Clinical trials: Non-standard Therapy
Head and Neck Cancer
Radiation Therapy Alone Compared to Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Cancer of the Nasopharynx
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00003637
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, radiation therapy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Centre, Singapore
Germ Cell Tumor, Teratoma
Standard-Dose Combination Chemotherapy or High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Germ Cell Tumors
This randomized phase III trial studies how well standard-dose combination chemotherapy works compared to high-dose combination chemotherapy and stem cell transplant in treating patients with germ cell tumors that have returned…
- Conditions
- Germ Cell Tumor, Teratoma, Choriocarcinoma, Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02375204
- Testing
- paclitaxel, ifosfamide, cisplatin
- Where
- 125 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Lung Cancer
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Vaccines may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying vaccine therapy given after standard therapy to see how well it works in treating patients with stage…
- Trial name
- NCT00019929
- Testing
- mutant p53 peptide pulsed dendritic cell vaccine, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica, Epidermolysis Bullosa
Treatment of Chronic and Non-Chronic Wounds in Patients With Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Using Helicoll Collagen Dressings Versus Standard of Care
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of Helicoll (a collagen wound dressing) in treating chronic and non-chronic wounds of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01716169
- Testing
- Helicoll, Standard of Care Dressings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Glioblastoma
Comparison of TransMID vs Standard Treatment of Cancerous Brain Tumors
Study Objectives: Primary Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of intratumoral/interstitial therapy with TransMID compared to best standard of care in patients with progressive and/or recurrent, non-resectable glioblastoma…
- Trial name
- NCT00088400
- Testing
- TransMID
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)