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Filter by:The goal of this clinical research study is find the highest tolerated dose of Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) that can be given directly into the liver of patients with advanced cancer that has spread to the liver.
Primary Objective: - Evaluate the agreement between radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) and gated F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in calculating left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), end diastolic volume (EDV) and end systolic volume (ESV).
Primary Objective: 1. To evaluate side effects and maximum tolerated dose of azacitidine and valproic acid in patients with advanced cancer. Secondary Objectives: 1. To perform a preliminary assessment of the histone acetylation and DNA methylation effects of this combination on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). 2. To assess the clinical anti-tumor activity (objective response including complete and partial responses) of this combination in patients with advanced cancer, in a descriptive fashion.
This is a phase I dose escalating study of oral satraplatin in combination with Abraxane administered weekly for three out of every four weeks in patients with advanced solid cancers.
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if thalidomide can improve symptoms such as pain, fatigue,anxiety, poor appetite, depression, and sleep problems in patients with advanced cancer.
Cachectic patients often lose their appetite, lose weight, and are prone to weakness and even death in advanced illness. Nutrition therapy is important and of concern to the investigators in cancer patients. More than 80% of terminal cancer or advanced illness patients get cachexia. Cachexia is a complex, multifactorial syndrome that results from a reduction in food intake, a variety of metabolic abnormalities (including hypermetabolism) or more often a combination of the two. Cachexia will progress with disease progression. Cachexia or weight loss is often the major cause of death or poor quality of life. The change of resting energy expenditure (REE) is different in various tumor types. Most experts agree that the REE will increase in cancer cachexia syndrome. The more weight loss, the more cachexia will occur. Overnutrition is not beneficial in terminal patients according to the Chiu and Easson studies. As the investigators know, few studies focus on REE in terminal patients. In this study, samples are from a hospice palliative ward or from hospice home care patients in a medical center in mid-Taiwan. About 100 patients will be recruited. The investigators will analyze the relationship between REE and its related factors. After finishing the study, they will provide more evidence for treating cachexia in terminal patients.