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: Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas +2 locations
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: Texas Cancer Center - Abilene, Abilene, Texas +27 locations
Conditions: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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: Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Lubbock, Texas +1 locations
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer