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Filter by:Primary Aims: - To determine whether methadone used as first line strong opioid is superior to morphine as evidenced by reduced pain over a 12-week treatment period in patients with advanced cancer. Previous studies have demonstrated consistent improvement of pain control after opioid rotation from morphine to methadone. In addition, the pilot study showed that there was a trend towards lower pain intensity when methadone used as first line opioid as compared to morphine. Researchers postulate that due to its superior analgesic effects, methadone will result in better pain control over time as compared to morphine. - To determine whether methadone used as first line strong opioid is superior to morphine as evidenced by reduced frequency of neurotoxicity, dose escalation and treatment failure over a 12-week treatment period. Previous studies have demonstrated that patients develop increased pain or neurotoxicity after chronic use of morphine and require frequent opioid escalation. Researchers postulate that methadone will demonstrate lower opioid induced neurotoxicity, less frequent dose escalation and less treatment failure over 12-week treatment period as compared to morphine. Secondary Aim: -To perform an economic evaluation, comparing the costs and clinical benefits of methadone and morphine. Researchers will perform an evaluation that incorporates both treatment and potential "downstream" costs, as well as an examination of clinical benefits that incorporate preferences, to perform an appropriate economic comparison. We postulate that methadone and its associated costs will be cheaper than morphine. However, if one strategy is both more expensive and clinically superior than the other, researchers are prepared to perform an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis. In that case, researchers expect to show that the greater pharmaceutical costs involved with morphine will make its use not be a cost-effective strategy.
Imatinib (IM) has dramatically improved survival of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). However, most patients become resistant to IM in less than two years. This clinical trial combines targeted therapy (IM) with immunotherapy (peginterferon α-2b). Hypothesis: Apoptosis/necrosis of imatinib-sensitive GIST releases GIST-specific antigens in vivo while Peginterferon α-2b fulfills the role of cytokine signal (danger signal), this combination can induce effective innate and adaptive anti-GIST immunity, which can eradicate imatinib-resistant clones and GIST stem cells via recognition of common antigens shared with imatinib-sensitive GIST, leading to improved response rate and remission duration.
This study will assess the feasibility of utilizing a reduced intensity conditioning regimen, in the setting of haploidentical transplantation, for patients with recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), AML and high risk or refractory solid tumors. In addition, the feasibility and safety of administering post-transplant NK cell infusions will be evaluated. Data obtained from this study will help determine the efficacy of allogeneic HSCT in the treatment of pediatric sarcomas and add to the small body of literature utilizing haploidentical HSCT to treat acute leukemia in pediatric patients. This study will also further elucidate the role of NK cells in mediating a graft vs. tumor effect in allogeneic HSCT. The main benefit to society is that this study will explore a novel therapy for children with highly refractory cancer who are felt to be incurable with conventional approaches. If feasibility is demonstrated, and there is evidence of anti-tumor activity, then this will open up a new area of clinical research to better define the efficacy of this approach for specific childhood malignancies.
This is a phase I study of an investigational cancer drug, CYC116, in patients with advanced solid tumors.
This will be a single center phase I dose escalation trial. LBH589 will be administered orally twice weekly. Gemcitabine will be administered intravenously over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15 every 28 days. Dose escalation will begin at Dose Level 1. Three patients will be enrolled at each dose level. If 1/3 patients experiences dose-limiting toxicity, the dose level will be expanded to 6 patients. If 2/6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity at a specific dose level, then the previous dose level will be considered the recommended phase II dose. Dose escalation will continue until the maximum tolerated dose is determined or until all dose levels outlined in the protocol have been completed. A total of 10 patients will be treated at the dose that is recommended for further phase II evaluation to further assess the safety of the combination regimen. Toxicity assessments will be ongoing and disease assessments will be repeated every 2 treatment cycles. Patients will be allowed to continue on study until disease progression unless toxicity warrants drug discontinuation.
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of doxercalciferol that can be given to pediatric patients with relapsed solid tumors. The safety of this drug will also be studied. Another goal is to measure the effect of the study drug on the blood levels of calcium and vitamin D.
The primary purpose of this protocol is to investigate the safety and tolerability of AZD1152 when given as a continuous 2-hour infusion every week and every 2 weeks in patients with advanced solid malignancies.
Phase I single-institution, open-label, dose-escalating, clinical and pharmacokinetic study. The purpose is to determine the safety, tolerability and to identify the dose limiting toxicities(DLT) and recommended dose (RD) of PM02734 administered every 3 weeks, intravenously, over 30 minutes to subjects with advanced malignant solid tumors.
This is an extension study to provide ongoing treatment with AMG 706 monotherapy for subjects with solid tumors who have completed the planned duration of AMG 706 treatment on a separate Amgen protocol and have been evaluated as having stable disease or better. Subjects who are no longer eligible to continue AMG 706 treatment on a separate Amgen protocol (for reasons other than AMG 706 intolerance), but who are receiving clinical benefit or have the potential to receive clinical benefit from AMG 706 per the investigator are also eligible to participate in this trial.
Phase I trial, dose escalating, prospective, open-label, non-randomized, multicenter study. The purpose is to determine the safety, tolerability, dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and recommended dose (RD) of PM00104, administered intravenously over 1 hour daily for 5 days every 3 weeks (this is considered as 1 cycle) to subjects with advanced malignant solid tumors or lymphoma.