araag2/TREC_Precision-Medicine huggingface dataset:
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Study of Blood Samples From Patients With Malignant Melanoma, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, or Colorectal Cancer. ICORG 07-12

Summary: RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in peptides and proteins and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
  PURPOSE: This research study is looking at blood samples from patients with malignant melanoma, metastatic breast cancer, advanced lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, or colorectal cancer.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:
  Primary
  -  To assess which potential peptide and protein markers produced by human melanoma, lung, breast, pancreatic, and colorectal cell lines may be detectable in serum of patients from these five disease groups.
  Secondary
  -  To conduct further extensive investigation with respect to identification of the protein/peptide involved, determination of specificity for each cancer, and development of more sensitive assays to look for such markers in a wider population of patients, including those undergoing therapy.
  OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
  Blood samples are collected before surgical intervention or treatment to assess peptide and protein markers.

Eligibility: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  -  Diagnosis of 1 of the following advanced metastatic malignancies:
  -  Malignant melanoma
  -  Lung cancer
  -  Breast cancer
  -  Pancreatic carcinoma
  -  Colorectal cancer
  -  Advanced and/or metastatic disease
  -  Hormone receptor status not specified
  PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  -  Menopausal status not specified
  PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  -  Not specified

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Assisted-VATS Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of assisted-VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer for non-small cell lung cancer. Success is defined as assisted-VATS sleeve lobectomy without conversion. If success rate over 90%, assisted-VATS sleeve lobectomy is considered as feasible procedures for non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed description: Sleeve lobectomy is removal of a portion of a main stem bronchus in continuity with the adjacent lobe or bilobe followed by end-to-end bronchial anastomosis. The first reported bronchial sleeve resection was performed in 1947 at the Brompton Hospital in London, England, by Sir Clement Price Thomas. Whether sleeve resection is radical enough and indicated for patients who could tolerate pneumonectomy continues to be debated, although many recent reports have suggested that sleeve resection can achieve adequate curability rates. However, sleeve lobectomy has a definite role in the surgical management of lung cancer for patients whose pulmonary reserve is considered inadequate to permit pneumonectomy, and should be used anytime it is possible to achieve a margin-negative (R0) resection.
  Although video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is regarded as a minimally invasive procedure with good long-term survival results, many surgeons think that VATS is too complex and has too many technical limitations to be applied to bronchoplasty. Therefore, there are few reports in the literature of VATS bronchoplasty for lung cancer. The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of assisted-VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer for non-small cell lung cancer. Success is defined as assisted-VATS sleeve lobectomy without conversion. If success rate over 90%, assisted-VATS sleeve lobectomy is considered as feasible procedures for non-small cell lung cancer.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (Squamous, adenosquamous, large cell, or poorly differentiated)
  -  Patients with central tumors located at the origin of a lobar bronchus.
  -  ECOG performance status 0-1
  -  Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm^3; Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  -  Hepatic: Bilirubin normal; AST/ALT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN); Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN
  -  Renal: Creatinine clearance greater than 60 ml/min
  -  Cardiovascular: Cardiac function normal
  Exclusion Criteria:
  -  Severe complications or infections
  -  Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  -  Clinically significant heart disease
  -  Uncontrolled hepatitis, chronic liver disease, or diabetes mellitus
  -  Another active cancer except properly treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal/squamous cell skin carcinoma

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Evaluating an Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) in Lung Cancer

Summary: This study will examine the potential for an Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) to impact not only psychosocial outcomes such as quality of life but also length of survival in an advanced stage lung cancer population. Two hypotheses will be tested: the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System- Lung Cancer (CHESS- LC) will significantly improve patient quality of life and length of overall survival as compared to a usual care control group.

Detailed description: The prognosis for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients remains poor despite recent advances in anti-cancer therapies. A lung cancer diagnosis often inflicts fear, despair, and hopelessness on patients and loved ones. For lung cancer patients in particular, a population where palliation rather than cure is often the focus, interventions addressing communication about various types of suffering are crucial to quality of life (QOL). Our Center has done extensive research testing CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System), a non-commercial, web-based information and support system. The recent Clinician Integration Project tested the impact of CHESS versus an Internet only Control group on QOL for caregivers of advanced stage lung cancer patients. This study yielded an unanticipated finding that CHESS may have a survival benefit for patients as one year survival was significantly increased in the CHESS group (50%) compared to Internet (34.2%). As this project did not focus on patient outcomes, follow-up with a well-formulated study designed and powered to address specific hypotheses of the nature of this effect is critical. The proposed study will specifically test QOL and survival effects of CHESS on lung cancer patients. Using sites in Wisconsin, Connecticut,Houston, and Chicago, we will randomly assign 376 advanced lung cancer patients to two study arms: a patient control group receiving Usual Care (including access to a computer and Internet) and a group given access to the CHESS website. Patients may invite a caregiver to participate. Patients will be followed for 18 months or until patient death.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  All patients must be diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (Stage IIIA non surgical, IIIB or IV)
  -  All patients must be within 12 months of their primary lung cancer diagnosis or metastatic or recurrence disease.
  -  All patients must be at least 18 years of age,
  -  All patients must have an ECOG Performance Status rating of level 0, 1 or 2.
  -  If patients have brain metastases, they must be stable
  -  All patients must be under the care of a clinician who has consented to participate in the study.
  -  All patients must be able to speak and read English (educational attainment of at least 6th grade).
  -  All patients will be invited to have a caregiver also participate in the study, however this is not required.

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Duet TRS Used in Pulmonary Resections

Summary: The objectives of this clinical trial are to estimate the incidence and duration of air leaks and the incidence of prolonged air leaks (defined as > 5 days by the Society for Thoracic Surgery) when using the ENDO GIA Staplers with ENDO GIA Single Use Loading Units (SULUs) buttressed with Duet TRS TM in an anatomic pulmonary resection via Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). Anatomic pulmonary resection is defined as either a lobectomy or segmental resection. Results of the study will be compared to contemporary literature for a similar population.


Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  The patient must be 18 years of age or older
  -  The patient must be scheduled to undergo segmentectomy or lobectomy via Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for a lung nodule suspicious for or clinically proven to be primary lung cancer
  -  The patient must be able to tolerate general anesthesia and have cardiopulmonary reserve to tolerate the procedure
  -  The patient must be willing and able to comply with all study requirements and have understood and signed the informed consent.
  Exclusion Criteria:
  -  The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding
  -  The patient is scheduled to undergo sleeve lobectomy, wedge resection, bi-lobectomy, pneumonectomy or Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS), or lung biopsy for suspected interstitial lung disease
  -  The patient has received pre-operative chemotherapy or radiation therapy for the lung cancer that will be resected
  -  The patient is scheduled to receive intra-operative brachytherapy
  -  The patient has other severe illnesses that would preclude surgery such as unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 3 months
  -  Re-operative surgery is excluded if it is on the same side as the previous surgery
  -  The patient requires chest wall reconstruction

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Frailty Index and Geriatric Assessment in Predicting Toxicity to Front-Line Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary: This phase II trial is studying how well a frailty index and geriatric assessment works in predicting toxicity to front-line chemotherapy in treating patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. A frailty index and geriatric assessment prior to treatment may help identify a better treatment regimen

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
  I. To determine the correlation of the data from the frailty index and geriatric assessment tool with the level of toxicity encountered in the first two cycles of therapy.
  OUTLINE:
  Patients complete a frailty index and geriatric assessment prior to beginning chemotherapy. Patients receive standard-of-care chemotherapy comprising carboplatin intravenously (IV) and paclitaxel IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 2 courses.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  Pathological documentation of non-small cell lung cancer Stage IV disease Prior adjuvant chemotherapy for the earlier stages of non-small cell lung cancer is allowed Patients with brain metastases are allowed on protocol only if they have received brain irradiation and are neurologically stable Patients with other malignancies are allowed on protocol unless they are receiving active treatment (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or immunotherapy) for the other malignancy Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  Exclusion Criteria:
  Prior palliative chemotherapy Pregnant and/or lactating women Prior radiation therapy other than brain irradiation for brain metastases

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: An Observational Study of CPT-11 Plus Platinum Analogues Regimens and UGT1A1 Genotypes in Solid Tumors

Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between UGT1A1 genotypes and the safety of CPT-11 plus platinum analogues (cisplatin, carboplatin and nedaplatin) regimens for patients with lung cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer and gastric cancer.


Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  Small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer and gastric cancer
  -  Patients with UGT1A1 genotype *1/*6, *1/*28, *6/*6, *28/*28 and *6/*28
  -  Patients to receiving CPT-11 plus platinum analogues (cisplatin, carboplatin and nedaplatin) regimens (with or without molecular targeted agents)
  Exclusion Criteria:
  -  Contraindication of CPT-11
  -  ECOG PS 3-4

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Cupping in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Summary: The purpose of this exploratory randomised trial is to study the effect of pulsatile cupping in osteoarthritis of the knee compared to waiting list control.

Detailed description: Cupping is a traditional therapy in many cultures of the world and is used to treat osteoarthritis of the knee. In this randomised trial we want to study the effect of pulsatile cupping in osteoarthritis of the knee compared to waiting list control. Pulsatile cupping is administered by a special cupping machine (HeVaTec) with silicone cupping glasses to the knee joint. Pulsatile pressure is generated by a pump that generates vacuum.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  Osteoarthritis of the knee according ACR-criteria
  -  X-ray classification minimum Kellgren-Lawrence criteria grade 2
  -  Pain Intensity > 40 mm VAS
  -  Only therapy with NSAIDin the last 4 weeks
  -  Informed consent
  Exclusion Criteria:
  -  Use of anticoagulants (Phenprocoumon, Heparin)
  -  Coagulopathy
  -  Cupping in the last 12 months
  -  Intraarticular injection of corticosteroids or NSAID into the knee joint in the last 4 months
  -  Use of systemic corticosteroids in the last 4 weeks
  -  Physical therapy, leeches or acupuncture in the last 4 months
  -  Other CAM therapies for the osteoarthritis in the last 4 weeks
  -  Arthroscopy of the knee joint in the last 12 months
  -  Paracetamol allergy or intolerance

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Established Lung Cancer Cell Line and Stroma Cell From Surgical Tissue

Summary: Try to find lung cancer stem cells from primary culture of routine surgical resection of lung cancer tissue including cancer cells and stroma cells, then characterization the established cell lines, and compare the difference of stroma cells between tumor part and surrounding part.


Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  lung cancer patient with surgical resection of lung tumor
  Exclusion Criteria:
  -  lung cancer patient without surgical resection of lung tumor

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Treatment of Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the combination of vorinostat, cisplatin, pemetrexed, and radiation therapy in patients with unresectable stage IIIA/IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed description: This phase I trial will escalate doses of the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC) vorinostat to a chemoradiation platform for cisplatin, pemetrexed and radiation to a dose of 70Gy in NSCLC patients with unresectable IIIA and dry IIIB disease. The endpoint will be to determine MTD of the combination.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  -  biopsy proven non-squamous NSCLC with unresectable stage IIIA or dry IIIB disease.
  -  FEV1 >/= 1 liter
  -  ECOG PS 0 or 1
  -  Able to swallow and absorb enterally
  -  Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1
  -  Adequate organ and marrow function including calculated creatinine clearance >/= 60 mL/min hepatic enzymes and alk phos </= 2.5 X ULN.
  Exclusion Criteria:
  -  Chemotherapy or radiotherapy </= 4 weeks prior to registration (6 weeks for nitrosureas)
  -  Active bleeding
  -  Known brain mets
  -  Prior thoracic radiotherapy that would lead to overlap with current radiation field.
  -  More than 10% weight loss in 6 months.
  -  Pancoast tumors, supraclavicular or contralateral hilar lymph node involvement
  -  Known HIV positive
  -  Prior treatment with an HDAC inhibitor

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: Combination Anticancer Therapy of Paclitaxel and Everolimus for Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary: The objective of this phase I study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of combination therapy of paclitaxel and everolimus in small cell lung cancer patient with previous treatment history.

Detailed description: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15% to 20% of all lung cancer, and more than half of these patients are diagnosed with extensive-stage disease (ED). SCLC is a particularly aggressive form of lung cancer with a tendency for rapid tumor growth, early dissemination and high frequency of the metastasis In this study, we evaluate the MTD of everolimus combined with paclitaxel combination chemotherapy in SCLC.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed small cell lung cancer
  2. Regarding a limited disease, the disease in a patient, who had concurrent chemoradiation therapy before, is relapsed or progressing, the patient should have received the first line platinum-based anticancer therapy. The disease should be progressing/relapsed during or after the previous treatment.
  3. Regarding an extensive disease, the progression/relapse of the disease during or after the first line platinum-based anticancer therapy should be confirmed.
  4. Patient with asymptomatic or treated brain metastasis.
  5. Patients without current concomitant chemotherapy
  6. Patients without current concomitant radiotherapy
  7. Patients who are not receiving chronic treatment with steroids or another immunosuppressive agent.
  8. Patients with at least one measurable lesion according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST).
  9. Patients aged 18 years or older
  10. ECOG performance status 0-2
  11. Adequate organ function as evidenced by the following; Absolute neutrophil count > 1.5 x 109/L; platelets > 100 x 109/L; hemoglobin > 9g/dL; -; total bilirubin ≤1.5 UNL; AST and/or ALT < 5 UNL; creatinine clearance ≥ 50mL/min.
  12. Patients who signed and dated the informed consent form prior to specific study procedures.
  13. Patients who can comply with the scheduled follow-up and toxicity management procedure.'
  Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Patients with history of treatment with mTOR inhibitors
  2. Pregnant with gastrointestinal problem impairing absorption of drugs
  3. Patients who could not use appropriate method of contraception
  4. Pregnant or feeding patients
  5. Other medically ill patients
  6. Severe heart/pulmonary disease
  7. DM patients
  8. Other malignancy except cured skin cancer or uterine cervix carcinoma in situ
  9. High cholesterolemia greater than grade 3
  10. Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis
  11. Chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis (patients with HBsAg positive, IgM anti-HBc positive or HCV Ab positive)
  12. Patients receiving immunosuppressant

Relevance to patient case: not relevant
Patient case: 52-year-old male with Lung cancer. Genetic variant: EML4-ALK Fusion transcript. Other conditions: Hypertension, Osteoarthritis.

Clinical trial: A Retrospective Study of Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary: The purpose of this study is:
  1. To characterize the types and frequency of molecular alterations to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway, FGFR4 and EML-ALK in Asian patients with non-small cell lung cancer
  2. To identify candidate biomarkers of importance in the EGFR and estrogen pathways
  Most, if not all, human malignancies including lung cancer are caused by somatic alterations of the genome, leading to activation of oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppressor genes and their resultant oncogenic effects. In addition to mutations, increased chromosomal copy number (by amplification or polysomy) and DNA methylation are other mechanisms of oncogene activation and tumour suppressor gene inactivation respectively.
  Little is known about the relationship between these oncogenes of the EGFR family and the recently described oncogenes FGFR4 and fusion gene EML4-ALK. Recent data suggests molecularly defined subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) exist and can be used to predict for sensitivity to targeted agents (erlotinib or gefitinib) or cytotoxic chemotherapy (pemetrexate, gemcitabine, platinum agents). The findings that estrogen receptors are present in lung tumours and that estrogen can stimulate growth and proliferation of lung cancers in vitro and in vivo are provocative. Further studies to evaluate the role of estrogens and other sex hormones in lung cancer are warranted.
  A further understanding of the molecular indicators of lung cancer prognosis and treatment prediction would improve drug development and patient treatment selection.
  Archived paraffin-embedded and fresh frozen NSCLC tumor tissue will be obtained via the Department of Pathology and the National University Tissue Repository respectively. Clinico-pathological characteristics will be obtained from the case records, Pathology and Tissue Repository. DNA will be isolated using standard techniques. Sequencing of genes in the EGFR signaling pathway: EGFR, KRAS, ErbB2, ErbB3, MET, PI3K, and BRAF as well as FGFR4. Unstained slides from the paraffin-embedded tissue will be obtained and subjected to fluoresce in vitro hybridization (FISH) for breakpoints in the EML4 and ALK genes as previously described. For cases that have been snap-frozen, RNA will be extracted and EML4-ALK fusions will be confirmed using RT-PCR and pre-specified primers. To analyse the expression of proteins of putative relevance to EGFR function (such as EGFR, ErbB2, ErbB3, AKT, MET, STAT, ERK, MAPK, cyclin D1, C/EBPa), downstream effects of EGFR: cell proliferation (Ki-67), angiogenesis (CD34, VEGF-A), apoptosis (bcl-2), metastasis, and hormonal influence (oestrogen and progesterone receptors, aromatase), TMA technology will be utilised. The status of the tumor suppressor genes PTEN and C/EBPa will be analysed.


Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  Exclusion Criteria:

Relevance to patient case: not relevant