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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of bevacizumab, to hepatic arterial therapy with floxuridine (FUDR) and dexamethasone (Dex) (regional chemotherapy), and either oxaliplatin or CPT-11, plus 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (systemic chemotherapy) will increase disease free survival in patients who have undergone liver resection. The patient will be randomized (a computer generated decision as in the flip of a coin) to receive, or not to receive bevacizumab in addition to regional and systemic chemotherapy.
The Quality initiative in rectal cancer (QIRC) trial will test if a strategy designed to positively influence surgeon practice can decrease hospital rates of permanent colostomy and local tumour recurrence for surgically treated rectal cancer patients.
This study will use an experimental combination of treatment with the drug Capecitabine and radiation therapy prior to an operation for removal of the patient's tumor. The drug Capecitabine is an oral form of a drug called 5-FU which has been widely used to treat rectal cancer. This is a phase II clinical trial, which means that the physician will be studying the reactions of the patient's body and tumor to treatment with Capecitabine and radiation therapy. The purpose of this study is to see if the tumor responds to this treatment and to determine how long the response lasts. The study also will see what kind of side effects this experimental treatment causes and see how often these side effects occur. Preliminary human studies using Capecitabine and radiation therapy have produced encouraging results with acceptable side effects.
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of TNFerade™ to pre-operative chemoradiotherapy increases the number of pathologic complete responses when compared to pre-operative chemoradiotherapy alone as assessed following complete surgical resection of primary rectal cancer.
The purpose of this trial is to study the efficacy of preoperative radiation therapy and capecitabine in locally advanced rectal cancer.
Preoperative chemoradiation leads to increased pelvic control and overall survival, but both distant and local disease control remain problematic in locally advanced rectal cancer patients. Enhancing the effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy can increase tumor response as well as distant disease control. Patients who have complete response to therapy have increased sphincter preservation, and can possibly have more limited surgery (full thickness local excision). When combined with standard chemotherapy, bevacizumab [RHUMAB VEGF, Avastin] has been shown to improve response and median survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in a recent randomized trial, has led to increased activity in preclinical studies with radiotherapy, and has been found to be very well tolerated with chemoradiation in a phase I trial conducted at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The hypothesis is that the addition of bevacizumab to standard chemoradiation will safely lead to increased tumor response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and tolerability of AMG 706 plus panitumumab when administered with either FOLFIRI or FOLFOX4 chemotherapy regimens. This is a Phase 1b clinical study.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of pegfilgrastim in reducing grade 3/4 neutropenia when given after one of three chemotherapy regimens (FOIL, FOLFOX or FOLFIRI) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. This study is considered to be "investigational" because the time between receiving pegfilgrastim and the next cycle of chemotherapy is only 11 days.
The objectives of this trial are to determine if CoFactor in combination with 5-FU are effective in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and to determine the side effects observed with the administration of CoFactor and 5-FU.
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of hMN14 at different dose levels in the treatment of either colorectal or breast cancer.