Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Advanced Cancer of the Uterus
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 combination chemotherapy with mitomycin, doxorubicin, and cisplatin in treating patients with recurrent or advanced cancer of the uterus.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
07/08/2013
Locations: Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia +1 locations
Conditions: Sarcoma
Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Cervix
Completed
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy and chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not known whether receiving radiation therapy plus cisplatin is more effective than receiving radiation therapy plus fluorouracil in treating patients with cancer of the cervix. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effecti... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
07/08/2013
Locations: Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia +1 locations
Conditions: Cervical Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without G-CSF in Treating Patients With Stage III, Stage IV, or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin and cisplatin with or without paclitaxel and G-CSF in treating patients who have stage III, stage IV, or recurrent endometrial cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/08/2013
Locations: Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia +1 locations
Conditions: Endometrial Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Amifostine in Treating Children With Malignant Germ Cell Tumors
Completed
RATIONALE: Chemotherapy drugs use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin plus amifostine in treating children who have malignant germ cell tumors.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
14 years and below
Trial Updated:
07/03/2013
Locations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Men With Untreated Germ Cell Tumors
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not known whether combining chemotherapy with bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone in treating men with germ cell tumors. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating men with... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
12 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/25/2013
Locations: Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia +2 locations
Conditions: Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Primary Peritoneal or Stage III Epithelial Ovarian 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 and giving drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether intravenous two-drug combination chemotherapy is more effective than intravenous and intraperitoneal infusions of three-drug combination chemotherapy for treating primary peritoneal or stage III epithelial ovarian cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
05/24/2013
Locations: Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia +1 locations
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
Paclitaxel and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Cancer or Primary Peritoneal 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 which chemotherapy regimen is more effective for ovarian or peritoneal cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of paclitaxel plus cisplatin in treating patients who have residual disease after surgery to remove stage III or stage IV ovarian cancer or pri... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/24/2013
Locations: Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia +1 locations
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cavity 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: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Cervical Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Compared With Hormone Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Stage III, or Stage IV Endometrial Cancer
Terminated
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Estrogen can stimulate the growth of tumor cells. Hormone therapy using tamoxifen and megestrol may fight endometrial cancer by blocking the absorption of estrogen. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy is more effective than hormone therapy in treating endometrial cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with that... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
04/10/2013
Locations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Endometrial Cancer
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage I Cancer of the Cervix
Terminated
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which regimen of radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy, with or without surgery, is more effective in treating early cancer of the cervix. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgery followed by different regimens of radiation therapy and chemotherapy wit... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/10/2013
Locations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Cervical Cancer
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Terminated
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from tumor tissue may make the body build an immune response and kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of vaccine therapy in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/10/2013
Locations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer