Kofu-city, Japan

Clinical Trial of Mexiletine Hydrochloride for Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

A Study of Belantamab Mafodotin Administered in Combination With Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone (BRd) Versus Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (DRd) in Participants With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (NDMM) Who Are Ineligible for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (TI-NDMM)

Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of GTX-102 in Pediatric Subjects With AS

Zephyr Valve Japan Post-Marketing Surveillance

This is a multicenter, prospective, observational surveillance across 20 centers in Japan enrolling 140 consecutive adult patients with hyperinflation of the lungs due to severe emphysema who are considered to be appropriate candidates for BLVR using Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (EBV, Pulmonx Corporation) and confirmed to have little to no collateral ventilation in the target lobe. Enrolled (consented) subjects will undergo a bronchoscopy procedure with the Chartis assessment to confirm that little to no collateral ventilation is present (CV- status) followed by EBV placement in the most diseased lobe. Subject will be hospitalized for a minimum of 3 nights for observation and followed up for 12 months. Subjects with collateral ventilation will be exited from the surveillance without treatment. The primary endpoint is incidence rate of pneumothorax at Day 45 post-index procedure. The effectiveness will be evaluated from Baseline to specified timepoint based on changes in lung function, exercise capacity, dyspnea and quality of life. A high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) will be performed at Day 45 and Month 12 to determine Treated Lobe Volume Reduction (TLVR). Lung function will be assessed at Month 3, 6 and 12 by measuring post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), residual volume (RV) and 6 Minutes Walking Distance. The safety will be evaluated based on incident rate of treatment emergent adverse events through Month 12. Subjects will be required to complete a pulmonary rehabilitation program between Day 45 and Month 3 per local/national guidelines.

An Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsy for the Differential Diagnosis of Primary Liver Cancer

Primary liver cancers (PLCs) encompass a diverse group of malignancies originating from the liver, collectively ranking as the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide in 2020. Among PLCs, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represent the most predominant subtypes. Despite their collective grouping as PLCs, ICC and HCC patients exhibit distinct etiologies, pathologies, and clinical characteristics, necessitating different treatment approaches. Accurate differentiation between ICC and HCC is paramount to optimize patient outcomes and guide personalized treatment decisions. However, a definitive diagnosis is often obtained only after the pathological review of the resected neoplastic tissue, which requires invasive tumor sampling and poses risks of complications such as hemorrhage and tumor cell seeding. Consequently, there is a pressing clinical need to develop noninvasive diagnostic approaches to achieve an accurate differential diagnosis for patients with these distinct forms of PLCs. This study involves the development and validation of a liquid biopsy, assessing circulating exosomal microRNAs (exo-miRNA) for indirect sampling of tumor tissue in the bloodstream. The researchers intend to harness machine learning and bioinformatics to create a cost-efficient, non-invasive, clinic-friendly assay with high sensitivity and specificity, aiding the differential diagnosis between ICC and HCC. The researchers intend to do so in three phases: 1. To perform comprehensive small RNA-Seq from exo-miRNA from patients with ICC and HCC. 2. To develop and train a differential diagnosis panel based on advanced machine-learning models to obtain a final differential diagnosis biomarker. 3. To validate the findings in an independent cohort of ICC and HCC. In summary, this proposal promises to improve patient care and help clinicians perform a more reliable differential diagnosis between ICC and HCC in patients with primary liver cancer.

Multicenter Registry on Robotically Assisted PCI - TESLA

R-PCI represents a novel approach to performing PCI with several studies showing high technical success and low complication rates. The CorPath GRX System is the second generation of the CorPath platform, dedicated to advancing robotic-assisted vascular procedures to mitigate the orthopaedic and radiation-related occupational hazards associated with the practice of interventional cardiology. MulTicenter rEgiStry on RoboticalLy Assisted percutaneous coronary interventions- TESLA registry is a retrospective registry evaluating the safety and efficacy of robotically assisted PCI with the CorPath GRX System (Siemens Healthineers, Germany) in real-world interventional cardiology practice in Europe and Asia. All patients who underwent R-PCI (defined as completion of at least one procedural step robotically) with the CorPath GRX System and completed one-year follow-up are eligible for recruitment in this registry, if older than 18 years. This study includes patients with either stable coronary artery disease, unstable angina, or acute myocardial infarction (MI). The Study Investigators expect to enroll at least 700 patients (up to 1000). International centers that performed R-PCI with the CorPath GRX System will be invited to participate in this multicenter study. Baseline, procedural, and follow-up data will be collected for all cases.

TNT of SCRT+CAPOX vs SCRT+CAPOXIRI for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has the promise, which means non-operative management (NOM) enable more patients (pts) with a complete clinical response (cCR) or near-complete clinical responses (nCR) after TNT to avoid subsequent radical surgery, with potentially maintaining anorectal function and quality of life (QoL). Recently, PRODIGE-23 trial demonstrated that triplet regimen (Irinotecan, oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidine) before preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) significantly improved outcomes compared with CRT. However, there has been no prospective study comparing consolidation triplet with doublet regimens following short course radiotherapy (SCRT). The aim of this randomized phase III trial is to test superiority of consolidation irinotecan, capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOXIRI) vs. capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) following SCRT as TNT in pts with LARC. Pts in both groups will be re-staged after completing TNT before radical surgery according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Regression Schema; pts with incomplete response (iCR) will undergo total mesorectal excision (TME), cCR pts will receive NOM, and nCR pts will undergo TME or NOM by a physician discretion under the recommendation of blind assessment by the designated NOM central committee. Pts will be followed by CT, MRI, colonoscopy and liquid biopsy every 4 months for 2 years, and every 6 months thereafter up to 5 years. To detect a decrease in 3-year cumulative probability of organ preservation-adapted Disease free survival (DFS) from 75.0% to 81.7%, corresponding to a target hazard ratio of 0·70, a total of 608 pts (196 events) would achieve 70% power at a two-sided α significance level of 0.05.

Study of Tilpisertib Fosmecarbil in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Study to Assess Speed of Onset and Durability of Effectiveness of Upadacitinib in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease (CD) in Real World Clinical Practice.

An Observational Study to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events in Adolescent and Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Active Crohn's Disease (CD) in Japan