Clinical trials: sponsored by OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Moxifloxacin in Preventing Bacterial Infections in Patients Who Have Undergone Donor Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: A donor stem cell transplant can lower the body's immune system, making it difficult to fight off infection. Giving antibiotics, such as moxifloxacin, may help prevent bacterial infections in patients who have recently…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00324324
- Testing
- moxifloxacin hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Kidney Cancer
Sunitinib and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Kidney Cancer
RATIONALE: Sunitinib and erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cell by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00425386
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, sunitinib malate, biopsy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Calcitriol, Mitoxantrone, and Prednisone in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Calcitriol may cause prostate cancer cells to look more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as mitoxantrone and prednisone, work in different ways to stop the growth…
- Trial name
- NCT00182741
- Testing
- calcitriol, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Paclitaxel Poliglumex and Estradiol in Treating Patients With Stage IV Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel poliglumex, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00459810
- Testing
- transdermal estradiol, paclitaxel poliglumex
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- 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, Prostate Cancer
Pre-Prostatectomy Celecoxib or Placebo
This study will seek to determine if the downstream effects of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition suggested by preclinical systems occur in human prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02840162
- Testing
- Celecoxib
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate 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 and giving chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be…
- Trial name
- NCT00017563
- Testing
- docetaxel, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, conventional surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Sulforaphane in Treating Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well sulforaphane works in treating patients with recurrent prostate cancer. Sulforaphane may prevent or slow the growth of certain cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT01228084
- Testing
- Sulforaphane, Laboratory biomarker analysis, Pharmacological study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 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
Prostate Cancer
Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Relapsed Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00482274
- Testing
- docetaxel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Fatigue, Hot Flashes
Acupuncture in Treating Hot Flashes in Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve hot flashes in patients with prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well acupuncture works in treating hot flashes in patients with prostate cancer who are undergoing…
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Hot Flashes, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00244894
- Testing
- acupuncture therapy, fatigue assessment and management, hot flashes attenuation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Calcitriol and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage IV Prostate Cancer That Has Not Responded to Hormone Therapy
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Calcitriol may help carboplatin kill more cancer cells by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug.
- Trial name
- NCT00017576
- Testing
- calcitriol, carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer
Calcitriol in Treating Patients With a Rising PSA Level Following Treatment for Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Calcitriol, a form of vitamin D, may be able to prevent or slow the growth of prostate cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of calcitriol in treating patients who have a rising PSA level…
- Trial name
- NCT00004043
- Testing
- calcitriol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 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
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
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
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
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
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