Clinical trials: sponsored by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Women With Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer
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 doxorubicin and docetaxel followed by surgery in…
- Trial name
- NCT00003953
- Testing
- filgrastim, CMF regimen, docetaxel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Barretts Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer
Cryotherapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Early Esophageal Cancers
This is a single center study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new ablation technique involving the spray of liquid nitrogen through a catheter (cryotherapy) via an upper endoscopy (EGD) to ablate Barrett's esophagus with…
- Trial name
- NCT00650988
- Testing
- Cryospray Ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Adjuvant Stage 2-3A Breast Cancer With Positive Lymph Nodes
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or…
- Trial name
- NCT00007904
- Testing
- filgrastim, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Erlotinib, Modified FOLFOX6, and Bevacizumab as First-Line Therapy Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the…
- Trial name
- NCT00118261
- Testing
- bevacizumab, erlotinib hydrochloride, fluorouracil
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
CC-4047 in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors That Did Not Respond to Treatment
RATIONALE: CC-4047 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of CC-4047 in treating patients with advanced solid tumors that did…
- Trial name
- NCT00482521
- Testing
- CC-4047
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Renal Cell Cancer, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer
Celecoxib and Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b in Metastatic Kidney Cancer Who Have Undergone Surgery
RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Recombinant interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of cancer cells and slow the growth of kidney cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01158534
- Testing
- celecoxib, recombinant interferon alfa-2b, polymerase chain reaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Stress Reduction Program in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors and Their Family Caregivers
RATIONALE: Yoga, meditation, and breathing exercises may help lower stress and improve quality of life in patients with malignant brain tumors and their family caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT00376818
- Testing
- exercise intervention, educational intervention, physiologic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adult Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Advanced Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Liver Cancer That Cannot be Removed by Surgery or Transplant
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Stereotactic body radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue in patients with liver cancer.
- Conditions
- Adult Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Advanced Adult Primary Liver Cancer, Localized Unresectable Adult Primary Liver Cancer, Recurrent Adult Primary Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01194206
- Testing
- stereotactic body radiation therapy
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Pilot Study Sorafenib as Bridge to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT)
Patients with either histological confirmation or clinical diagnosis who are candidate for orthotopic liver transplant(OLT) will receive Sorafenib 400mg 2 x day (BID) as a neoadjuvant (bridging) treatment until transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT01337492
- Testing
- Nexavar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lymphoma
Chemotherapy, Filgrastim, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
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.
- Trial name
- NCT00003929
- Testing
- filgrastim, lomustine, procarbazine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
11C Topotecan PET Imaging
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography (PET scan) using 11C topotecan, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00253461
- Testing
- computed tomography, positron emission tomography, 11C topotecan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kidney Cancer
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Kidney Tumors
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00445757
- Testing
- conventional surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leukemia, Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Adults
Ovarian Damage in Young Premenopausal Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Comparing results of diagnostic procedures, such as ultrasound, done before, during, and after chemotherapy may help doctors learn about the side effects of chemotherapy and help plan the best treatment.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Adults, Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Children, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00402935
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis, fertility assessment and management, management of therapy complications
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Lenalidomide and Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Lenalidomide may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
- Trial name
- NCT01126450
- Testing
- lenalidomide, cetuximab, mutation analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Liver Cancer
Panobinostat and Sorafenib in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That is Metastatic and/or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
RATIONALE: Panobinostat and sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Sorafenib may also stop the growth of liver cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00873002
- Testing
- panobinostat, sorafenib tosylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With High-Risk Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Umbilical cord blood transplantation may allow doctors to give higher doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy and kill more cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00003335
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stage I Prostate Cancer, Stage IIA Prostate Cancer
Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Surgery
This randomized pilot phase II trial studies the side effects and how well defined green tea catechin extract works in treating patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing surgery.
- Conditions
- Stage I Prostate Cancer, Stage IIA Prostate Cancer, Stage IIB Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01340599
- Testing
- defined green tea catechin extract, immunohistochemistry staining method, immunoenzyme technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Caregiver Support in the Quality of Life of Patients Who Are Undergoing Donor Bone Marrow Transplantation
RATIONALE: Questionnaires that measure quality-of-life may improve the health care team's ability to plan supportive care for patients undergoing donor bone marrow transplantation.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00281801
- Testing
- psychosocial assessment and care, Quality of Life Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Dose Dense Therapy and Bevacizumab in Solid Tumors and Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00296062
- Testing
- bevacizumab, capecitabine, irinotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
Pyridoxine in Preventing Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Who Are Receiving Liposomal Doxorubicin for Cancer
RATIONALE: Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) may prevent or lessen hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether pyridoxine is more effective than a placebo in preventing hand-foot syndrome.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Endometrial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00245050
- Testing
- pyridoxine hydrochloride, doxorubicin HCL liposome
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center