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Gastroenterology
Virginia Mason's Section of Gastroenterology is nationally and internationally recognized as one of the top gastroenterology departments. U.S. News & World Report has repeatedly ranked the section as one of the top 30 in the United States. Our research program looks closely into how to continuously improve our patients' well-being as they are being treated for diseases and disorders of the stomach, colon, liver, and pancreas.
To participate in a BRI clinical trial, please contact the study coordinator listed in each of the study links below, or send an e-mail to the Clinical Research Program. Please click on individual studies for more information.
Studies currently accepting study participants:
- A Randomized Phase II/III of TNFerade™ Biologic With 5-FU and Radiation Therapy for First-Line Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
- A Study of INT-747 Monotherapy in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Evaluating Predictors & Interventions in Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (EPISOD)
- Liver Disease Registry and Tissue Repository
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Database 2.0
Studies currently not accepting study participants:
- 5-arm, parallel-group study of the effects on viral kinetics, safety and pharmacokinetics of different dosing regimens of Debio 025 in combination with peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in chronic HCV genotype 1 patients who non-responders to standard
- A Phase 2b, Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of GS-9450 in Adults with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
- A Phase IIb, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study for the Treatment of Active Celiac Disease with AT-1001
- A study of INT-747 (6-ECDCA) in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid (URSO ®, UDCA) in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis
- Abatacept in Treatment of Patient with Active Crohns Disease (CD) who have had an Inadequate Clinical Response and/or Intolerance to Medical Therapy
- Abatacept in Treatment of Patient with Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC) who have had an Inadequate Clinical Response and/or Intolerance to Medical Therapy
- Boceprevir in Subjects with Previously Untreated Chronic HCV Genotype 1
- Randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center study to assess the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag in thrombocytopenic subjects with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who are otherwise eligible to initiate antiviral therapy
- RG1068 (Synthetic Human Secretin) – Enhanced MRCP in the Evaluation of Subjects with a History of Acute or Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis