Clinical trials: Rectum Cancer
Liver Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms
Safety, Efficacy, and Dosing of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Hepato-cellular Carc/Colo-rectal Liver Metastases
The purpose of this study is to determine a tolerable dose of radiation delivered by the CyberKnife system in two groups of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
- Conditions
- Liver Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Metastatic Cancer to Liver
- Trial name
- NCT01528878
- Testing
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery using the CyberKnife System.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Neoplasms, Metastases
Erbitux (Cetuximab) Given Alone to Patients With EGFR-Negative Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer That is Refractory to Chemotherapy
This is a phase II, multicenter, open-label study of cetuximab in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) negative, metastatic colorectal carcinoma who have progressed after receiving at least one standard…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Metastases, Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00083720
- Testing
- cetuximab
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Complete Neoadjuvant Treatment for REctal Cancer (CONTRE)
The purpose of this study is to find out how well patients with cancer of the rectum do if they get all of their other treatment - chemotherapy by itself followed by chemotherapy and radiation together - before surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01363843
- Testing
- FOLFOX6, RT with concurrent chemotherapy, Surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- William Sikov MD
Adult Solid Tumor, Adenocarcinoma of the Colon
Phase II Trial of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor PD 0332991 in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: PD 0332991 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well PD 0332991 works in treating patients with…
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Tumor, Adenocarcinoma of the Colon, Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01037790
- Testing
- PD-0332991
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Rectal Cancer
Biological Mesh Closure of the Pelvic Floor After Extralevator Abdomino Perineal Resection for Rectal Cancer
Rationale: Approximately 800 abdominoperineal resections (APR) are performed for rectal cancer each year in the Netherlands. The extralevator approach (eAPR) reduces the rate of positive margins and improves oncological outcome…
- Trial name
- BIOPEX (NCT01927497)
- Testing
- Biological mesh assisted perineal closure, Primary perineal closure
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Colorectal Cancer, Adenomatous Colorectal Polyps
Selenium for Prevention of Adenomatous Colorectal Polyps
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. Selenium may be effective in preventing the recurrence of adenomatous colorectal polyps.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Adenomatous Colorectal Polyps, Precancerous Condition
- Trial name
- NCT00078897
- Testing
- Selenium
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,621 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona