Clinical trials: immunohistochemistry staining method, completed
Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
Fluorescent Light Bronchoscopy Plus White Light Bronchoscopy for Early Detection of Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Fluorescent bronchoscopy, when used in combination with conventional white light bronchoscopy, may improve the ability to detect early lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00019201
- Testing
- cytology specimen collection procedure, immunohistochemistry staining method, sputum cytology
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adenocarcinoma of the Colon, Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
Pertuzumab and Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Monoclonal antibodies, such as pertuzumab and cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Colon, Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum, Recurrent Colon Cancer, Recurrent Rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00551421
- Testing
- pertuzumab, cetuximab, irinotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Stage I Prostate Cancer
Defined Green Tea Catechins in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Surgery to Remove the Prostate
Green tea extract contains ingredients that may prevent or slow the growth of prostate cancer. This phase I trial is studying how well green tea extract works in treating patients with prostate cancer undergoing surgery to remove…
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Stage I Prostate Cancer, Stage II Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00459407
- Testing
- defined green tea catechin extract, immunohistochemistry staining method, immunoenzyme technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Autologous Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Stage III, Stage IV, or Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a peripheral stem cell transplant stops the growth of tumor cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Conditions
- Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00550784
- Testing
- filgrastim, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Head and Neck Cancer
EF5 Compared With Other Methods of Detecting Oxygen Levels in Tumor Cells of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures using the drug EF5 to detect the presence of oxygen in tumor cells may help to plan effective treatment for solid tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00049140
- Testing
- EF5, bioluminescence, flow cytometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- David M. Brizel, MD
Breast Cancer
Spectroscopy of Breast Tissue
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as laser spectroscopy, may help find and diagnose breast cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying laser spectroscopy to see how well it works in diagnosing breast cancer in women with…
- Trial name
- NCT00918216
- Testing
- fluorescence in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry staining method, medical chart review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer
GM-CSF Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Colony-stimulating factors, such as GM-CSF, may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Giving GM-CSF before surgery may be an effective treatment for localized prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00305669
- Testing
- sargramostim, immunohistochemistry staining method, immunological diagnostic method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Breast Cancer
S9313B Study of Tumor Tissue Samples From Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Enrolled on Clinical Trial SWOG-9313
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00949013
- Testing
- immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Recurrent Melanoma, Stage IV Melanoma
Vaccine Therapy Following Therapeutic Autologous Lymphocytes and Cyclophosphamide in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of autologous T-antigen-presenting cells (T-APC) vaccine following therapeutic autologous lymphocytes (CTL) and cyclophosphamide in treating patients with metastatic…
- Trial name
- NCT01339663
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, aldesleukin, autologous tumor cell vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Sarcoma
Studying Tumor Tissue Samples From Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900341
- Testing
- DNA analysis, gene expression analysis, protein expression analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Head and Neck Cancer
Genetic Analysis in Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer in Patients With Thyroid Nodules
RATIONALE: Finding genetic markers for thyroid cancer in a biopsy specimen may help doctors diagnose thyroid cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well genetic analysis works in diagnosing thyroid cancer in…
- Trial name
- NCT00316823
- Testing
- gene expression analysis, polymerase chain reaction, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anemia, Metastatic Cancer
Proteases in Patients With Prostate Cancer That Has Spread to the Bone
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of bone marrow and tissue from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Metastatic Cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Precancerous Condition
- Trial name
- NCT00899665
- Testing
- fluorescence in situ hybridization, microarray analysis, molecular diagnostic method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Colorectal Cancer
Study of Tumor Tissue Testing in Selecting Treatment for Patients With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00975897
- Testing
- bevacizumab, cetuximab, fluorouracil
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,240 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Breast Cancer
Biomarker (p53 Gene) Analysis and Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy and Surgery in Treating Women With Large Operable or Locally Advanced or Inflammatory Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Currently patients with breast cancer are treated with one of several very similar combinations of drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT00017095
- Testing
- filgrastim, cyclophosphamide, docetaxel
- Where
- 39 sites in Belgium, France and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 1,856 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Breast Cancer
Laser Spectroscopy of Breast Tissue Through a Needle Device
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of breast tissue from patients who have undergone biopsy or surgery to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00918788
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, immunohistochemistry staining method, light microscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kidney Cancer
DNA Analysis of Blood and/or Tissue Samples From Patients With Primary Kidney Cancer Receiving Sorafenib on Clinical Trial MRC-RE05-SORCE
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and/or tissue in the laboratory from patients with kidney cancer receiving sorafenib may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900536
- Testing
- mutation analysis, polymorphism analysis, protein expression analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Cervical Cancer
EF5 to Detect Tumor Hypoxia in Patients With Stage IIB, Stage IIIB, or Stage IVA Cervical Cancer
RATIONALE: Knowing the level of oxygen in tumor tissue may help predict the effectiveness of anticancer therapy. EF5 may be effective in measuring oxygen in tumor tissue and helping to predict the effectiveness of anticancer…
- Trial name
- NCT00049231
- Testing
- EF5, immunohistochemistry staining method, biopsy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Gynecologic Oncology Group
Cervical Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Cervical Cancer
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of cervical cancer.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00049556
- Testing
- gefitinib, immunohistochemistry staining method, surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lymphoma
SWOG-8819 Collecting, Analyzing, and Storing Tissue Samples From Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900484
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 191 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Ovarian Cancer
Prostaglandin Metabolite in Urine Samples From Patients With Ovarian Cancer
RATIONALE: Measuring the amount of prostaglandin metabolite in urine samples and studying tissue samples in the laboratory from patients with ovarian cancer may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to…
- Trial name
- NCT00900523
- Testing
- protein expression analysis, immunohistochemistry
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center