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Filter by:The goal of this clinical research study is to see if ibandronate can help to slow the rate of bone loss that may occur in patients who have received a bone marrow transplant for blood cancer. This study plans to address the following hypotheses: 1. The addition of Ibandronate initiated immediately after the transplantation will prevent bone loss in patients undergoing allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with underlying hematologic malignancies or hematologic disorders. 2. BMT patients who require prolonged steroid and other immunosuppressive treatment for Graft versus Host Diseases(GVHD) have a higher rate of bone loss, which can be prevented or attenuated by Ibandronate. Specific objectives to test these hypotheses are: 1. Primary Objective: 1. To prospectively compare the bone mineral density changes of lumbar spine, femoral neck and total hip between patients randomly assigned to ibandronate and control group over 12 months post bone marrow transplantation at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. 2. Secondary Objectives: 1. To measure and compare the accumulated level of steroid used in both treatment and control groups. 2. To collect and compare the level of serum C-terminal telopeptide (CTX) in both treatment and control groups to monitor the bone turnover rate for the duration of the study. 3. To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of participating patients for both outcomes on bone mineral density (measured data) and skeletal-related events (modeled data). 4. To record incidence of bone fractures and the graft rate in both treatment and control groups.
The present project aims at comparing two nonmyeloablative regimens currently used in 2 major HCT centers in the US for patients with HLA-matched related or unrelated donor: the one from the Seattle group consisting of 2 Gy TBI with fludarabine (90 mg/m²) versus the one from the Stanford group combining 8 Gy TLI with ATG.
Darbepoetin-alpha and i.v. iron administration after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies : a prospective randomized trial.
The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the side effects of MKC-1 and to determine a safe dose of MKC-1 for future studies in patients with hematological malignancies
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Infusion as Prevention for Graft Rejection and Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation With Nonmyeloablative Conditioning from HLA-mismatched PBSC or cord blood: a Pilot Study
Primary Objectives: 1. To determine whether aerosolized ribavirin is effective when given at an intermittent dose over 3 hours every 8 hours for therapy of RSV upper respiratory tract infection (URI) and whether it can prevent progression to pneumonia. 2. To determine the effect of this regimen on persistence of viral shedding.
Defects in the apoptotic process can lead to the onset of cancer by allowing cells to grow unchecked when an oncogneic signal is present. Obatoclax is designed to restore apoptosis through inhibition of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, thereby reinstating the natural process of cell death that is often inhibited in cancer cells.
The aim of the study is to obtain immune reconsitutuion as well as reduction of infective episodes and disease relapse in patient with haematological malignancies who underwent SCT(and subsequent T lymphocytes infusions) and selectively controlling GvHD.
The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a nonmyeloablative conditioning consisting of fludarabine and total body irradiation in patients older than 60 years of age
The purpose of this trial is to determine if administration of rituximab after allogeneic stem cell transplantation can reduce the incidence of chronic GVHD. Chronic GVHD is a medical condition that can occur after bone marrow or stem cells are transplanted form one individual to another. After the transplant, the donor immune system may recognize the recipient body as foreign and may attempt to "reject" the body. Rituximab is a drug that interferes with the immune system function by specifically targeting B cells and killing them.