Clinical trials: Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00983359
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue
American Ginseng in Treating Patients With Fatigue Caused by Cancer
RATIONALE: American ginseng may reduce fatigue in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether American ginseng is more effective than a placebo in treating cancer-related fatigue.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00719563
- Testing
- American ginseng
- Where
- 326 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Palonosetron and Dexamethasone With or Without Dronabinol in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy For Cancer
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if adding dronabinol in combination with the standard of care (dexamethasone and palonosetron) can better help to control nausea and vomiting in patients receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT00553059
- Testing
- dexamethasone, dronabinol, palonosetron hydrochloride
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Anemia, Leukemia
Epoetin Alfa or Darbepoetin Alfa in Treating Patients With Anemia Caused by Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa may cause the body to make more red blood cells. They are used to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy in patients with cancer.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00416624
- Testing
- darbepoetin alfa, epoetin alfa, fatigue assessment and management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, Vascular Access Device Complications
Study Comparing Two Types of Ports in Patients With Cancer Receiving Intravenous Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs through an implanted port reduces the need for multiple needle sticks. It is not yet known whether one type of port is more effective than another in reducing infections and other side effects…
- Trial name
- NCT00607880
- Testing
- vascular access device placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hypertension, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Benazepril Hydrochloride, Lisinopril, Ramipril, or Losartan Potassium in Treating Hypertension in Patients With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Benazepril hydrochloride, lisinopril, ramipril, and losartan potassium may help lower blood pressure. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well benazepril hydrochloride, lisinopril, ramipril, or losartan…
- Trial name
- NCT01234922
- Testing
- lisinopril, losartan potassium, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Bevacizumab in Pats w/ Recurrent ST Brain Metas Who Have Failed Whole Brain Radiation Therapy
This is a study to evaluate a drug called bevacizumab in patients with cancer whose disease has spread to their brain. This study will not evaluate the effect of bevacizumab on the systemic solid tumor cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01898130
- Testing
- bevacizumab, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Colon Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients
This clinical trial studies positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients undergoing PET/computed tomography (CT).
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT01557881
- Testing
- magnetic resonance imaging with positron emission tomography scanning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Octreotide in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Malignant Ascites
RATIONALE: Octreotide may be an effective treatment for malignant ascites. It is not yet known whether octreotide is more effective than a placebo in treating malignant ascites.
- Trial name
- NCT00182754
- Testing
- octreotide acetate
- Where
- 122 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
PET Scan and CT Scan in Evaluating Response in Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation for Lung Metastases
RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation uses a high-frequency, electric current to kill tumor cells. Diagnostic procedures, such as PET scan and CT scan, may help doctors measure the patient's response to treatment.
- Trial name
- TEPARF (NCT00382252)
- Testing
- computed tomography, positron emission tomography, radiofrequency ablation
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Sorafenib in Treating Patients With Advanced Malignant Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00810394
- Testing
- Sorafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Baclofen-Amitriptyline Hydrochloride-Ketamine Gel in Treating Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Baclofen-amitriptyline-ketamine (BAK) gel may lessen peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether BAK gel is more effective than a placebo in treating peripheral neuropathy caused by…
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00516503
- Testing
- baclofen/amitriptyline/ketamine gel
- Where
- 165 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Neurotoxicity, Pain
Topical Amitriptyline and Ketamine Cream in Treating Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients
RATIONALE: Topical cream containing amitriptyline and ketamine may help relieve pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Neurotoxicity, Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00471445
- Testing
- ketamine/amitriptyline NP-H cream
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 462 people
- Sponsor
- Gary Morrow
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to Brain, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Large Brain Metastasis
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of hypofractionated radiosurgery in treating patients with large brain metastasis.
- Trial name
- NCT01705548
- Testing
- Hypofractionated Radiosurgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Breakthrough Nausea and Vomiting, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Fosaprepitant Dimeglumine in Treating Patients With Nausea and Vomiting Caused By Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs, such as fosaprepitant dimeglumine, may help lessen or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients treated with chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01031953
- Testing
- fosaprepitant dimeglumine, systemic chemotherapy, survey administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Combination Chemotherapy and Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Aplastic Anemia or Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs and total-body irradiation before a donor stem cell helps stop the growth of cancer or abnormal cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00003816
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 361 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
Fludarabine and Total-Body Irradiation Followed By Donor Stem Cell Transplant and Cyclosporine and Mycophenolate Mofetil in Treating HIV-Positive Patients With or Without Cancer
This clinical trial studies the side effects and best dose of giving fludarabine and total-body irradiation (TBI) together followed by a donor stem cell transplant and cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil in treating human…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
- Trial name
- NCT00112593
- Testing
- fludarabine phosphate, total-body irradiation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
A Phase 1/2 Multicenter Dose Escalation and Expansion Study Of NKTR-214 In Subjects With Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Solid Tumors
This is a first in human, open-label, sequential dose escalation and expansion Phase 1 study of NKTR-214 in adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
- Trial name
- NKTR-214 (NCT02869295)
- Testing
- NKTR-214
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Nektar Therapeutics
Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Neurotoxicity
Electrical Stimulation Therapy Using the MC5-A Scrambler in Reducing Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Electronic stimulation using a MC5-A Scrambler may help relieve pain in patients who develop peripheral neuropathy while undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
- Conditions
- Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Neurotoxicity, Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT00952848
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, Sensory Neuropathy Scale instrument, Quality of Life instrument
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Male Breast Cancer, Recurrent Breast Cancer
Vaccine Therapy and 1-MT in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
This randomized phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of vaccine therapy and to see how well it works when given together with 1-methyl-D-tryptophan (1-MT) in treating patients with metastatic breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Male Breast Cancer, Recurrent Breast Cancer, Stage IV Breast Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT01042535
- Testing
- adenovirus-p53 transduced dendritic cell (DC) vaccine, 1-methyl-d-tryptophan, Laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute