A Study Using Intravenous Paxceed™ to Treat Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Completed
Paxceed™ is being developed by Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of treatment with Paxceed™ in patients with RA. In RA, there is an increase in cell growth and changes in cell function. The active substance in Paxceed™, paclitaxel, has undergone clinical studies as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent and has demonstrated its usefulness as an agent that stops growth of cells and blocks cer... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 21 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
07/26/2008
Locations: Altoona Center for Research, Duncansville, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis
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: Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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: Scranton Hematology-Oncology, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Head and Neck 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 paclitaxel in treating patients with recurrent or refractory head and neck cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/23/2008
Locations: Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer