Clinical trials: sponsored by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cognitive/Functional Effects, Depression
Study of Physical and Mental Health of Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer
RATIONALE: Gathering information from older patients with newly diagnosed cancer may help doctors learn more about the risks of functional decline.
- Conditions
- Cognitive/Functional Effects, Depression, Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT00769951
- Testing
- medical chart review, questionnaire administration, cognitive assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cervical Cancer, Diarrhea
Low-Residue Diet in Treating Diarrhea in Patients Receiving Pelvic Radiation Therapy.
RATIONALE: Eating a diet low in residue (fiber, fat, and certain milk or vegetable products) may help prevent or reduce diarrhea caused by pelvic radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Diarrhea, Prostate Cancer, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00258401
- Testing
- dietary intervention, management of therapy complications, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Ultraviolet-B Light Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
RATIONALE: Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor are rejected by the body's normal cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00068523
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy After Lumpectomy in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ or Invasive Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation during surgery followed by external-beam radiation to the entire breast may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00054301
- Testing
- adjuvant therapy, conventional surgery, intraoperative radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer or Colon Cancer
RATIONALE: Learning about changes over time in older patients' ability to function after receiving chemotherapy for breast or colon cancer may help doctors learn about the long-term effects of treatment and plan the best…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Colorectal Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT00740961
- Testing
- compliance monitoring, systemic chemotherapy, medical chart review
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Malignant Melanoma
Prevention of Recurrence and Metastasis in Genetically High-Risk Melanomas
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a medication, fluvastatin, can change melanoma to a state that is less likely to metastasize or recur.
- Trial name
- NCT04285749
- Testing
- Fluvastatin, RNA-sequencing, Gene expression profiling
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Metastatic Cancer
Acute Side Effects in Patients Who Are Undergoing Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors or Other Brain Disorders
RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Metastatic Cancer, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00255671
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Severe Aplastic Anemia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Umbilical cord blood transplantation may be able to replace cells destroyed by chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00054236
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, filgrastim, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent 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 irinotecan in treating patients who have metastatic or…
- Trial name
- NCT00002933
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma
RATIONALE: Giving high-dose chemotherapy before an autologous stem cell transplant stops the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Trial name
- NCT00941720
- Testing
- busulfan, cyclophosphamide, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Endometrial Cancer, Weight Changes
Lifestyle Change and Quality of Life in Obese Patients With Stage I/II Endometrial Cancer in Remission
RATIONALE: Exercise and dietary counseling may affect weight loss and improve the quality of life of obese endometrial cancer patients and may help them live longer and more comfortably.
- Trial name
- NCT00262938
- Testing
- behavioral dietary intervention, counseling intervention, educational intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stage IV Melanoma
Sodium Stibogluconate and IFNa-2b Followed By CDDP, VLB and DTIC Treating Pts.With Advanced Melanoma or Other Cancers
RATIONALE: Sodium stibogluconate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of melanoma and other…
- Trial name
- NCT00498979
- Testing
- recombinant interferon alfa-2b, cisplatin, sodium stibogluconate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer
Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer That Did Not Respond to Hormone Therapy
RATIONALE: Androgens can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs, such as ketoconazole, may stop the adrenal glands from making androgens.
- Trial name
- NCT00460031
- Testing
- ketoconazole, lenalidomide, therapeutic hydrocortisone
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Epirubicin in Treating Women Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epirubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00253500
- Testing
- pegfilgrastim, epirubicin hydrochloride, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Primary Central Nervous System Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Yttrium Y 90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan and Rituximab in Primary Central Nervous System Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
This phase II trial studies how well yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan and rituximab work in treating patients with recurrent or refractory primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01973062
- Testing
- rituximab, yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kidney Cancer
Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Kidney Tumors
RATIONALE: Radiosurgery can send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of giving stereotactic radiosurgery and to see how well…
- Trial name
- NCT00458484
- Testing
- stereotactic radiosurgery, Renal Biopsy, Serum Blood Markers
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Bupivacaine Versus Liposomal Bupivacaine For Breast Pain Management After Breast Recontruction
The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective way to control post-operative breast pain for patients undergoing a unilateral, immediate breast reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT03393117
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine, Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Healthy, no Evidence of Disease
Web-Based Tailored Educational Program in Improving Nurse Communication With Patients About Clinical Trials
This pilot, randomized clinical trial studies a web-based tailored educational program in improving nurse communication with patients about clinical trial treatment options.
- Trial name
- NCT02129517
- Testing
- IMPACT intervention, Online education materials, survey administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lung Cancer
Erlotinib, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin Combined With Radiation Therapy for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung 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 paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor…
- Trial name
- NCT00278148
- Testing
- carboplatin, Erlotinib, paclitaxel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Pennell, MD, PhD
Uterine Cancer
Rapid First Contact Using Virtual Visits to Improve Time-To-Treatment for Uterine Cancer
This project aims to evaluate whether rapid first contact with the oncologist the same day or the next day after pathologic diagnosis contributes to a decreased time to treatment, decreased patient anxiety and increased patient…
- Trial name
- NCT03583736
- Testing
- Virtual visit, Office visit
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center