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Filter by:Bone and soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors, accounting for approximately 1% of all adult malignancies. The majority of bone and soft tissue sarcomas occur in the extremities. After treatment of the primary tumor, 40 % to 60% of the patients will develop local or distant recurrent disease. The ultimate determinant of survival in patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas is the development of distant metastasis. Modern multimodality therapy has improved patient survival; hence follow-up surveillance strategies are becoming increasingly important with significant clinical and fiscal implications. However, the ideal postoperative protocol vis a vis frequency and appropriate screening modalities for these uncommon neoplasms remains ill-defined. Although guidelines have been proposed for follow-up of patients , there is a paucity of data in medical literature on the effectiveness of these recommendations. A prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of follow up strategies in picking up disease recurrence and their role in influencing overall survival would go a long way in answering some of these questions.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the immunogenicity and clinical efficacy of intradermal vaccination with autologous RNA-modified dendritic cells (DCs) - engineered to express the WT1 protein - in patients with limited spread metastatic solid tumors, i.e. breast cancers, glioblastoma grade IV, sarcomas, malignant mesothelioma and colorectal tumors. Based on the results of our previously performed phase I study with autologous WT1 mRNA-transfected DC, the investigators hypothesize that the vaccination with DC will be well-tolerated and will result in an increase in WT1-specific CD8+ T cell responses.
Background: - This study is a companion biology study to NIH protocol 08-C-0080, A Phase II Trial of R1507, a Recombinant Human Antibody to the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Receptor for the Treatment of Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Ewing s Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Synovial Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma and Other Sarcomas. - Analysis of tumor tissue and blood samples from patients with sarcomas who are receiving treatment with the experimental drug R1507 may help elucidate the biology of sarcomas and how they respond to certain therapies with monoclonal antibodies. Objectives: - To study the effect over time of R1507 on the proteins and cells in the blood and tissue of patients with sarcoma in order to learn more about how patients respond to the treatment and what changes occur in their cells. - To discover possible new treatments for cancer. Eligibility: - Participants in NIH protocol 08-C-0080 for the study of R1507 to treat people with various sarcomas. Design: - Patients who previously agreed as part of protocol 08-C-0800 to have blood sampling for pharmacodynamic studies (blood draws to test blood for levels of R1507 and how the body affects R1507) will not have any additional blood drawn as part of this study. - Patients who did not previously agree to pharmacodynamic sampling as part of the protocol 08-C-0800 will be asked to give 6 blood samples at various time periods during the study. - Pathology slides or tissue blocks obtained under protocol 08-C-0800 will be forwarded to F. Hoffmann-La Roche laboratories for analysis.
This is an open label trial for patients currently enrolled in other perifosine trials.
Aromatherapy has anecdotally been reported to decrease nausea and vomiting, decrease anxiety and increase quality of life in cancer patients. Therefore, the proposed study aims to assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy versus placebo on nausea, vomiting, anxiety and quality of life among pediatric oncology patients receiving emetogenic chemotherapy.