Clinical trials: sponsored by SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lung Cancer
S0310: Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Bronchoalveolar Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's tumor tissue may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying vaccine therapy to see how well it works in treating patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00074295
- Testing
- GVAX lung cancer vaccine
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Head and Neck Cancer
S9709, Laser Surgery Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Early Stage Cancer of the Larynx
RATIONALE: Laser surgery for cancer of the larynx may have fewer side effects and improve recovery. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003040
- Testing
- laser surgery, radiation therapy
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Endometrial Cancer
S9720 Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Recurrent, or Refractory Endometrial Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003127
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, carboplatin, paclitaxel
- Where
- 94 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Cervical Cancer
S9717 Tirapazamine Plus Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Recurrent, or Refractory Cervical Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003369
- Testing
- cisplatin, tirapazamine
- Where
- 85 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Colorectal Cancer
S9923 R115777 in Treating Patients With Advanced Colorectal 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 R115777 in treating patients who have recurrent or…
- Trial name
- NCT00005833
- Testing
- R115777
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
S0101 Gemcitabine and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Cancer of the Esophagus
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00012363
- Testing
- gemcitabine hydrochloride, irinotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- 96 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Head and Neck Cancer
S0011, Gene Therapy & Surgery Followed by Chemo & RT in Newly Diagnosed Cancer of the Mouth or Throat
RATIONALE: Inserting the p53 gene into a person's cancer cells may improve the body's ability to fight cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00017173
- Testing
- Ad5CMV-p53 gene, cisplatin, conventional surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Head and Neck Cancer
S0217, Adjuvant Cisplatin and Docetaxel After Complete Resection Stage III or IV Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- S0217 (NCT00084435)
- Testing
- cisplatin, docetaxel, radiation therapy
- Where
- 29 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lung Cancer
S0122: Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Vaccine Therapy in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00045617
- Testing
- monoclonal antibody 11D10 anti-idiotype vaccine, monoclonal antibody GD2 anti-idiotype vaccine, cisplatin
- Where
- 100 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Cervical Cancer
S0227 Cisplatin With Either Paclitaxel or Gemcitabine in Recurrent, Persistent, or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00057928
- Testing
- cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, paclitaxel
- Where
- 106 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Colorectal Cancer
S0304 Induct Chemo Then Chemo-RT in Pts w/Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, leucovorin, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00070434
- Testing
- capecitabine, fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Lymphoma
S0501 Fludarabine, Melphalan, and Donor Stem Cell Transplant Followed By Tacrolimus and Methotrexate in Treating Patients for Relapsed Lymphoma
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and melphalan, before a donor bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00121186
- Testing
- fludarabine phosphate, melphalan, methotrexate
- Where
- 33 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Bladder Cancer
S9809, Ciprofloxacin Compared With Cephalexin in Treating Patients With Bladder Cancer
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. It is not yet known whether ciprofloxacin is more effective than cephalexin in preventing cancer recurrence…
- Trial name
- NCT00003824
- Testing
- cephalexin, surgical procedure, Ciprofloxacin
- Where
- 90 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Colorectal Cancer
SWOG-S9635 Fluorouracil Plus Ethynyluracil in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Not Responded to Fluorouracil
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Ethynyluracil may help fluorouracil kill more cancer cells by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug.
- Trial name
- NCT00003254
- Testing
- ethynyluracil, fluorouracil
- Where
- 86 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Sarcoma
S0344 Intralesional Resection in Treating Patients With Chondrosarcoma of the Bone
RATIONALE: Intralesional resection is a less invasive type of surgery for chondrosarcoma of the bone and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT00096213
- Testing
- conventional surgery
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Sarcoma
S0423 Pemetrexed Disodium in Treating Patients With Recurrent and Unresectable or Metastatic Chondrosarcoma
RATIONALE: Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well pemetrexed disodium works in treating patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00107419
- Testing
- pemetrexed disodium
- Where
- 58 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Melanoma (Skin)
SWOG-9430: Surgery in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
RATIONALE: Surgery may be effective therapy in treating patients with metastatic melanoma. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well surgery works in treating patients with metastatic melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00002860
- Testing
- Surgery
- Where
- 124 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
S9915 Triacetyluridine, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin in Treating Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus or Stomach
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs such as triacetyluridine may protect normal cells from the side effects of…
- Trial name
- NCT00004233
- Testing
- fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, triacetyluridine
- Where
- 97 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Head and Neck Cancer
S0216, Combination Chemotherapy and RT in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00054054
- Testing
- cisplatin, docetaxel, fluorouracil
- Where
- 95 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network