Research is a critical part of what we do at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, as we are always searching for innovative ways to treat and manage advanced disease and transplantation surgery.
Open Clinical Trials
Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- A Randomized, Open Label, Parallel-Group, Multi-center Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of TachoSil® Versus Surgicel® Original for the Secondary Treatment of Local Bleeding in Hepatic Resection Surgery Thomas Fishbein, MD
Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Prevention and Treatment of Amatoxin Induced Hepatic Failure with Intravenous Silibinin ( Legalon® SIL): An Open Multicenter Clinical Trial (Phase II / III) Jacqueline Laurin, MD
- IK-4001-HRS-301 / REVERSE Trial. A Multi-Center Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study to Confirm the Reversal of Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1 Kirti Shetty, MD
- Open, Prospective, Historic-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Infusion of Liver Cell Suspension (HHLivC) in Children With Urea Cycle Disorders Thomas Fishbein, MD
- A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of HPN-100 for Maintaining Remission in Subjects With Cirrhosis and Episodic Hepatic Encephalopathy (HALT-HE) Kirti Shetty, MD
- Efficacy and Safety of Concentration-controlled Everolimus to Eliminate or to Reduce Tacrolimus Compared to Tacrolimus in de Novo Liver Transplant Recipients (RAD) Kirti Shetty, MD
- Evaluating Blood Glucose Levels During Infusion With HepaGam B (HBIG) in Post-liver Transplant Patients Kirti Shetty, MD
- Establishment of a Liver Serum and Tissue Bank Kirti Shetty, MD
Intestinal Care and Transplantation
- A Safer Approach to Total Parenteral Nutrition in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome Intended to Decrease the Frequency and Severity of Liver Damage Stuart Kaufman, MD
- Clinical Investigation of Intestinal Failure and Transplantation Thomas Fishbein, MD
- Epithelial Innate Immunity in the Transplanted Human Small Intestine Thomas Fishbein, MD
