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Filter by:RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well isolated hepatic perfusion with melphalan works in treating patients with unresectable colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver.
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of rebeccamycin analog in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast phase. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as rebeccamycin analog, work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die
RATIONALE: Tissue plasminogen activator and captopril may help the body generate angiostatin. Angiostatin may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of tissue plasminogen activator and captopril and to see how well they work in treating patients with progressive metastatic cancer.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as docetaxel work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Giving docetaxel with imatinib mesylate may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving docetaxel with imatinib mesylate works in treating patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer and bone metastases that progressed while receiving docetaxel and a placebo on clinical trial MDA-ID-030008.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Litx™ system is safe and effective in combination with chemotherapy in the treatment of liver metastasis arising from colorectal cancer. Litx™ is a next-generation photodynamic therapy platform in which the drug, talaporfin sodium (LS11), is activated by light from the light-emitting diode (LED)-based light infusion device, inserted directly into the tumor through the skin prior to treatment.
The purpose of this study is to determine that panitumumab will have clinically meaningful anti-tumor activity in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have developed progressive disease or relapsed while on or after prior fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan and oxaliplatin chemotherapy.
RSR13 (efaproxiral) is a radiation sensitizer that has shown positive results in a Phase 3, randomized clinical trial of patients with brain metastases. Of 111 eligible breast cancer patients with brain metastases in that trial, 59 patients who received RSR13 prior to radiation therapy had a median survival time that was twice as long as the 52 patients who did not receive RSR13 prior to radiation therapy. RSR13 (efaproxiral) is an experimental drug that increases the amount of oxygen released from blood into the tissues. It is well known that certain types of cancer tumors, including those in brain metastases, lack oxygen. Lack of oxygen in a tumor can reduce the effect of radiation therapy (RT). RSR13 may increase the oxygen level in brain tumors so that radiation therapy works better. This study will enroll up to 360 women with brain metastases from breast cancer, and will evaluate if whole brain radiation therapy given with RSR13 will have a better treatment effect than whole brain radiation therapy alone. RSR13 will be infused intravenously (IV) through a central catheter placed in a central vein. Women randomized (assigned) to receive RSR13, therefore, will need to have a central catheter placed for treatment unless one is already in place.
RATIONALE: Ibandronate may be effective in reducing bone pain caused by metastatic cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known whether ibandronate is more effective than standard treatment with radiation therapy in treating metastatic bone pain. PURPOSE: This phase III randomized clinical trial is studying ibandronate to see how well it works compared to single-dose local radiation therapy in treating patients with localized metastatic bone pain.
This study will evaluate the safety and effects of vaccine treatment plus radiation to the liver in patients with solid tumors that have spread to the liver. The vaccine treatment consists of three parts: 1) a "priming vaccine" called rV-CEA(6D)-TRICOM, made from vaccinia virus; 2) a "boosting vaccine" called rF-CEA(6D)-TRICOM), made from fowlpox virus; and 3) a fowlpox virus injected with DNA for GM-CSF, a chemical that boosts the immune system, called rF-GM-CSF. Human DNA is inserted into the priming and boosting vaccine viruses to cause production of proteins that enhance immune activity and also to produce carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) - a protein that is normally produced by the patient's tumor cells. The study also uses radiation, because laboratory and animal studies show that low doses of radiation to tumors that produce CEA make the tumor more sensitive to the effects of the vaccines. Patients 18 years of age and older who have a solid tumor that has spread to the liver may be eligible for this study. Candidates must have had at least one course of chemotherapy for metastatic disease and their tumor must produce CEA. Candidates are screened with a medical history and physical examination; blood and urine tests, test of pathology slides from surgery to determine the presence of the CEA marker, imaging studies to assess the extent of tumor, and an electrocardiogram (and cardiologic evaluation, if clinically indicated). Participants receive the priming vaccination on study day 1. After 3 weeks and then again every 2 weeks for 2 months (study days 21, 35, 49 and 63), they receive a boosting vaccine. All vaccines are injected under the skin. With every vaccination they also receive an injection of rF-GM-CSF to increase the number of immune cells at the vaccination site. The day after each of the first four boosting vaccinations, patients undergo 4 consecutive days of radiation to the tumor in the liver (study days 22-25, 36-39, 50-53 and 64-67). Patients may continue treatment with monthly booster vaccinations (without further radiation therapy) as long as their cancer does not get worse and they do not develop serious treatment side effects. Patients are monitored for safety and treatment response with the following tests and procedures: - Blood and urine tests and clinic visits every 2 to 4 weeks to monitor liver, kidney, and other organ function. - Imaging studies to assess the tumor around study day 91 and every 2 months after that while on the study. - Apheresis (a procedure for collecting immune cells called lymphocytes) - Apheresis is done before the first vaccination on study day 1 and again around study day 91. For this procedure, blood is collected through a needle in an arm vein. The blood circulates through a machine that separates it into its components by spinning, and the lymphocytes are extracted. The rest of the blood is returned to the patient through the same needle. The collected lymphocytes are studied to measure the immune response to treatment. - Liver biopsy (optional) - This test is done once before starting radiation treatment and again around 3 to 7 days after completing the first dose of radiation. The biopsy provides information on the type of cancer, the level of CEA produced by the tumor, and the immune status of the tumor. For this procedure, the skin over the liver is numbed with an anesthetic, a needle is placed in the liver tumor, and a small sample of tumor is withdrawn through the needle. After treatment is completed, patients are monitored for up to 15 years, including yearly medical histories and physical examinations for 5 years following their last vaccination. Information beyond 5 years is collected once a year by telephone
RATIONALE: Androgens can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs such as goserelin and leuprolide may fight prostate cancer by stopping the adrenal glands from producing androgens. Drugs used in chemotherapy such as doxorubicin work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Zoledronate may prevent bone loss and stop the growth of tumor cells in bone. Radioactive substances such as strontium-89 may relieve bone pain associated with prostate cancer. It is not yet known whether hormone (androgen) ablation therapy and chemotherapy combined with zoledronate is more effective with or without strontium-89 in treating prostate cancer and bone metastases. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying giving hormone ablation therapy, doxorubicin, and zoledronate together with strontium-89 to see how well it works compared to hormone ablation therapy, doxorubicin, and zoledronate alone in treating patients with androgen-dependent prostate cancer and bone metastases.