Shaare Zedek Medical Center

This study tests whether adding the drug naxitamab to standard chemotherapy is safe and effective for children and young adults with high-risk neuroblastoma, an aggressive nerve cancer. Ten newly diagnosed patients will receive the combination and be monitored for side effects an…

This study tests whether applying a budesonide gel after a balloon dilation procedure can help children with narrowed esophagus (from prior surgery) swallow better and need fewer repeat procedures. About 32 children under 12 will be randomly assigned to receive either the gel or …

This study looks at whether adding acupuncture to standard care can lower the chance and length of hospital stays for a serious side effect of chemotherapy called febrile neutropenia (fever with low white blood cells). The study will include 60 adults with sarcoma who are getting…

This study compares two laxatives, Senna and polyethylene glycol (PEG), to see which better reduces accidental soiling (fecal incontinence) in children aged 4 to 18 with long-term constipation. About 80 children will take one of the two daily medicines for 3 months, and neither f…

This study looks at whether acupuncture, with or without daily self-acupressure, can reduce hot flashes in 200 women with BRCA gene mutations who have had their ovaries removed. All participants will receive weekly acupuncture for 8 weeks, and half will also practice acupressure …