Clinical trials: Poor Performance Status
Melanoma
Vemurafenib (R05185426) in Poor Performance Status Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma Harboring a V600E/K Mutation
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, vemurafenib has on the patient and the melanoma. Specifically, the investigators want to know how well vemurafenib shrinks melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01474551
- Testing
- vemurafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, ErbB Receptors
Afatinib in EGFR+NSCLC (Recurrent or Stage IV) - Patients With Poor Performance Status (ECOG 2 or 3)
There is a medical need for improving treatment of poor performance status patients with EGFR driver mutations and documenting safety and tolerability of existing agents.
- Trial name
- NCT02695290
- Testing
- Afatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Combination Chemotherapy and Rituximab With Pegfilgrastim Followed by Rituximab, in Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
The purposes of this trial are to decrease toxicity and improve treatment effectiveness elderly patients. With a short course of chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, vincristine, and prednisone with concurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT00193479
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Mitoxantrone, Vincristine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Poor Performance Status
Nighttime Feeding and Morning Endurance Performance
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of a nighttime feeding on next morning running performance, hydration status, and exercise metabolism in female endurance athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT02160873
- Testing
- chocolate milk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
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
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Hypofractionated Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in Patients With Stage II-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The study is designed to determine whether an accelerated course of hypofractionated radiation therapy with daily image guidance and motion assessment/control will allow more effective treatment of poor performance status…
- Trial name
- NCT01459497
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Conventional radiation
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Erlotinib vs. Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status (PS) 2
The purpose of this noncomparative study is to obtain preliminary estimates of the efficacy of erlotinib and standard chemotherapy in patients with advanced, previously untreated nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and an Eastern…
- Trial name
- NCT00085839
- Testing
- Tarceva (Trademark) (erlotinib HCl, OSI-774), Combination carboplatin and paclitaxel
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- OSI Pharmaceuticals
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Trial of Poor Performance Status Patients (ToPPS)
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate three treatment regimens in patients with stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with a performance status of 2 and who were not previously treated.
- Trial name
- ToPPS (NCT00892710)
- Testing
- Pemetrexed, Bevacizumab, Carboplatin
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Esophageal Cancer
Capecitabine With or Without Sunitinib Malate as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00891878
- Testing
- capecitabine, sunitinib malate
- Where
- 182 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase I Study of Accelerated Hypofractionated Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
The study is designed to determine whether daily image guidance and motion assessment/control will allow treatment of poor performance status patients with stage II-IV NSCLC, who would benefit from local therapy, with an…
- Trial name
- NCT03623334
- Testing
- Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Poor Performance Status, Muscle Weakness
SR-WBV Training for Frail Elderly in the Skilling up Stage
This randomized controlled study aims to examine long term effects in the skilling up phase over 4 weeks on physical functional performance and strength of mechanical SR-WBV and dance therapy intervention in a frail elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT01704976
- Testing
- SR-WBV
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Lung Cancer
Single Agent Alimta in Poor Performance Status in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn how effective the drug pemetrexed (ALIMTA®) is in treating advanced NSCLC in patients with poor performance status (PS) (inability to perform every day activities without…
- Trial name
- NCT00508144
- Testing
- Alimta
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Radiosurgery for Glioblastoma Multiforme
Conventional radiation for 6 weeks is not well tolerated by the elderly. Shorter courses (over 3-5 weeks) of radiation have been shown to be equivalent in outcome the elderly- particularly in patients who are generally in poor…
- Trial name
- NCT00456612
- Testing
- CyberKnife
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center