Clinical trials: Recurrent CNS Tumor, Adult
Cachexia, Lymphoma
Celecoxib in Managing Pain, Weight Loss, and Weakness in Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Celecoxib may help relieve moderate or severe pain associated with cancer. It may also decrease weight loss and improve muscle strength in cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Cachexia, Lymphoma, Melanoma (Skin), Ovarian Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00093678
- Testing
- celecoxib, anticachectic therapy, nutritional support
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Brain Tumor, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Ritonavir and Lopinavir in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Ritonavir and lopinavir may stop the growth of gliomas by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT01095094
- Testing
- ritonavir, lopinavir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides and a person's dendritic cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00612001
- Testing
- glioma-associated antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
This phase II trial is studying how well vorinostat works in treating patients with progressive or recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
- Conditions
- Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00238303
- Testing
- vorinostat, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Thalidomide, Celecoxib, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Thalidomide and celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00047281
- Testing
- celecoxib, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Neoplastic Disease, Glioblastoma
Study of TLX101-Tx Plus Standard of Care (SoC) Versus SoC Alone for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
This global clinical trial which evaluates the efficacy and safety of TLX101-Tx, an investigational radiopharmaceutical therapy, in combination with lomustine versus lomustine alone in adult patients with first recurrence of…
- Conditions
- Neoplastic Disease, Glioblastoma, Glioblastoma (GBM), Glioblastoma Multiform
- Trial name
- IPAX BrIGHT (NCT07100730)
- Testing
- TLX-101-Tx + Lomustine, TLX101-Tx
- Where
- 9 sites in Australia, Austria and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Telix Pharmaceuticals (Innovations) Pty Limited
High Grade Glioma
Tumor DNA and MRI/CT Scan Findings in Patients With Grade III or Grade IV Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying levels of tumor DNA in the samples of blood from patients with cancer may help doctors find out whether the cancer has grown and how much.
- Trial name
- NCT00897611
- Testing
- DNA methylation analysis, polymerase chain reaction, computed tomography
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Ixabepilone in Treating Patients With Advanced Cisplatin-Refractory Germ Cell Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ixabepilone, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer, Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00070096
- Testing
- ixabepilone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. This may be an effective treatment for some types of brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00004017
- Testing
- conventional surgery, iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody TNT-1/B
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
Dovitinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma
This phase II trial studies how well dovitinib works in treating patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma. Dovitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth
- Conditions
- Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01753713
- Testing
- dovitinib, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD
Tumors
Proton Radiotherapy for Recurrent Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using proton radiotherapy for reirradiation of recurrent malignancies.
- Trial name
- NCT01126476
- Testing
- Proton Radiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Seizure
Levetiracetam or Pregabalin in Treating Seizures in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and/or Radiation Therapy For Primary Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Levetiracetam and pregabalin are drugs that treat seizures. It is not yet known which drug is more effective in treating seizures caused by primary brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00629889
- Testing
- levetiracetam, pregabalin
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Andrea Rossetti
Lymphoma, Small Intestine Cancer
Azacitidine Plus Phenylbutyrate in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Have Not Responded to Previous Treatment
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Small Intestine Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00005639
- Testing
- Azacitidine Injection, sodium phenylbutyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma, Adult Mixed Glioma
Everolimus in Treating Patients With Recurrent Low-Grade Glioma
This phase II trial studies how well everolimus works in treating patients with recurrent low-grade glioma. Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth or by blocking blood…
- Conditions
- Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma, Adult Mixed Glioma, Adult Oligodendroglioma, Adult Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00823459
- Testing
- Everolimus, Archival Tissue Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Susan Chang
Central Nervous System Malignancies, Ependymoma
Phase I Study of 5-Fluorouracil in Children and Young Adults With Recurrent Ependymoma
This is a phase I study to investigate the safety and pharmacokinetics of weekly 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) administered as a bolus dose in children and young adults with recurrent or refractory ependymoma.
- Trial name
- SJREFU (NCT01498783)
- Testing
- 5-fluorouracil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Lonafarnib and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Primary Supratentorial Gliomas
RATIONALE: Lonafarnib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop…
- Trial name
- NCT00083096
- Testing
- lonafarnib, temozolomide
- Where
- 3 sites in France, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Glioma
Phase II Trial of Peginterferon Alpha-2b and Thalidomide in Adults With Recurrent Gliomas
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of peginterferon alpha-2b (PEG-Intron) alone and together with thalidomide in patients with gliomas (a type of brain tumor).
- Trial name
- NCT00047879
- Testing
- PEG-interferon alfa-2b, Thalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
11C Topotecan PET Imaging
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography (PET scan) using 11C topotecan, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00253461
- Testing
- computed tomography, positron emission tomography, 11C topotecan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Bone Marrow Disorder
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of…
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00004058
- Testing
- tetradecanoylphorbol acetate
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey