Clinical trials: High-Risk Cancer
Neuroblastoma
Therapy for Children With Advanced Stage Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood, with nearly 50% of patients presenting with widespread metastatic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01857934
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, topotecan, hu14.18K322A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sarcoma
Trial of Cetuximab in Patients With Metastatic and/or Locally Advanced Soft Tissue and Bony Sarcomas
The purpose of this study is to explore how this cancer is affected by a new medication, cetuximab. Cetuximab is directed towards a protein called EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor), that is found in some types of cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00148109
- Testing
- Cetuximab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Cancer Awareness and Prevention Education
The Effect of Cancer Awareness Web-Based Education in Schools
Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of web-based cancer awareness education in schools on students' knowledge levels, help-seeking attitudes, and stigma attitudes.
- Trial name
- NCT07614711
- Testing
- Web-Based Cancer Awareness Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Trial Evaluating MGTA-456 in Patients With High-Risk Malignancy
This is an single arm, open label, interventional phase II trial evaluating the efficacy of umbilical cord blood (UCB) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) expanded in culture with stimulatory cytokines (SCF, Flt-3L…
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Biphenotypic/Undifferentiated Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT03674411
- Testing
- Fludarabine (FLU), Cyclophosphamide (CY), Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma
Tipifarnib in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Brain Stem Glioma
This phase II trial is studying how well tipifarnib works in treating young patients with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma, medulloblastoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, or brain stem glioma.
- Conditions
- Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00070525
- Testing
- tipifarnib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Leukemia
Allo BMT in Advanced Leukemia or High Grade Lymphoma
To evaluate the role of ablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in the treatment of advanced leukemia or lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Leukemia, Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT), Lymphomas: Non-Hodgkin
- Trial name
- NCT00186290
- Testing
- ablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Fungal Infection, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Caspofungin Acetate, Fluconazole, or Voriconazole in Preventing Fungal Infections in Patients Following Donor Stem Cell Transplant
This randomized phase III trial studies how well caspofungin acetate works compared to fluconazole or voriconazole in preventing fungal infections in patients following donor stem cell transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT01503515
- Testing
- Caspofungin Acetate, Fluconazole, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 49 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Acute Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Myeloablative Allo HSCT With Related or Unrelated Donor for Heme Disorders
This is a Phase II study of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) using a myeloablative preparative regimen (of either total body irradiation (TBI); or, fludarabine/busulfan for patients unable to receive further…
- Conditions
- Acute Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT03314974
- Testing
- HSCT with TBI Regimen, HSCT with Non-TBI Regimen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, First Line Therapy
A Multicenter RCT of "3+7" vs Venetoclax + CACAG in Newly Diagnosed Mid/High-Risk AML Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of venetoclax combined with the CACAG regimen with the traditional "3+7" regimen in the treatment of newly diagnosed intermediate- or high-risk acute myeloid…
- Trial name
- NCT06928376
- Testing
- Azacytidine;Cytarabine;Aclacinomycin;Chidamide;Venetoclax;Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, "3+7"
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Idarubicin and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00002989
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclophosphamide, idarubicin
- Where
- 9 sites in Belgium, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dexamethasone Compared With Prednisone During Induction Therapy and Methotrexate With or Without Leucovorin During Maintenance Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
This randomized phase III trial is studying dexamethasone to see how well it works compared to prednisone during induction therapy.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00075725
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Cytarabine, Daunorubicin Hydrochloride
- Where
- 234 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,154 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Melanoma
Peptide Vaccination for Patients at High Risk for Recurrent Melanoma
This study will examine the effectiveness and side effects of an experimental vaccine to prevent recurrence of melanoma. The likelihood of melanoma returning is higher in patients who have melanoma lesions deep in the skin, in…
- Trial name
- NCT00059475
- Testing
- Glycoprotein 100 (GP100): 209-217 (210M), Interleukin-2 (IL-2), Montanide ISA 51
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Neuroblastoma
High-Risk Neuroblastoma Chemotherapy Without G-CSF
Patients will be asked to participate in this study because patients have been diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, a common childhood cancer which has aggressive features. If left untreated, high-risk neuroblastoma is fatal.
- Trial name
- SPRING (NCT02786719)
- Testing
- Topotecan, Cyclophosphamide, Cisplatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Osteosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, methotrexate, cisplatin, and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00645632
- Testing
- cisplatin, doxorubicin hydrochloride, ifosfamide
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
ABT-888 and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory CNS Tumors
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of ABT-888 when given in combination with temozolomide in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory CNS tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Craniopharyngioma
- Trial name
- NCT00946335
- Testing
- veliparib, temozolomide, pharmacological study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
Stem Cell Harvesting Using GCSF Plus Plerxiafor, in First -Line, for Heavily Pre- Treated Pediatric Oncology Patients.
Plerixafor has been intensively used in recent years for harvesting autologous stem cells from lymphoma and myeloma adult patients. Its use is indicated after failure to harvest with GCSF alone.
- Trial name
- GCSF (NCT02006225)
- Testing
- Plerixafor
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab - High Dose Frontline
Primary Objective: To evaluate the efficacy (combined morphologic and flow remissions) of a combination of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and multiple dose rituximab as frontline therapy for CLL.
- Trial name
- NCT00794820
- Testing
- Fludarabine Phosphate, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
AML, ALL
Cord Blood Transplant in Children and Young Adults With Blood Cancers and Non-malignant Disorders
This is a single-arm study to investigate 1-year treatment related mortality (TRM) in patients with life threatening non-malignant and malignant hematologic disorders who do not have a matched related donor for allogeneic…
- Conditions
- AML, ALL, MDS, MPD Withou Myelofibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT04644016
- Testing
- Clofarabine, Fludarabine, Busulfan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer
Cyproheptadine in Preventing Weight Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may prevent weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine is more effective than a placebo in preventing weight loss in young patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01132547
- Testing
- cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Prostate Cancer
Computer Planned Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Computer systems that allow doctors to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to plan treatment may result in more effective radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT00003104
- Testing
- radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center