Clinical trials: Older Adults With Cancer
Lung Cancer
Cetuximab and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00124618
- Testing
- cetuximab, radiation therapy
- Where
- 175 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
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
Lung Neoplasms
The Impacts of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy on Patients After Thoracic Surgery
The advantages of thoracoscopic surgery include smaller wounds, fewer postoperative complications, and shortened hospital stay. However,complications such as pain, pulmonary function insufficiency, pneumonia,postoperative…
- Trial name
- VATSMIPMEP (NCT02757092)
- Testing
- Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Multiple Myeloma
Daratumumab Based Response Adapted Therapy for Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
This is a Phase II study of daratumumab based therapies for older adults with multiple myeloma.
- Trial name
- NCT04151667
- Testing
- Daratumumab Injection, Dexamethasone Oral, Lenalidomide Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
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
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Eltrombopag in Elderly Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
This is a phase I/II open label study being conducted to evaluate the overall safety and initial effectiveness of an investigational drug, Eltrombopag in patients who are 60 years of age and older and who have Acute Myelogenous…
- Trial name
- NCT01113502
- Testing
- Eltrombopag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Graft vs Host Disease, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Selective T-Cell Depletion to Reduce GVHD (Patients) Receiving Stem Cell Tx to Treat Leukemia, Lymphoma or MDS
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell transplantation in which the donors T lymphocytes have undergone "selective depletion." Certain patients with cancers of the blood undergo transplantation of…
- Conditions
- Graft vs Host Disease, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia, Leukemia, Myeloid
- Trial name
- NCT00025662
- Testing
- RFT5-SMPT-dgA, Isolex system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Single Arm on the Tolerability of Weekly Nab-paclitaxel
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of weekly nab-paclitaxel for a second-line treatment in elderly subjects, 70 years of age or greater, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Trial name
- NCT01702844
- Testing
- Nab-Paclitaxel
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
S0028, Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Urinary Tract
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Urethral Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00022633
- Testing
- gemcitabine hydrochloride, paclitaxel
- Where
- 92 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Rhabdomyosarcoma
Trial of Afatinib in Pediatric Tumours
Open-label, dose escalation, monotherapy, basket trial with biomarker specific MTD expansion cohort/Phase II part. The trial will consist of 2 parts: 1. Dose finding part to determine the MTD 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02372006
- Testing
- afatinib
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)
A Study of Idelalisib and Rituximab in Elderly Patients With Untreated CLL or SLL
This study is to evaluate the safety and clinical activity of idelalisib alone and in combination with rituximab in patients with CLL or SLL.
- Trial name
- NCT01203930
- Testing
- Idelalisib, Rituximab
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Combination Chemo, Rituximab, and Bevacizumab in Older Patients With Stage II-IV Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
This phase II trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with rituximab and bevacizumab works in treating older patients with stage II, stage III, or stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00121199
- Testing
- rituximab, bevacizumab, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)