Clinical Research Directory

Prospective Procurement of Tumor Tissue to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets and Study the Tumor Microenvironment

Background: Many advances have been made in cancer treatments, but more research is needed. Comparing samples of cancerous tissue to samples of normal, noncancerous tissues may help find differences between them. These differences may help researchers find new ways to treat cancer. Objective: To collect tissues and blood samples from people with known or suspected cancer. The samples will be used to help identify new targets for cancer treatments. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with a known or suspected cancer that requires surgery or biopsy. Design: Participants will be screened. They will answer questions about their health. They can do this on the phone or in person. Researchers will collect information from participants medical records. Data may include information about any prior or current cancers. Data about other medical conditions may also be collected. Participants will have blood drawn. Some of the blood will be tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C. Some of the blood will be used for genetic research. Participants will have tissue samples collected during surgeries or biopsies. These are procedures the participants would have had as part of their standard care. No new procedures will be done just for this study. Researchers may also seek out samples from prior procedures the participant had done. Participants will remain in the study for 6 months. They may have blood drawn again. Researchers may also collect tissue samples from any procedures performed during that time.

A Study to Learn About Dacomitinib in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

The purpose of this study is to learn about dacomitinib for the possible treatment of lung cancer. This study is seeking participants who: * have lung cancer that could not be controlled. * have a type of gene called epidermoid growth factor receptor. A gene is a part of your DNA that has instructions for making things your body needs to work. * have received dacomitinib for their lung cancer. All participants in this study had received dacomitinib. Dacomitinib is a tablet that is taken by mouth at home. They continued to take dacomitnib until their cancer was no longer responding. The study will look at the experiences of people receiving the study medicine. This will help to see if the study medicine is safe and effective.

Virtual Agent Feasibility in Oncology Patients (NTT Data)

The purpose of this study is to compare the use of a virtual agent vs. a human agent when onboarding oncology patients over the telephone to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) devices. RPM devices are instruments that a patient can use to measure their own weight and vital signs. Both the virtual and human agents will be available by telephone to instruct the patient on how to use the RPM devices to measure weight, blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation. Patients will be randomized to either the virtual or human agent, have assessments of their medical and oncological history, overall well-being, body measurements, and vital signs, and will complete questionnaires about their experience.

Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Abenacianine (VGT-309) to Identify Cancer in Subjects Undergoing Surgery for Cancer in the Lung

This is a Phase 3, multi-center, randomized and intrasubject controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of abenacianine for injection, a tumor-targeted, activatable fluorescent imaging agent, to identify cancer using NIR imaging in participants undergoing surgery for cancer in the lung. Approximately 132 partiipants will be enrolled to ensure a minimum of 115 evaluable participants receiving abenacianine and undergoing NIR imaging and a control group of 12 participants who will receive abenacianine but no NIR imaging.

Evaluation for NCI Surgery Branch Clinical Research Protocols

Background: The National Cancer Institute Surgery Branch (NCI-SB) has developed experimental therapies that involve taking white blood cells from patients' tumor or from their blood, growing them in the laboratory in large numbers, and then giving the cells back to the patient. Objective: This study will allow patients to under screening and evaluation for participation in NC-SB Protocols. Eligibility: Patients 18 years or older must meet the minimum eligibility criteria for an NCI-SB treatment protocol. Design Patients will undergo testing and evaluations as required by the appropriate NCI-SB treatment protocol. ...

Collection of Blood From Patients With Cancer

This study will collect blood from patients with cancer to study the level of cells which decrease the immune response (suppressor cells) before and after chemotherapy. Patients 18 years of age and older with cancer may participate. This study does not involve treatment. Participants will have about 50 ml (3 tablespoonfuls) of blood drawn. Depending on their condition, patients may be invited to enroll in a clinical research study involving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery. Additional 40-ml blood samples may be drawn during the course of treatment. ...

Home-based Respiratory Muscle Training for Minimizing Side Effects in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Cancer

This clinical trial evaluates whether home-based respiratory muscle training is useful for minimizing side effects in patients undergoing treatment for cancer. Over-activation of the nervous system during breast cancer treatment can result in heart- and lung-related side effects which have the potential to reduce a patient's quality of life. Aerobic exercise can help prevent the development of these side effects. However, engaging in regular aerobic exercise may be difficult for breast cancer patients who are actively undergoing treatment. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) involves a series of breathing and other exercises that are performed to improve the function of the respiratory muscles through resistance and endurance training. Home-based RMT may represent a more feasible approach for reducing side effects in patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Trop2-targeted immunoPET Imaging of Solid Tumors

This study aims to establish and optimize the trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop2)-targeted immuno-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (immunoPET/CT) imaging method and its physiological and pathological distribution characteristics, based on which the diagnostic efficacy of the above imaging agents in solid tumors (including uroepithelial cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, liver cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer) will be evaluated.

A Feasibility Study to Further the Development of Lung Cancer-based Precision Medicine

The purpose of this study is to further advancements in biospecimens (blood cellular free component, e.g., plasma, serum, tissue, urine), in order to develop precision medicine, for lung cancer management and lung cancer screening (synergy with imaging). A co-clinical trial approach, with integrative analyses leveraging data from the treatment of genetic mouse models of lung cancer along with clinical samples and data from lung cancer patients, will be used to elucidate genomic background metrics, identify cell free DNA mutations, and further refine the liquid biopsy approach. Blood and urine samples will be analyzed for different genetic components. The tissue biopsy will be implanted into a mouse and after the cancer grows in the mouse the cancer DNA from the mouse will be compared with the human blood.

A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Zipalertinib Versus Placebo for Adjuvant Treatment in Participants With Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC With Uncommon EGFR Mutations, Following Complete Tumor Resection

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of zipalertinib combined with adjuvant chemotherapy versus placebo combined with adjuvant chemotherapy in participants with early stage (stage IB-IIIA) resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (EGFRmt).

Holistic Acupuncture for Patients With Chemotherapy Induced Nausea

The study explores whether acupuncture as a supplement to conventional antiemetic medicine is superior in reducing the level of chemotherapy induced nausea compared to conventional anitemetic medicine alone. A total of 90 patients experiencing chemotherapy induced nausea will be allocated 1:1 to either acupuncture and antiemetic medicine or antiemetic medicine alone. The level of nausea and other cancer related symptoms will be assessed at baseline and 8 and 22 days after enrollment

Evolution of the Therapeutic Care in Lung Cancer in France Since 2015 (ESME LC)

This database compiles data from existing data available from patient's electronic medical records (EMR) at the 38 participating hospitals (20 French comprehensive cancer centers and 18 public hospitals).

Population Health Management -Increase Lung Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers (LungSMART)

The long-term goal of Lung Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (LungSMART) Utah is to increase the reach of Low-Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer (hereafter referred to as Lung Cancer Screening or LCS) at scale in low-resource healthcare settings.

A Phase I, Open-Label, Multi-center Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of AZD6244 (ARRY-142886)

This study is being conducted to determine if a combination of AZD6244 given orally twice a day with standard doses of selected chemotherapies will be safe and tolerable for cancer patients with advanced solid tumors. The highest tolerated dose of AZD6244 in combination with selected chemotherapies will be evaluated. The study will also investigate how AZD6244 in combination with standard chemotherapies are absorbed, distributed and excreted by the body as well as the length of time that the drugs remain in the body. Initial and periodic assessments will establish patient response to the combination therapies

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Mesothelin-Targeting Logic-gated CAR T, in Participants With Solid Tumors That Express MSLN and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression

The goal of this study is to test autologous logic-gated Tmod™ CAR T-cell products in subjects with solid tumors including colorectal cancer (CRC), pancreatic cancer (PANC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ovarian cancer (OVCA), mesothelioma (MESO), and other solid tumors that express mesothelin (MSLN) and have lost HLA-A\*02 expression. The main questions this study aims to answer are: Phase 1: What is the recommended dose that is safe for patients Phase 2: Does the recommended dose kill solid tumor cells and protect the patient's healthy cells Participants will be required to perform study procedures and assessments, and will also receive the following study treatments: Enrollment and Apheresis in BASECAMP-1 (NCT04981119) Preconditioning Lymphodepletion (PCLD) Regimen Tmod CAR T cells at the assigned dose

A Clinico-biological Database of Lung Cancers

This prospective, single-center, interventional study is conducted in order to achieve a biological bank accompanied by clinical data. Blood samples, optional tumor tissue and fecal samples are collected, processed and banked for all the included subjects. Those samples are collected before the start of treatment, at the time of first tumor assessment, at the time of first and second disease progression. The subjects are treated according to standard of care. Clinical data are collected at each sampling time. The primary objective of the study is to identify biological, clinical and tumoral factors associated with tumor response according SOC treatment.

Dose Attenuated Chemotherapy in Compromised Patients With Lung Cancer

This is an open-label, non-randomized, single-center, phase II study to evaluate the efficacy, toxicity and, tolerability of pre-specified dose attenuated chemotherapy regimens in lung cancer patients with comorbidities.

SCOOT: Sample Collection for DART

The study will use a blood sample collected from participants to: * Develop new ways of finding and diagnosing lung health problems, such as lung cancer. * Develop tools which make it easier to screen people with possible lung health problems, diagnose problems earlier and with fewer tests, and start the best treatment faster. * Help improve the early diagnosis of lung cancer, as finding lung cancer early means that it can be treated more easily and successfully.

Prospective Phase II Clinical Study of Stereotactic Body Proton Therapy (SBPT) for Lung Cancer

This study included patients with early-stage lung cancer cT1-3N0M0, stage IA-IIB (American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition staging, AJCC 8th ) who were inoperable or refused surgery. They were divided into peripheral type and central type according to the tumor location and received radical Stereotactic Body Proton Therapy (SBPT) for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The prescribed dose for patients with peripheral lung cancer is 48-60Gray(Gy) (Relative Biological Effectiveness, RBE)/4-6 fractions, and for patients with central lung cancer, the prescribed dose is 50-70Gy(RBE)/10-15 fractions. After treatment, follow-up visits will be conducted to observe short-term and long-term efficacy, adverse reactions and patient quality of life.

A Study Investigating BG-60366 in Adults With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This is an open-label, multicenter, Phase 1a/1b clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary antitumor activity of BG-60366, a highly potent, selective EGFR-mutation targeted Chimeric Degradation Activation Compound (CDAC). BG-60366 is designed to degrade mutant EGFR, which is a common cause for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). This study will evaluate how well BG-60366 works in participants with advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutant NSCLC. The study will be conducted in 2 parts: 1) Phase 1a Dose Escalation and Safety Expansion, and 2) Phase 1b Dose Expansion.

MDT-bridged Radical Therapy After Aumolertinib With MRD-guided Maintenance in EGFRm+ Unresectable Stage III NSCLC (APPROACH)

This is an open-label, multi-center, randomized, phase III study. It is aimed to firstly evaluate the effectiveness and safety of almonertinib induction therapy in EGFR-mutated patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer, and to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dynamic MRD guided maintenance therapy with almonertinib after induction therapy with almonertinib and local therapy (radical surgery or radiotherapy) evaluated by MDT diagnostic model. The study includes a screening period (not more than 28 days after the subject with signed informed consent before first medication), treatment period (including induction therapy with almonertinib\\ radical therapy under MDT model\\ consolidation therapy with almonertinib) and follow-up period.

Symbiotic-Lung-01 : A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called PF-08634404 in Combination With Chemotherapy in Adult Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This study is being done to find out if a new medicine called PF-08634404, when given with chemotherapy, works better than the present standard treatment (pembrolizumab with chemotherapy) for adults with a type of lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is either locally advanced (spread to nearby tissues) or has spread to other parts of the body. To join the study, participants must meet the following conditions: * Be 18 years or older. * Have locally advanced (Stage IIIB/IIIC) or metastatic (Stage IV) squamous or non-squamous NSCLC. * Is not a candidate for complete surgical resection or curative chemoradiotherapy. * Do not have known actionable genomic alterations * Be treatment naïve for advanced or metastatic disease Participants in this study will be assigned to two different parts of the study depending on their type of tumor: participants with squamous NSCLC will be assigned to Part 1, while participants with non-squamous NSCLC will be assigned to Part 2. Each participant will be randomly assigned (like a flip of the coin) to one of two treatment groups in a blinded fashion: * Part 1 - Arm A or Part 2 - Arm C (Experimental Group): Will receive a new study medicine called PF-08634404 along with a kind of chemotherapy specific to the type of tumor. * Part 1 - Arm B or Part 2 - Arm D (Control Group): Will receive an approved medicine called pembrolizumab along with a kind of chemotherapy specific to the type of tumor. Participants will receive their assigned treatment through intravenous (IV) infusions, which means the medicine is given directly into a vein. The treatment will be given in cycles, participants will receive PF-08634404 or Pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy followed by maintenance with either PF-08634404 or Pembrolizumab monotherapy (Part 1) or PF-08634404 or Pembrolizumab in combination with a chemotherapeutic drug (Part 2). Participants will continue receiving treatment if it is helping and not experiencing serious side effects. The study will include regular visits for: * Treatment and health checks: while participant continues receiving treatment. * Tests to monitor how cancer responds: every 6 weeks during the first 48 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter.

Diagnosing peRipheral Lung Lesions With CRYO Biopsies

Lung cancer is the leading course of cancer related deaths world-wide. Lung cancer screening will increase the number of small lung lesion in need of biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. Obtaining lung biopsies with a bronchoscopy has the lowest risk of complications (1-2%) compared to other modalities such as transthoracic needle biopsy (20%), however diagnostic yield needs improvement. Currently a diagnosis is established in 50- 70% of the bronchoscopic procedures depending on the step-up. One way to improve the yield would be by using a cryo probe through the bronchoscope which freezes a small part of the lung for extraction, and thereby provides larger biopsies for examination. This will increase the chances of obtaining sufficient material from a small lesion to determine the diagnosis. The DR CRYO study will compare cryo biopsies to forceps biopsies for the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. We hope that the cryo biopsies can improve the diagnostic capabilities of bronchoscopy and provide better biopsies for tumor marker analyses. The project is relevant both for patients undergoing diagnostic work-up for lung cancer in early stages .

Markerless Image Guidance Using Intrafraction Kilovoltage X-ray Imaging

This trial will investigate the feasibility of the Markerless Tumour Tracking technology.