Clinical trials: Geriatric Cancer Patients
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
Acute Leukemias
Study of Efficacy and Safety of LDE225 in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Leukemia
The study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of two dosing schedules of LDE225 in patients with relapsed/refractory acute leukemia or elderly patients with untreated acute leukemia.
- Trial name
- NCT01826214
- Testing
- LDE225
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase II Study of Docetaxel + ZD1839 in Elderly Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This is a Phase II, open-label trial of Taxotere® + ZD1839 in elderly patients with Stage III-b or IV NSCLC who have received no prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00231465
- Testing
- docetaxel (Taxotere®), ZD1839
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2/Neu Negative
Testing the Effects of Palbociclib and Fulvestrant or Letrozole for Patients 70 Years of Age of Older With Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well palbociclib and letrozole or fulvestrant works in treating patients aged 70 years and older with estrogen receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer that has spread to…
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2/Neu Negative, Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT03633331
- Testing
- Palbociclib, Letrozole, Fulvestrant
- Where
- 447 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Phase II Axitinib (AG-013736) in Elderly Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of an investigational medication, axitinib, to radiation therapy will improve the outcome of treatment in patients, above the age of 70.
- Trial name
- NCT01508117
- Testing
- Axitinib, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Hodgkin's Disease, Lymphoma
Trial of Vorinostat in Combination With Cyclophosphamide, Etoposide, Prednisone and Rituximab for Elderly Patients With Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
The purpose of this study is to replace a drug with many side effects, procarbazine, with a new novel drug, vorinostat, in a drug combination for the treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00667615
- Testing
- rituximab, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, prednisone, vorinostat and QOL questionnaire, peg-filgrastim or filgrastim
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Lung Cancer
First-Line Treatment of A Comparison of 2 Treatments in Elderly Patients With Advanced NSCLC
This trial will look at 2 different drug combinations that have well known safety profiles and are known to be active against non small cell lung cancer and combine them with bevacizumab, an experimental drug that has shown…
- Trial name
- NCT00456261
- Testing
- Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, Bevacizumab
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
An Efficacy and Safety Study of Azacitidine Subcutaneous in Combination With Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Previously Untreated Adults With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) or in Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous azacitidine in combination with durvalumab as compared with subcutaneous azacitidine alone in adults with previously untreated, higher risk MDS who…
- Trial name
- NCT02775903
- Testing
- Azacitidine, Durvalumab
- Where
- 103 sites in United States, Austria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Celgene
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Diffuse Large-Cell
Bendamustine + Rituximab in Older Patients With Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety of the treatment with a combination of bendamustine and rituximab and to find out what effects, both good and bad this treatment has on DLBCL.
- Conditions
- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Diffuse Large-Cell, Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphoma, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT01234467
- Testing
- Bendamustine, Rituximab
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Study of Bendamustine and Ofatumumab in Elderly Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Who Are Poor Candidates for R-CHOP Chemotherapy
This is a single-arm, Phase II study designed to enroll and treat up to 64 patients. All patients in this study will receive ofatumumab and bendamustine as an IV infusion for 6 cycles (a cycle is defined as 21 days in length).
- Trial name
- NCT01626352
- Testing
- Bendamustine, Ofatumumab
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Efficacy Study of Avastin® With Pemetrexed +/- Carboplatin to Treat Elderly Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Multi-center, open, randomized (parallel) and comparative phase III. Eligible patients will receive bevacizumab + chemotherapy for a minimum of 4 cycles followed by bevacizumab (+ pemetrexed, if appropriate) maintenance therapy…
- Trial name
- 65plus (NCT00976456)
- Testing
- Bevacizumab + Pemetrexed, Bevacizumab + Pemetrexed + Carboplatin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- PD Dr. med. Wolfgang Schuette
Leukemia
Maintenance Azacitidine in Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in CR After Induction Chemotherapy
The purpose of this study is to find out if patients older than 60, with acute myeloid leukemia, who are in complete remission following initial chemotherapy, will live longer and have a lower rate of leukemia relapse when…
- Trial name
- NCT00387647
- Testing
- Azacitidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Lymphoma
Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy Combined With Yttrium Y 90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan in Treating Older Patients With Previously Untreated B-Cell Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab and yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver radioactive cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00058422
- Testing
- darbepoetin alfa, filgrastim, rituximab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Phase 1-2 of Azacitidine + Lenalidomide for Previously Untreated Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
This study has a phase 1 and a phase 2 component. In phase 1, the objective is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of lenalidomide when after azacitidine.
- Trial name
- NCT00890929
- Testing
- Lenalidomide, Azacitidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Patient-Centered Communication Tool (UR-GOAL) Versus Usual Care for Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Their Caregivers, and Their Oncologists
The objective of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the UR-GOAL tool in improving shared decision making and communication between older patients with AML and their oncologists in a pilot randomized trial.
- Trial name
- UR-GOAL 2 (NCT05335369)
- Testing
- UR-GOAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
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
Breast Neoplasms
Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (Caelyx(R)) as Monotherapy in Elderly Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer (Study P05059)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx) in elderly patients who are to receive first-line chemotherapy for metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer, not…
- Trial name
- NCT00604968
- Testing
- Caelyx (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin; SCH 200746)
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Administration of GRASPA (Suspension of Erythrocytes Encapsulating L-asparaginase) in Elderly Patients With First Line Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
The main purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated and efficient dose of GRASPA® in combination with polychemotherapy treatment of elderly patients with ALL, 55 years and over, Philadelphia chromosome-negative…
- Trial name
- NCT01523782
- Testing
- GRASPA
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- ERYtech Pharma
Carcinoma, Non-small Cell Lung
Single Agent Versus Combination Chemotherapy to Treat High-risk Elderly With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This study will enroll elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who are at high risk of developing chemotherapy toxicity (side effects).
- Trial name
- NCT02590003
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Nab-paclitaxel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University