Clinical trials: Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Cancer
Caspofungin Acetate Compared With Amphotericin B Liposomal in Treating Patients With Persistent Fever and Neutropenia Following Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Caspofungin acetate or amphotericin B liposomal may be effective in preventing or controlling fever and neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, or peripheral stem cell transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00008359
- Testing
- caspofungin acetate, liposomal amphotericin B
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Bone Marrow Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancers
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs and total-body irradiation before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma and Malignant Plasma Cell Neoplasms, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00005797
- Testing
- busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, VP-16
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Laboratory-Treated Lymphocyte Infusion After Haploidentical Donor Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Giving total-body irradiation and chemotherapy, such as thiotepa and fludarabine, before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer or abnormal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00376480
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease
Bone Marrow and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Bone marrow and 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
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00004232
- Testing
- filgrastim, cyclosporine, methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hodgkin Lymphoma, Lymphocytic Leukemia
Pilot Study of Non-Myeloablative, HLA-Matched Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Hematopoietic Malignancies
Background: Allogeneic blood and marrow stem cell transplantation (BMT) plays an important role in the curative treatment of a number of pediatric malignancies.
- Conditions
- Hodgkin Lymphoma, Lymphocytic Leukemia, Mixed Cell Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00013533
- Testing
- Stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Cancer
Heparin or M-EDTA in Preventing Catheter-Related Infections and Blockages in Patients at High Risk for a Catheter-Related Infection
RATIONALE: Heparin or M-EDTA may prevent catheter-related infections and blockages in patients at high risk for a catheter-related infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00378781
- Testing
- Heparin, Minocycline-EDTA
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Refractory Cancer
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
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00003406
- Testing
- carboplatin, docetaxel, ifosfamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Combination Chemotherapy, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Post Transplant Cyclophosphamide for Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of cancer and abnormal cells and helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00134017
- Testing
- Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Leukemia
Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody, Cyclophosphamide, and Total Body Irradiation Followed By Donor Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Advanced Acute Myeloid Leukemia
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver radioactive cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003868
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Donor Stem Cell Transplant With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Primary Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00047268
- Testing
- cytarabine, mercaptopurine, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- Germany
- Sponsor
- European Working Group of MDS in Childhood
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive, Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia
Selective Depletion of CD45RA+ T Cells From Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Grafts From HLA-Matched Related and Unrelated Donors in Preventing GVHD
This phase II trial is for patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome or chronic myeloid leukemia who have been referred for a peripheral blood stem cell transplantation to treat…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive, Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia, Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage, Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT02220985
- Testing
- Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine Phosphate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Genetic Study of Children With Soft Tissue Sarcoma or Rhabdomyosarcoma
RATIONALE: Determination of genetic markers for soft tissue sarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma may help doctors identify patients who are at risk for therapy-related leukemia.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00003793
- Testing
- clonality analysis, microsatellite instability analysis, mutation analysis
- Where
- 96 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Cytarabine and UCN-01 in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. UCN-01 may make cancer cells more sensitive to cytarabine.
- Trial name
- NCT00004263
- Testing
- 7-hydroxystaurosporine (UCN-01), Cytarabine (Ara-C)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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
Bone Marrow Suppression, Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes
Prevention of Infection in Patients With Hematologic Cancer and Persistent Fever Caused by a Low White Blood Cell Count
RATIONALE: Antibiotic therapy may prevent the development of infection in patients with hematologic cancer and the persistent fever caused by a low white blood cell count.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Suppression, Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes, Infection, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00003805
- Testing
- piperacillin sodium, piperacillin-tazobactam, tazobactam sodium
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 859 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
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
Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia
Donor Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant and Donor Natural Killer Cell Transplant After Total-Body Irradiation, Thiotepa, Fludarabine, and Muromonab-CD3 in Treating Patients With Leukemia or Other Blood Diseases
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor peripheral blood stem cell and donor natural killer cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer and abnormal cells and helps stop the patient's immune…
- Conditions
- Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00450983
- Testing
- muromonab-CD3, natural killer cell therapy, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center