A Study of Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept) in Management of Patients With Lupus Nephritis.
Completed
This 2 arm study assessed the efficacy of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF; CellCept) compared to cyclophosphamide in inducing a response in patients with lupus nephritis, and the long term efficacy of MMF compared to azathioprine in maintaining remission and renal function. Patients were randomized to receive either MMF (1.5 g twice daily \[bid\]) or cyclophosphamide (0.5-1.0 g/m\^2 in monthly pulses) in the induction phase. Those patients meeting criteria for response were re-randomized for entry in... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
10/31/2011
Locations: Not set, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania +1 locations
Conditions: Lupus Nephritis
Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders
Completed
RATIONALE: Umbilical cord blood transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy or radiation therapy that was used to kill cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of allogeneic umbilical cord blood transplantation in treating patients who have leukemia, lymphoma, or nonmalignant hematologic disorders.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
17 years and below
Trial Updated:
03/03/2011
Locations: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Nonmalignant Hematologic Disease
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Umbilical cord blood transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy or radiation therapy that was used to kill cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of umbilical cord blood transplantation plus combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have hematologic cancer or nonmalignant hematologic disease.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and below
Trial Updated:
03/31/2010
Locations: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, or Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Completed
RATIONALE: Bone marrow transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to kill cancer cells. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Eliminating the T cells from the donor cells before transplanting them may prevent this from happening. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II/III trial to compare the effectiveness of conventional bone marrow transplantation with T cell-deple... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
55 years and below
Trial Updated:
02/23/2010
Locations: Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania +7 locations
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Safety and Value of Self Bone Marrow Transplants Following Chemotherapy in Scleroderma Patients
Terminated
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis (SSc), is a diffuse connective tissue disease characterized by changes in the skin, blood vessels, skeletal muscles, and internal organs. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and value of self bone marrow transplants after chemotherapy in patients with severe SSc.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
12/19/2007
Locations: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis