The aim of the study is to evaluate technical, clinical and safety outcomes of lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) with and without a coaxial double-pigtail plastic stent (DPS) in EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomies (CDS) for the management of biliary obstruction.
This is a single-center, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of pancreaticojejunostomy with modified N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate(Glubran® 2) versus standard pancreaticojejunostomy without cyanoacrylate in preventing postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy with soft pancreatic texture. The primary endpoint is the incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula at 30 days post-surgery, as defined by the International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) criteria.Secondary outcomes include surgical complications and length of hospital stay. The study will enroll approximately 194 patients at a single center.
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cell from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with monoclonal antibody therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of cetuximab plus gemcitabine in treating patients who have locally advanced, metastatic, or recurrent cancer of the pancreas.
This is a first in human (FIH) 2-part study using ACTM-838 in patients with advanced solid tumors resistant to standard of care treatment. Part 1a will evaluate dose escalation and Part 1b will evaluate dose expansion.
Aim of the prospective study is a better differentiation of benign and malignant lesions in the pancreas in patients with suspected pancreatic cancer using images 30 and 90 min p.i. (post injectionen) and a diagnostic CT (computed tomography) scan of the abdomen within the Time of Flight (TOF)-18F-FDG-PET/CT and thus an improvement of the quality of PET/CT findings.
RATIONALE: Questionnaires that measure quality of life may help doctors identify the effects of treatment and improve the ability to plan treatment for patients with gastrointestinal-related neuroendocrine tumors.
PURPOSE: This phase IV clinical trial is studying how well a disease-specific questionnaire works in assessing the quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal-related neuroendocrine tumors.
This is a prospective, single center, double blind, randomized, crossover feasibility study of oral ketamine versus placebo for the treatment of anxiety in patients with pancreatic cancer currently receiving or within 12 weeks of receiving cancer targeted therapy. The primary objective is to determine the feasibility of enrolling subjects and treatment adherence. The secondary objectives are to describe the safety and tolerability. Exploratory objectives are to assess the effect of ketamine/placebo on Depression, Anxiety, Physical Function, Pain Interference, Pain Intensity, Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance, and Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities as measured by PROMIS Anxiety Short Form 7a and the PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1 of Patient Reported Outcomes, as well as changes in circulatory inflammatory cytokines, blood glutamine levels, and other biomarkers of anxiety and/or depression.
Registry participants with advanced malignancy or myelodysplasia will have a sample of their tumor or tissue analysed for genetic alterations using next generation sequencing (NGS) performed in a lab that has been certified to meet a high quality standard. Treatments and outcomes will be reported to the registry to allow further understanding of how genetic differences can lead to better diagnosis and treatments.
This is a First-in-Human Phase IA/IB/II open label dose escalation study of intravenous (IV) administration of ONC-392, a humanized anti-CTLA4 IgG1 monoclonal antibody, as single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab in participants with advanced or metastatic solid tumors and non-small cell lung cancers.
Radical surgical resection is the only curative treatment option for pancreatic cancer, but borderline resectable tumors have a high probability of incomplete exeresis. Although neoadjuvant therapy can improve the chances of complete exeresis, not all patients respond as expected.
