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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine whether 12 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and darolutamide improves metastasis-free survival (MFS) compared to 12 months of ADT plus placebo in men with high risk prostate cancer (defined by Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment Post-surgical

A. Early detection of systemic relapses in breast cancer. WP 1. Analysis of primary tumor. Analysis of primary tumor and metastases (Pathology group). In this work package both DNA and RNA from the primary tumors of 125 high-risk (Luminal-B) patients will be analyzed by next-generation sequencing

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine if adding nivolumab to platinum-gemcitabine as first-line treatment improves overall survival (OS) for patients with recurrent and/or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare patterns of failure (local-regional relapse and

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are tumours which arise from cells of the neuroendocrine system, which is the mechanism by which the hypothalamus maintains homeostasis. Neuroendocrine cells secrete hormones, a type of signalling molecule, that play a role in many of the body's different processes

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK with an average 5-year survival of 50%. There is a lack of classical chemotherapy response in metastatic colorectal cancer with the approved drugs currently on the market, which has prompted the investigation of angiogenesis

Partecipants Inclusion criteria: - Patients with urothelial high risk NMIBC (high grade stage Ta, T1 and/or carcinoma in situ) after intravesical BCG failure; - adequate bone marrow reserve; - normal renal function; - normal liver function; - Karnofsky performance score of 50 to 100. Exclusion

Lung cancer is the most common cancer, accounting for 20% of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In 2015, an estimated 610,200 patients (22 per cent of cancer-related deaths) died of lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer ((NSCLC)) accounts for 80% to 85% of lung cancer. Most patients are locally

Introduction: pain in cancer patients is based on the concept of the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder and was recently updated with the EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care) recommendations. (1) Cancer pain management using opioids administered alone or in combination with

Cognitive impairments experienced by cancer survivors, from time of diagnosis through the health trajectory, are distressing, persistent, and negatively impact everyday function and quality of life. While reports of cancer- and treatment-related cognitive concerns vary substantially and may be

A) Study Title: Durvalumab (MEDI4736) as maintenance treatment following chemoradiation for locally advanced unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (DESC) B) Protocol Number: ESR-17-12757 C) Clinical Phase: 2 D) Study Duration: 36 months E) Investigational Product(s) and Reference Therapy:

Several known prognostic factors are used to identify breast cancer patients with an unfavourable prognosis to receive adjuvant systemic therapy, such as tumor size, histological grade, hormone receptor status and axillary lymph node metastasis. However, a large majority of early stage breast cancer

Study Design: A single-center, two-arm, parallel group with standard of care controlled trial with a balanced 1:1 randomization will be conducted at University Hospital Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland. A total of 120 women (60 participants per study arm) who are scheduled for first- line