Clinical trials: sponsored by SWOG Cancer Research Network
Bladder Cancer
4B951, Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Bladder Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00005047
- Testing
- cisplatin, doxorubicin hydrochloride, methotrexate
- Where
- 74 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 521 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lymphoma
S8809-S9800-S9911TM- Biological Markers in Patients With Follicular Lymphoma Treated on Clinical Trial SWOG-8809, SWOG-9800, or SWOG-9911
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients respond to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00896922
- Testing
- microarray analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lymphoma
SWOG-9133 RT w/ or w/o Doxorubicin and Vinblastine in Stage I or Stage II Hodgkin's Disease
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002495
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, vinblastine, standard subtotal nodal irradiation
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 348 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
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
Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
S0028, Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Urinary Tract
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Urethral Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00022633
- Testing
- gemcitabine hydrochloride, paclitaxel
- Where
- 92 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Breast Cancer, Hot Flashes
S9626: Megestrol in Treating Hot Flashes Following Treatment for Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Megestrol may be effective in treating hot flashes following treatment for breast cancer. It is not yet known which regimen of megestrol is most effective for hot flashes.
- Trial name
- NCT00005975
- Testing
- Megestrol Acetate 20mg/day, Megestrol Acetate 40 mg/day
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Head and Neck Cancer
S9715, Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Nasopharynx
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
- NCT00002999
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, radiation therapy
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Myeloma
S0309, Repository: Blood/Bone Marrow From Pts. With Myeloma, WM, Amyloidosis, or MGUS.
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood and bone marrow from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors find better ways to ways to treat the cancer.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Myeloma, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
- Trial name
- NCT00919139
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure
- Where
- 207 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia
S0530 Cytarabine and Clofarabine in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cytarabine and clofarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00337168
- Testing
- clofarabine, cytarabine
- Where
- 91 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
S9007, Study of Bone Marrow and Blood Samples From Patients With Leukemia or Other Hematopoietic Cancers
RATIONALE: Studying samples of bone marrow and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00996047
- Testing
- cytogenetic analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization
- Where
- 280 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,341 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lymphoma
S9805, High-Dose Melphalan Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
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
- NCT00003416
- Testing
- filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa, dexamethasone
- Where
- 84 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
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
Leukemia
S0010 506U78 in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of 506U78 in treating patients who have recurrent or…
- Trial name
- NCT00006020
- Testing
- nelarabine
- Where
- 107 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
S0020 Immunosuppressive Therapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Immunosuppressive therapy may improve bone marrow abnormalities and may be an effective treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00016419
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine
- Where
- 94 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia, Neutropenia
SWOG-9400 Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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, Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia
- Trial name
- NCT00002665
- Testing
- asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine
- Where
- 83 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
S9910, Collecting and Storing Blood and Bone Marrow Samples From Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood and bone marrow from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about diagnosing cancer and how well patients will respond to treatment.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00919425
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure
- Where
- 292 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,294 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
S9920 Busulfan Compared With Cyclophosphamide in Patients Undergoing Total-Body Irradiation Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation for Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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.
- Trial name
- NCT00005866
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Where
- 66 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lung Cancer
S9925: Collecting and Storing Samples From Patients With Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and sputum from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00920010
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure
- Where
- 431 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,264 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Kidney Cancer
SWOG-9023, DNA Analysis of Tumor Tissue From Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer
RATIONALE: DNA analysis of tumor tissue may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is analyzing the DNA in tumor tissue from patients with metastatic kidney cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900042
- Testing
- DNA ploidy analysis, DNA stability analysis, chromosomal translocation analysis
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lung Cancer
S0220: Chemoradiotherapy Followed By Surgery and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Pancoast Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, etoposide, and docetaxel, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00062439
- Testing
- cisplatin, docetaxel, etoposide
- Where
- 154 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network