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Filter by:The study is designed to assess if the addition of intravenous (IV) iron to 500 mcg every 3 week (Q3W) darbepoetin alfa treatment enhances response as compared to the standard practice (oral iron or no iron administration).
The purpose of this study is to conduct a formal controlled evaluation of the potential benefits of CBT for insomnia in cancer patients.
This is an international, 3-site trial (Winnipeg Canada, MSKCC NYC, Perth Australia) accruing 120 patients per site (120x3). The purpose of this study is to compare two types of counseling for cancer patients: "Dignity Psychotherapy" and "Supportive Psychotherapy" as well as "Standard Palliative Care." Many cancer patients seek counseling to help with the emotional burden of their illnesses. Counseling often helps them cope with cancer by giving them a place to express their feelings. We, the investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, have developed a type of counseling we call "Dignity Psychotherapy." It is intended to help cancer patients maintain or enhance a sense of purpose, meaning, and overall quality of life, despite having cancer. "Supportive Psychotherapy" is another type of counseling intended to help patients feel more at ease and express and reflect on any feelings or concerns they might have about their illness. Both of these types of counseling will be compared to "Standard Palliative Care." We will look at how these types of treatments affect patients' mood, outlook, and quality of life. We also want to see how the type of treatment they receive affects their family members and significant others.
Once-daily dose administration of aminoglycoside in adults is effective and economical. However, its value in febrile neutropenic children, especially in Thailand, is less well researched. In the area where Pseudomonas aeruginosa prevalence in febrile neutropenic children is low, the combination of cloxacillin and amikacin is an appropriate approach. This study would like to compare the efficacy and safety including cost between these two amikacin administrations (once-daily or twice-daily) in combination with cloxacillin as an empirical therapy in febrile neutropenic children. Hypothesis: Once-daily amikacin plus cloxacillin can be used to treat febrile neutropenic children in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of XL820 when given orally to adults with advanced solid tumors.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether methylphenidate is an effective treatment for depression and to document the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate in combination with an Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) in SSRI treated, terminally ill, hospice and palliative care cancer patients. The investigators hypothesize that depressed hospice and palliative care patients will be more likely to have a 50% reduction in scores on a clinical measure of depression after treatment with Methylphenidate plus an SSRI compared to those patients who are taking a placebo plus an SSRI.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with advanced cancers who receive AVR118 solution for injection into the skin can achieve improvement in quality of life. Based on a study in patients with AIDS, possible benefits may include improved appetite and strength; weight gain; improved mood; and decreased fatigue. For the first three weeks, some patients receive AVR118, and others receive placebo (an injection expected to have no benefits). After three weeks, all patients will be offered the opportunity to take injections of AVR118.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of the matrix fentanyl patch ZR-02-01 in providing relief of cancer pain.
Treatment in the home and hospice of long-term care facilities, particularly for non-ambulatory patients, could provide significant advantages for patients and for the region. The Calgary Health Region has a unique resource in the home parenteral therapy program (HPTP). With the assistance of HPTP, patients requiring bisphosphonate treatment for the management of tumor-induced hypercalcemia (TIH) or malignant bone pain (MBP) could be treated in the community (ie at home). However, the resources required and the costs associated with community-based (homes, hospices, long-term care facilities) treatment of TIH and MBP need to be identified and evaluated so as to guide future regional decision making.
Patients will participate in two arms of the trial, one in which morphine will be administered transdermally, and, after a 3 day wash out period, one in which morphine will be administered subcutaneously.