There are about 10460 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Australia. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The purpose of this study is to determine if PI-88 is effective and safe in patients who have had surgery to remove primary liver cancer.
This randomized phase III trial compares two different high-dose chemotherapy regimens followed by a stem cell transplant in treating younger patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving these treatments before a peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps kill any tumor cells that are in the body and helps make room in the patient?s bone marrow for new blood-forming cells (stem cells) to grow. After treatment, stem cells are collected from the patient's blood and stored. High-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy is then given to prepare the bone marrow for the stem cell transplant. The stem cells are then returned to the patient to replace the blood-forming cells that were destroyed by the high- chemotherapy. It is not yet known which regimen of high-dose chemotherapy is more effective for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma undergoing a peripheral blood stem cell transplant.
Primary Objective: To demonstrate that use of glucose sparing prescriptions (PEN vs Dianeal) in diabetic (Type 1 and Type 2) Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD) patients leads to improved metabolic control as measured by the magnitude of change from the baseline value in the HbA1c levels. Secondary Objectives: To demonstrate that use of glucose-sparing PD solutions (PEN vs Dianeal) in diabetic (Type 1 and Type 2) CAPD and APD patients leads to lower glycemic-control medication requirements, decreased incidence of severe hypoglycemic events requiring medical intervention, improved metabolic control, nutritional status, and Quality of Life. In a subgroup of patients, the impact of glucose-sparing PD solutions (PEN vs Dianeal only) on abdominal fat and left ventricular (LV) structure and function will be assessed.
Primary objective is to demonstrate the superiority of riferminogene pecaplasmid over placebo in the prevention of major amputation above the ankle of the treated leg or of death from any cause, whichever comes first, in critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients with skin lesions. Secondary objectives are to evaluate: - The efficacy of riferminogene pecaplasmid versus placebo for delaying the time to major amputation; - The efficacy of riferminogene pecaplasmid versus placebo for delaying the time to death; - The safety of riferminogene pecaplasmid in the study population.
The objective of this 2-year study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and disease modifying efficacy of SD 6010, an inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), in overweight and obese subjects with knee osteoarthritis. The efficacy of SD-6010 will be evaluated by radiography using joint space narrowing in the medial tibiofemoral compartment of the study knee as the primary endpoint.
We hypothesize through this randomized, placebo-controlled adjuvant study, that Aspirin in patients with dukes C or high risk dukes B colorectal cancer (ASCOLT) can improve survival in this patient population over placebo control. If indeed found to be beneficial, because aspirin is cheap and easy to administer, it will positively impact the lives of many individuals in Asia and globally. STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of Aspirin against placebo control in patients with dukes C or high risk dukes B colorectal cancer in terms of Disease Free Survival (DFS) and Overall Survival (OS) Primary endpoints - DFS among all eligible subjects (high risk Dukes B colon cancer, Dukes C colon cancer and rectal cancer patient sub-groups); - DFS among patients with colon cancer (high-risk Dukes B and Dukes C colon cancer). Secondary endpoints - Overall survival (OS) over 5 years - DFS and OS in - Chinese, Malay, Indian and other ethnic groups - Resected high risk Dukes B colon cancer, Dukes C colon cancer and rectal cancer sub-groups, individually - Compliant versus non-compliant subjects - PIK3CA mutated tumors (where samples are available)
To compare the efficacy of the combination of etanercept 50 mg once weekly plus methotrexate with that of methotrexate monotherapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over 88 weeks.
To compare the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of ABT-874 to placebo in subjects who have moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease.
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a useful therapy when treating patients with heart failure. As many of these patients also have airways disease it is important to determine if BNP also has a positive effect on their respiratory condition. The role of BNP in airways disease has never been studied although there is evidence to suggest that it will have a positive effect. The current study is therefore a proof on concept study which will demonstrate whether BNP (nesiritide) will improve both heart failure and airflow obstruction in patient who have both. The investigators are looking to enroll 40 patients with heart failure and airways disease who present to hospital emergency departments. Patients who consent and meet the entry criteria will be randomised to receive either nesiritide or placebo in addition to standard therapy. They will receive a bolus of study medication followed by a 4 hour infusion. Before, at hourly intervals and immediately following the infusion the following data will be collected: - dyspnoea score - respiratory rate - FEV1 (if able to be performed) - peak respiratory flow rates (PEFR, if able to be performed) - requirement for concomitant bronchodilator therapy - urinary GMP At all times during the study period and at the conclusion of the study patients will be provided with the best available therapy for their condition at the physicians' discretion.
This is a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the efficacy and safety of Prochymal® versus placebo in combination with corticosteroids as initial therapy for acute GVHD. Corticosteroids have been the primary therapy for patients with previously untreated acute GVHD and the historical published data define an expected 35% complete response (CR) at Day +28 using this therapy.