Clinical trials: Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Cancer
External-Beam Radiation Therapy With or Without Indinavir and Ritonavir in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Indinavir and ritonavir may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
- Trial name
- NCT00637637
- Testing
- indinavir sulfate, ritonavir, radiation therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
Colorectal Cancer, Islet Cell Tumor
Isolated Hepatic Perfusion With Melphalan in Treating Patients With Primary Unresectable Liver Cancer or Liver Metastases
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Islet Cell Tumor, Liver Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00019786
- Testing
- isolated perfusion, melphalan, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Oxaliplatin, and Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Duodenal Cancer, or Ampullary Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00987766
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, gemcitabine hydrochloride, oxaliplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Liver Cancer
Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization With Cisplatin or Internal Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00109954
- Testing
- cisplatin, brachytherapy, yttrium Y 90 glass microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
UMCC 003 Cancer-Related Protein Biomarkers in Blood and Tumor Tissue of Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer and blood from healthy participants may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- IRB 2000-294 (NCT00900094)
- Testing
- fluorescence in situ hybridization, polymerase chain reaction, protein expression analysis
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Liver Cancer
T900607 in Treating Patients With Unresectable Liver Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of T900607 in treating patients who have unresectable…
- Trial name
- NCT00054262
- Testing
- T900607
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer, Depression
Escitalopram in Treating Depression in Patients With Advanced Lung or Gastrointestinal Cancer
RATIONALE: Escitalopram may help improve depression and quality of life in patients with advanced lung or gastrointestinal cancer.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Depression, Esophageal Cancer, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00387348
- Testing
- escitalopram oxalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer
Trastuzumab Plus R115777 in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of trastuzumab plus R115777 in treating patients who have advanced or metastatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00005842
- Testing
- trastuzumab, tipifarnib
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)