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Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects more than 350 million people worldwide. The most common form in Europe is CHB HBeAg-negative. Antiviral treatment of CHB HBeAg-negative patients includes chronic administration of nucleos(t)ide analogues (NUC) or pegylated interferon (PegIFN) dur…

The investigators will apply 129Xenon and/or 3He image acquisition and analysis methods in 200 asthma patient volunteers in order to characterize and probe the relationship between lung structure and function using imaging.

90 patients with HER2 negative breast cancer will be randomised to receive 18 weeks of chemotherapy treatment, either 6 cycles of 3 weekly Cabazitaxel or 6 cycles of weekly Paclitaxel to determine the difference in progression free survival between the 2 groups. If results at tha…

Carotid revascularization for primary prevention of stroke (CREST-2) is two independent multicenter, randomized controlled trials of carotid revascularization and intensive medical management versus medical management alone in patients with asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosi…

The overall aim of this prospective, randomized study is to investigate whether acute coronary angiography (within 120 minutes) with a predefined strategy for revascularization, will improve 30-day survival in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest with no signs of ST-eleva…

The study will be conducted as a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multi-center study in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia having an acute exacerbation of psychosis.

For 25 years, the twin pregnancy rate has regularly increased in the majority of European countries and in the United States, by 35% between 1981 and 2006. Increased use of medically assisted procreation and older maternal age are the two main causes. At the present time twin pre…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the treatment with Ivacaftor remains effective and safe in the patients with cystic fibrosis (and at least one G551D CFTR mutation) in the real life setting, after the drug has been approved by the Health authorities.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Fractional flow reserve (FFR, (coronary pressure wire-based index for assessing the ischemic potential of a coronary lesion)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD…

BACKGROUND: * Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. * The outcome for patients with this diagnosis is significantly worse than for that of systemic DLBCL. Most treatment approaches in the past have included high dose methotrexate and ra…

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility (ability to be done) of experimental technologies to determine a tumor's molecular makeup. This technology includes a genomic report based on DNA exomes and RNA sequencing that will be used to discover new ways to understand ca…

Tumor genotyping has become an essential biomarker for the care of advanced lung cancer and melanoma, and is currently used to identify patients for treatment with targeted kinase inhibitors like erlotinib and vemurafenib. However, tumor genotyping can be slow and cumbersome, and…

* Study objectives 1. To compare the safety and long-term efficacy of coronary stenting with biostable polymer drug-eluting stent (Promus PremierTM, Xience Alpine®, Resolute Onyx®) with biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent (Biomatrix®, Biomatrix Flex®, Nobori®, Ultimaster®…

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Model 400 aortic valve bioprosthesis.

Several prospective trials and metaanalysis have demonstrated the superiority of bariatric surgery on the medical treatment of obesity. The Roux-en-Y Gastric ByPass (RYGBP) procedure has been practiced for more than 30 years, and is the procedure of choice for morbidly obese with…

The objectives of this Pilot study are to investigate the toxicity and safety of high doses of \[18F\]-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) used as a therapeutic agent in patients with advanced stage IV malignant tumors that failed standard of care treatment, have a good performance status a…

Background: \- In deep brain stimulation (DBS), a device called a neurostimulator is placed in the chest. It is attached to wires in parts of the brain that affect movement. DBS might help people with movement disorders like Parkinson s disease (PD), dystonia, and essential trem…

Participants will play a computer game that is controlled by their gaze patterns and designed to direct attention their attention to specific on-screen targets. Visual attention to targets will be rewarded. Both visual behavior and brain response will be recorded during game play…

Randomized,double-blind,multicenter,multinational,parallel-group,Phase III study to demonstrate the superiority of the triple fixed combination of beclometasone + formoterol + glycopyrrolate (BDP/FF/GB) administered via pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) over the equivalent …

This study proposes a randomized prospective study comparing the Kono-S anastomosis to the standard side-to-side anastomosis.This will be a multi-center randomized prospective trial. Patients with Crohn's ileitis or Crohn's ileocolitis requiring resection will be randomized to un…