Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether cisplatin plus fluorouracil are more effective than paclitaxel plus cisplatin in treating patients with advanced head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients with advanced head and neck cance... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2013
Locations: Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California +10 locations
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying peripheral stem cell transplantation with treated peripheral stem cells following combination chemotherapy to see how well it works compared to peripheral stem cell trans... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
30 years and below
Trial Updated:
05/16/2013
Locations: Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Downey, California +9 locations
Conditions: Neuroblastoma
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Cancer of the Cervix
Terminated
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine and cisplatin in treating patients who have refractory or recurrent cancer of the cervix.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
04/10/2013
Locations: Rational Therapeutics Inc., Long Beach, California +2 locations
Conditions: Cervical Cancer
S9806: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of two different combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
10/05/2012
Locations: Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California +9 locations
Conditions: Lung Cancer
S0004: Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have limited-stage small cell lung cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
10/03/2012
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach, Long Beach, California +11 locations
Conditions: Lung Cancer
S9717 Tirapazamine Plus Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Recurrent, or Refractory Cervical Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy consisting of tirapazamine plus cisplatin in treating patients who have metastatic, recurrent, or refractory cervical cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/13/2012
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach, Long Beach, California +10 locations
Conditions: Cervical Cancer