Evaluation of the Duration of Therapy for Thrombosis in Children

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The main purpose of the Kids-DOTT trial is to provide key evidence for the optimal duration of anticoagulant therapy for thrombosis in children, given that the conventional duration of such therapy in children is derived solely from evidence in adult thrombosis trials. Study hypothesis: Among children with first-episode acute venous… Read more »

ICON1: Treatment Decisions and Outcomes in Pediatric Refractory ITP

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The purpose of this study is to understand physician treatment decisions in selecting specific second line treatments in pediatric ITP and to determine the effectiveness of different second line ITP treatments. Eligible patients are those ages 1-18 years who are starting on a new second line treatment for ITP, defined… Read more »

Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study

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The purpose of this study is to describe the range and incidence of symptoms, treatments, and complications related to pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD). Eligible patients are those of all ages with known PKD or with a hemolytic anemia and a family member with PKD. The study will collect retrospective medical… Read more »

Phase 1 Pediatric PK/PD Study

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This is the first evaluation of edoxaban in pediatric subjects. In this Phase 1 study, a single dose of edoxaban will be given to pediatric subjects who require anticoagulant therapy to see what the body does to the drug (pharmacokinetics) and what the drug does to the body (pharmacodynamics), and… Read more »

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Feasibility Study for Brain Tumors

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of MRI-guided focused ultrasound thermal ablation of brain tumors performed through intact human skull using the ExAblate transcranial system. We will collect data to establish the basic safety of this type of treatment as the basis for later studies that… Read more »

Vaccine Therapy With Bevacizumab Versus Bevacizumab Alone in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme That Can Be Removed by Surgery

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This randomized phase II trial studies how well giving vaccine therapy with or without bevacizumab works in treating patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme that can be removed by surgery. Vaccines consisting of heat shock protein-peptide complexes made from a person’s own tumor tissue may help the body build an effective… Read more »

A Study of GDC-0575 Alone And in Combination With Gemcitabine in Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

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This open-label, multicenter, Phase I, dose-escalation study will evaluate the s afety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of GDC-0575 administered alone or in co mbination with gemcitabine in patients with refractory solid tumors or lymphoma. In Stage I, cohorts of patients will receive multiple ascending oral doses of G DC-0575 alone (Arm… Read more »

Standard Genetic Counseling With or Without a Decision Guide in Improving Communication Between Mothers Undergoing BRCA1/2 Testing and Their Minor-Age Children

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RATIONALE: A study that evaluates the support of a decision guide used together with genetic counseling may improve communication between mothers undergoing BRCA1/2 testing and their minor-age children. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying standard genetic counseling given together with a decision guide to see how well it… Read more »

Web-based Application for the Population Pharmacokinetic Service – Phase 1 (Hemophilia)

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The aims of this trials are: 1. to collect published and unpublished individual classic pharmacokinetic data (individual patient data from independent investigators and pharmaceutical companies) 2. to make available population pharmacokinetic models for the concentrates derived from the data collected 3. to develop a web based application intended to use… Read more »

Phase I Study of MLN 9708 in Addition to Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Older Adults

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This research study is evaluating a combination of drugs considered standard treatment for children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), in combination with a new drug called MLN 9708. Additionally, the study is also evaluating if bone marrow or stem cell transplantation, which will be given to some… Read more »

Metronomic and Targeted Anti-angiogenesis Therapy for Children With Recurrent/Progressive Medulloblastoma

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Patients with relapsed medulloblastoma have a very poor prognosis whether treated with conventional chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue, irradiation or combinations of these modalities. Antiangiogenetic therapy has emerged as new treatment option in solid malignancies. The frequent, metronomic schedule targets both proliferating tumor cells and endothelial cells, and… Read more »

PROSPECT: Chemotherapy Alone or Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Undergoing Surgery

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The standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer involves chemotherapy and radiation, known as 5FUCMT, (the chemotherapy drugs 5-fluorouracil/capecitabine and radiation therapy) prior to surgery. Although radiation therapy to the pelvis has been a standard and important part of treatment for rectal cancer and has been shown to decrease the… Read more »

Sorafenib + mFOLFOX for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the effectiveness of an investigational combination of drugs to learn whether the drug combination works in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that the modified FOLFOX and sorafenib combination is still being studied and that research… Read more »

LDE225 With Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin, and Irinotecan for Untreated Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

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LDE225 is a new medicine that blocks the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway. The Hh pathway is a cascade of molecular events that control cell growth and have been linked with the development of many human cancers, including pancreatic cancer. Information from research studies suggests that LDE225 in combination with FOLFIRINOX may… Read more »

A Pilot Study of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (AAT) in Steroid Refractory Acute Graft vs Host Disease

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This clinical trial will study the safety and efficacy of using the drug Zemaira, an Alpha 1-Antitrypsin (AAT) medication (also known as an Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor [Human]) for the treatment of steroid refractory GVHD. For bone marrow transplant patients, the most common, serious complication is Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD), which… Read more »

A Phase I Study of Abatacept in the Treatment of Patients With Steroid Refractory Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGVHD)

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The participant is invited to take part in this study because they have chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD) that is not responding to standard treatment with steroids. This research study is a way of gaining new knowledge about the treatment of patients with cGVHD. This research study is evaluating… Read more »

Image-Guided Gynecologic Brachytherapy

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Standard therapy for gynecologic cancers involves the use of brachytherapy, also called internal radiation therapy or implant radiation. The treatment being studied consists of standard brachytherapy with the additional use of MRI to guide the insertion of radioactive applicators. The purpose of the study is to find out whether MRI-guided… Read more »

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacology of DNIB0600A in Patients With Ovarian Cancer

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This open-label, multicenter, phase 1b study will evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of DNIB0600A in patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. The maximum tolerated dose of intravenously infused DNIB0600A in combination with carboplatin will be determined in escalating dose cohorts. The combination of DNIB0600A and carboplatin will then be evaluated with… Read more »

Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies After Donor Stem Cell Transplantation

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This phase I trial studies the side effects and the best dose of ipilimumab in treating patients with relapsed hematologic malignancies after donor stem cell transplantation. Monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer to grow and spread. Others find… Read more »

Response-Based Therapy Assessed By PET Scan in Treating Patients With Bulky Stage I and Stage II Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

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This research is being done in order to improve treatment outcomes in patients diagnosed with bulky, early stage Hodgkin lymphoma and to reduce the side effects that are associated with use of radiation used in current treatments. The chemotherapy treatment in this study consists of a combination of four drugs… Read more »