Researchers want to learn if sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870) alone or with other treatments can treat certain gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The GI cancers being studied are either advanced (the cancer has spread to other parts of the body), or unresectable (the cancer cannot be removed with surgery). The goals of this study are to learn:
* About the safety of sacituzumab tirumotecan alone or with other treatments and if people tolerate it
* How many people have the cancer respond (get smaller or go away) to treatment
To determine whether biomarkers assessed in blood samples can be used to detect individuals at risk for developing blood clots or worsening of their underlying disease. The ultimate goal of the study is to identify key biomarkers derived from blood that are most characteristic and informative of individuals who will go on to develop a clotting complication.
The current study seeks to further investigate the impact of up-front systemic therapy in combination with fractionated SBRT for potentially resectable, locally-advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
This multicenter, open-label, dose-escalating study will assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of DMOT4039A in participants with unresectable pancreatic or platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Cohorts of participants will receive multiple ascending intravenous doses of DMOT4039A.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and fluorouracil, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Biological therapies such as interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy and interferon alfa with radiation therapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cisplatin, fluorouracil, and interferon alfa together with radiation therapy works in treating patients who have undergone surgery for stage I, stage II, or stage III pancreatic cancer.
This phase II trial chose the induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin followed by Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with gemcitabine to optimize the treatment for pancreas cancer patients with locally advanced disease and the purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of induction CT with gemcitabine and cisplatin followed by CRT for unresectable pancreatic carcinoma.
Microparticles are cellular fragments which are released actively or passively under conditions of inflammation and stress. The impact of surgical operations on quantity and quality of microparticles remains unknown. In this observatory study we investigate quantitative and qualitative aspects of microparticles during cardiac and abdominal operations.
This is a single-center, single-arm, open-label, phase 2 clinical study, to explore the efficacy and safety of surufatinib combined with TAS-102 in third-line and later-line therapy of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if gemcitabine is more effective with or without capecitabine in treating pancreatic cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of gemcitabine with or without capecitabine in treating patients who have advanced pancreatic cancer.
Precision medicine is a major goal in oncology. It aims to tailor treatments to the specific characteristics of each patient's tumor. This approach makes it possible to identify unique therapeutic targets and select the therapeutic alternative that specifically targets the abnormalities identified. Positron emission tomography (PET) plays a key role in this approach by providing detailed functional imaging of tumors in a non-invasive way. Usually, one radio-tracer is used to perform PET. Depending on the type of tumor, each tracer is carefully selected for its specific behavior and characteristics. However, it may be useful to perform several PET scans with different tracers, each providing different information, for the initial staging and therapeutic management of patients. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death, requires precise imaging for optimal treatment selection. [18F]F-choline PET is often preferred for the initial detection of well-differentiated HCC and local recurrence, while [18F]FDG (fluorodésoxyglucose) PET is more useful for aggressive forms of HCC and for assessing metastases. Similarly, gastro-entero-pancreatic tumors (GEP-NETs), a type of neuroendocrine tumor found in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas, also benefit from tailored imaging approaches. GEP-NETs commonly express somatostatin receptors, which are effectively targeted by [68Ga]Ga-DOTATOC PET to enhance diagnostic accuracy and staging, particularly in well-differentiated lesions. Conversely, [18F]FDG PET is valuable for imaging GEP-NETs with high metabolic activity, providing insight into tumor aggressiveness and proliferation. The combined use of [18F]FDG PET and [18F]F-choline PET in HCC, as well as [68Ga]Ga-DOTATOC PET and [18F]FDG PET in GEP-NETs, provides complementary information that helps to comprehensively characterize the tumor, guide treatment decisions, and monitor therapeutic response.
In this context, a highly innovative way using multiplexed PET imaging offers potential for targeted therapy and precision medicine. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of simultaneous dual-tracer PET imaging with a staggered injection (referred to here as multiplexed PET), combining [18F]FDG and [18F]F-choline in HCC, and [68Ga]Ga-DOTATOC and [18F]FDG in GEP-NETs as compared to both pairs of single PET.
