Clinical trials: Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Busulfan, Melphalan, Topotecan Hydrochloride, and a Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Relapsed Solid Tumor
RATIONALE: Giving high-dose chemotherapy before an autologous stem cell transplant stops the growth of tumor cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00638898
- Testing
- busulfan, melphalan, topotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Malignant Meningioma
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery in treating patients who have brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Malignant Meningioma, Adult Medulloblastoma, Adult Noninfiltrating Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00019578
- Testing
- Sterotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma
Evaluation of Maximum Tolerated Dose, Safety and Efficiency of MSC11FCD Therapy to Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients
This is a phase I trial evaluating the maximum tolerated dose, safety and efficiency of Mesenchymal stem cells into which the suicide gene, cytosine deaminase (CD), injected into the resection cavity of patients with recurrent…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Neoplasms, Brain, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
- Trial name
- MSC11FCD-GBM (NCT04657315)
- Testing
- MSC11FCD
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- CHA University
Adult Solid Tumor, Adenocarcinoma of the Colon
Phase II Trial of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor PD 0332991 in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: PD 0332991 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well PD 0332991 works in treating patients with…
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Tumor, Adenocarcinoma of the Colon, Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01037790
- Testing
- PD-0332991
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Bladder Cancer, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
High-dose ICE With Amifostine
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the combination of amifostine and high dose chemotherapy with blood stem cell support. Amifostine is a druf developed to protect normal tissues against the toxicities of chemotherapy and…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00003657
- Testing
- filgrastim, Amifostine, Carboplatin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Teratoma
Palifosfamide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Germ Cell Tumors
This phase II trial studies how well palifosfamide works in treating patients with recurrent germ cell tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as palifosfamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by…
- Conditions
- Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Teratoma, Malignant Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Malignant Extragonadal Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01808534
- Testing
- palifosfamide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Bevacizumab in Reducing CNS Side Effects in Patients Who Have Undergone Radiation Therapy to the Brain for Primary Brain Tumor, Meningioma, or Head and Neck Cancer
Bevacizumab may reduce CNS side effects caused by radiation therapy. This randomized phase II trial is studying how well bevacizumab works in reducing CNS side effects in patients who have undergone radiation therapy to the brain…
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Meningioma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT00492089
- Testing
- bevacizumab, magnetic resonance imaging, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
Levofloxacin to Prevent Infection Following Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors or Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Giving antibiotics may be effective in preventing or controlling early infection in patients receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00005590
- Testing
- levofloxacin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials Centre
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
High-Dose Thiotepa Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00003173
- Testing
- filgrastim, thiotepa, autologous bone marrow transplantation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Positron Emission Tomography Using Fluorine F 18 EF5 to Find Oxygen in Tumor Cells of Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery or Biopsy for Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors
This phase I trial is studying the side effects of fluorine F18 EF5 when given during positron emission tomography to find oxygen in tumor cells of patients who are undergoing surgery or biopsy for newly diagnosed brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Brain Stem Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT00110032
- Testing
- EF5, conventional surgery, positron emission tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)