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Archive for May 7th, 2012


Colonoscopy Video Tour: Discovery of a Cancerous Polyp (Colon Cancer)

ACG Trustee Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, Director, Division of Gastroenterology New York University Langone Medical Center (former Director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health), narrates a tour of a patient’s colon during a colonoscopy where he discovers a cancerous polyp (colon cancer). The patient did not have any abdominal or rectal pain, or any other symptoms associated with colorectal cancer. However, prior to this colonoscopy (when the cancer was discovered) the patient was diagnosed with anemia due the slow bleeding of this polyp in her colon.

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Randomised Trial in Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinaemia

Condition :   Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinaemia Interventions :   Drug: Bortezomib;   Drug: Cyclophosphamide;   Biological: Rituximab;   Drug: Fludarabine Sponsors :   University College, London;   University College, London Not yet recruiting – verified May 2012

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Somatic Stem Cells in Leiomyomas?

Condition :   Leiomyomas Intervention :   Genetic: Laparoscopic myomectomy. Following analysis and proliferation of cells isolated from removed human leiomyoma. Sponsors :   Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Spain;   Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Spain Active, not recruiting – verified May 2012

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Expanded Access Program of Ponatinib

Conditions :   Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML);   Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ ALL) Intervention :   Drug: ponatinib Sponsors :   Ariad Pharmaceuticals;   Ariad Pharmaceuticals Available – verified May 2012

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Radiation and Cetuximab Plus Intratumoral EGFR Antisense DNA in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Conditions :   Squamous Cell Carcinoma;   Head and Neck Cancer Intervention :   Biological: EGFR Antisense DNA Sponsors :   The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;   The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;   University of Pittsburgh Not yet recruiting – verified May 2012

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Maintenance Therapy With Autologous Cytokine-induced Killer Cells for Small Cell Lung Cancer

Condition :   Small Cell Lung Cancer Interventions :   Biological: Autologous cytokine-induced killer cell;   Other: Best Supportive Care Sponsors :   People’s Hospital of Guangxi;   People’s Hospital of Guangxi Not yet recruiting – verified May 2012

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Evaluation of States in Major Depressive Patients With Cancer, Hospitalized in a Hospital Palliative

Condition :   Cancer Intervention :   Behavioral: interview with a doctor for evaluating suicide risk Sponsors :   Centre Francois Baclesse;   Centre Francois Baclesse Recruiting – verified April 2012

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Colonoscopy Screening in Siblings of Patients With Advanced Neoplasm: A Concurrent Case-Control Study (Sibling AN Study)

Conditions :   Advanced Neoplasm;   MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) and miR-92 Intervention :   Sponsors :   Chinese University of Hong Kong;   Chinese University of Hong Kong Recruiting – verified May 2012

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Phase II Study of S-488410 to Treat Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Condition :   Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Intervention :   Drug: S-488410 Sponsors :   Shiga University;   Shiga University;   Showa University;   Fukushima Medical University;   Tohoku University;   Shionogi Recruiting – verified May 2012

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Safety Study of Anti-Programmed Death-1 in Hematologic Malignancy

Conditions :   Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma;   Hodgkin Lymphoma;   Multiple Myeloma;   Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Intervention :   Biological: BMS-936558 (Anti-PD-1) Sponsors :   Bristol-Myers Squibb;   Bristol-Myers Squibb Not yet recruiting – verified May 2012

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