Shandong First Medical University
Clinical trials sponsored by Shandong First Medical University, explained in plain language.
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New hope for kids with rare, aggressive cancer after other treatments fail
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new combination of drugs for children with a rare and aggressive cancer called yolk sac tumor, which had come back or stopped responding to standard treatments. It combined an older drug, thalidomide, with three chemotherapy drugs to see if it could shrink tum…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Shandong First Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 02, 2026 02:27 UTC
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New hope for kids with Tough-to-Treat cancer: drug combo shows promise
Disease control CompletedThis study tested whether adding the drug sirolimus to a standard chemotherapy combination could help children whose yolk sac tumors have come back or didn't respond to previous treatments. It involved 32 children under 18 who had already tried at least two other platinum-based c…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: Shandong First Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:29 UTC
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Surgeons map hidden blood highways to make cancer surgery safer
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study aimed to understand how blood flow to the colon changes after a common rectal cancer surgery. Researchers used special CT scans before and after surgery on 89 patients to map the blood vessels. The goal was to see if their pre-surgery predictions about blood flow match…
Sponsor: Shandong First Medical University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 06, 2026 15:38 UTC