Clinical trials: Untreated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
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
Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
Vincristine, Dactinomycin, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma
This phase III trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy work in treating patients with newly diagnosed low-risk rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal-botryoid Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Previously Untreated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00075582
- Testing
- conventional surgery, dactinomycin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 163 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
Temozolomide, Cixutumumab, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma
This randomized pilot clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well giving temozolomide and cixutumumab together with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Metastatic Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01055314
- Testing
- Cixutumumab, Cyclophosphamide, Dactinomycin
- Where
- 139 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sarcoma
Irinotecan and Carboplatin as Upfront Window Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Intermediate-Risk or High-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00077285
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Adult Angiosarcoma, Adult Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
Cixutumumab and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of cixutumumab given together with doxorubicin hydrochloride and to see how well they work in treating patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic soft…
- Conditions
- Adult Angiosarcoma, Adult Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Adult Epithelioid Sarcoma, Adult Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00720174
- Testing
- Cixutumumab, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sarcoma
Vincristine, Dactinomycin, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00245141
- Testing
- dactinomycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- 51 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Japan Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group
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
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma or Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003955
- Testing
- dactinomycin, filgrastim, pegfilgrastim
- Where
- 237 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Busulfan, Melphalan, Topotecan Hydrochloride, and a Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Relapsed Solid Tumor
RATIONALE: Giving high-dose chemotherapy before an autologous stem cell transplant stops the growth of tumor cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00638898
- Testing
- busulfan, melphalan, topotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical 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)
Kidney Cancer, Leukemia
Traumeel® S in Preventing and Treating Mucositis in Young Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Traumeel® S (a mouth rinse) may be effective in preventing or decreasing the severity of oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy in young patients who are undergoing stem cell transplantation.
- Conditions
- Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00080873
- Testing
- Traumeel S
- Where
- 44 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Alveolar Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
Studying Mechanisms of Radiation Therapy Resistance in Samples From Younger Patients With Rhabdomyosarcoma
This laboratory study is looking into mechanisms of radiation therapy resistance in samples from younger patients with rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Conditions
- Alveolar Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Previously Treated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Previously Untreated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01626170
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Childhood Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Sarcoma
Glutamine in Preventing Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Glutamine may help prevent mucositis, or mouth sores, in patients receiving chemotherapy for sarcoma. It is not yet known whether glutamine is more effective than a placebo in preventing mucositis in patients receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT00334984
- Testing
- glutamine, chemoprotection, management of therapy complications
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Temozolomide Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma or Recurrent CNS or Other Solid Tumors
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…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Head and Neck Cancer, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00005952
- Testing
- filgrastim, temozolomide, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sarcoma
Biomarkers in Samples From Young Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01342783
- Testing
- DNA analysis, RNA analysis, mutation analysis
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Childhood Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Sarcoma
Surgery Followed by Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with surgery and/or radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002898
- Testing
- dactinomycin, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique
Adult Malignant Mesenchymoma, Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Rhabdomyosarcoma
This randomized phase III trial is comparing two different combination chemotherapy regimens to see how well each works in treating patients with previously untreated rhabdomyosarcoma or sarcoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Malignant Mesenchymoma, Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Malignant Mesenchymoma
- Trial name
- NCT00003958
- Testing
- dactinomycin, vincristine sulfate, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 702 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Sarcoma
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
- NCT00662233
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
Collecting and Storing Tissue, Blood, and Bone Marrow Samples From Patients With Rhabdomyosarcoma or Other Soft Tissue Sarcoma
The purpose of this study is to collect and store tumor tissue, blood, and bone marrow samples from patients with soft tissue sarcoma that will be tested in the laboratory.
- Conditions
- Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Chordoma, Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis
- Trial name
- NCT00919269
- Testing
- Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 247 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Sarcoma
High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma or Ectomesenchymoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine, irinotecan, ifosfamide, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and dactinomycin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells…
- Trial name
- NCT00354744
- Testing
- dactinomycin, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- 166 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group