Clinical trials: Refractory Anemia With Ringed Sideroblasts
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Decitabine in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of decitabine in treating patients with myelodysplastic…
- Trial name
- NCT00003361
- Testing
- decitabine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Lenalidomide in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors or Myelodysplastic Syndromes
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of lenalidomide in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors or myelodysplastic syndromes.
- Conditions
- Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Refractory Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00104962
- Testing
- lenalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00020969
- Testing
- arsenic trioxide
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- CTI BioPharma
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Thalidomide in Treating Anemia in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Thalidomide may be an effective treatment for anemia caused by myelodysplastic syndrome. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of thalidomide in treating anemia in patients who have…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00030550
- Testing
- thalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Transfusion Dependent Iron Overload
Efficacy and Safety of Deferasirox in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Transfusion-dependent Iron Overload
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of iron chelation using deferasirox in low and INT-1 risk (referring to the international prognostic scoring system, IPSS) MDS patients who show signs of iron overload due…
- Trial name
- NCT00481143
- Testing
- ICL670/Deferasirox
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by…
- Trial name
- NCT00024050
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Azacitidine and Lintuzumab in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Myelodysplastic Syndromes
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00997243
- Testing
- lintuzumab, 5-azacytidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Alison Walker
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of interleukin-2 in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00002746
- Testing
- aldesleukin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Donor Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant, Fludarabine, and Busulfan in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancers
Giving chemotherapy drugs, such as fludarabine and busulfan, before a donor peripheral stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00619645
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclosporine, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Reduced-Intensity Regimen Before Donor Bone Marrow Transplant in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes
RATIONALE: Photopheresis treats the patient's blood with drugs and ultraviolet light outside the body and kills the white blood cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT00045305
- Testing
- Cyclosporine, Methotrexate, Photopheresis
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7)
MS-275 and GM-CSF in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome and/or Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
This phase II trial is studying how well giving MS-275 together with GM-CSF works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and/or relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
- Conditions
- Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0), Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a)
- Trial name
- NCT00462605
- Testing
- entinostat, sargramostim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Combining different types of biological therapies may kill more cancer cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00005853
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, etanercept
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Amifostine in Treating Patients With Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Amifostine may be effective in helping blood counts return to normal in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00003123
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Providence Hospital
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
Chemotherapy Plus Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Refractory Myeloid Cancer
Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as sargramostim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22)
- Trial name
- NCT00012376
- Testing
- bryostatin 1, sargramostim, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Differentiation Therapy With Decitabine in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Decitabine may help myelodysplastic cells become more like normal stem cells. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies differentiation therapy with decitabine in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Refractory Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01165996
- Testing
- flow cytometry, DNA methylation analysis, cytogenetic analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Donor Bone Marrow Transplant in Treating Patients With Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma and Malignant Plasma Cell Neoplasms, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00005622
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, TBI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders
RATIONALE: Umbilical cord blood transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy or radiation therapy that was used to kill cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00055653
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, filgrastim, busulfan
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
S0020 Immunosuppressive Therapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Immunosuppressive therapy may improve bone marrow abnormalities and may be an effective treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00016419
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine
- Where
- 94 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: A vaccine made from a person's myelodysplasia cells may make the body build an immune response to kill cancer cells. Combining vaccine therapy with sargramostim may kill more cancer cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003959
- Testing
- ras peptide cancer vaccine, sargramostim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
Vorinostat, Tacrolimus, and Methotrexate in Preventing GVHD After Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With Hematological Malignancies
This pilot phase II trial studies how well giving vorinostat, tacrolimus, and methotrexate works in preventing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after stem cell transplant in patients with hematological malignancies.
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q)
- Trial name
- NCT01789255
- Testing
- vorinostat, tacrolimus, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)