Minnesota Clinical Trials for Pleural Mesothelioma
1. Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Name of Study:
Intrapleural Cryotherapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Study type:
Interventional
Purpose:
Pilot study evaluating the effects of intrapleural cryotherapy on tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in mesothelioma using cryospray therapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02464904
Status:
Currently recruiting July 2015 – January 2017, estimated enrollment 15
Location:
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Contact:
Karlyn Pierson, RN, MAN
507-538-1960
pierson.karlyn@mayo.edu
Bettie Lechtenberg, MBA
507-266-4819
lechtenberg.bettie@mayo.edu
2. Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Name of Study:
Staging Procedures to Diagnose Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Study type:
Observational
Purpose:
Patients who are receiving treatment at Mayo Clinic that are scheduled to undergo staging procedures to diagnose mesothelioma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02648763
Status:
Currently recruiting November 2015 –December 2018; Estimated Enrollment 200
Location:
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Contact:
Karlyn Pierson, RN, MAN
507-293-0807
pierson.karlyn@mayo.edu
Bettie Lechtenberg, MBA
507-266-4819
lechtenberg.bettie@mayo.edu
3. Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Name of Study:
Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery and Neoadjuvant Hemothoracic Intensity Modified Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Study type:
Observational
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to determine the response rate and overall survival in patients that have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and will undergo chemotherapy, surgery and intensity modified radiation therapy (IMRT) as part of their standard of care
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02613312
Status:
Currently recruiting November 2015- Estimated completion date December 2018 Total enrollment 200
Location:
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Contact:
Karlyn Pierson, RN, MAN
507-293-0907
pierson.karlyn@mayo.edu
Bettie Lechtenberg, MBA
507-293-0807
lechtenberg.bettie@mayo.edu
4. Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Name of Study:
Surgery for Mesothelioma After Radiation Therapy “SMART” for Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Study type:
Observational
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether radiation therapy decreases tumor size and tumor spread. The investigators will consent subjects that have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and will undergo radiation therapy followed by surgical resection as their standard of care. The investigators will collect data from past and future medical records as well as data regarding their health status for their lifetime by reviewing the status, treatment status and CT scans.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02613299
Status:
Currently recruiting November 2015- completion date December 2018; Estimated enrollment 200
Location:
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Contact:
Karlyn Pierson, RN, MAN
507-293-0807
pierson.karlyn@mayo.edu
5. Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Name of Study:
Intrapleural Measles Virus Therapy in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Study type:
Interventional
Purpose:
This Phase 1 clinical trial investigates the side effects and the best dose of local (intrapleural measles virus therapy in treating patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The investigators anticipate that the intrapleural of the vaccine strain measles virus will enable the virus to specifically infect and kill cancer cells and spare, without damaging normal cells. Furthermore, the investigators expect the measles virus trigger an anti-tumor immune response which will result in additional destruction of the tumor by immune cells
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01503177
Status:
Currently recruiting, November 2011, Completion date January 2019 ; Estimated enrollment 36
Location:
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Contact:
Tobias Peikert
Principal Investigator – Clinical Trials Referral Office
855-776-0015
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