Clinical trials: Elderly Cancer Patients
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Volasertib in Combination With Low-dose Cytarabine in Patients Aged 65 Years and Above With Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Who Are Ineligible for Intensive Remission Induction Therapy (POLO-AML-2)
To investigate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of intravenous volasertib + subcutaneous low dose cytarabine in patients >= 65 years of age with previously untreated acute myeloid leukaemia, ineligible for intensive…
- Trial name
- NCT01721876
- Testing
- Volasertib, Cytarabine
- Where
- 122 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 666 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Hematologic Malignancy
Patient-Centered Care for the Older Adult With Hematologic Malignancy
This research study is evaluating if co-management by a geriatrician embedded in the oncology clinic can improve outcomes for frail older adults with blood cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT02359838
- Testing
- Baseline Geriatric Screening/Assessment, Geriatrician Co-Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Stage III Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Chemoradiation Followed by Durvalumab in Poor Risk and/or Elderly Patients With Stage III NSCLC
Elderly (age 70 years or older) or >18 years old AND poor risk (ECOG 2) newly diagnosed stage IIIA-C (AJCC 8th edition) inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are eligible to participate in this phase II open…
- Trial name
- ESR1814205 (NCT04441138)
- Testing
- Durvalumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Patients Undergoing Induction Chemotherapy
Fatigue, reduced quality of life and declines in physical function are common in patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
- Trial name
- NCT01170598
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Lymphoma
Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some find cancer cells and kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them.
- Trial name
- NCT00278408
- Testing
- filgrastim, rituximab, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 152 sites in Denmark, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of OCV-501 in Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
To compare disease-free survival in patients 60 years or older with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are randomly assigned to receive either OCV-501 monotherapy or placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01961882
- Testing
- OCV-501
- Where
- 14 sites in Japan, South Korea and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) in Combination With Gemcitabine With or Without Cisplatin in First-Line Treatment of Elderly Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This 2 arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Avastin + gemcitabine, and Avastin + gemcitabine + attenuated doses of cisplatin, as first line treatment in elderly patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01077713
- Testing
- bevacizumab [Avastin], cisplatin, gemcitabine
- Where
- 26 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Lung Cancer
Bevacizumab and Docetaxel in Treating Older Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00541099
- Testing
- bevacizumab, docetaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Pembrolizumab in Elderly Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
This is a multi-center phase II trial of intravenous (IV) Pembrolizumab MK-3475 in subjects older than 70 years with advanced Non-small cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) expressing Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1).
- Trial name
- NCT03293680
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 12 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish Lung Cancer Group
Lung Cancer
Ph II Gemcitabine, Erlotinib, and Gemcitabine With Erlotinib/Elderly Patients W/ IIIB/IV NSCLC
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00283244
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Promoting Informed Decisions About Cancer Screening in Older Adults
This project aims to examine the impact of different interventions designed to help individualize colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decisions in adults aged 76-85. Clinicians will be assigned by chance to one of two arms.
- Trial name
- PRIMED (NCT03959696)
- Testing
- Notification, Training
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Esophageal Cancer
Erlotinib and Radiation Therapy in Treating Older Patients With Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00524121
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, immunohistochemistry staining method, radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase II Study Alimta and Gemzar + Avastin as First Line Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients With Stage IIIB/IV NSCLC
The primary objective is to determine the progression free survival with pemetrexed, and gemcitabine plus bevacizumab as first-line chemotherapy in elderly patients with Stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
- Trial name
- NCT00517595
- Testing
- Pemetrexed and Gemcitabine plus Bevacizumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network
Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic
A Study of MabThera/Rituxan (Rituximab) in Combination With Fludarabine And Cyclophosphamide as Primary Therapy in Elderly Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
This single arm, open-label study will assess the safety and efficacy of low dose fludarabine and cyclophosphamide in combination with standard dose MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) as primary therapy in elderly patients (>/= 65…
- Trial name
- NCT01263704
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Rituximab
- Where
- 12 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Geriatric Cancer Patients
A Chatbot-Powered G8 Screening Intervention to Facilitate Referrals to a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Among Older Adults With Cancer
In this prospective quality improvement study, we will develop and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an online patient self-reported G8 screening tool which will allow us to efficiently identify G8 positive older…
- Trial name
- NCT05535140
- Testing
- G8 Screening Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Lymphoma, Digestive System Diseases
Development of an Evaluation Method of Elderly Condition in Patient Receiving Chemotherapy Treatment
Incidence of cancer in 75+ years old is 16,500 new cases per year, more than fifty percent of people with cancerThey are very few therapeutic trials dedicated.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Digestive System Diseases, Ovarian Diseases, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PHRC2003 (NCT00210249)
- Where
- 18 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Malignant Neoplasms of Digestive Organs, Malignant Neoplasms of Female Genital Organs
Neuromuscular Blockade on Shoulder Pain of Elderly
Insufflation pressure (IP) is the creation of a pressure barrier of air/gas within the abdomen to allow the surgeon more space to work during abdominal surgery.
- Conditions
- Malignant Neoplasms of Digestive Organs, Malignant Neoplasms of Female Genital Organs, Malignant Neoplasms of Male Genital Organs, Malignant Neoplasms of Urinary Tract
- Trial name
- NCT03210376
- Testing
- Deep Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB), Moderate Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB), Sugammadex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer
Automated Geriatric Co-Management Program in Older Patients With Solid Mass or Nodule Suspicious for Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is possible to use the automated geriatric co-management program to manage the participants care before, during and after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03885908
- Testing
- in-person geriatric co-management, automated geriatric co-management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Efficacy and Safety of RAD001 in Patients Aged 18 and Over With Angiomyolipoma Associated With Either Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) or Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of RAD001 in treating patients with Angiomyolipoma associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex or Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
- Trial name
- EXIST-2 (NCT00790400)
- Testing
- Everolimus (RAD001)
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Efficacy Study of Anti-KIR Monoclonal Antibody as Maintenance Treatment in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (EFFIKIR)
Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Phase 2 Study evaluating the efficacy of lirilumab (IPH2102/BMS-986015) as Maintenance Treatment administered in elderly patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in first complete…
- Trial name
- EFFIKIR (NCT01687387)
- Testing
- IPH2102 at 0.1 mg/kg, IPH2102 at 1 mg/kg
- Where
- 43 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Innate Pharma