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Filter by:The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of Avastin™ that can be given in combination with 4 other study drug/drug combinations. It will be given with sunitinib, with sorafenib, with a combination of erlotinib and cetuximab, and with a combination of trastuzumab and lapatinib. The safety and effectiveness of these drug combinations will also be studied.
The objectives of this study is to conduct a multicenter, dual country (United States and Israel), study examining the experience of patients with cancer that were considered by their physicians as having exceptional course of survival related to their specific disease state. The primary aim of the study is to develop a detailed description of patients' experience of an exceptional disease course. The secondary aim is to define the content domain for assessment and measurement of exceptional disease course in patients with cancer and identify lessons learned from these exceptional patients that can be a base for future studies to benefit others.
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of bevacizumab in combination with valproic acid that can be given to patients with advanced cancer that has not responded to standard treatment or where there is no standard treatment for the disease. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied.
This is a first-in-human trial to establish the safety, tolerability, Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D), pharmacodynamic, and clinical activity of MK2461.
Primary Objective: - Determine the interindividual range and median of individual maximum tolerated doses of valproic acid administered as one time evening dose in conjunction with a dose oral etoposide (50 mg/m2/day for children, but only 25mg/m2/day for adults to start) for four different age groups. Secondary Objectives: - Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxicity and reversibility of toxicity of valproic acid in conjunction with oral etoposide, - To investigate the clinical pharmacokinetics of valproic acid when given in conjunction with oral etoposide, - To describe quality of life of patients with relapsed, or progressive central and peripheral nervous system tumors when treated with oral valproic acid and etoposide, - To observe and describe the response pattern of progressive central nervous system tumors treated with oral valproic acid and etoposide, - To observe and describe event free survival time and overall survival time of patients with relapsed, or progressive central nervous system tumors when treated with oral valproic acid and etoposide, - To determine if histone deacetylase activity and topoisomerase expression in lymphocytes of patients is related to valproic acid levels, and - To determine, if the individual maximal tolerated dose (iMTD) depends on the initial performance status of the patient in the beginning of the treatment.
The objective of this study is to determine the tolerability and safety of olanzapine administered as a subcutaneous injection to hospitalized patients with hyperactive or mixed delirium.
The goal of this clinical research study is find the highest tolerated dose of paclitaxel that can be given directly into the liver of patients with advanced cancer involving the liver. Researchers also want to collect descriptive information on any effects the drug may have on tumor tissue.
The goal of this clinical research study is find the highest safe dose of cisplatin that can be given with liposomal doxorubicin in the treatment of advanced cancer involving the liver. PRIMARY Objectives: To determine the toxicity and safety of a monthly cytotoxic regimen combining intraarterial hepatic (HAI) cisplatin with systemic intravenous liposomal doxorubicin in patients with cancer metastatic to the liver. SECONDARY Objectives: To document in a descriptive fashion the antitumor efficacy of monthly hepatic intraarterial cisplatin in combination with systemic liposomal doxorubicin.
Primary Objective: 1. To evaluate the performance of the new T-SPOT.TB test and the conventional TST for screening of Latent Tuberculosis infections in patients with cancer and those undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Secondary Objectives: 1. To examine the factors associated with positive response to T-SPOT.TB and the TST (tuberculin skin test) in patients with anergy. 2. To determine the impact of immunosuppressive and antineoplastic therapy on the screening performance of T-SPOT.TB and the TST in cancer patients.
Objectives: Primary Objectives: 1. To establish concurrent criterion-related validity of the Brief Sleep Disturbance Scale (BSDS) by correlating the scale with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. 2. To evaluate the construct validity of the BSDS through exploratory factor analysis. 3. To examine possible predictors of sleep disturbance. 4. To evaluate the reliability of the BSDS using Cronbach's coefficient alpha and test-retest reliability. 5. To evaluate the sensitivity of the BSDS by administering it to the same group of patients (n = 60) prior to treatment with a regimen associated with sleep disturbance, during 4 weeks of treatment, and upon completion of treatment. 6. To evaluate the psychometric properties of the BSDS in a sample of community dwelling adults. Secondary Objective: 1. To obtain pilot data from a small sample of patients who will wear an actigraph for one week.