Octreotide, Tamoxifen, and Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining hormone therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of tamoxifen, octreotide, and chemotherapy in treating women who have stage I or stage II breast cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
06/20/2013
Locations: Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Phase 2 Study of VELCADE (Bortezomib) in Patients With Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma
Completed
This is a phase 2, two-arm, non-randomized, open-label, multicenter study evaluating the safety and efficacy of 2 VELCADE-containing regimens. Patients will be treated with either a combination of VELCADE, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (VELCADE-R-CAP) or a combination of VELCADE, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, and prednisone (VELCADE-R-CP) based on investigator preference. Following completion of the treatment period, patients will receive maintenance therapy with rituxi... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/26/2013
Locations: Jackson Oncology Associates, PLLC, Jackson, Mississippi
Conditions: Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma
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: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer
Tirapazamine Plus Cyclophosphamide in Treating Children With Refractory Solid Tumors
Completed
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of tirapazamine plus cyclophosphamide in treating children who have refractory solid tumors. 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.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
21 years and below
Trial Updated:
02/04/2013
Locations: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
Conditions: Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Children With CNS Relapse From Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Completed
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy following chemotherapy in treating children with CNS relapse from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more cancer cells.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
20 years and below
Trial Updated:
01/31/2013
Locations: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
Conditions: Leukemia
S9911, Combination Chemotherapy Plus Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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 cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who have newly diagnosed follicular non... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/23/2013
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi +3 locations
Conditions: Lymphoma
S0012 Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, and Paclitaxel With or Without Filgrastim in Treating Women With Inflammatory or Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without filgrastim in treating breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combining doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel with or without filgrastim in treating women who have inflammatory or locally advanced breast cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/23/2013
Locations: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
Conditions: Breast Cancer
SWOG-9239 Reduction of Immunosuppression Plus Interferon Alfa and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Tumors That Develop After Organ Transplant
Completed
RATIONALE: Reducing the amount of drugs used to prevent transplant rejection may help a person's body kill tumor cells. Giving biological therapy, such as interferon alfa, which may interfere with the growth of cancer cells, or combination chemotherapy, which uses different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die, may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of reducing immunosuppression, and giving interferon alfa and combination chem... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
15 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/22/2013
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi +3 locations
Conditions: Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
SWOG-9320 Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Antiviral Therapy in Treating Patients With AIDS-Related Lymphoma
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. Antiviral therapy may be effective treatment for AIDS-related lymphoma. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and antiviral therapy in treating patients who have AIDS-related lymphoma.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/22/2013
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi +3 locations
Conditions: Lymphoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Breast 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 doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and docetaxel in treating women with stage IIIB or stage IV breast cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
12/10/2012
Locations: Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
Conditions: Breast Cancer
S9716: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Merkel Cell 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 combining cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil in treating patients with Merkel cell cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
10/05/2012
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi +3 locations
Conditions: Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Skin
Adjuvant Epirubicin/Cytoxan Followed By A Taxane VS. Epirubicin/Taxane As Treatment For Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Completed
The purpose of this study is to compare two combinations of drugs, epirubicin given with a taxane (ET) or epirubicin given with cyclophosphamide (cytoxan) and followed by a taxane to see if one of the combinations is better at preventing or delaying the time for breast cancer recurrence and death after 3 years. The study will also evaluate the side effects of both treatment combinations.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/24/2011
Locations: Pfizer Investigational Site, Hattiesburg, Mississippi +1 locations
Conditions: Adenocarcinoma