Clinical trials: sponsored by OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Pain, Prostate Cancer
Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Stage IV Prostate 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 of docetaxel in treating patients who have stage IV prostate cancer that has not…
- Trial name
- NCT00003781
- Testing
- docetaxel, pain therapy, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Hormone-resistant Prostate Cancer
Dietary Fat Levels and Abiraterone Acetate Uptake in Patients With Metastatic Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer
This randomized pilot phase I trial studies the side effects of dietary fat levels and abiraterone acetate uptake in patients with metastatic hormone-resistant prostate cancer.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Hormone-resistant Prostate Cancer, Recurrent Prostate Cancer, Stage IV Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01913015
- Testing
- abiraterone acetate, dietary intervention, pharmacological study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Broccoli Sprout Extract in Treating Women Who Have Had a Mammogram and Breast Biopsy
RATIONALE: Broccoli sprout extract supplements may slow the growth of tumor cells or abnormal cells and may be an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ and/or atypical ductal hyperplasia.
- Trial name
- NCT00843167
- Testing
- broccoli sprout extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Study of Prostatic Fats to Distinguish the Difference Between High and Low Risk Prostate Cancer
A prostate cancer diagnosis starts a list of events that often leads to fast-moving treatment, thought by many to result in vast over-treatment of this disease.
- Trial name
- MRSI+RRP (NCT01780701)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging with rectal probe
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Treating Women With Newly Diagnosed Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and/or Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
RATIONALE: Polyunsaturated fatty acids are important for normal growth and development. One type, called omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish, fish oil, and some other foods), may affect the growth of abnormal breast cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00627276
- Testing
- omega-3 fatty acid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
BBBD Followed By Methotrexate and Carboplatin With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain
RATIONALE: Osmotic blood-brain barrier disruption uses certain drugs, such as mannitol, to open the blood vessels around the brain and allow tumor-killing substances to be carried directly to the brain.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
- Trial name
- NCT00397501
- Testing
- trastuzumab, carboplatin, methotrexate
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Ovarian Carcinoma, Stage 3 or 4, Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma
N-acetylcysteine Given IV With Cisplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients With Ovarian Cancer
RATIONAL FOR STUDYING IV NAC AS POTENTIAL CHEMOPROTECTANT: Cisplatin has shown efficacy in the treatment of subjects with epithelial ovarian cancer.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Carcinoma, Stage 3 or 4, Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01138137
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, N-acetylcysteine, Cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
Neurotoxicity in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL): An International Observational Study of Cognition in Long Term Survivors
This research is being done to investigate cognition in long term survivors of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL). Sometimes caregivers as well as patients who no longer have the disease report cognitive problems…
- Trial name
- NCT00710151
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brain Neoplasms
Assessing Dynamic Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Glioma Receiving Chemotherapy
The purpose of this study is to learn more about imaging changes induced by a new therapeutic agent, bevacizumab with the standard steroid, dexamethasone in patients with high grade glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00769093
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Melphalan With BBBD in Treating Patients With Brain Malignancies
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00253721
- Testing
- Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Lymphoma
Methotrexate, Cyclophosphamide, and Etoposide Phosphate Given With Osmotic Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Plus Dexamethasone and Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, etoposide phosphate, dexamethasone, and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- Protocol-B (NCT00074178)
- Testing
- filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Bone Marrow Suppression, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Acetylcysteine, Mannitol, Combination Chemotherapy, and Sodium Thiosulfate in Treating Children With Malignant Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, etoposide phosphate, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Suppression, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Children
- Trial name
- NCT00238173
- Testing
- filgrastim, acetylcysteine, carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Lymphoma
Methotrexate, Procarbazine, Lomustine, Dexamethasone, and Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as methotrexate, procarbazine, lomustine, dexamethasone, and cytarabine, use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- Protocol-A (NCT00074191)
- Testing
- cytarabine, dexamethasone, lomustine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Precancerous Condition, Prostate Cancer
Fish Oil and Green Tea Extract in Preventing Prostate Cancer in Patients Who Are at Risk for Developing Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming, growing, or coming back. The use of fish oil and/or green tea may prevent prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00253643
- Testing
- green tea catechin extract, fish oil
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Vulvodynia, Dyspareunia
Therapy to Prevent Sexual Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors
The purpose of this protocol is to determine whether pain with sexual intercourse can be reduced in menopausal, breast cancer survivors and to evaluate the effectiveness of a non-hormonal therapy (Lidocaine Liquid) vs.
- Conditions
- Vulvodynia, Dyspareunia, Breast Cancer, Menopause
- Trial name
- NCT01539317
- Testing
- Topical liquid lidocaine, Topical saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Melanoma
Sensitivity/Specificity Study of Non-invasive Imaging for Melanoma Diagnosis
The purpose of this study is to show how well a new device, confocal microscope, works to detect malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01556503
- Testing
- VivaScope System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Head and Neck Cancer
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Assessment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Response
The purpose of this study is to see if new techniques of measuring HNSCC tumors with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help predict how well the tumors will respond to combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00994201
- Testing
- DCE-MRI, DW-MRI and MRS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Cancer
OX-40 Protein Expression in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying protein expression in sentinel lymph node tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900302
- Testing
- protein expression analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Leukemia
Imatinib Mesylate Plus Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell…
- Trial name
- NCT00022490
- Testing
- cytarabine, imatinib mesylate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostatic Neoplasm, Osteoporosis
Exercise for Physical Health in Men With Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to conduct a 12-month randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of strength and impact exercise training to flexibility/relaxation training on body composition (bone, muscle and fat mass)…
- Trial name
- NCT00660686
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise, Flexibility Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute