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A Study of Guselkumab in Participants With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of treatment with guselkumab in participants with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) on rectal/pouch polyp burden.

sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Familial Investigations of Childhood Cancer Predisposition

purpose: While it is well recognized that hereditary factors contribute to the development of a subset of human cancers, the cause for many cancers remains unknown. The application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has expanded knowledge in the field of hereditary cancer predisposition. Currently, more than 100 cancer predisposing genes have been identified, and it is now estimated that approximately 10% of all cancer patients have an under...

sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

location: United States

Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research (iCaRe2)

purpose: The iCaRe2 is a multi-institutional resource created and maintained by the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to collect and manage standardized, multi-dimensional, longitudinal data and biospecimens on consented adult cancer patients, high-risk individuals, and normal controls. The distinct characteristic of the iCaRe2 is its geographical coverage, with a significant percentage of small and rural hospitals and cancer centers. The iCaRe2 adv...

sponsor: University of Nebraska

location: United States

Non-Surgical Management of Attenuated and Deleterious (Classical) Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Long-term Surveillance Program

purpose: The primary objective of this chart review study is to evaluate the outcomes of subjects with Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (AFAP) and Deleterious Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) who have not undergone surgical resection of the colon. A secondary objective of this study is to compare 1) the colonoscopic and pathology histories including history of ampullary adenoma in the duodenum over family generations, 2) the use of chemoprev...

sponsor: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

location: United States

The Chemopreventive Effect of Metformin in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Study

purpose: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) leads to adenomas and eventual adenocarcinomas in colon and less frequently, duodenum. Chemopreventive strategies have been studied in FAP patients to delay the development of adenomas and cancers. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor have shown the regression of colorectal and duodenal adenomas in FAP patients. However, these drugs showed gastrointestinal...

sponsor: Yonsei University

location: Republic of Korea

Turmeric Supplementation on Polyp Number and Size in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose: A Phase 2, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial for the effectivness of wholistic turmeric supplementation on polyp burden mong patients with Familial Adenomatouse Polyposis (FAP). Fourty Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to recieve treatment with 8 capsuls (2*4 capsuls/day) of wholistic Turmeric capsules (Pukka herbs) or placebo for six months.

sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

location: Israel

A Clinical Trial of COX and EGFR Inhibition in Familial Polyposis Patients

purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine in a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II trial if the combination of sulindac and erlotinib causes a significant regression of duodenal and colorectal adenomas in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and attenuated FAP patients.

sponsor: University of Utah

location: United States

A Cohort Study of Patients Treated With Brachytherapy for Selected Desmoid Patients in Gardner Syndrome

purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term outcome in a cohort of Gardner-Syndrome patients receiving prophylaxis and treatment for intestinal and non-intestinal tumors.

sponsor: Triemli Hospital

A Pilot Open-Label Crossover Bioavailability Study of Celecoxib in Healthy Volunteers

purpose: A pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers to determine the relative bioavailability of three formulations of celecoxib to the approved formulation.

sponsor: Pfizer

location: Singapore

Celecoxib in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Young Patients With a Genetic Predisposition for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose:

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of celecoxib may keep polyps and colorectal cancer from forming in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of celecoxib in treating young patients with a genetic predisposition for familial adenomatous polyposis.

sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

location: United States

Celecoxib With or Without Eflornithine in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose: This randomized phase II trial studies how well giving celecoxib with or without eflornithine works in preventing colorectal cancer in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of celecoxib and eflornithine may keep cancer from forming in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

location: United States

Chemoprevention Trial in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Coli Using EPA

purpose: This purpose of this study is to investigate whether the number and size of rectal polyps can be reduced in patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) by using a highly-purified form of a naturally occurring substance, the omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

sponsor: S.L.A. Pharma AG

location: United Kingdom

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Adenoma Detection Rate:NBI, AFI, Chromoscopic or Standard Endoscopy

purpose: The purpose of this study is to establish whether new techniques that may make polyps (adenomas) stand out better from the background help increase the number of polyps visible at sigmoidoscopy (telescope test to look inside large bowel) compared to looking with standard sigmoidoscopy alone.

sponsor: London North West Healthcare NHS Trust

location: United Kingdom

Erythromycin Treatment for Readthrough of APC Gene Stop Codon Mutation in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis-minors’ Adjusted Version

purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause for cancer related mortality in the western world with a lifetime risk of 6%. Etiology is complex, while genetic background significantly affects the risk. Around one third of all genetic disorders as well as most cases of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and a large proportion of all sporadic CRC cases occur as a result of premature nonsense mutations (creating a stop codon) in an individual’s adeno...

sponsor: michal roll

location: Israel

Erythromycin Treatment for Readthrough of APC Gene Stop Codon Mutations in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause for cancer related mortality in the western world with a lifetime risk of 6%. Etiology is complex, while genetic background significantly affects the risk. Around one third of all genetic disorders as well as most cases of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and a large proportion of all sporadic CRC cases occur as a result of premature nonsense mutations (creating a stop codon) in an individual’s adeno...

sponsor: Michal Roll

location: Israel

French Digestive Polyposis Cohorte

purpose: French cohorte about polyposis digestive diseases

sponsor: Hopital Edouard Herriot

location: France

Influence of Sulindac and Probiotics on the Development of Pouch Adenomas in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether sulindac and VSL#3 - inulin, either combined or alone, are effective in treating or preventing adenoma development in the ileal anal pouch in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

sponsor: Radboud University

location: Netherlands

Small Bowel Endoscopic Evaluation in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

purpose: Background and study aim The relative risks of duodenal adenocarcinoma and ampullary carcinoma in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) have been estimated 100 to 330 times higher than in general population. However risk factors, including a genotype-phenotype association for duodenal cancer in FAP has not been fully understood. The aim of this study is to determine risk factors associated with the development of advanced duodenal polyposis and am...

sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

location: Brazil

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A Trial of Low Dose Sulindac Combined With Eflornithine in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

purpose: The purpose of this phase III study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination of eflornithine and sulindac compared to single agent sulindac or eflornithine in reducing the number of polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).

sponsor: Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Clinical Sequencing of Cancer and Tissue Repository: OncoGenomics

purpose: Background: Saliva, blood, tissue, and cancer contain DNA. DNA makes the “instruction book” for the cells in the body. Cancer is caused by changes in DNA that affect cell function. Researchers want to test DNA of people with tumors. They want to look for genetic changes in tumors that could be targets for treatment. Because DNA can change as cancer changes, more testing may be done at different times. Objectives: To find the DNA changes in can...

sponsor: National Cancer Institute

location: United States

Exisulind in Preventing Polyps in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

purpose:

RATIONALE: Exisulind may be effective in preventing the development and growth of polyps in patients who have familial adenomatous polyposis. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II/III trial to determine the effectiveness of exisulind in preventing the development and growth of polyps in patients who have familial adenomatous polyposis.

sponsor: University of Utah

Use of Curcumin in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patients

purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess if curcumin, a commonly used food spice, can regress colorectal adenomatous polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, an inherited form of colorectal cancer.

sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

A Study of Rofecoxib in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

purpose: A study to evaluate rofecoxib in the treatment of rectal, colon, or duodenal adenomas in patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.

sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

location: Canada

An Evaluation of SprayShield in Reducing Post-Operative Adhesion Formation Following Major Open Abdominal Surgery

purpose: This will be a prospective, multi-center, randomized, single blind study to collect and evaluate post-market clinical data on the SprayShield Adhesion Barrier System as an adjuvant to good surgical technique for the reduction of postoperative adhesion formation following major open abdominal surgery.

sponsor: Integra LifeSciences Corporation

location: United States

Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement in Colorectal,Coloanal and Ileoanal Anastomoses

purpose: The primary purpose of this prospective, randomized multicenter center study is to evaluate and compare the outcomes of colorectal, coloanal and ileoanal anastomoses reinforced with a bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement material compared with standard non-reinforced colorectal, coloanal and ileoanal techniques with respect to the incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage, anastomotic stricture and time to ileostomy closure, if applicable...

sponsor: W.L.Gore & Associates

location: United States

Coxib-inhibition of Duodenal Polyp Growth in FAP

purpose: Preliminary data indicate a protective effect on the development of duodenal polyps by coxib treatment. The hypothesis of the present study is that normal therapy doses of rofecoxib for 1 year would stop or reverse the development of premalignant adenomatous lesions in the duodenal mucosa of FAP patients.

sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

location: Norway

Endomicrocancer: Confocal Endomicroscopy in Patients With High Risk of Colorectal Cancer

purpose: The principle objective of this study is to validate confocal endomicroscopy (CEM) in a national, multicenter study, in terms of its ability to diagnose neoplastic lesions in vivo, in two groups of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer (CRC): patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) after colectomy in whom the neoplastic lesions are probably under-diagnosed, and patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in whom endoscopic sur...

sponsor: Nantes University Hospital

location: France

Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis Registry

purpose: Little is known about the factors that predispose patients to complications after an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis procedure (IPAA). Our goal is to establish a registry that prospectively captures pre- and post-surgical data from participants. Retrospective studies concerning IPAA outcomes and will be conducted using these data.

sponsor: Boston Medical Center

location: United States

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18F-FES PET/CT in Imaging Patients With Desmoid Tumors

purpose: This pilot clinical trial studies fluorine (F)-18 16 alpha-fluoroestradiol (18F-FES) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in imaging patients with desmoid tumors. 18F-FES binds to estrogen receptors, which are present on desmoid tumors, and gives off radiation that may be detected by PET and CT scans. The PET/CT scan forms an image that may show where tumor cells with estrogen receptors can be found in the body.

sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

location: United States

Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Reducing Duodenal Polyp Burden in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis at Risk of Developing Colon Cancer

purpose: This phase II trial studies the side effects of erlotinib hydrochloride and how well it works in reducing duodenal polyp burden in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis at risk of developing colon cancer. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

location: United States, Puerto Rico

Molecular Targeting of 15-Lipoxygenase-1 (15-LOX-1) for Apoptosis Induction in Human Colorectal Cancers

purpose: Primary Objective: - To determine whether celecoxib downregulates GATA-6 expression to upregulate 15-LOX-1 expression and induce apoptosis in human rectal tumors, researchers will measure GATA-6 and 15-LOX-1 expression, 13-S-HODE levels, and apoptosis rates in normal and colorectal polyp epithelial tissues before and after 6 months of celecoxib treatment of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).

sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

location: United States

Multimedia Intervention in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

purpose: The goal of this research study is to test the first version of a website that will offer information and support for adolescents and young adults with FAP. Researchers want to see if the website will be helpful, easy to understand, and easy to use for young patients with FAP.

sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

location: United States

Phase II Trial of the Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor PF-03084014 in Adults With Desmoid Tumors/Aggressive Fibromatosis

purpose: Background: Desmoid tumors (also known as aggressive fibromatosis), are rare, locally invasive, slow-growing soft-tissue tumors. The disease can be either asymptomatic or be associated with severe loss of organ function and significant morbidity. Treatment with the selective small-molecule Gamma-secretase inhibitor PF-03084014 caused significant tumor shrinkage in patients with unresectable desmoid tumors...

sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

location: United States

Prevalence of Small Bowel Polyps in Patients With Sporadic Duodenal Adenomas

purpose: Little is known about the prevalence of small bowel polyps in patients with sporadic Duodenal/Ampullary polyps. The investigators aim to investigate the prevalence of small bowel polyps in patients with sporadic (ie not related to FAP or PJS) duodenal/ampullary adenomas by performing small bowel capsule endoscopy and comparing the results to those acquired from a control cohort undergoing VCE for accepted indication at our centre.

sponsor: Western Sydney Local Health District

location: Australia

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