Ahs Cancer Control Alberta

This study is testing whether chemotherapy alone works as well as the standard combination of chemotherapy plus radiation for elderly and frail patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. Researchers want to see if skipping radiation reduces side effec…

This study is testing if using an inhaled steroid (like those for asthma) for one year can help prevent lung inflammation from coming back in cancer patients. The inflammation is a serious side effect of powerful immunotherapy drugs. The goal is to control this side effect with f…

This study is testing whether patients with multiple myeloma can safely give themselves their standard chemotherapy injections at home instead of traveling to a hospital. Researchers want to see if home administration works well, is safe, and improves quality of life for patients…

This study is testing a new approach for treating early-stage anal cancer. It aims to see if carefully selected patients can safely avoid receiving preventative radiation to their groin area, which is part of standard treatment. The goal is to see if this approach is just as effe…

This study aims to find out if close monitoring works as well as immediate steroid treatment for liver inflammation caused by cancer immunotherapy drugs. It will enroll 56 cancer patients who develop this specific side effect. Participants will be randomly assigned to either rece…

This study is testing whether the common allergy medication loratadine can prevent or reduce severe bone pain caused by drugs used to prepare for stem cell transplants. The trial involves 78 adults with lymphoma or multiple myeloma who are scheduled for stem cell transplants. Par…

This study is testing if adding two chemotherapy drugs to a short course of radiation therapy works better than radiation alone to relieve severe swallowing problems in people with advanced, inoperable esophageal cancer. It will involve about 50 patients and focuses on improving …