Clinical trials: Childhood Malignant Mesenchymoma
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
Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
BI 2536 in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: BI 2536 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well BI 2536 works in treating patients with…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Melanoma (Skin)
- Trial name
- NCT00526149
- Testing
- BI 2536, high performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Adult Alveolar Soft-part Sarcoma, Adult Angiosarcoma
Observation, Radiation Therapy, Combination Chemotherapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Young Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This phase III trial is studying observation to see how well a risk based treatment strategy works in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Alveolar Soft-part Sarcoma, Adult Angiosarcoma, Adult Epithelioid Sarcoma, Adult Extraskeletal Chondrosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00346164
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, clinical observation, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- 187 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 588 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Sarcoma
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride or Trabectedin in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride and trabectedin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT01189253
- Testing
- doxorubicin hydrochloride, trabectedin, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Austria and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Rhabdomyosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in 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
- NCT00002995
- Testing
- dactinomycin, filgrastim, sargramostim
- Where
- 233 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 483 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Sarcoma
Tissue Sample Collection From Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arms, Hands, Legs, or Feet Treated on Clinial Trial CRUK-VORTEX
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with soft tissue sarcoma to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00900211
- Testing
- microarray analysis, molecular diagnostic method, biologic sample preservation procedure
- Where
- 12 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Adult Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Adult Angiosarcoma
Vismodegib and Gamma-Secretase/Notch Signalling Pathway Inhibitor RO4929097 in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Sarcoma
This randomized phase I/II clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gamma-secretase/notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097 when given together with vismodegib and to see how well they work in treating…
- Conditions
- Adult Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Adult Angiosarcoma, Adult Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Adult Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Trial name
- NCT01154452
- Testing
- Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Nonmetastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma
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
- NCT00379457
- Testing
- dactinomycin, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 27 sites in Austria, Belgium and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- European Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group
Life Threatening Diseases
Phase II Study of Imatinib Mesylate in Patients With Life Threatening Malignant Rare Diseases
Exploratory study to examine the effect(s) of Imatinib mesylate treatment on life threatening rare diseases with known associations to one or more Imatinib mesylate -sensitive tyrosine kinases, and to identify the contribution of…
- Trial name
- NCT00154388
- Testing
- Imatinib mesylate
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Sarcoma, Malignant Mesenchymoma
The Sarcoma Biology and Outcome Project
SarcBOP - An interdisciplinary and translational registry SarcBOP aims to establish a database that integrates every aspect possibly relevant to sarcoma treatment and research.
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Malignant Mesenchymoma, Sarcoma of Bone and Connective Tissue
- Trial name
- SarcBOP (NCT04758325)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Richard F Schlenk
Endometrial Cancer, Kidney Cancer
Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating 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. It is not yet known whether giving chemotherapy after surgery is more effective than surgery alone in…
- Conditions
- Endometrial Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Pheochromocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00002641
- Testing
- filgrastim, doxorubicin hydrochloride, ifosfamide
- Where
- 45 sites in Austria, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
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 Alveolar Soft-part Sarcoma, Adult Angiosarcoma
Depsipeptide (Romidepsin) in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This phase II trial studies how well depsipeptide (romidepsin) works in treating patients with metastatic or unresectable soft tissue sarcoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Alveolar Soft-part Sarcoma, Adult Angiosarcoma, Adult Epithelioid Sarcoma, Adult Extraskeletal Chondrosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00112463
- Testing
- romidepsin
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sarcoma
Surgery With or Without Radiation Therapy in Untreated Nonmetastatic Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed.
- Trial name
- STRASS (NCT01344018)
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma or Other Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma, Small Intestine Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00025441
- Testing
- dactinomycin, filgrastim, carboplatin
- Where
- 22 sites in France, Ireland and 1 more
- Sponsor
- Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique
Sarcoma
Randomised Trial of Volume of Post-operative Radiotherapy Given to Adult Patients With eXtremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.
- Trial name
- VORTEX (NCT00423618)
- Testing
- radiotherapy
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Childhood Alveolar Soft-part Sarcoma, Childhood Angiosarcoma
Studying Genes in Tissue Samples From Younger and Adolescent Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcomas
This research trial studies genes in tissue samples from younger and adolescent patients with soft tissue sarcomas. Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about…
- Conditions
- Childhood Alveolar Soft-part Sarcoma, Childhood Angiosarcoma, Childhood Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Childhood Epithelioid Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01567046
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Sarcoma
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Stage IB, Stage II, or Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00740597
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, polymerase chain reaction, western blotting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma
Brostallicin or Doxorubicin as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed, Refractory, or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as brostallicin and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma, Small Intestine Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00410462
- Testing
- brostallicin, doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Endometrial Cancer
Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Endometrial Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Ovarian Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00003939
- Testing
- trabectedin
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC