Clinical trials: de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Amifostine Plus Topotecan 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. Chemoprotective drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00003415
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, topotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome Before Donor Stem Cell Transplant
This randomized clinical trial studies different chemotherapies in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome before donor stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Trial name
- ICT-HCT (NCT01812252)
- Testing
- Azacitidine (AZC), Decitabine, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Methadone, Morphine, or Oxycodone in Treating Pain in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Methadone, morphine, or oxycodone may help relieve pain caused by cancer. It is not yet known whether methadone is more effective than morphine or oxycodone in treating pain in patients with cancer.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00726830
- Testing
- methadone hydrochloride, morphine sulfate, oxycodone hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Arsenic Trioxide, Ascorbic Acid, Dexamethasone, and Thalidomide in Myelofibrosis/Myeloproliferative Disorder
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as arsenic trioxide and dexamethasone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00274820
- Testing
- ascorbic acid, arsenic trioxide, dexamethasone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer
Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth.
- Trial name
- NCT00045006
- Testing
- vorinostat
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Registry of Older Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Gathering information about older patients with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This research study is gathering information from older patients with cancer into a registry.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT01137825
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Idarubicin, Cytarabine, and Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Acute Myeloid Leukemia Secondary to Myelodysplastic Syndrome
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as idarubicin and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00077116
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine
- Where
- 9 sites in Belgium, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Cancer
Ribavirin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients Who Develop RSV Pneumonia Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Antivirals such as ribavirin are used to treat infections caused by viruses. It is not yet known if ribavirin is more effective with or without monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who develop RSV pneumonia…
- Trial name
- NCT00014391
- Testing
- palivizumab, ribavirin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia
Selective Depletion of CD45RA+T Cells From Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Grafts for the Prevention of GVHD
RATIONALE: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is a treatment that can cure acute leukemia and myelodysplasia. After giving the patient chemotherapy and total body irradiation to stop the growth of cancer and…
- Conditions
- Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00914940
- Testing
- Fludarabine Phosphate, Tacrolimus, Thiotepa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
Tosedostat in Combination With Cytarabine or Decitabine in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
This study examines a new oral chemotherapy drug called tosedostat, in combination with cytarabine or decitabine. Tosedostat is thought to work by decreasing the availability of amino acids (building blocks the cell needs to make…
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(15;17)(q22;q12)
- Trial name
- NCT01567059
- Testing
- tosedostat, cytarabine, decitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant By Injection Into the Bone Marrow in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
Rationale: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor umbilical cord blood transplant helps stop the growth of cancer and abnormal cells and helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's…
- Conditions
- Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00295880
- Testing
- umbilical cord blood transplantation
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Cyclophosphamide Plus Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Bone marrow transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00006042
- Testing
- filgrastim, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Ondansetron in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer and Chronic Nausea and Vomiting Not Caused by Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs, such as ondansetron, may help to reduce or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00006348
- Testing
- ondansetron
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6), Childhood Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7)
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Children With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different chemotherapy regimens with or without bone marrow transplantation in treating children who have acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6), Childhood Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7), Childhood Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a), Childhood Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b)
- Trial name
- NCT00002798
- Testing
- asparaginase, daunorubicin hydrochloride, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 880 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
A Web-Based Stem Cell Transplant Support System or Standard Care in Young Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant and Their Families
RATIONALE: A Web site for stem cell transplant health information and support may be effective in helping parents improve their health-related knowledge, skills, and quality of life, which may also improve their children's…
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00782145
- Testing
- educational intervention, informational intervention, internet-based intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Different drug formulations and combinations of drugs may help patients with chronic pain live more comfortably. It is not yet known which regimen is most effective for chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00003687
- Testing
- dextromethorphan hydrobromide, morphine sulfate
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Leukemia, Lymphoma
AlloHCT From Matched Unrelated Donors in Pts w/ Advanced Hematologic Malignancies & Disorders
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy with or without total-body irradiation before a donor umbilical cord blood transplant helps stop the growth of cancer or abnormal cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00547196
- Testing
- filgrastim, Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
Plerixafor and Filgrastim For Mobilization of Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Before A Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation (TBI) before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells and helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01076270
- Testing
- plerixafor, filgrastim, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia
Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00003661
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, cyclosporine
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Cancer
Ketamine Hydrochloride and Best Pain Management in Treating Cancer Patients With Neuropathic Pain
RATIONALE: Ketamine hydrochloride may lessen neuropathic pain in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether ketamine hydrochloride given together with the best pain management is more effective than a placebo given…
- Trial name
- NCT01316744
- Testing
- ketamine hydrochloride, pharmacogenomic studies, questionnaire administration
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow