Clinical trials: Relapsed or Refractory AML and Other Hematologic Malignancies
Cancer
Heparin or M-EDTA in Preventing Catheter-Related Infections and Blockages in Patients at High Risk for a Catheter-Related Infection
RATIONALE: Heparin or M-EDTA may prevent catheter-related infections and blockages in patients at high risk for a catheter-related infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00378781
- Testing
- Heparin, Minocycline-EDTA
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Leukemia
Umbilical Cord Blood and Placental Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Aplastic Anemia
RATIONALE: Umbilical cord blood or placental 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
- Childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00008164
- Testing
- umbilical cord blood transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Personalized Information or Basic Information in Helping Patients Make Decisions About Participating in a Clinical Trial
RATIONALE: Providing information that is tailored to answer patients' questions about clinical trials may help patients with cancer decide to enroll in a clinical trial.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00750009
- Testing
- educational intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 583 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue
St. John's Wort in Relieving Fatigue in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy or Hormone Therapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving St. John's wort may be effective in relieving fatigue in patients with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy or hormone therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of St.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00005805
- Testing
- St. John's wort
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Beclomethasone in Treating Patients With Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, or Colon
RATIONALE: Beclomethasone may be an effective treatment for graft-versus-host disease. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of beclomethasone in treating patients who have graft-versus-host disease of the…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Graft Versus Host Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00010283
- Testing
- beclomethasone dipropionate
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease
Immunologic Diagnostic Blood Test in Predicting Side-Effects in Patients Undergoing a Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer or Other Diseases
RATIONALE: Studying a diagnostic biomarker test in blood samples from patients who have undergone a donor stem cell transplant for cancer may help doctors plan treatment.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease, Infection, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00813501
- Testing
- immunosuppressive therapy, immunological diagnostic method, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Cancer
Donor Natural Killer Cell Infusion in Preventing Relapse or Graft Failure in Patients Who Have Undergone Donor Bone Marrow Transplant
RATIONALE: Giving donor natural killer cells to patients who have undergone donor bone marrow transplant may make the transplant work better and keep cancer cells from coming back.
- Trial name
- NCT00569283
- Testing
- therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancers or Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Interleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00003107
- Testing
- recombinant interleukin-12
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Measuring Changes in Blood in Patients at High Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection After Undergoing Donor Bone Marrow Transplant or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Tests that measure certain changes in blood in patients at high risk of cytomegalovirus infection may help doctors learn more about predicting cytomegalovirus infection after donor stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00716911
- Testing
- ganciclovir, polymerase chain reaction, flow cytometry
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy and Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002553
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center