Clinical trials: Occult Cancer
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Belinostat, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel (BelCaP) Compared to Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary
The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy and safety of belinostat in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with previously untreated carcinoma of unknown primary.
- Trial name
- NCT00873119
- Testing
- belinostat, carboplatin, paclitaxel, carboplatin, paclitaxel
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Denmark and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Valerio Therapeutics
Head and Neck Cancer
Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Inserting the gene for p53 into a person's tumor may improve the body's ability to fight cancer or make the cancer more sensitive to chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00003257
- Testing
- Ad5CMV-p53 gene
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Complications
Cevimeline in Treating Patients With Dry Mouth Caused by Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Cevimeline may be effective in treating dry mouth that is caused by radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. It is not yet known if cevimeline is more effective than no therapy in treating dry mouth caused by…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Complications, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00017511
- Testing
- cevimeline hydrochloride
- Where
- 71 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Head and Neck Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer That Cannot Be Treated With Surgery or Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. This may be an effective palliative treatment for head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00003856
- Testing
- temoporfin
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Quintiles, Inc.
Cancer
Fentanyl Sublingual Spray in Treating Patients With Breakthrough Cancer Pain
This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00538850
- Testing
- Fentanyl sublingual spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- INSYS Therapeutics Inc
Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Ascites, Malignant
Mass Response of Tumor Cells as a Biomarker for Rapid Therapy Guidance (TraveraRTGx)
The primary objective of this study, sponsored by Travera Inc. in Massachusetts, is to validate whether the mass response biomarker has potential to predict response of patients to specific therapies or therapeutic combinations…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Ascites, Malignant, Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Trial name
- TraveraRTGx (NCT05461430)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Travera Inc