Clinical trials: Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, completed
Cognitive/Functional Effects, Metastatic Cancer
Memantine in Preventing Side Effects in Patients Undergoing Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases From Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Memantine may be able to decrease side effects caused by whole-brain radiation therapy. It is not yet known if memantine is effective in preventing side effects caused by whole-brain radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Cognitive/Functional Effects, Metastatic Cancer, Neurotoxicity, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00566852
- Testing
- Memantine, Whole brain radiation therapy
- Where
- 235 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 554 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, Vascular Access Device Complications
Study Comparing Two Types of Ports in Patients With Cancer Receiving Intravenous Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy drugs through an implanted port reduces the need for multiple needle sticks. It is not yet known whether one type of port is more effective than another in reducing infections and other side effects…
- Trial name
- NCT00607880
- Testing
- vascular access device placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cognitive/Functional Effects, Metastatic Cancer
Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases That Have Been Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiosurgery may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Cognitive/Functional Effects, Metastatic Cancer, Neurotoxicity, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT01372774
- Testing
- stereotactic radiosurgery, whole-brain radiation therapy
- Where
- 37 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Individual Counseling and/or Computer-Based Counseling in Helping Healthy Women Adopt a Cancer Prevention Diet
RATIONALE: Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in fat may lower the risk of some types of cancer. Dietary counseling may be effective in helping women change to a healthy diet.
- Trial name
- NCT00217490
- Testing
- dietary counseling via computer, dietary counseling via nutritionist, combined computer and nutritionist
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 621 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Neurotoxicity, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Vitamin E in Preventing Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Vitamin E may prevent peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether vitamin E is more effective than a placebo in preventing peripheral neuropathy caused by…
- Trial name
- NCT00363129
- Testing
- vitamin E
- Where
- 69 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Lung Metastases
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Lung Metastases
This pilot clinical trial studies intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in treating younger patients with lung metastases.
- Conditions
- Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Lung Metastases, Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma, Previously Treated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT01586104
- Testing
- intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
EBV-induced Lymphomas, EBV-associated Malignancies
Biological Therapy in Treating Patients at High-Risk or With Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disease, or Malignancies
The purpose of this phase I/II trial is to study the side effects and best dose of biological therapy to treat patients at high-risk or with Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoma or lymphoproliferative disease.
- Conditions
- EBV-induced Lymphomas, EBV-associated Malignancies, Transplant Patients With EBV Viremia at High Risk of Developing a Recurrent EBV Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00002663
- Testing
- Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (EBV-CTLs)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Atara Biotherapeutics
Breast Cancer, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
Pyridoxine and Topical Urea/Lactic Acid-Based Cream in Preventing Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Receiving Capecitabine for Breast Cancer or Other Cancer
RATIONALE: Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and topical urea/lactic acid-based cream may prevent or lessen hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00296036
- Testing
- pyridoxine hydrochloride, urea/lactic acid-based topical cream
- Where
- 231 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Lung Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Vinorelbine in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors That Have Not Responded to Treatment and Liver Dysfunction
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vinorelbine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00540982
- Testing
- indocyanine green, lidocaine, vinorelbine ditartrate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
PET/CT or PET/MRI in Measuring Tumors in Patients Undergoing Clinical Imaging or With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
This clinical trial studies positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) or PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in measuring tumors in patients undergoing clinical imaging or with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01892540
- Testing
- positron emission tomography/computed tomography, PET/MRI, Position Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00983359
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Neurotoxicity
Electrical Stimulation Therapy Using the MC5-A Scrambler in Reducing Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Electronic stimulation using a MC5-A Scrambler may help relieve pain in patients who develop peripheral neuropathy while undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
- Conditions
- Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Neurotoxicity, Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT00952848
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, Sensory Neuropathy Scale instrument, Quality of Life instrument
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Cognitive/Functional Effects, Metastatic Cancer
Avoiding the Hippocampus During Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well avoiding the hippocampus during whole-brain radiation therapy works in treating patients with brain…
- Conditions
- Cognitive/Functional Effects, Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT01227954
- Testing
- intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Where
- 63 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Nausea and Vomiting
Antiemetic Therapy With or Without Olanzapine in Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Cancer Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
This randomized phase III trial studies antiemetic therapy with olanzapine to see how well they work compared to antiemetic therapy alone in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer receiving…
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Nausea and Vomiting, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT02116530
- Testing
- Olanzapine, Chemotherapy (cisplatin or cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin), Antiemetic treatment (ondansetron or granisetron or palonosetron; plus dexamethasone; plus fosaprepitant or aprepitant)
- Where
- 177 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Fatigue, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Methylphenidate in Treating Patients With Fatigue Caused by Cancer
RATIONALE: Methylphenidate may help relieve fatigue caused by cancer. It is not yet known whether methylphenidate is more effective than a placebo in relieving fatigue and improving quality of life in patients with cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00376675
- Testing
- methylphenidate hydrochloride
- Where
- 238 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Gastric Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Docetaxel, Oxaliplatin, and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Stomach Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, or Other Solid Tumor
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00711243
- Testing
- docetaxel, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Lung Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Docetaxel and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or Other Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00390429
- Testing
- docetaxel, erlotinib hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Neurotoxicity, Pain
Lamotrigine in Treating Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Lamotrigine may be effective in reducing pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. It is not yet known whether lamotrigine is effective in treating peripheral neuropathy caused by…
- Conditions
- Neurotoxicity, Pain, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00068445
- Testing
- lamotrigine
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Lung Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Erlotinib and Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors With Emphasis on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
- Trial name
- NCT00408499
- Testing
- cetuximab, erlotinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Anemia, Leukemia
Darbepoetin Alfa With or Without Iron in Treating Anemia Caused By Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Darbepoetin alfa may cause the body to make more red blood cells. Red blood cells contain iron that is needed to carry oxygen to the tissues.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00661999
- Testing
- darbepoetin alfa, ferrous sulfate, sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 502 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic