Neoplasms

Respiratory Tract (Lung and Bronchial) Diseases

All Conditions

Digestive System Diseases

Symptoms and General Pathology

Wounds and Injuries

Rare Diseases

Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Stomach Neoplasms

Neoplasm Metastasis

Lung Neoplasms

Hyperthermia

Fever

Carcinoma

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms

Thoracic Neoplasms

Lung Diseases

Respiratory Tract Diseases

Carcinoma, Bronchogenic

Bronchial Neoplasms

Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

Digestive System Neoplasms

Gastrointestinal Diseases

Stomach Diseases

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All Drugs and Chemicals

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Gemcitabine

Cisplatin

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Interferon-alpha

Interferon-alfa-1b

Antimetabolites

Antiviral Agents

cisplatin 60 mg/m2 i.v. over 4 hours on day 1 gemcitabine 600 mg/m2 i.v. over 60 minutes on day 3 interferon-alpha 1 million international units s.c. daily for protocol duration

thermochemotherapy

cisplatin 60 mg/m2 i.v. over 4 hours gemcitabine 600 mg/m2 i.v. over 1 hour interferon-alpha 100,000 i.u. s.c.daily fever-range whole-body thermal therapy to 40 oC (104 oF) for 6 hours duration

Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, Interferon-a

After hydration and anti-emetics, cisplatin 60 mg/m2 i.v. is given over 4 hours on day 1. Also on day 1, begin daily low-dose interferon-alpha 1 million international units s.c. On day 3, 36 hours after cisplatin infusion, induce fever-range whole-body thermal therapy to 40 oC (104 oF) for a duration of 6 hrs. When the target temperature of 40 oC is reached, gemcitabine 600 mg/m2 is administered i.v. over 60 minutes, and the temperature is maintained at plateau for a total of 6 hours. The cycle is repeated at 21 to 28 day intervals.

Joan M Bull, M.D.

Esperanza N Fernandez

Thermal therapy (hyperthermia, or heat) increases chemotherapy cancer cell kill. By itself, thermal therapy can also kill cancer cells. Whole body thermal therapy is a systemic treatment; whole-body fever-range thermal therapy can safely treat cancer cells wherever they are throughout the entire body. In this study, we are testing the combination of fever-range heat treatment and chemotherapy to test 1) The response of three types of cancer (small-cell lung, neuroendocrine cancer, lung cancer, and gastric cancer) to the thermo-chemotherapy improves cancer response compared to the effect of only chemotherapy drugs in current use; 2) whether the thermo-chemotherapy treatment helps the person's own body fight the cancer cells; and 3) whether this treatment is safe and comfortable for the patient. This study does not offer heat treatment alone. Any patient with inoperable or metastatic small cell lung cancer, neuroendocrine cancer (any organ), gastric cancer, or lung cancer, can be treated with the Phase II protocol therapy; however, the patient will need to undergo selected medical tests to make sure this treatment would be safe for them.

The treatment cycle begins with 6 hours of intravenous (IV) hydration followed by an infusion of the anti-cancer drug, Cisplatin. In addition, at the beginning of this treatment, you will begin low-dose Interferon-alpha that will continue for the entire duration of your participation in this study. The low-dose Interferon-alpha interrupts the division of cancer cells, kills blood vessels feeding the cancer, and slows tumor growth, and as well boosts the body's immunity against the cancer.

Thirty-six hours after the cisplatin infusion, you will be treated with fever-range thermal therapy (whole-body hyperthermia). The fever-range whole-body thermal therapy enhances the effect of chemotherapy drugs against the cancer, and is thought to also boost your own immune response against the cancer. When the core body temperature reaches 104oF (40oC), a 30-minute (IV) infusion of another chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine (Gemzar) is given. Cisplatin, low-dose interferon-alpha and gemcitabine are the only chemotherapy drugs used in this treatment protocol. No other chemotherapy drugs are allowed to be given under this treatment plan.

The fever-range whole-body heat treatment is performed while you are lightly sedated. With this type of sedation, you are awake and can talk during the treatment but you are not uncomfortable. This type of sedation method is used to reduce any discomfort of the 6-hour heat treatment procedure yet allows you to talk to the nurses.

Your body temperature is raised to 104oF (40oC) over a period of 60-120 minutes. When your body first reaches the target 104oF, we administer the gemcitabine chemotherapy over 60 minutes and continue to maintain the 104oF body temperature for six hours. At the conclusion of the six hours of thermochemotherapy, you will be cooled off to your normal body temperature, which takes about 30-45 minutes. The entire treatment lasts approximately 8 hours. After the treatment is completed, we will observe you for 2 to 12 hours to make sure you have tolerated the treatment.

You will continue the low-dose Interferon-alpha injections once weekly. Additionally, you will be given 5-10 days of Leukine (sargramostim, GM-CSF) injections beginning 3-5 days after receiving chemotherapy to help support your immune system by helping your body create more white blood cells, which are important in helping your body fight infection.

After treatment, you will need a complete blood count with platelet and differential count each week. These lab studies can be done at your own doctor's office or hospital as long as you make sure that the results are faxed to us. They can also be done in our clinic. We will see you again in approximately three to four weeks and the treatment cycle will be repeated.

We always attempt to perform at least two thermo-chemotherapy cycles. After the second treatment, CT and/or MRI scans are repeated to see if your cancer is smaller. These scans, along with a physical examination and the lab studies, are used to determine if additional heat treatments will be performed. Additional treatments continue based on how well your response to the treatment. There is no limit to the number of heat treatments a patient may have.

Hyperthermia/Thermal Therapy With Chemotherapy to Treat Inoperable or Metastatic Tumors

A Phase II Clinical Trial of Cisplatin + Gemcitabine HCl (GEM) + Low-Dose Metronomic Interferon-a (IFN-a) Combined With Fever-Range Whole-Body Thermal Therapy (FR-WB-TT) in Patients With Metastatic/or Locally Advanced Malignancies (Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Neuroendocrine Cancer, Gastric Cancer)

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Joan M.C Bull, M.D.

Urinary Tract, Sexual Organs, and Pregnancy Conditions

Carcinoma, Papillary

Carcinoma in Situ

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms

Urologic Neoplasms

Urogenital Neoplasms

Urogenital Diseases

Female Urogenital Diseases

Pregnancy Complications

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

Urinary Bladder Diseases

Urologic Diseases

Male Urogenital Diseases

Neoplasms, Squamous Cell

Mitomycins

Mitomycin

BCG Vaccine

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Antibiotics, Antitubercular

Alkylating Agents

Enzyme Inhibitors

Bladder radiofrequency-induced hyperthermia will be delivered in combination with each instillation of MMC in accordance with the Sponsor operational guidelines.

Subjects will receive a series of induction followed by a series of maintenance bladder instillations of Synergo® RITE + MMC

Synergo® RITE + MMC

Michael A O'Donnell, MD

This study will determine whether Synergo® RITE + MMC treatment is efficacious as second-line therapy for CIS NMIBC BCG-unresponsive patients with or without papillary NMIBC, through examination of the complete response rate (CRR) and disease-free duration for complete responders. The study will also explore progression-free survival time, bladder preservation rate, and overall survival time.

The study will address an unmet need to identify a treatment effective in both ablating the disease and providing a prolonged disease-free period for patients. Ideally, the treatment will delay progression to invasive disease, thus preserving the bladder.

Mitomycin C Intravesical Chemotherapy in Conjunction With Synergo® Radiofrequency-Induced Hyperthermia for Treatment of Carcinoma in Situ Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, With or Without Papillary Tumors.

A Multicenter, Single-Arm Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Synergo® Radiofrequency-Induced Thermochemotherapy Effect (RITE) With Mitomycin C (Synergo® RITE + MMC) in CIS Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-Unresponsive Patients With or Without Papillary NMIBC

* no CIS
* no papillary HG tumor
* no papillary T1 tumor
* no extra-vesical UC tumor
* no progression

a patient will be considered a complete responder only if all the criteria above are met.

Patients experiencing a new occurrence of a benign tumor or low-grade Ta will be allowed to continue in the study (tumor will be resected); such an occurrence will not constitute an event in the primary analysis.

Patients with tumors of the ostium and/or upper tract and/or prostatic urethra will be considered to have achieved a complete response in the primary analysis but will be removed from the study.

time of recurrence for complete response patients from the 3-month visit until the time of recurrence or until the last follow-up, whichever occurs sooner.

Medical Enterprises Ltd.

Gland and Hormone Related Diseases

Behaviors and Mental Disorders

Pancreatic Neoplasms

Body Temperature Changes

Stress Disorders, Traumatic

Heat Stress Disorders

Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Pancreatic Diseases

Endocrine System Diseases

Pancreatic Cancer

Central Nervous System Depressants

Other Dietary Supplements

Pancrelipase

Benzocaine

Peginterferon alfa-2a

Pancreatin

Immunologic Factors

Tannic Acid

All protocol subjects are treated with fever-range whole-body thermal therapy combined in an optimized schedule with cisplatin + gemcitabine + metronomic low-dose interferon-alpha

thermotherapy, maintain a core temperature of 40 degrees centigrade for 6 hours duration

Heckel Infrared Radiant Heat Device

cisplatin 60 mg/m2 administered over 3 hours intravenously 36 hours before heat. gemcitabine 600 mg/m2 administered intravenously over 1 hour during 40 degree heat. interferon-alpha 1 million international units subcutaneously daily during protocol.

cisplatin, gemcitabine, interferon-alpha

fever-range whole-body thermal therapy to 40 degrees centigrade combined with cisplatin 60 mg/m2 + gemcitabine 600 mg/m2 + daily interferon alpha 1 million units.

Esperanza N. Fernandez

Esperanza N. Fernandez, N/D

Joan M. Bull, M.D.

Thermal therapy (hyperthermia, or heat) enhances the chemotherapy anti-tumor kill. Thermal therapy by itself also kills cancer cells. Whole-body thermotherapy is a systemic treatment that includes the entire body. By using fever-range whole-body thermal therapy, cancer cells can be treated wherever they are throughout the entire body. In this study, we are testing a combination of fever-range thermal therapy combined with chemotherapy to test: 1) the response of metastatic or advanced pancreas cancer to the combined modality treatment of thermotherapy and selected chemotherapy; 2) whether it helps the body immunity fight the pancreas cancer; and 3) if this treatment is safe for the patient.

This study does not offer thermal therapy alone. Any patient with measurable, inoperable or metastatic pancreatic cancer may be treated; however, the they will need to undergo specific medical tests to make sure this treatment would be safe for them.

We hypothesize that a combined-modality therapy using fever-range whole-body hyperthermia (FR-WBH; temperature = 40 o C; duration = 6 h), administered in an optimized time/sequence schedule with cisplatin, gemcitabine HCl (gemcitabine), and metronomically administered, low-dose interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) to patients with inoperable or metastatic pancreas cancer, will, without inducing intolerable toxicity: a.) decrease the pancreatic cancer size; b.) improve quality of life; c.) enhance the immune response against the cancer; d.) increase survival; and e.) allow inoperable pancreatic cancer to be converted to operable disease.

The treatment cycle begins with 6 hours of intravenous (IV) hydration followed by an infusion of the anti-cancer drug, Cisplatin. In addition, at the beginning of this treatment, you will begin low-dose Interferon-alpha injections for the entire duration of your participation in this study. The drug, Interferon-alpha, interrupts the division of cancer cells, destroys tumor blood vessels, and slows tumor growth.

Forty-eight hours after the Cisplatin infusion, you will be treated with fever-range thermal therapy (whole-body hyperthermia, or heat). When your core body temperature reaches 104oF (40oC), a 30-minute (IV) infusion of another chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine (Gemzar) is given. Cisplatin, low-dose Interferon-a and gemcitabine are the only chemotherapy drugs used in this treatment plan. No other chemotherapy drugs are allowed to be given under this treatment plan.

The fever-range whole-body heat treatment is carried out while you are lightly sedated. With this sedation, you will be awake and be able to talk during the treatment, however you will not be uncomfortable. This sedation is used to reduce any discomfort of the 6-hour heat treatment procedure yet will allow you to speak to your nurses.

Your body temperature is raised to 104oF (40oC) over a period of 60-120 minutes. When the body first reaches the target 104oF, we administer the gemcitabine chemotherapy over 60 minutes and continue to maintain the 104 oF body temperature for six hours. At the conclusion of the six hours of thermal treatment, you will be cooled to your normal body temperature, which takes about 30-45 minutes. The entire treatment lasts approximately 8 hours. After the treatment is completed, we will observe you for 2 to 12 hours to make sure you have tolerated the treatment without a problem.

You will continue the low-dose Interferon-alpha. Additionally, you will be given 5-10 days of Leukine (sargramostim) cytokine injections usually beginning 3-5 days after receiving chemotherapy to help support the immune system by helping the body create more white blood cells. White blood cells are important to help your body fight infection.

After treatment, you will need a complete blood count with platelet and differential count each week. These lab studies can be done at your own doctor's office or hospital as long as you make sure that the results are faxed to us. They can also be done in our clinic. We will see you again in approximately three to four weeks and the treatment cycle will be repeated.

We always attempt to perform at least two thermo-chemotherapy cycles. After the second treatment, CT and/or MRI scans are repeated to see if your cancer is smaller. These scans, along with a physical examination and the lab studies, are used to determine if additional heat treatments will be performed. Additional treatments continue based on how well you respond to the treatment. We limit to the number of heat treatments a patient may have using these chemotherapy drugs to a total of six treatments.

Hyperthermia With Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreas Cancer

Phase II Clinical Trial of Cisplatin + Gemcitabine in Combination With Mild, Fever-Range Whole-Body Hyperthermia to Treat Patients With Advanced, Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer

Mitomycin-C application with bladder wall thermochemotherapy system after TUR bladder tumor in intermediate and high risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer

application of intravesical mitomycin-C with hyperthermia

bladder wall thermotherapy with Mitomycin-c

Abdullah Demirtas, MD

To investigate effect of intravesical mitomycin-C(MMC) applied with bladder wall thermotherapy system on reccurrence and progression status of intermediate and high risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer

Before the application of TCT, complete transurethral bladder tumour resection (TURBT) was performed. RE-TURBT was conducted within 4 weeks for patients with initial T1 pathology. The first TCT instillation was applied at 1mo following the TURBT or the RE-TURBT.

Thermochemotherapy application and treatment schedule:

The bladder wall TCT (BWT) system (Elmedical Ltd, Hod-Hasharon, Israel) was used as a conductive heating modality. MMC (40 mg; MMC Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) was mixed with 50 mL of 0.9% saline solution and applied using a disposable silicone 20Fr 3-way TCT catheter (UniThermia catheter; Elmedical Ltd). In each session, the bladder was irrigated with MMC solution at 42°C-45°C for 45 min via the BWT system. The treatment schedule consisted of an initial 6-week instillation, followed by control cystoscopy and urine cytology in the 3rd month and monthly instillations up to 1 yr. Urine cytology and cystoscopy were performed every three months. The samples were collected from the suspected areas during cystoscopy. At the end of the first year, control cystoscopy with random bladder biopsies was conducted. During the second year, routine controls were conducted every three months. Subsequently, follow-ups were performed every six months. In case of development of any complication in a patient, TCT was discontinued. Before each instillation of TCT, clear urine cultures were obtained from all patients. No prophylactic anticholinergic was administered prior to intravesical TCT. If TUR BT pathology was Ta or T1 during the follow-up, it was accepted as a recurrence. If it was CIS or T2, it was accepted as a progression. All adverse events observed during the study were recorded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0 \[9. All study protocols were approved by the local ethical committee at our institution. An informed consent was obtained from all patients.

single group of patients composed of intermediate and high risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer

Intravesical Thermochemotherapy With Mitomycin-c

Intravesical Mitomycin-C With Bladder Wall Hyperthermia in Intermediate and High Risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

recurrence rate of non muscle invasive bladder cancer during or after treatment

progression rate of non muscle invasive bladder cancer during or after treatment ( progress to muscle invasive stage or carcinoma in situ)

side effects detected during TCT instillation

TC Erciyes University

Md, Assoc. Prof.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Hyperthermia/Thermal Therapy With Chemotherapy to Treat Inoperable or Metastatic Tumors	NCT00178698	Neuroendocrine ... Small Cell Lung... Non-Small Cell ... Gastric Cancer	thermochemother... Cisplatin, Gemc... thermochemother...	18 Years -	The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Mitomycin C Intravesical Chemotherapy in Conjunction With Synergo® Radiofrequency-Induced Hyperthermia for Treatment of Carcinoma in Situ Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, With or Without Papillary Tumors.	NCT03335059	Bladder Cancer Bladder Neoplas... Bladder Tumors Cancer of Bladd... Cancer of the B... Malignant Tumor... Neoplasms, Blad... Urinary Bladder... Carcinoma in Si... Papillary Carci... BCG-Unresponsiv...	Synergo® RITE +...	18 Years -	Medical Enterprises Ltd.
Hyperthermia With Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreas Cancer	NCT00178763	Pancreatic Neop...	Heckel Infrared... cisplatin, gemc... thermochemother...	18 Years -	The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Hyperthermia/Thermal Therapy With Chemotherapy to Treat Inoperable or Metastatic Tumors	NCT00178698	Neuroendocrine ... Small Cell Lung... Non-Small Cell ... Gastric Cancer	thermochemother... Cisplatin, Gemc... thermochemother...	18 Years -	The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Intravesical Thermochemotherapy With Mitomycin-c	NCT03694535	Bladder Cancer	bladder wall th...	-	TC Erciyes University
Mitomycin C Intravesical Chemotherapy in Conjunction With Synergo® Radiofrequency-Induced Hyperthermia for Treatment of Carcinoma in Situ Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, With or Without Papillary Tumors.	NCT03335059	Bladder Cancer Bladder Neoplas... Bladder Tumors Cancer of Bladd... Cancer of the B... Malignant Tumor... Neoplasms, Blad... Urinary Bladder... Carcinoma in Si... Papillary Carci... BCG-Unresponsiv...	Synergo® RITE +...	18 Years -	Medical Enterprises Ltd.

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