Clinical trials: Geriatric Cancer Patients
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Toxicity
Geriatric Assessment Intervention for Reducing Toxicity in Older Patients With Advanced Cancer
This cluster randomized clinical trial compares a geriatric assessment intervention with usual care for reducing cancer treatment toxicity in older patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Neoplasm, Toxicity, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT02054741
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Survey Administration
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
Age Problem, Abdominal Cancer
Dosage of Epidural Morphine in Elderly Patients
This a clinical trial that evaluates the efficacy and safety of three different doses of morphine, namely 1.5 mg, 3 mg and 4.5 mg, via the epidural route regarding reducing pain in elderly patients after a cancer surgery in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04316871
- Testing
- 1.5 mg of Morphine Sulfate, Normal saline, 3 mg of Morphine Sulfate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Estrogen Receptor and/or Progesterone Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative
Ribociclib and Aromatase Inhibitor in Treating Older Participants With Hormone Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase IIA trial studies the side effects of ribociclib and aromatase inhibitor and how well they work in treating participants with hormone receptor positive breast cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor and/or Progesterone Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative, Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT03477396
- Testing
- Aromatase Inhibitor, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacokinetic Study
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Lung Cancer
Pemetrexed, Carboplatin, and Bevacizumab as First-Line Therapy in Treating Older Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00798603
- Testing
- bevacizumab, carboplatin, pemetrexed disodium
- Where
- 217 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
A Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine and Rituximab (Lonca-R) in Previously Untreated Unfit/Frail Participants With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
The main objective of the trial is to assess the efficacy and tolerability of Lonca-R in unfit and frail participants with previously untreated DLBCL.
- Trial name
- LOTIS-9 (NCT05144009)
- Testing
- Loncastuximab Tesirine, Rituximab
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- ADC Therapeutics S.A.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Treatment of Elderly AML Patients With Induction Chemotherapy Followed by G-CSF-Mobilized Stem Cells From Haploidentical Related Donors
The purpose of this study is to test a method of bone marrow transplantation that results in only temporary donor immune function.
- Trial name
- NCT02519712
- Testing
- Induction Chemotherapy, G-PBSC Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer
Geriatric Core Dataset (G-CODE) for Clinical Research in Elderly Cancer Patients
Older adults with cancer remain underrepresented in cancer clinical trials that establish new standards of care. Geriatric assessment (GA) is defined by geriatricians as a multidimensional interdisciplinary assessment of the…
- Trial name
- G-CODE (NCT03976531)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Other Cancer
Advance Care Planning: Promoting Effective and Aligned Communication in the Elderly
In this research study, the investigators are working to help oncologists better serve patients by delivering more patient-centered, goal-concordant care that may improve health care delivery.
- Trial name
- ACP-PEACE (NCT03609177)
- Testing
- Clinician Communication Skills Training, Advance Care Planning (ACP) Decisions Videos Decisions Aids, Video Declarations (ViDec)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13,800 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber 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
Malignant Pleural Effusion, Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Imatinib Mesylate and Paclitaxel in Treating Older Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase II trial is studying how well giving imatinib mesylate together with paclitaxel works in treating older patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Malignant Pleural Effusion, Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00408460
- Testing
- imatinib mesylate, paclitaxel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, ErbB Receptors
Afatinib Treatment for Patients With EGFR Mutation Positive NSCLC Who Are Age 70 or Older
Continuous treatment until progression or occurence of intolerable Adverse Event (AE) or end of trial. The end of trial is one year after the last patient has entered the study.
- Trial name
- NCT02514174
- Testing
- Afatinib
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Leukemia, Acute Disease
Study of Voreloxin (Vosaroxin) in Older Patients With Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This study will evaluate the overall remission rate of treatment with vosaroxin (formerly voreloxin) Injection in patients at least 60 years of age with previously untreated AML
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Acute Disease, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00607997
- Testing
- vosaroxin
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AZD1152 Alone and in Combination With Low Dose Cytosine Arabinoside (LDAC)in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of AZD1152 alone and in combination with low dose cytosine arabinoside (LDAC) in comparison with LDAC alone in AML patients.
- Trial name
- SPARK-AML1 (NCT00952588)
- Testing
- AZD1152, LDAC
- Where
- 45 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Bendamustine, Obinutuzumab, and Dexamethasone in Older Patients With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
This phase II trial studies how well bendamustine hydrochloride, obinutuzumab, and dexamethasone work in treating older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
- Trial name
- NCT02420210
- Testing
- Bendamustine Hydrochloride, Obinutuzumab, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Study of Oral Sapacitabine in Elderly Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This Phase 3 study assesses two drug regimens as the initial treatment of patients who are at least 70 years of age and have newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for whom the doctor does not recommend the use of standard…
- Trial name
- SEAMLESS (NCT01303796)
- Testing
- Sapacitabine, Decitabine
- Where
- 118 sites in United States, Austria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 482 people
- Sponsor
- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Zactima in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) ELderly Patients In Combination With or Versus Gemcitabine
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate an improvement in Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for the combination of vandetanib plus gemcitabine compared with gemcitabine plus placebo in chemonaïve (not including an…
- Trial name
- ZELIG (NCT00753714)
- Testing
- ZD6474, Vandetanib, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 15 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
An Observational Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This prospective observational study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tarceva (erlotinib) in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen.
- Trial name
- NCT01535729
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 465 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7)
Tipifarnib and Etoposide in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving tipifarnib together with etoposide works in treating older patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0), Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a)
- Trial name
- NCT00602771
- Testing
- tipifarnib, etoposide
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Hematologic Neoplasms
Trial of Pimasertib in Hematological Malignancies
This is an open-label, multi-center, dose-escalation trial of pimasertib (MSC1936369B) in blood and bone marrow cancers. The trial will be conducted in two parts: Part 1 (safety run-in period): Will determine the maximum…
- Trial name
- NCT00957580
- Testing
- Pimasertib
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- EMD Serono
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