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[18]F-FAZA PET Imaging Study in Patients With Cancer of the Head & Neck, Lung, Renal Cell, Brain, Lymphoma and Neuroendocrine Tumours
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a Nuclear Medicine procedure that uses positron emitting radiolabeled tracer molecules to visualize biological activity. The presence of hypoxia (low oxygen) is associated with poor prognosis in a variety of tumour types and treatment strategies targeting hypoxic cells have been developed. The PET tracer [18]F-FAZA can identify hypoxic areas, and changes in uptake during treatment may predict tumour response.
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18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI in Measuring Tumors in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed or Recurrent Gliomas
To evaluate 18F-FDOPA PET obtained from PET/CT or PET/MRI imaging in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gliomas.
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18F-FluorThanatrace (PET/CT) in Glioblastoma
The subject will be a candidate for this imaging study because they have agreed to participate in a treatment study involving TTFields (Optune device), a device that uses low intensity, wave like electrical fields, and a PARP inhibitor drug (niraparib). The research study is being conducted to test how a new radioactive imaging drug called 18F-Fluorthanatrace (18F-FTT) can be used to image sites of recurrent brain cancer before or after new treatment or surgery. 18F-FTT is a drug used with an imaging test called Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT).
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3T MRI Biomarkers of Glioma Treatment Response
This pilot clinical trial studies advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in measuring treatment response in patients with high-grade glioma. New diagnostic procedures, such as advanced MRI techniques at 3 Tesla, may be more effective than standard MRI in measuring treatment response in patients receiving treatment for high-grade gliomas.
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A Biospecimen Collection Study in BRAF-V600E Mutated Recurrent Gliomas
This is a surgical biospecimen collection study. The purpose of this study is to understand how much of two drugs (dabrafenib and trametinib) are able to penetrate brain tumors and turn off the RAF signaling pathway. This is important because these drugs are currently FDA approved for other tumors and may have efficacy in brain tumors with the BRAF V600E mutation.
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Acetylcysteine, Mannitol, Combination Chemotherapy, and Sodium Thiosulfate in Treating Children With Malignant Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, etoposide phosphate, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Mannitol may help chemotherapy work better by making it easier for these drugs to get to the tumor. Chemoprotective drugs, such as acetylcysteine and sodium thiosulfate, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. Giving acetylcysteine together with mannitol, combination chemotherapy, and sodium thiosulfate may be an effective treatment for malignant brain...
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A Continuation Protocol for Patients Previously Enrolled in a Study of Toca 511
This is a multicenter, open-label, continuation study to allow subjects who have previously received Toca 511 to continue to receive Toca FC and to allow for extended safety observations. Subjects will be seen on an every six week basis for 1 year or longer. Subjects who continue to receive Toca FC will receive the dose described in the "parent" protocol. If the Toca FC dose is adjusted for any reason, the serum concentration will be monitored. Gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans will be performed as per standard of care. If the subject has recurred/progressed, repeat intracranial injection of Toca 511 followed by Toca FC treatment may be offered to...
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Activity of Seviteronel in Patients With Androgen Receptor (AR)-Positive Glioblastoma
This study's purpose is to facilitate and expedite the clinical testing of SEVI-D in a population with advanced GBM that are androgen receptor (AR) positive. Who is it for? You may be eligible for this study if you have a GBM with clinical/radiological progression on or following last anticancer therapy. Study details: All participants will be screened to confirm if their GBM is AR positive by the study team. If eligible, participants will receive the medications of Serivteronel and Dexamethasone (also known as SEVI-D) by oral tablets continuously per cycle (4 weeks). Participants will be asked to have blood tests, scans, complete questionnaire and regularly meet with the...
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Administration of CMV-Specific Cytotoxic T Cells in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme
Patients have a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. Because most GBMs come back after standard therapy, patients are being asked to volunteer to take part in a research study using special immune cells. They may have already thought about being in this study. Some patients with GBM show evidence of infection with a virus called Cytomegalovirus before the time of their diagnosis. CMV is found in the cancer cells of some patients with GBM, suggesting that it may play a role in causing the disease. The cancer cells infected by CMV are able to hide from the body's immune system and escape destruction. We want to see if special white blood cells, called T cells, that...
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A Dose-finding Study of Birabresib (MK-8628) in Participants With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (MK-8628-002)
A study of single-agent birabresib (MK-8628) (formerly known as OTX015) in recurrent GBM after standard front-line therapy failure. The first phase of the study (dose escalation) will determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). MTD assessment will be based using dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) observed during the first 28 days of treatment. The second phase of the study (expansion cohort) will assess efficacy as measured by the progression-free survival rate at 6 months (PFS-6) as determined by an independent central review committee.
