The overarching goal of this project is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of recruitment methods, target population, and a waitlist design to finalize the protocol of FearLess in primary malignant brain tumor patients and caregivers
Existing studies have demonstrated that patients with different types of tumors exhibit significant increases in Enterobacter and Staphylococcus genera, along with marked decreases in Lactobacillus, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, and Enterococcus genera in their feces following chemotherapy. Research reports indicate a significant decline in bacterial diversity in rectal cancer patients post-chemotherapy, particularly showing reduced abundances of Porphyromonas, Peptostreptococcus, and Veillonella. Motoori et al. found that esophageal cancer patients undergoing combined chemotherapy with 5-FU, cisplatin, and docetaxel experienced significant reductions in intestinal...
The goal of this diagnostic randomised clinical trial is to determine, in glioblastoma patients with diagnostic uncertainty between pseudoprogression and tumor progression on follow-up MRI after chemoradiation, the added value of a direct [¹⁸F] FET-PET scan for clinical management. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does the clinical management guided by an additional FET-PET scan leads to fewer unnecessary interventions, compared with management based on MRI only? - Does the clinical management guided by an additional FET-PET scan leads to better health-related quality of life after 12 weeks, compared with management based on MRI only? - ...
To identify the frequency of ATM and its different aetiologies, alongside the different clinical and radiological patterns and prognostic factors .
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if furmonertinib plus anlotinib works to treat participants with lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR mutations and brain metastases. It will also learn about the safety of furmonertinib plus anlotinib. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does furmonertinib plus anlotinib increase the number of participants who has a significant tumor shrinkage? - What medical problems do participants have when taking furmonertinib plus anlotinib? Researchers will evaluate the safety and efficacy of furmonertinib plus anlotinib. Participants will: - Take furmonertinib(every day) and anlotinib(two weeks on and one week...
As a part of molecular imaging, many PET tracers have been investigated in this regard. Those include 18F-FDG being glucose analogue, 18F-FLT representing nucleoside metabolism, and 18F-FDOPA, 18F-FET, 11C-MET as amino acids analogues. Among these, 18F-FDG is the most commonly used tracer due to its broader use and easy availability. However, high physiological uptake in the brain is a significant limitation. The main limitation of other tracers is the need for onsite cyclotrons for their production, making their availability difficult. So, the search for an ideal modality is still ongoing, and the latest addition to this search is a radio ligand labeled Prostate Specific...
This is a single-arm imaging study using DOTATOC peptide, labelled with the Gallium (68Ga) tracer.
This research study involves the study of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with MGMT-methylated glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) that are undergoing standard chemoradiation. The study aims to evaluate G-CSF's effects on brain health and cognitive function. The name of the study drugs involved in this study are: - G-CSF (also called Filgrastim) - Temozolomide (TMZ), a standard of care chemotherapy drug
This study aims at assessing the role of MerlinTM and ctDNA in predicting the nodal status in patients with >pT3b melanoma, therefore candidate for adjuvant therapy regardless of sentinel lymph node status.
Gliomas are common primary brain tumors in adults. Gliomas can be classified into different types based on tumor grade, histopathological features, and molecular characteristics. The common types of diffuse gliomas include glioblastoma, astrocytoma, and oligodendroglioma. The standard treatment for diffuse gliomas includes surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy. As per standard institutional practice, a uniform dose of radiation is delivered to the disease area and MRI is done before and after the treatment. In this study, MRI and PET scan will be done before starting the treatment and standard dose of radiation will be delivered. The interval imaging will be done...