Clinical trials: immunohistochemistry staining method
Neuroblastoma
Beta-Glucan and Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Neuroblastoma
RATIONALE: Beta-glucan may stimulate the immune system and stop tumor cells from growing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as 3F8, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00492167
- Testing
- beta-glucan, monoclonal antibody 3F8, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Cetuximab as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced and/or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00640081
- Testing
- cetuximab, capecitabine, fluorouracil
- Where
- 25 sites in Cyprus, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Cheryl Pugh
Breast Cancer
Studying Tissue Samples From Women Who Underwent Chemotherapy for Lymph Node-Positive Stage II or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer on Clinical Trial CLB-9741 or CLB-9344
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00897026
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, paclitaxel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,195 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Brivanib Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
This is a phase II study of an investigational agent, brivanib, in patients with refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of brivanib in renal cell carcinoma, and explore…
- Trial name
- NCT01253668
- Testing
- Brivanib alaninate, Polymerase chain reaction, Iodine I 124 chimeric monoclonal antibody G250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Cetuximab or Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin, capecitabine, and irinotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by…
- Trial name
- NCT01280643
- Testing
- fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
BRCA1 Mutation, Breast Cancer
Recombinant Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Preventing Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women With BRCA1 Mutations
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin may prevent breast cancer in premenopausal women with BRCA1 mutations.
- Trial name
- NCT00700778
- Testing
- recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin, microarray analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Austria
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma
Vandetanib in Preventing Head and Neck Cancer in Patients With Precancerous Head and Neck Lesions
This randomized phase II trial studies how well vandetanib works in preventing head and neck cancer in patients with precancerous head and neck lesions. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming.
- Conditions
- Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma, Precancerous Condition
- Trial name
- NCT01414426
- Testing
- vandetanib, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Spread to the Pleura
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses a drug, such as porfimer sodium, that is absorbed by tumor cells. The drug becomes active when it is exposed to light. When the drug is active, tumor cells are killed.
- Trial name
- NCT00601848
- Testing
- chemotherapy, porfimer sodium, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Low-Dose Azacitidine, Lenalidomide, and Low-Dose Dexamethasone in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine and dexamethasone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT01155583
- Testing
- azacitidine, lenalidomide, dexamethasone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Everolimus and Lenalidomide in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Lenalidomide may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking blood flow to the cancer.
- Conditions
- Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT01075321
- Testing
- everolimus, lenalidomide, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Breast Cancer
Exemestane in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Stage IV Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using exemestane may fight breast cancer by lowering the amount of estrogen the body makes.
- Trial name
- NCT00810797
- Testing
- exemestane, laboratory biomarker analysis, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Lymphoma
Biomarkers in Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Follicular Lymphoma Treated on Clinical Trial E-1496
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients respond to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00898963
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, microarray analysis, polymorphism analysis
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Fluorine F 18 EF5 Positron Emission Tomography in Assessing Hypoxia in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Head or Neck Squamous Cell Cancer of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Larynx
Rationale: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography, using the drug fluorine F 18-EF5 to find oxygen in tumor cells may help in planning cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01020097
- Testing
- fluorine F18 EF5, immunohistochemistry staining method, biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Pancreatic Cancer
Bevacizumab, Combination Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery For Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00602602
- Testing
- bevacizumab, fluorouracil, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Lung Cancer
Nelfinavir, Radiation Therapy, Cisplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Nelfinavir may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00589056
- Testing
- cisplatin, etoposide, nelfinavir mesylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Cutaneous B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue
Vaccine Therapy With or Without Cryosurgery in Treating Patients With Residual, Relapsed, or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Vaccines, such as dendritic cell therapy (DC) made from a person's tumor cells and white blood cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Cutaneous B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue, Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT01239875
- Testing
- dendritic cell vaccine therapy, cryotherapy, pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Lymphoma
S9704-S0014-S0313A Studying Genes in Samples From Patients With Limited or Advanced Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors find better ways to treat cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01563861
- Testing
- RNA analysis, gene expression analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Volunteers
- 397 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
AT9283 in Children and Adolescents With Relapsed and Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: AT9283 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of AT9283 in children and adolescents with…
- Trial name
- NCT00985868
- Testing
- multikinase inhibitor AT9283, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK
Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Predicting Response to Sunitinib Malate in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Kidney Cancer
Rationale: Diagnostic procedures, such as MRI, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment.
- Conditions
- Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01026337
- Testing
- mutation analysis, pharmacological study, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Recurrent Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Sunitinib Malate in Treating Patients With Recurrent Transitional Cell Bladder Cancer
RATIONALE: Sunitinib malate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth or by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT01118351
- Testing
- sunitinib malate, immunohistochemistry staining method, TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center