Clinical trials: sponsored by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Letrozole in Preventing Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. Letrozole may be effective in preventing the development or recurrence of breast cancer in postmenopausal…
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT00090857)
- Testing
- Letrozole
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Vaccine Trial for Patients With Stage IIIB, IV, or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine the dose that the vaccine can be given safely to patients when injected directly into the lung tumor, without any serious side effects.
- Trial name
- VTNSCLC (NCT01574222)
- Testing
- autologous dendritic cell adenovirus CCL21 vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Urothelial Carcinoma Ureteral Location
Compassionate Use of MitoGel in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of MitoGel in the treatment of UTUC in a human subject with low-grade UTUC which is endoscopically unresectable or rapidly recurring, and in whom…
- Trial name
- NCT02701023
- Testing
- MitoGel
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pancreatic Cancer
Compassionate Single Subject Use of FG-3019 (FibroGen) in Locally Advanced, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
Single compassionate use subject is an 83 year old woman with a history of lymph node positive breast cancer and recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer in May.
- Trial name
- NCT02851381
- Testing
- FG-3019
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Non-Metastatic, Post Menopausal Breast Cancer Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare pre and post Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) treatment serological markers of inflammation and assess for correlation with AI-MS.
- Trial name
- NCT01051609
- Testing
- History and Physical Exam, Grip Strength Measurement, Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Increasing Adherence to Follow-up of Breast Abnormalities in Low-Income Korean American Women
Develop and evaluate a peer navigator intervention to assist Korean women with a potential breast abnormality, who have missed their first follow-up appointment, to complete all diagnostic follow-up tests.
- Trial name
- NCT00742755
- Testing
- Prospective intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Screening Intervention
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer and most common cause of cancer mortality among Korean American (KA) women, but mammography utilization among KA women remains suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT01525264
- Testing
- KIM-CHI, Healthy Wife Control Group
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Community Dissemination of an Evidence-based Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Intervention
Filipino Americans have lower rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, later stage of diagnosis and poorer survival relative to other racial/ethnic groups.
- Trial name
- NCT01351220
- Testing
- Educational program and FOBT kits, Educational program and FOBT kits, and technical assistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Study of Survivorship Care Plans and Outcomes in Underserved Breast Cancer Survivors
Improvements in early detection and successful treatment of breast cancer have lead to a steady rise in the number of breast cancer (BC) survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT01627366
- Testing
- Survivorship Care Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Filipino Americans
Develop and evaluate in a randomized trial an educational small group intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among Filipino Americans.
- Trial name
- NCT00742729
- Testing
- Arm 1, Arm 2, Arm 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 906 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Delayed Adjuvant Herceptin® Treatment in Patients With HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
The purpose of the study is to determine what factors affect a patient's decision to accept delayed Herceptin® treatment after completing their surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00427427
- Testing
- Trastuzumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer
A Study Of the Effectiveness Of Pomegranate Pills in Men With Prostate Cancer Before Prostatectomy
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of pomegranate polyphenol pills (POM-X) and a placebo (sugar pill) on prostatic oxidative stress.
- Trial name
- NCT00719030
- Testing
- Pomegranate pill
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Fatigue
Improving Fatigue: A Pilot Study of Acupuncture and Patient Education for Breast Cancer Survivors
Based on the investigators clinical experience in patients with chronic disease (Hui, Hui, and Johnston, 2006; Hays et al 2005), a review of the literature (Johnston, Xiao and Hui 2007), and inspired by Vickers and colleagues…
- Trial name
- NCT00646633
- Testing
- Acupuncture and patient education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ocular Melanoma, Choroidal Melanoma
Combined PET/CT Imaging for the Early Detection of Ocular Melanoma Metastasis Compared to CT Scanning Alone
Patients diagnosed with ocular melanoma consent to participate in the study. Combined PET/CT scans of the whole body are performed at baseline, three months later, and six months after that for a total of three combined scans in…
- Conditions
- Ocular Melanoma, Choroidal Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma
- Trial name
- NCT00351728
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gliomas, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Cellular Immunotherapy Study for Brain Cancer
The purpose of this research study to determine if treating recurrent malignant gliomas with another person's (donor) immune system cells known as aCTL cells, will be safe.
- Conditions
- Gliomas, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Anaplastic Mixed Glioma
- Trial name
- alloCTL (NCT01144247)
- Testing
- alloreactive CTL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Metastatic Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Dichloroacetate (DCA) in Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Breast or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCL)
The purpose of this study is to determine the response rate by RECIST criteria of oral dichloroacetate in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic and pretreated breast and non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01029925
- Testing
- Dichloroacetate (DCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer
Dentures and Dental Implants in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Mouth Cancer
RATIONALE: The use of dentures and dental implants may help maintain chewing and speaking ability following surgery to remove tumors in the mouth.
- Trial name
- NCT00006341
- Testing
- Implant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer
Diet and Estrogen Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women
RATIONALE: The amount of dietary fat or fiber may affect estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women, and this may affect the risk of developing cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00003098
- Testing
- fat reduction with increased fiber, fat reduction without increased fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides and a person's dendritic cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00612001
- Testing
- glioma-associated antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lung Cancer
Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It may also stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing.
- Trial name
- NCT00104767
- Testing
- celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center