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Filter by:RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Glutamine may be an effective treatment for acute diarrhea caused by radiation therapy. It is not known if glutamine is an effective treatment for acute diarrhea caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of glutamine in preventing acute diarrhea in patients who have pelvic cancer and who are receiving radiation therapy.
RATIONALE: Drugs such as octreotide and loperamide hydrochloride use different ways to relieve the diarrhea caused by chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of octreotide with loperamide hydrochloride for the treatment of chemotherapy-related diarrhea in patients who have colorectal cancer.
To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and durability of response of SP-303 in decreasing stool weight in AIDS patients with diarrhea over 6 days of treatment.
The primary objective of this study is to determine the relapse rate in patients with AIDS-related diarrhea who were found to be "Responders" in a previous placebo-controlled, double-blind study of Sandostatin (Study #D203 - FDA 102A). The secondary objectives include: 1) To evaluate clinical efficacy and safety of open-label Sandostatin in patients who were "Non-Responders" in Study #D203 - FDA 102A; 2) To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sandostatin during prolonged open-label treatment in "Responders" from Study #D03 - FDA 102A.
To determine the efficacy and safety of Sandostatin (octreotide) compared to placebo in controlling diarrhea which is a manifestation or complication of documented HIV infection and which is refractory (does not respond) to all known treatment classes.
To perform preliminary clinical testing of diethylhomospermine (DEHSPM), a polyamine analogue, for refractory AIDS-related diarrhea. Possibly, DEHSPM will reduce stool volume and frequency in patients with refractory AIDS-related diarrhea.
To assess the efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii (a nonpathogenic yeast) in producing a significant reduction in diarrheal symptoms in HIV-infected patients with chronic diarrhea.
This protocol provides for the availability of spiramycin under compassionate-use conditions for the treatment of chronic diarrhea due to cryptosporidium in patients with a compromised immune system, thus deriving additional information regarding its safety and efficacy profile.
To determine the pharmacokinetic profile of single doses of letrazuril in patients with AIDS-related cryptosporidial diarrhea; to determine the dose proportionality of single escalating doses of letrazuril; to determine steady-state concentrations of letrazuril; to evaluate the safety and efficacy of escalating doses of letrazuril, compared with placebo, for patients with AIDS-related cryptosporidial diarrhea. Letrazuril, the p-fluor analog of diclazuril, has been shown in an animal model to prevent infections by organisms closely related to the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium. Reliable data are needed to show the effectiveness of letrazuril in treating AIDS-related cryptosporidial diarrhea.
To determine the safety and effectiveness of intravenous spiramycin in patients with AIDS-related cryptosporidial diarrhea. Spiramycin, a macrolide antibiotic, has been studied in the United States for the treatment of cryptosporidial diarrhea. Some reports suggest that spiramycin is useful in improving the symptoms of cryptosporidial diarrhea in some patients. Results of one study, however, showed no significant difference between spiramycin and placebo (inactive medication). A later study indicated that the absorption of spiramycin is significantly decreased when food is present. Thus, the results of the trial may have been due to poor absorption of spiramycin.