literature, can be used to measure the state of kidney's tissue oxygenation. However, there is no evidence in the existing scientific literature on the use of muscle tissue oximetry in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
The primary objective of our study is to evaluate whether there is a correlation between average intraoperative muscle tissue oximetry below 65% (a value which is considered critical in the literature for the resulting cellular damage) and postoperative renal damage in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian cancer.
Eligibility: 18 Years to 75 Years · Female · * American Society Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification 1-2
* Cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer with laparoscopic or laparotomic technique with Hypertermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.
NCT07590310EARLY_Phase 1Recruiting
Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute · Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, Haidian
According to the 2020 global cancer statistics, renal carcinoma ranks as the fourteenth most common malignant tumor worldwide. In 2020, there were 431,288 new cases and 179,368 deaths from renal cancer, and both the incidence and mortality rates are projected to continue rising by 2025. Early non-invasive diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is crucial for improving prognosis. Nuclear medicine molecular imaging offers the advantages of real-time, dynamic, and non-invasive detection of lesions throughout the body. However, there is currently a lack of highly efficient and targeted molecular probes for early and accurate diagnosis of this tumor in clinical practice.
The high expression of CAIX plays a central role in the pathogenesis of renal cancer by altering cellular metabolism, inducing angiogenesis, promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), invasion, and metastatic spread. CAIX is highly expressed in 95% of ccRCC cases. In fact, CAIX expression levels have been reported as an independent predictor of survival in advanced ccRCC. Moreover, CAIX expression in normal tissues is limited, primarily restricted to the stomach, the basolateral aspects of proliferating small intestinal crypt epithelial cells, and the gallbladder. Therefore, the differential expression of CAIX between ccRCC tumors and normal tissues highlights its potential as a robust target for nuclear medicine molecular probe research and development in ccRCC.
This study utilized high-throughput screening to identify small molecules with high affinity for CAIX. These molecules were subsequently cyclized and modified to enhance their in vivo stability. A bifunctional chelator, H3RESCA, was introduced at the C-terminus to construct the small-molecule compound RESCA-CAIX-LT. PET probes were prepared by radiolabeling with 68Ga or 18F, and their diagnostic efficacy for renal cancer was investigated. Small-animal PET imaging initially demonstrated that the probe exhibits high affinity and excellent imaging performance. The modifications also altered the in vivo metabolic profile of the original design, reducing non-specific uptake in organs such as the stomach, small intestine, and gallbladder. Furthermore, toxicological experiments confirmed the probe's high safety profile and in vivo stability.
Eligibility: 18 Years to 75 Years · All · -Hematological, hepatic, and renal functions meeting the following criteria: Complete Blood Count: WBC ≥4.0×10⁹/L or Neutrophils ≥1.5×10⁹/L, PLT ≥100×10⁹/L, Hb ≥90 g/L; Coagulation: PT or APTT ≤1.5 × ULN (Upper Limit of Normal); Hepatic Function: T-Bil ≤1.5 × ULN; ALT/AST ≤2.5 × ULN (or ≤5 × ULN for subjects with liver metastases); ALP ≤2.5 × ULN (or ≤4.5 × ULN for subjects with bone or liver metastases); Renal Function: BUN ≤1.5 × ULN, SCr ≤1.5 × ULN.
Normal cardiac function;
* Expected survival ≥12 weeks;
* Good compliance with follow-up;
* At least one measurable target lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria;
* Women of childbearing potential (aged 18-49) must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the examination. Male and female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception to prevent pregnancy during the study and for 3 months after the examination;
* Patients for whom the clinician recommends a PET/CT examination for tumor diagnosis and staging;
* Patients are fully capable of understanding the study, voluntarily agree to participate, and provide written informed consent.
