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Filter by:RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood, tissue, or bone marrow from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors to learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This research trial studies biomarkers in samples from younger patients with Wilms tumor.
This randomized phase III trial studies how well pazopanib hydrochloride works compared to placebo in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and have no evidence of disease after surgery. Pazopanib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
Vascular Targeted Photodynamic therapy (VTP) with the Vascular Occluding Agent (VOA) WST11, may offer an alternative, providing tumour destruction via a minimally invasive approach. In this investigation, the investigators plan to use the WST11 VTP procedure to treat a predetermined small renal tumour targets. Patients will be given a general anaesthetic, to ensure immobility, and prevent discomfort during treatment sessions. Treated patients will then undergo surgical resection of their tumours, and the accuracy and reliability of tissue death with VTP will be assessed histologically. The aim of this proof of concept study is to demonstrate whether this modality has potential for a clinical role in the treatment of oncological kidney disease, either as an alternative to surgery, or where surgery is not feasible.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to find out if a new program can help kidney cancer survivors (KCS) increase their physical activity (PA) and improve their quality of life (QoL). Methods: Fifty KCS will be recruited from a previous study using the Alberta Cancer Registry. Participants will undergo submaximal exercise testing, a physical function test and measures of height and weight, which will be completed at baseline and the end of the physical activity program (at 12 weeks). Participants will also complete questionnaires on PA and QoL at the baseline, after the supervised portion of the program (at 4 weeks), and at the end of the entire program (at 12 weeks). Following baseline assessments, participants will be randomly assigned to either: (1) supervised physical activity plus traditional exercise counseling or (2) supervised physical activity plus behavioural counseling. Participants will be asked to attend six individual supervised exercise and counseling sessions over a 4-week period with a PA specialist that eventually tapers to a home-based program by the end of the program. Implications: The investigators hope that this PA intervention for KCS is feasible and results in meaningful improvements in health outcomes that can be translated to public health practice.
This is a phase II open label, single arm study evaluating treatment with pazopanib post sunitinib treatment in 43 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Patients will receive 800mg pazopanib per day given continuously until disease progression. Patients must have received treatment with sunitinib and relapsed. Patient must have received prior treatment with sunitinib for at least 12 weeks. Prior treatment with either temsirolimus or everolimus in addition to sunitinib is allowed. The trial design uses a Simons two stage design with an interim analysis planned after the first 15 evaluable patients. If 8 or more of the first 15 evaluable patients remains disease free at 4 months, then a further 28 patients will be enrolled for a total of 43 metastatic renal cell cancer patients. It is estimated that there could be up to 10% of patients dropping out and so to achieve the required number of 43 evaluable patients the study will recruit up to 48 patients to ensure that 43 complete if stage 2 is required. Patients will receive treatment until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of patient consent. Response assessments will be carried out every 8 weeks until disease progression. Safety assessments will be carried out every 4 weeks (plus a visit for liver function tests after 2 weeks) for the first six months and then every eight weeks until disease progression. A further safety assessment will be carried out 4 weeks after treatment discontinuation.
This study is a registry of renal cancer patients treated with Nexavar. It aims to evaluate the actual dosing of Nexavar in "real-life" setting vs. the prescribed dose.
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and find biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors find better ways to treat cancer. PURPOSE: This research trial studies gene expression in samples from patients with rhabdoid tumors.
RATIONALE: Studying samples of urine from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies biomarkers in urine from patients with Wilms tumor.
The main goal of the research study is to determine whether treating renal cell cancer patients with the study drug, hydroxychloroquine, along with IL-2, a standard treatment of kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, can make the cancer easier to kill and eliminate. Another goal is to see how the study drug affects the body's immune cells which fight cancer cells.
This phase I trial studies the side effects and the best dose of trebananib and temsirolimus when given together in treating patients with solid tumors that are metastatic or cannot be removed by surgery. Trebananib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Temsirolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving trebananib with temsirolimus may be an effective treatment for solid tumors.