Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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 and giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of standard combination chemotherapy treatment with more intensive combination chemotherapy in treating children with acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 1 year and 21 years
Trial Updated:
08/23/2013
Locations: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Leukemia
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating children who have relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
20 years and below
Trial Updated:
08/21/2013
Locations: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Leukemia
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
22 years and below
Trial Updated:
08/19/2013
Locations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Leukemia, Lymphoma
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: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Leukemia
Intravenous And Oral Casopitant (GW679769) For The Prevention Of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea And Vomiting
Completed
This is a Phase III trial designed to demonstrate that casopitant (GW679769) plus dexamethasone and ondansetron is more effective in the prevention of vomiting than dexamethasone and ondansetron alone following the administration of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
09/06/2012
Locations: GSK Investigational Site, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Vomiting, Nausea, Nausea and Vomiting, Chemotherapy-Induced