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
Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Can Be Surgically Removed
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 if chemotherapy given before surgery is more effective with or without docetaxel given before or after surgery for breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of chemotherapy using doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without docetaxel in treating women who have stage II or stage III breast cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
02/02/2010
Locations: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
Conditions: Breast Cancer