Clinical trials: Cancer Risk
Breast Cancer
Case-Control-Study on the Breast Cancer Risk of Mirena® Compared With Copper IUDs
The objective of this study is to determine the breast cancer risk of Mirena® users compared to copper intrauterine device (IUD) users in a community-based case-control study.
- Trial name
- NCT00461253
- Testing
- Levonorgestrel-releasing IUD, Copper IUD
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 25,565 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Germany
Neuroblastoma
Preventative Trial of Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) in High Risk Patients With Neuroblastoma That is in Remission
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a new investigational drug to prevent reoccurrence of neuroblastoma that is in remission. This study drug is called DFMO.
- Trial name
- NCT02395666
- Testing
- DFMO
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Giselle Sholler
Prostate Cancer
Docetaxel, Androgen Deprivation and Proton Therapy for High Risk Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to see what effects, good and/or bad, proton based radiation combined with low dose chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, has on patients and their cancer.
- Trial name
- PR05 (NCT01040624)
- Testing
- < 15% risk of + LN, > 15% risk of + LN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Leukemia
S0535, Gemtuzumab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00551460
- Testing
- arsenic trioxide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, mercaptopurine
- Where
- 192 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - Relapsed, Primary Refractory Disease or Poor Risk Factors, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) - Accelerated or Second Chronic Phase
Haploid Allogeneic Transplant Using the CliniMACS System
To assess the proportion of patients with donor neutrophil engraftment within 30 days of allogeneic transplant. To assess the incidence of acute GvHD during the first 100 days after transplantation.
- Conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - Relapsed, Primary Refractory Disease or Poor Risk Factors, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) - Accelerated or Second Chronic Phase, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) - High and Intermediate Risk, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL)
- Trial name
- NCT00185679
- Testing
- CliniMACS System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Ginna Laport
Prostate Cancer
Feasibility Trial Of Image Guided External Beam Radiotherapy With Or Without High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Boost In Men With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
This research is being done because investigators involved in this study would like to compare image guided external beam radiation therapy (IGRT) to IGRT plus HDR brachytherapy boost to see which treatment is better and what the…
- Trial name
- NCT01982786
- Testing
- Image guided external beam radiotherapy with or without brachytherapy boost, Brachytherapy
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Lymphoma, B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Dose Augmented Rituximab and ICE for Pts With Primary Refractory and Poor Risk Relapsed Aggressive B-Cell NHL
The purpose of this research is to study a treatment program for patients with aggressive lymphoma that has come back after initial or first therapy (called relapsed) or that has not responded to first therapy (called…
- Trial name
- NCT00588094
- Testing
- Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, VP-16, Mesna, G-CSF, Stem Cell Transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Leukemia
Omacetaxine and Low Dose Cytarabine in Older Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) and High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if omacetaxine given with cytarabine can help to control the disease in patients with AML or high-risk MDS. The safety of the study drugs will also be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT01272245
- Testing
- Omacetaxine, Cytarabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Hematologic Malignancy
Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies
The purpose of this research study is to examine the survival of patients undergoing partially matched hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) on a new type of treatment approach, which has been developed specifically for…
- Trial name
- NCT01341301
- Testing
- Total Body Irradiation, Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI), Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Urothelial Cancer
Safety and Efficacy of Pemigatinib in Patients With High-risk Urothelial Cancer After Radical Surgery
The purpose of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the benefit of Pemigatinib, a drug that has indicated promising effects for relapse free survival in molecularly-selected, high-risk patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC) who…
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT04294277)
- Testing
- Pemigatinib
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- European Association of Urology Research Foundation
Leukemia
Rituximab, Alemtuzumab, and GM-CSF As First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab and alemtuzumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00562328
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab, Rituximab, Sargramostim
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Trial of Decitabine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The purpose of this study is to compare the results in older patients who have newly diagnosed or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and who are to either receive decitabine or patient's choice with the physician's advice of…
- Trial name
- NCT00260832
- Testing
- Cytarabine or Supportive Care, Dacogen (decitabine) only
- Where
- 108 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Colorectal Cancer
Ginger for Colorectal Cancer Prevention
The purpose of this study is to determine if ginger root extract when taken daily for 28 days is able to decrease levels of inflammatory chemicals called eicosanoids in the gut tissue of people who are at normal risk and those at…
- Trial name
- NCT01344538
- Testing
- Ginger Root Extract (Pure Encapsulations)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
Vitamin D for Women at Increased Risk of Developing Ovarian, Fallopian, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
The purpose of this research is to study Vitamin D3 replacement for patients at high risk of developing ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer, and see if the Vitamin D3 replacement may be able to prevent the cancer.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01744821
- Testing
- Arm A: Vitamin D3 Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
A Study Comparing Nivolumab, Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab and Placebo in Participants With Localized Kidney Cancer Who Underwent Surgery to Remove Part of a Kidney
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nivolmab alone or the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab versus placebo, is safe and effective for delaying or preventing recurrence of cancer in participants who have…
- Trial name
- CheckMate 914 (NCT03138512)
- Testing
- nivolumab, ipilimumab
- Where
- 200 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 1,641 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Ovarian Tumor, Ovarian Cancer
Prospective Multicenter Study in Patients With a Tumor Benign Ovarian Presumed on the Use of Algorithms Such as Roma and RMI and Tumor Markers Such as CA125 and HE4
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Most of these cancers are manifested in the form of an ovarian cyst. Practitioners are faced with two main difficulties.
- Trial name
- TORCH (NCT02326064)
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Fanconi Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
A Study of the Effect of Blood Stem Cell Transplant After Chemotherapy Alone in Patients With Fanconi Anemia
The goal of this study is to see if the study therapy can decrease the chemotherapy-related side effects while maximizing the effectiveness of disease control.
- Conditions
- Fanconi Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
- Trial name
- NCT03600909
- Testing
- Busulfan, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Sulindac and Breast Density in Women at Risk of Developing Breast Cancer
The primary objective of this study is to determine if sulindac at a dose of 150 mg twice a day for 12 months reduces breast density in postmenopausal women at elevated risk of breast cancer when compared to a placebo control.
- Trial name
- NCT04542135
- Testing
- Sulindac Pill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Alison Stopeck
Colorectal Cancer, Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Preventive Treatment of OxaLiplatin Induced peripherAl neuRopathy in Adjuvant Colorectal Cancer
This study is to evaluate PledOx for prevention of chronic chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy induced by oxaliplatin in patients with Stage III or high-risk Stage II colorectal cancer (CRC).
- Trial name
- POLAR-A (NCT04034355)
- Testing
- Calmangafodipir (5 µmol/kg)
- Where
- 65 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- Egetis Therapeutics AB (publ)
Leukemia
Alemtuzumab in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Aplastic Anemia, and T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia (T-GL)
The goal of this clinical research study is to determine the effectiveness of alemtuzumab in patients with aplastic anemia, MDS, or T-Cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia. The safety of alemtuzumab will also be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT01191749
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center