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NCT00719303
This randomized phase III trial studies whether changes in diet and physical activity can increase the length of survival without the return of cancer (progression-free survival) compared with usual care in patients with previously treated stage II, III, or IV ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. A healthy diet and physical activity program and counseling may help patients make healthier lifestyle choices. It is not yet known whether changes in diet and exercise may help increase progression-free survival in patients with previously treated cancer.
NCT00789958
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine and gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving capecitabine together with gemcitabine followed by capecitabine and radiation therapy works in treating patients with cholangiocarcinoma of the gallbladder or bile duct.
NCT02740998
Despite many years of research, controversy persists as to whether hormonal contraception promotes HIV acquisition. A number of observational studies on depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injection showed an increase in HIV risk and no evidence of increased risk with oral contraceptive pills. There are no human studies currently published on the impact of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (LNG IUD) on HIV transmission risk and minimal data on the effects of the etonogestrel subdermal implant (ESI) on risk of HIV acquisition. Establishing whether any of these highly effective contraceptives increases the risk of HIV infection would have far-reaching public health implications, particularly in areas of high HIV prevalence such as sub-Saharan Africa, where injectable contraception accounts for nearly half of contraceptive use. Perturbations in the normal vaginal microbiota, or community of microorganisms inhabiting the vaginal body niche, have long been known to affect the risk of transmission of HIV. Studies have shown altered vaginal microbiota with DMPA injection and preserved vaginal microbiota with the LNG IUD, but no studies have compared these methods head-to-head or used culture-independent sequencing methodology. The investigators propose a prospective pilot study to evaluate the impact of different long-acting progestin contraceptive formulations on the vaginal microbiome. Specifically, the investigators aim to identify and compare metagenomics profiles associated with DMPA, LNG IUD, and ESI contraceptive use by community analysis of vaginal swab samples from women collected longitudinally after contraceptive method initiation. The investigators hypothesize that DMPA will increase community diversity in the vaginal microbiota, whereas the LNG IUD and ESI will not affect the balance of microorganisms in the vagina. Women who are planning to initiate DMPA, LNG IUD, and ESI contraception as well as controls not seeking contraception will be recruited for the study from Boston Medical Center (BMC), a tertiary care center with a racially and socioeconomically diverse patient population. Women will have longitudinal follow-up with self-sampling of the vagina for sexually transmitted infection testing and metagenomics analysis at method initiation, 2-3 months, and 6 months. Establishing the safest long-acting progestin contraceptive alternative will promote effective contraception use and lower rates of HIV acquisition worldwide.
NCT02403895
Open--label, phase 2a, multi-centre, single-arm study to assess the efficacy and safety of AZD2014 and weekly paclitaxel in patients with squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
NCT01159964
The purpose of this clinical study is to assess the safety and immunogenicity of the immunotherapeutic product GSK 2302032A when given to Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients, after tumor removal by surgery.
NCT00666588
This phase II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of bortezomib and to see how well it works when given together with combination chemotherapy in treating younger patients with recurrent, refractory, or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as idarubicin, cytarabine, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) together with bortezomib may kill more cancer cells
NCT00866723
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the participant's disease (ovarian, primary peritoneal serous, fallopian tube, or papillary serous endometrial cancer) responds to additional treatment with Avastin (bevacizumab). Participants have already received Avastin as part of maintenance therapy for their cancer. Maintenance therapy is a medical therapy that is given to people to prevent a relapse. However, cancer may return after maintenance therapy. This research study hopes to determine whether additional treatment with Avastin will be effective in treating the participant's cancer.
NCT00142480
The main purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of oxaliplatin, bevacizumab, and capecitabine given in combination with radiation therapy to see what effects (good or bad) they have on patients with biliary tract and gallbladder cancer.
NCT01832922
This is a non-randomized, open label, dose-ranging study of Bendamustine and Rituximab (BR) in patients with previously untreated or relapsed/refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) who have multiple comorbidities with or without renal insufficiency. These agents are FDA approved for this indication. However, full dose bendamustine is associated with significant hematologic toxicity and a high rate of infectious complications in "unfit" patients and patients with significantly impaired renal function. This study will attempt to optimize and define adequate and safe treatment protocols for these patients with comorbidities and/or renal dysfunction. The study will accrue two independent patient cohorts which will follow a standard Phase I design. Patients with CLL who have significant comorbidities with or without minor renal dysfunction (CrCL\>40 mL/min) will be accrued onto Cohort 1 of the study. Patients with significant renal dysfunction (CrCL\<40 mL/min) will be accrued onto Cohort 2. Once the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined, two expansion cohorts will be enrolled. There will be a treatment period of up to six 28-day cycles. On C1D1 all qualifying patients will provide samples for biomarker analysis. Six patients without renal dysfunction and 6 to 9 patients with renal dysfunction will also provide samples for bendamustine PK analysis. Accrual of both patient cohorts will occur simultaneously and will take place at two centers: Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Coordination of accrual to the study cohorts will be centralized at NCCC by Dr. Alexey V. Danilov.
NCT01038271
The main purpose of this study is to compare two types of treatment-standard palliative care (which usually is given towards the end of life) and integrated palliative care (which is given soon after diagnosis) to see which is better for improving quality of life of participants with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Palliative care is care that tries to lessen the symptoms of a disease. Although many people with advanced lung cancer receive palliative care or hospice toward the end of their disease, the entire course of their disease is often complicated by physical and emotional difficulties. Palliative care may be useful when it is started soon after diagnosis.
NCT00113646
The purpose of this study is to determine if recipients of non-myeloablative ex-vivo T-cell depleted peripheral blood (PBSC) stem cell transplantation using a mismatched related donor will have less severe graft versus host disease (GVHD), transplant related mortality, and less graft failure compared to alternative haploidentical stem cell transplantation.
NCT00113828
The purpose of this trial is to determine if patients with hematologic diseases who have a HLA 6/6 matched related donor and are not eligible for a standard myeloablative stem cell transplant will have less severe graft versus host disease (GVHD), transplant related mortality, and less graft failure when treated with a non-myeloablative T-cell depleted stem cell transplant.
NCT02118987
This research study is evaluating a drug called omalizumab (brand name 'Xolair') as a potential treatment to be used in conjunction with drug desensitization to prevent reactions from recurring and allowing the participant to be treated with the chemotherapy the participant's oncologist prefers to give.
NCT00790569
RATIONALE: Varenicline, the nicotine patch, and nicotine gum help people stop smoking. It is not yet known whether varenicline is more effective than the nicotine patch given together with nicotine gum in helping smokers quit smoking. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying varenicline to see how well it works compared with the nicotine patch given together with nicotine gum in helping smokers in a methadone treatment program stop smoking.
NCT01295489
This research trial studies biomarkers in patients with previously untreated invasive ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. Studying samples of tumor tissue, peritoneal cavity fluid, and blood from patients receiving chemotherapy directly into the abdominal cavity (intraperitoneal) may help doctors learn more about the effects of intraperitoneal chemotherapy on cells. It may also help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
NCT00289198
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of GW685698X 100mcg once daily (QD) aqueous nasal spray with vehicle placebo nasal spray in adult and adolescent subjects (12 years of age and older) with perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR).
NCT01916226
This phase IV investigational trial is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a 2-week treatment of fluticasone propionate nasal spray (FPNS) vs. cetirizine on allergic nasal and ocular symptoms and quality of life in adult subjects with SAR. It is hypothesized that FPNS provides greater nasal symptom relief than cetirizine. The primary measure used to test this hypothesis is the change from baseline over two weeks in reflective total nasal symptom score (rTNSS) compared between FPNS and cetirizine. Approximately 648 subjects will be randomized into a 1:1:1:1 ratio of treatment allocation across approximately twenty-five to thirty-five sites in the US during the 2013 fall allergy season. All subjects will be outpatients. The total duration of study will be approximately 21 days including 7 days of screening period, and 14 days of treatment period.
NCT03413644
Multi-center study of specimens from subjects presenting to the flow cytometry laboratory as part of their standard of care for hematological diseases work-up.
NCT01234038
The purpose of this study is to examine the overall survival of patients with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with ISIS EIF4E Rx in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel.
NCT00884286
This is a multicenter study to assess the anti-tumour activity,to investigate the safety profile and to obtain additional pharmacokinetic information for Aplidin® given as 1-hour weekly IV infusion in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
