Clinical trials: Oncogenesis
Leukemia
Tipifarnib in Treating Young Patients With Refractory Leukemia
RATIONALE: Tipifarnib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of tipifarnib in treating young patients who have refractory…
- Trial name
- NCT00022451
- Testing
- tipifarnib
- Where
- 61 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
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, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Donor Stem Cell Transplant After Busulfan, Fludarabine, and Antithymocyte Globulin in Treating Patients With Hematological Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a donor bone marrow stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy and antithymocyte globulin stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00627666
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Asan 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
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
Cyclophosphamide for Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Hematological Malignancies
This phase II trial studies how well cyclophosphamide works in preventing chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant in patients with hematological malignancies.
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
- Trial name
- NCT01427881
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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
Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Leukemia
Growth Factor to Prevent Oral Mucositis in Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Keratinocyte growth factor may prevent symptoms of mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00004132
- Testing
- filgrastim, palifermin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Myeloproliferative Disorders, Kidney Cancer
Early Administration of ATG Followed by Cyclophosphamide, Busulfan and Fludarabine Before a Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With Hematological Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Myeloproliferative Disorders, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00787761
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Northside Hospital, Inc.
Cancer
Itraconazole Compared With Fluconazole to Prevent Infections in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplantation
RATIONALE: Giving itraconazole or fluconazole may be effective in preventing infections in patients undergoing peripheral stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00003883
- Testing
- fluconazole, itraconazole
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 578 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Other Disease
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer or abnormal cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00423826
- Testing
- Busulfan, Cytarabine, Fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease
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 and radiation therapy used to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00004904
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, filgrastim, cladribine
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Combination Chemotherapy and Bone Marrow 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 bone marrow transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00002502
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma, Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma
Genetic Analysis Using Blood or Bone Marrow From Participants With Neuroblastoma or Noncancerous Conditions
This laboratory study is looking at genes in participants with neuroblastoma or noncancerous conditions. Identifying genes related to cancer may help in the study of cancer.
- Conditions
- Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma, Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Neuroblastoma, Regional Neuroblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00436696
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Neuroblastoma
The Role of Glycosyltransferases in the Oncogenesis of Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common malignant tumor of infancy. Approximately 60% of NB patients are clinically diagnosed as the stage IV disease and have a very poor prognosis with a 5-year survival rate of no more than 30%.
- Trial name
- NCT01058798
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Diamond-blackfan Anemia
Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor umbilical cord blood transplant helps stop the growth of cancer and abnormal cells and helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's…
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Diamond-blackfan Anemia, Fanconi Anemia, Graft Versus Host Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00290628
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Beclomethasone Dipropionate in Preventing Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing a Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Beclomethasone dipropionate may be effective in preventing acute graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing a stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer.
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
- Trial name
- NCT00489203
- Testing
- beclomethasone dipropionate, tacrolimus, methotrexate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Myeloablative Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Hematological Diseases
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs, such as fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, and total-body irradiation before a donor umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells and prepares the patient's…
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Myelofibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT00309842
- Testing
- filgrastim, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota