DHA-Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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 DHA-paclitaxel in treating patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/23/2008
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange, East Orange, New Jersey
Conditions: Colorectal Cancer
DHA-Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
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 DHA-paclitaxel in treating patients who have metastatic prostate cancer that has not responded to hormone therapy.
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/23/2008
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange, East Orange, New Jersey
Conditions: Prostate Cancer
Paclitaxel With or Without Carboplatin in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Unknown
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 paclitaxel is more effective with or without carboplatin in treating stage IV breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of paclitaxel with or without carboplatin in treating women who have stage IV breast cancer.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/23/2008
Locations: St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey
Conditions: Breast Cancer