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The Cancer of the Pancreas Screening-5 Study (CAPS5 Study)

Condition: Cancer / Pancreatic Cancer
Investigator: Fay Kastrinos, MD
Status: Currently Recruiting
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease and the best hope for improving the chances of survival is to find it early. Some patients, called "high risk", have an inherited predisposition to pancreatic cancer. Certain medical centers have started programs where "high risk patients" undergo testing, such as receiving imaging scans, to look for…
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Understanding Flavor: How Smell Shapes What We Taste

Condition: Ear, Nose and Throat / Loss of Smell
Investigator: Jonathan Overdevest, MD, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
The Columbia University Department of Otolaryngology is interested in understanding altered flavor perception through the Cognitive Flavor Assessment Protocol (CFAP), a novel multisensory diagnostic and training framework that links smell and taste function to cognitive and emotional health. You can participate in this study if you are an adult between 18…
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Smell and Taste Disturbances in COVID-19

Condition: Ear, Nose and Throat / Loss of Smell
Investigator: Jonathan Overdevest, MD, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
Our research team at Columbia University is trying to understand the impact of COVID-19 on smell and taste (chemosensory) dysfunction among adult patients from the Greater New York City area. Current areas of study include: 1) Investigation of smell and taste recovery patterns among patients with COVID-19; 2) Studies on how recovery of smell and taste after…
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Impact on Learning and Development in Down Syndrome(CHILD-DS)

Condition: Pediatrics / Down Syndrome
Investigator: Michael DiLorenzo, MD
Status: Closed
Down syndrome (DS) occurs in roughly 1 out of 700 births in the U.S. Half of all children with Down syndrome have congenital heart disease (CHD), often requiring corrective heart surgery. Even though CHD in children without DS is known to be associated with developmental problems, few studies have explored how CHD can affect the development and behavior of…
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Study of Multiple Treatment Combinations in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (Morpheus-Pancreatic Cancer)

Condition: Cancer / Pancreatic Cancer
Investigator: Gulam Manji, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
The purpose of this study is to learn which treatment works best in patients with pancreatic cancer. The study explores multiple treatment combinations. A study drug called atezolizumab may be combined with other drugs such as cobimetinib, PEGPH20, and BL-8040. Patients may also be assigned to receive standard chemotherapy treatment.
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