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Current Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials in Heart Valve Repair in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Disease Name:Valvular Heart Disease
Title of trial:The Everest II Trial: A Pivotal Study of the Evalve® Cardiovascular Valve Repair System: The Endovascular Valve Edge-to-edge Repair Study (Everest II).
Contact person:Dr. A. Salemi [(212) 746-5873]


Clinical Trials in Lung and Esophageal Cancer in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Division

Title of trial:Non-small cell lung cancer™ A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III study to assess the efficacy of recMAGE-A3 + AS15 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic as adjuvant therapy in patients with resectable MAGE-A3-positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Contact person:Cathy Ferrara (212) 746-3328
Status:Open
Stage:IB, II, IIIA
   
Title of trial:Non-small cell lung cancer™ A Phase III Randomized Trial of Lobectomy versus Sublobar Resection for Small (< 2cm) Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (CALGB 140503)
Contact person:Estella Hernandez (212) 746-4528
Status:Open
Stage:IB, II, IIIA
   
Title of trial:A Randomized Double Blind Phase II Study of Preoperative Celebrex (celecoxib), paclitaxel, carboplatin for Stage IIIA NSCLC. Stage IIIA. Note: Protocol closing December, 2007
Contact person:Kathleen McDonald (212) 746-4528
Status:Open
Stage:IIIA
  
Title of trial:Phase II Study of Trimodality Therapy for Patients with Thymoma at Significant Risk for Recurrence.
Contact person:Cathy Ferrara (212) 746-3328
Status:Open
Stage:High risk
  
Disease Name:Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Title of trial:Phase III Study of single-agent Tarceva (erlotinib) following complete tumor resection and w or w/o Adjuvant chemo in patients with 1B-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer who have EGFR positive tumors RADIANT STUDY.
Stages IB, II, IIIA
* If N2 disease is seen on radiography and histology, pt is NOT eligible; please contact the coordinator when IIIA disease is involved.
Contact person:Estella Hernandez (212) 746-4528
Status:Open
Stage:IB, IIIA
  
Non-treatment (Correlative/Screening) Studies
  
Disease name: Lung and esophageal abnormalities
Title of trial:Correlative studies on angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in lung and esophageal abnormalities
Contact person:Dr. Altorki [Estella Hernandez, (212) 746-4528]
  
Disease name:Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Esophageal cancer, Other cancers
Title of trial:Evaluation of tumor antigen expression and specific immune responses in cancer patients
Contact person:Dr. Altorki [Cathy Ferrara, RN (212) 746-3328]
Contact person:Dr. Altorki [Estella Hernandez, (212) 746-4528]
  
Disease name:Non-small cell lung cancer, Esophageal cancer
Title of trial:Characterization of circulating tumor cells in arterial vs. venous blood of patients with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Contact person:Cathy Ferrara, RN (212) 746-3328


 
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