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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dasatinib can help to control myeloproliferative disorders. The safety and tolerability of dasatinib will also be studied.

The study is designed as a multicenter, double blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomized, event driven Phase II study of DTIC with or without bosentan as first-line treatment in patients with stage IV melanoma.

Patients with primary germ cell cancer of the testicles confined to the testis can avoid adjuvant treatment by entering a surveillance protocol. In the surveillance protocol, patients are followed for up to ten years with serial computed tomography scans to detect recurrence. Mul…

This phase II trial is studying how well sorafenib works in treating patients with malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor that progressed during or after previous treatment with imatinib mesylate and sunitinib malate. Sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking som…

This observational, prospective clinical study evaluates the performance of the Certain Prevail implant system to show potential crestal bone and soft tissue preservation following the crestal bone. It will also evaluate implant performance. Study (null) hypothesis: The preserva…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids will decrease the amount of fat in liver.

This is a study of crush- or culotte stenting of bifurcation lesions using drug eluting stents. This is a randomized Nordic multicenter study including 400 patients with angina pectoris with clinical angiographic follow-up.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective-tissue disease characterized by excessive collagen deposition, vascular hyper-reactivity and obliterative microvascular phenomena leading to disability, handicap, and worsening of quality of life. Pharmacological treatments are mainly used…

Compared to adults, children appear to require higher weight-based doses of rifapentine to acheive comparable drug levels. TBTC Study 26, a study of the effectiveness and tolerability of weekly rifapentine/isoniazid for three months versus daily isoniazid for nine months for the …

The purpose of this study is to find out whether lowering the amount of iron in the body will result in less resistance to insulin and improved liver function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This may result in better diabetes contr…

Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant disease manifested in a triad of cognitive, psychiatric, and motor signs and symptoms. HD is caused by a triplet repeat (CAG)expansion in the gene Huntingtin (HTT). This disease has classically been conceptualized as a neurodegen…

The current study will evaluate the predictors, mediators, outcomes, and critical therapy processes associated with manual-based psychological therapies for 400 youth (ages 7-16 years) with anxiety and/or depression seeking services within a semi-natural clinic setting. Essential…

The purpose of this clinical research study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of two switching strategies from risperidone to aripiprazole over a period of 12 weeks in out-patients who are treated in a general psychiatric practice setting and who are currently experienci…

The goal of this study is to identify genes that convey susceptibility to congenital diaphragmatic hernia in humans. The identification of such genes, and examination of their structure and function, will enable a delineation of molecular pathogenesis and, ultimately, prevention …

The aim of this study is to appreciate the tolerance of "on line" hemodiafiltration and its impact on morbidity and cardiovascular risk factors in chronic renal failure patient.

This is a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal (TAAA) and paravisceral abdominal (PVAAA) aortic aneurysms. The investigational operation involves placing a stent-graft over the aortic aneurysm.

The conventional sonography is frequently used to detect incidental focal liver lesions because of its availability, innocuity and low cost. Nevertheless, sensibility and specificity of conventional sonography does not exceed 70% for tumoral affections. Consequently the interest …

The purpose of the study is to determine if progressive addition lenses (PALs) versus single vision lenses (SVLs) slow the progression of low myopia in children with poor accommodative responses (i.e., large accommodative lags) and near esophoria.

To investigate the prospective association between a vegetarian diet and chronic degenerative diseases in two cohorts of Taiwanese Buddhists

Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is a potentially life-threatening pathology associated with significant risk of mortality and morbidity. In acute forms of type A aortic dissection (TAAD) mortality is 50% by 24 h and 50% of patients die before reaching a specialist center. Rapid d…