Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck 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. It is not yet known whether cisplatin plus fluorouracil are more effective than paclitaxel plus cisplatin in treating patients with advanced head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients with advanced head and neck cance... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2013
Locations: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas +2 locations
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients who have adva... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2013
Locations: CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
Conditions: Lung Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Tirapazamine in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung 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. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of carboplatin plus paclitaxel with or without tirapazamine in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2013
Locations: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas +2 locations
Conditions: Lung Cancer
S0032, Combination Chemotherapy Plus Hormone Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Androgens can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs such as goserelin, leuprolide, flutamide, or bicalutamide may stop the adrenal glands from producing androgens. Combining chemotherapy with hormone therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus hormone therapy in treating patients who have... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/12/2013
Locations: Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas +2 locations
Conditions: Prostate Cancer
Chemotherapy Plus Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Women With Stage II or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2
Completed
Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy with paclitaxel and the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab followed by chemotherapy in treating women who have stage II or stage IIIA breast cancer that overexpresses HER2. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining monoclonal antibody th... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/31/2013
Locations: CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
Conditions: Breast Cancer
S0219, Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Observation or Surgery in Patients With Stage II or Stage III Cancer of the Urothelium
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 and decrease the need for surgery. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by observation or surgery to remove the bladder (cystectomy) in treating patients who have stage II or stage III cancer of the urothelium.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/16/2013
Locations: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute, Chanute, Kansas +17 locations
Conditions: Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Urethral Cancer
S0007 - Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck 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 in treating patients who have metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/08/2013
Locations: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas +2 locations
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
S9914: Combination Chemotherapy Plus Filgrastim in Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung 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. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus filgrastim in treating pati... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/12/2013
Locations: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas +2 locations
Conditions: Lung Cancer
S0121, Neoadjuvant Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Gemcitabine Followed by Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Carcinoma of the Urothelium
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, paclitaxel, gemcitabine, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy before radiation therapy, and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy, may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of neoadjuvant gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and carboplatin followed by cispl... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/30/2013
Locations: Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas +2 locations
Conditions: Bladder Cancer, Urethral Cancer
S9900: Surgery With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung 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. It is not yet known if surgery plus combination chemotherapy is more effective than surgery alone for non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgery with or without combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have non-small cell lung cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
01/30/2013
Locations: CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
Conditions: Lung Cancer
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: Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - Chanute, Chanute, Kansas +19 locations
Conditions: Breast Cancer
S9912 Combination Chemo in Stage III Ovarian Cancer,
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in 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 paclitaxel, cisplatin, and liposomal doxorubicin in treating women who have undergone surgery for stage III ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
01/02/2013
Locations: Cancer Center of Kansas - Chanute, Chanute, Kansas +17 locations
Conditions: Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Cavity Cancer