Found 992 clinical trials
A Comparison Between Ivor-Lewis and McKeown Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Surgery is still the main treatment for esophageal cancer, however, the complication and mortality rate of open esophagectomy is high. As a result, the thoracoscopic- laparoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) was developed. The MIE mainly comprised two surgical approaches MIE McKeown approach (cervical anastomosis) and MIE Ivor-Lewis approach (intrathoracicanastomosis).
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Azacitidine Venetoclax and Trametinib for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
This phase II trial investigates how well azacitidine, venetoclax, and trametinib work in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia or higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome that has come back (relapsed) or has not responded to treatment (refractory). Chemotherapy drugs, such as azacitidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
TPM Regimen (Thalidomide Prednisone and Methotrexate) in LGLL
Both T-LGLL and CLPD-NK are indolent disease and share similar biology and clinical course, and treated under the same strategy. So the investigators put them together as LGLL. The investigators used TPM regimen (thalidomide + prednison + methotrexate ) to treat LGLL since 2013, and 18/20 patients (90%) obtained clinical …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
RISI in the Treatment of Recurrent Metastatic SCC of Thoracic Inlet Lymph Nodes
However, for patients with recurrence after radiotherapy, there is basically no ideal local treatment.The Radioactive i-125 Seed Implantation (RISI) therapy is characterized by high dose within the tumor target area and low dose to surrounding normal tissues, and its radiation dose rate is low, which theoretically benefits the protection of …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Longitudinal Immune-phenotyping of HCC Following MK-3475
The study comprises a main study of pembro-treated HCC patients and a sub-study of untreated HCC patients. In the main study, patients will be treated with pembrolizumab as neoadjuvant treatment approximately 4 weeks prior scheduled surgery. Adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab with commence at approximately 4 weeks post-surgery for up to …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Testing the Addition of Radiotherapy to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy) for Patients With Esophageal and Gastric Cancer That Has Spread to a Limited Number of Other Places in the Body
Radiotherapy uses high energy x-rays, gamma rays, or protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in usual chemotherapy, such as leucovorin, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
BCI-FES Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation
BCI technology enables "direct brain control" of external devices such as assistive devices and prostheses by translating brain waves into control signals. When BCI systems are integrated with functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems, they can be used to deliver a novel physical therapy to improve movement after stroke.
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Avelumab and M6620 for the Treatment of DDR Deficient Metastatic or Unresectable Solid Tumors
DDR deficiency refers to a decrease in the ability of cells to respond to damaged DNA and to repair the damage, which can be caused by genetic mutations. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as avelumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer.
The objective of this trial is to study the efficacy of treatment of human papilloma virus (HPV) related oropharyngeal cancer with chemotherapy followed by Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) as definitive treatment. Current treatment of oropharyngeal cancer are chemo-radiotherapy. There is significant lifelong side effects associated with this approach related to …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Nigella Sativa in COVID-19
If encouraging outcomes occurred, NS supplementation may be recommended as an add-on to standard care protocol to enhance the recovery from COVID-19 disease in the current emerging situation.
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- 19 Feb, 2024