Clinical trials: Older Patients
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Lenalidomide in Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Without Chromosome 5q Abnormalities
This study is designed to test the safety and efficacy of lenalidomide in older patients (age > 60 years) with untreated acute myeloid leukemia without chromosomal abnormalities involving 5q.
- Trial name
- NCT00546897
- Testing
- Lenalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Lymphoma
Improving Communication in Older Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Over 60% of cancers occur in older persons, and the number of older persons with cancer is expected to grow as the population ages.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT02107443)
- Testing
- Geriatric Assessment Summary, Geriatric Assessment Targeted Recommendations, Geriatric Assessment (GA)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
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
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Gleevec and Weekly Paclitaxel in Patients Aged 70 or Older With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of combining Gleevec (imatinib mesylate), a PDGFR antagonist, with front-line, single-agent paclitaxel in a cohort of elderly patients with advanced, non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- 6137p (NCT01011075)
- Testing
- Imatinib mesylate, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Older Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
The prognosis for older individuals with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) has been historically poor, with 2 year disease-free survival rates < 20% reported.
- Trial name
- NCT00623935
- Testing
- Fludarabine, Busulfan, Total Body Irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
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
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
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy With or Without Temozolomide in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them…
- Trial name
- NCT00482677
- Testing
- temozolomide, DNA methylation analysis, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 22 sites in Canada, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 562 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia-2, Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Decitabine and Cytarabine in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia, High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome, or Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
This clinical trial studies decitabine and cytarabine in treating older patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome that is likely to come back or spread to other places in the body, or…
- Conditions
- Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia-2, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT02121418
- Testing
- Cytarabine, Decitabine, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Patient-centered Communication Tool (UR-GOAL) for Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Their Caregivers, and Their Oncologists
This is a pilot study to evaluate the usability and feasibility of a patient-centered communication tool (University of Rochester-Geriatric Oncology Assessment for acute myeloid Leukemia or UR-GOAL) among 15 older patients with…
- Trial name
- UR-GOAL 1 (NCT04625413)
- Testing
- Behavioral: UR-GOAL communication tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With FLT3/ITD Mutation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Gene Mutations
Midostaurin and Decitabine in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia and FLT3 Mutation
This phase II trial studies how well midostaurin and decitabine work in treating older patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and FLT3 mutations.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia With FLT3/ITD Mutation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Gene Mutations, FLT3 Tyrosine Kinase Domain Point Mutation, Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT02634827
- Testing
- Decitabine, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Midostaurin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Long-Term, Open Label Atomoxetine Study
To learn about the safety and any side effects of atomoxetine when given to children and adolescents for about 5 years (long-term) and to learn whether atomoxetine can help children and adolescents with…
- Trial name
- NCT00190684
- Testing
- atomoxetine
- Where
- 100 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 1,553 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Mobility Limitation
REACH Pilot Study (Rehabilitation Enhancing Aging Through Connected Health)
Rehabilitation Enhancing Aging through Connected Health, REACH, is designed to evaluate the benefits of a novel rehabilitative care program on physical function utilizing mobile health technology to deliver patient centered care…
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT02580409)
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy During Surgery in Treating Older Women With Invasive Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation during surgery may be an effective treatment for breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NRR (NCT00182728)
- Testing
- surgery, therapy, radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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)
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
Multiple Chronic Conditions, Decision Making, Shared
Effect of Patient Priorities Care Implementation in Older Veterans With Multiple Chronic Conditions
The investigators will conduct a randomized control trial enrolling 420 older Veterans with multiple chronic conditions receiving primary care at the Michael E.
- Trial name
- PPC (NCT04922320)
- Testing
- Patient Priorities Care, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 437 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Exercise Prehab in Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies
This pilot trial studies a structured exercise program intervention in improving physical activity in older patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing cancer therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02791737
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Atopic Dermatitis, Plaque Psoriasis
A Study to Learn About The Study Medicine (PF-07038124) In Patients With Mild To Moderate Atopic Dermatitis Or Mild To Severe Plaque Psoriasis.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety, how well the study medicine works, extent to which side effects can be tolerated, and how the study medicine is changed and eliminated from your body after you…
- Trial name
- NCT05375955
- Testing
- PF-07038124 ointment 0.01%, Vehicle ointment, PF-07038124 ointment 0.03%
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 263 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer