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Communicating With Patients on Cancer Resistance to Treatment: the Development of a Communication Tool. (HECTOR)
Resistance to treatment is one of the major themes in cancer research. Despite this, the definition and clinical implications of resistance to treatment remain under-explored, and patient-physician communication in this context still constitutes a challenge. When resistance to cancer treatments occurs, physicians not only have to explain to the patient the phenomenon of resistance, often based on complex results (biological results, genomic tests, imaging, etc.), but also need to offer alternative therapies, whilst fostering shared medical decision-making. These different tasks are particularly challenging for clinicians, especially since there are large individual differences...
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Comparing Capecitabine and Temozolomide in Combination to Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
This phase II trial compares capecitabine and temozolomide to lutetium Lu 177 dotatate for the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors that have spread to other parts of the body (advanced) or are not able to be removed by surgery (unresectable). Chemotherapy drugs, such as capecitabine and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radioactive drugs, such as lutetium Lu 177 dotatate, may carry radiation directly to tumor cells and may reduce harm to normal cells. The purpose of this study is to find out whether capecitabine and temozolomide or...
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Comparison of High-dose IL-2 and High-dose IL-2 With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma.
The purpose of this study is compare the response rates in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with high-dose IL-2 to patients treated with high-dose IL-2 along with radiation therapy.
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Complications and Recurrences After Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Slow Mohs
Mohs micro-graphic surgery (Mohs) is a tissue-sparing, surgical treatment for different types of skin cancer (e.g. basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, lentigo maligna (melanoma). It is a procedure performed with frozen sections. Slow Mohs, a variant of micro-graphic surgery, is performed by formalin fixation and paraffin-embedded sections. Both in Mohs and Slow Mohs tumor margins are assessed to achieve complete removal. This study aims to investigate the clinical presentation and outcomes (i.e. complications and recurrence rates) in patients treated with Mohs or Slow Mohs in the dermatology department of the Maastricht University Medical Center+ in Maastricht, the...
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Tumor Oxygenation, Metabolism and Blood Supply of High Grade Glioma and Cervical Cancers Using Dynamic FAZA PET and Multiparametric MR
Primary Objectives To investigate the relationship between dynamic MRI, brain tumor perfusion (DSC) and permeability (DCE), and dynamic 18F-FAZA PET uptake. Secondary Objectives To investigate the relationship between tumors with greater hypoxia defined by qBOLD and 18F-FAZA PET and pathological features including proportionate necrosis, Ki-67 and IDH mutation status To investigate the correlation between the hypoxic tumor region delineated using 18F-FAZA PET and qBOLD
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Computer Training Program for Younger Patients With a Brain Tumor Who Underwent Radiation Therapy
This randomized clinical trial studies how well an adaptive computerized cognitive training program works compared to a non-adaptive computerized cognitive training program in treating younger patients with brain tumor who underwent radiation therapy. Providing a computer training program may improve the well-being and quality of life of patients with cognitive (physical and mental) function difficulties caused by radiation therapy to the brain.
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Conservative Treatments of Retinoblastoma
Conservative treatments of retinoblastoma (RETINO 2011) 1. -Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients treated by chemoreduction (VP16, carboplatin) followed by chemothermotherapy without laser treatment at day 8 2. -Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients with bilateral very asymmetric dis-ease (Group D eye on one of the eye) or unilateral presentation groups B/C/D according to the age and vitreous seeding 3. - Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients treated by 6 cycles of three drugs regimen and local treatments for bilateral group D eyes or on the only eye.
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Copanlisib With Ibrutinib for Patients With Recurrent/ Refractory Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
The purpose of this study is to test the safety of combined use of the study drugs, copanlisib and ibrutinib, in people with PCNSL.
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Coping With Glioblastoma: A Study of Communication Between Physicians, Patients, and Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the way physicians communicate with brain tumor patients. This study will look at how oncologists provide information about brain tumors, brain scan results, and treatment options. This study will look at how oncologists provide information about brain tumors, brain scan results, and treatment options. Ultimately, the investigators hope to use these findings to improve communication between patients, caregivers and their doctors.
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Copper Cu 64 Anti-CEA Monoclonal Antibody M5A PET in Diagnosing Patients With CEA Positive Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies copper Cu 64 anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monoclonal antibody M5A positron emission tomography (PET) in diagnosing patients with CEA positive cancer. Diagnostic procedures, such as copper Cu 64 anti-CEA monoclonal antibody M5A PET, may help find and diagnose CEA positive cancer that may not be detected by standard diagnostic methods.
