Clinical trials: DS Stage I Multiple Myeloma
Cancer
Valacyclovir in Preventing Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients Who Are Undergoing Donor Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Antivirals such as valacyclovir act against viruses and may be effective in preventing cytomegalovirus. It is not yet known if valacyclovir is effective in preventing cytomegalovirus in patients undergoing stem cell…
- Trial name
- NCT00045292
- Testing
- acyclovir, acyclovir sodium, valacyclovir
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Cancer
Caspofungin Acetate Compared With Amphotericin B Liposomal in Treating Patients With Persistent Fever and Neutropenia Following Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Caspofungin acetate or amphotericin B liposomal may be effective in preventing or controlling fever and neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, or peripheral stem cell transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00008359
- Testing
- caspofungin acetate, liposomal amphotericin B
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Reduced-Intensity Busulfan and Fludarabine With or Without Antithymocyte Globulin Followed by Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Other Disease
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as busulfan and fludarabine, before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer and abnormal cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00448201
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, sargramostim, therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Kidney Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Total-Body Irradiation Before Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant in Treating Patients With Advanced Hematologic Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, or Kidney Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy and radiation therapy before a donor umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00365287
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Donor Bone Marrow Transplant or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Genetic Disorders
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs, such as fludarabine and melphalan, before a donor bone marrow transplant or peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00008307
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Multiple Myeloma, Plasma Cell Myeloma
S0120, Studying Blood and Bone Marrow Samples From Patients With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance, Multiple Myeloma, or Plasmacytoma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and bone marrow in the laboratory from patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, multiple myeloma, or plasmacytoma may help doctors learn more about changes that occur…
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Plasma Cell Myeloma, Precancerous Condition
- Trial name
- NCT00900263
- Testing
- cytogenetic analysis, microarray analysis, biologic sample preservation procedure
- Where
- 69 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Cancer
Ribavirin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients Who Develop RSV Pneumonia Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Antivirals such as ribavirin are used to treat infections caused by viruses. It is not yet known if ribavirin is more effective with or without monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who develop RSV pneumonia…
- Trial name
- NCT00014391
- Testing
- palivizumab, ribavirin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Cancer
Immunotherapy in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: White blood cells from donors who have been exposed to cytomegalovirus may be able to help prevent this infection from occurring in patients who are undergoing bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00002673
- Testing
- infection prophylaxis and management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma
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…
- Trial name
- NCT00004903
- Testing
- filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa, cisplatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
SWOG-9239 Reduction of Immunosuppression Plus Interferon Alfa and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Tumors That Develop After Organ Transplant
RATIONALE: Reducing the amount of drugs used to prevent transplant rejection may help a person's body kill tumor cells. Giving biological therapy, such as interferon alfa, which may interfere with the growth of cancer cells, or…
- Trial name
- NCT00002657
- Testing
- bleomycin sulfate, recombinant interferon alfa, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 86 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Cancer
Captopril in Treating Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Captopril may protect the lungs from the side effects of bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of captopril to lessen the side effects in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00004230
- Testing
- captopril, cyclophosphamide, autologous bone marrow transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Total-Body Irradiation in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing a Donor Bone Marrow Transplant for Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, and radiation therapy before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00134004
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, fludarabine phosphate, mycophenolate mofetil
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
S0334 Analyzing Chromosomes in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma or Other Blood Disease
RATIONALE: Studying the chromosomes in samples of bone marrow and blood in the laboratory from patients with cancer or other blood diseases may help doctors learn more about the disease.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Precancerous/Nonmalignant Condition
- Trial name
- NCT00898066
- Testing
- cytogenetic analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Cancer
Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation
RATIONALE: Bone marrow transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003538
- Testing
- graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Alemtuzumab and Glucocorticoids in Treating Newly Diagnosed Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Who Have Undergone a Donor Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Alemtuzumab and glucocorticoids, such as prednisone or methylprednisolone, may be an effective treatment for acute graft-versus-host disease caused by a donor stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Graft Versus Host Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00410657
- Testing
- alemtuzumab, methylprednisolone, prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Kidney Cancer, Leukemia
Voriconazole in Preventing Fungal Infections in Children With Neutropenia After Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Voriconazole may be effective in preventing systemic fungal infections following chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of voriconazole in preventing systemic fungal infections in children who…
- Conditions
- Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00066599
- Testing
- voriconazole
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Cancer
Emergency Use of Donor Lymphocytes in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Donor Stem Cell Transplant and Have Cytomegalovirus Infections
RATIONALE: White blood cells that have been treated in the laboratory may kill cells that are infected with cytomegalovirus. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well cytotoxic T cells work in treating patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00769613
- Testing
- cytomegalovirus IE-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, cytomegalovirus pp65-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00003396
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, graft-versus-tumor induction therapy, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Donor Stem Cell Transplant After Conditioning Therapy in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer, Recurrent or Metastatic Solid Tumor, or Other Disease
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer or abnormal cells. It also helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00521430
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, cyclosporine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Cancer
Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Who Have Undergone Donor Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to chronic graft-versus-host disease in patients who…
- Trial name
- NCT00957736
- Testing
- polymorphism analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center