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Filter by:Weekly carboplatin and taxotere will be tolerable and effective as second line treatment of platinum-sensitive ( >6 month treatment free interval) relapsed ovarian cancer Primary efficacy parameter will be response rate (CR and PR) according to RECIST criteria. Secondary endpoints will be duration of response, progression free survival and overall survival. Toxicity will also be evaluated.
Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2) is an essential indicator of ventilation and respiratory function. It is routinely tested invasively by arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) but recently developed miniaturized carbon dioxide tension sensors promise non-invasive and continuous transcutaneous PCO2 (PtcCO2) monitoring. We, the researchers at University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland, determined the accuracy of two PtcCO2 monitors (TOSCA 500 with Sensor 92, Linde Medical Sensors AG, Basel; and Sentec Digital Monitor with V-Sign Sensor, Sentec AG, Therwil) for measurement of single values and trends in PaCO2 in critically ill patients, using ABGA as a reference.
RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of imatinib mesylate and how well it works in treating patients with myelofibrosis.
This study is designed to investigate the safety of a single infusion of GMA161 in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, as well as, the way the drug enters and leaves the body. In addition, throughout the study, platelet counts and other blood cell numbers will be measured. NOTE: A decision was made to terminate this study in June 2008 due to low enrollment.
RATIONALE: Giving the herb Boswellia serrata after surgery and radiation therapy may slow the growth of any remaining tumor cells. It is not yet known whether giving Boswellia serrata together with standard treatment is more effective than standard treatment alone in treating high-grade gliomas. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is the study of a combination of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) herbal supplement intervention as an adjuvant to standard treatment of patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent high-grade gliomas (HGG). The central hypothesis of this application is that a herbal preparation that inhibits 5-LO activity, will produce measurable biologically meaningful decrease in 5-LO eicosanoid production and brain edema that will be associated with improved survival and quality of life in patients with HGG.
This is a two phase study (randomised and non-randomised phase). The randomised phase will initially examine 4 blinded doses of GW640385 boosted with rtv (with continuation of current background therapy) in comparison to an ongoing, open-labeled rtv-boosted protease inhibitor (PI) regimen for 15 days. At the Day 15 visit, all subjects will optimize background therapy. Additionally, subjects receiving the lowest dose of GW640385 will be re-randomised to one of the higher doses and subjects in the control arm will receive a new rtv-boosted PI based on resistance testing at screening. Subjects will remain in the randomized phase on one of these 4 continuing treatment arms for at least 48 weeks. An interim analysis will occur during the randomised phase to select for a dose of GW640385 to evaluate further in Phase III studies. After dose selection subjects will move to the non-randomised phase of the study. In the non-randomised phase subjects who are receiving GW640385 will be assigned to final selected dose for assessment of long term safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity.
Open-label, multicenter, multiple-dose, study of population pharmacokinetics of I.V. Synercid (7.5 mg/kg every 8 hours) in 75 pediatric patients. The purpose is to assess the population pharmacokinetics of Synercid in pediatric patients and to collect additional safety and efficacy data in pediatric patients.
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of long-term therapy with rosuvastatin compared with a placebo, and to evaluate whether treatment with rosuvastatin might be effective in reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events.
The purpose of this study is to test MK0812 on disease activity in patients with relapsing-remitting MS. Disease modifying activity will be assessed by measurement of brain lesions via MRI brain scans and an open label extension is offered.
The purpose of this study is the determine whether a new compound, called lapatinib, can be effective in shrinking cancerous tumors of the esophagus that have recurred or spread somewhere else in the body. They also want to determine the toxicity of this regimen. Lapatinib blocks 2 receptors that sometimes are present on cancer cells (called epidermal growth factor receptor, and the Erb B2 receptor). It is possible that blocking these receptors may decrease the growth of the cancer cells.