SYNTAX Study: TAXUS Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Narrowed Arteries
Unknown
The SYNTAX trial is designed to determine the best treatment for patients with complex coronary disease (blocked or narrowed arteries in both the right and left sides of the heart) by randomizing patients to receive either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting TAXUS stents or to coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
21 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/27/2010
Locations: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease
Gemcitabine/Oxaliplatin (GEMOX) vs Carboplatin/Paclitaxel (CP) in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Completed
The purpose of this study is to compare combination treatment of gemcitabine + oxaliplatin (GEMOX) with carboplatin + paclitaxel (CP) to determine if there is a difference in response and safety between the two drug combinations for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/15/2009
Locations: Oncology Associates of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Conditions: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
TAXUS ARRIVE 2: A Multi-Center Safety Surveillance Program
Completed
The TAXUS ARRIVE 2 study is a multi-center safety and surveillance study designed to to compile safety surveillance and clinical outcomes data for the TAXUS™ Express2™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in routine clinical practice and to identify low frequency TAXUS related clinical events.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
09/25/2008
Locations: Iowa Heart Center Research, Des Moines, Iowa +1 locations
Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease, de Novo Coronary Lesions
Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Recurrent, or Unresectable Cancer of the Esophagus
Unknown
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel in treating patients with metastatic, recurrent, or unresectable cancer of the esophagus.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/23/2008
Locations: Siouxland Hematology-Oncology, Sioux City, Iowa
Conditions: Esophageal Cancer