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Archive for April 25th, 2012


Saw Palmetto: Symptom Management for Men During Radiation Therapy

Condition :   Prostate Cancer Intervention :   Drug: Saw Palmetto Sponsors :   Michigan State University;   Michigan State University Recruiting – verified April 2012

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Vemurafenib and White Blood Cell Therapy for Advanced Melanoma

Conditions :   Metastatic Cancer;   Melanoma Interventions :   Drug: Vemurafenib;   Drug: Young TIL;   Drug: Cyclophosphamide;   Drug: Fludarabine;   Drug: Aldesleukin Sponsors :   National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC);   National Cancer Institute (NCI) Recruiting – verified April 2012

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Asian Subjects With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated With Regorafenib or Placebo After Failure of Standard Therapy

Condition :   Colorectal Neoplasms Interventions :   Drug: Regorafenib (BAY73-4506);   Drug: Placebo Sponsors :   Bayer;   Bayer Not yet recruiting – verified April 2012

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Studying Gene Expression and Location in Samples From Patients With Brain Tumors

Condition :   Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Interventions :   Genetic: gene expression analysis;   Genetic: genetic linkage analysis;   Genetic: microarray analysis;   Other: immunohistochemistry staining method;   Other: laboratory biomarker analysis Sponsors :   National Cancer Institute (NCI);   Children’s Oncology Group;   National Cancer Institute (NCI) Active, not recruiting – verified April 2012

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The Effect of Endurance Training in Patients With Prostate Cancer

Conditions :   Prostate Cancer;   Endurance Training;   PSA Dobling Time;   Insulin Sensitivity;   Body Composition Interventions :   Behavioral: endurance training;   Behavioral: control group, no behavioral modification Sponsors :   Rigshospitalet, Denmark;   Inge Holm;   Herlev Hospital Recruiting – verified April 2012

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Biomarkers for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Adults Undergoing Colonoscopy

Condition :   Colorectal Cancer Interventions :   Genetic: DNA analysis;   Genetic: polymerase chain reaction;   Genetic: protein analysis;   Other: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;   Other: fecal immunochemical test;   Other: laboratory biomarker analysis;   Other: medical chart review;   Other: questionnaire administration;   Procedure: fecal occult blood test;   Procedure: screening colonoscopy Sponsors :   National Cancer Institute (NCI);   North Central Cancer Treatment Group;   National Cancer Institute (NCI) Not yet recruiting – verified April 2012

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A Phase II Study of Lymphodepletion Followed by Autologous Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and High-Dose AJdesleukin for HumanPapillomavirus-Associated Cancers

Conditions :   Cervical Cancer;   Oropharyngeal Cancer;   Vaginal Cancer;   Anal Cancer;   Penile Cancer Interventions :   Drug: Fluderabine;   Drug: Cycolphosphamide;   Biological: Young TIL;   Biological: Aldesleukin Sponsors :   National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC);   National Cancer Institute (NCI) Recruiting – verified April 2012

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Fewer complications, better outcomes with robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery

Robot-assisted surgery is now both more common and far more successful than radical “open” surgery to treat prostate cancer in the United States, according to a new study.

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Vegetable garden sprouts at cancer center

Danielle O’Malley, community outreach coordinator at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Peekskill , fills a bin with dirt at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center’s community garden on April 16.

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Taylor English grateful for care, prayers during cancer treatment

It doesn’t matter if it has been as long as 20 years or as short as 20 days, living through a cancer diagnosis is cause for a celebration, which is the idea behind the Relay for Life Survivors Banquet held Tuesday night in the auditorium of Upson Regional Medical Center.

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