Clinical Trials Currently Available at the
University of Kansas Medical Center

I. Breast Cancer
A. Preventive
B. Early and Advanced
 
II. Gastrointestinal Cancer
A. Esophageal

B.  Liver
 
III. Genitourinary Cancer
A. Bladder
B. Prostate
C. Renal

IV. Gynecologic Cancer
A. Cervical
B. Endometrial
C. Ovarian
D. Sarcoma
E. Vulvar 

V. Head & Neck Cancer
 
VI. Lung Cancer
A. Non-Small Cell
B. Small Cell
 
VII. Melanoma
A. Early
 
VIII. Hematology

VIIII. Childrens Oncology Group

IX. Southwest Oncology Group



I. BREAST CANCER
 
A. Breast Cancer Prevention
 
 Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) for the Prevention of Breast Cancer

 Effects of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators on Cognitive Aging:  Cognition in the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (Co-STAR)


B. Early and Advanced Breast Cancer
 
Phase II Study: To Assess Efficacy of Tumor Bed Irradiation Only in a Selected Subgroup of Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer, KU # 4/96
 
A Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel, Capecitabine + Trastuzumab, Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Adriamycin/Cytoxan and Trastuzumab in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel and Capecitabine in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Phase 1B Randomized Study of the Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) Tamoxifen and LY353381HCl, and Placebo, in Postmenopausal Women with Newly-Diagnosed Breast Cancer


II. GASTROINTESTINAL
 
A. Esophageal Cancer

B. Liver

Repeated Hepatic Dearterialization with an Implantable Occluder:  Pilot Study of Treatment of Inoperable Hepatic Mestastases

Phase II Study of Gemcitabine Plus Irinotecan Plus Celecoxib in Patients with Hepatobiliary Cancer

III. GENITOURINARY

A. Bladder Cancer

MVAC in Organ-Confined Bladder Cancer Based on p53 Status

B. Prostate

Taxotere/Ketoconazole/Decadron For Advanced Prostate Cancer

C. Renal

IV. GYNECOLOGIC
 
A. Cervical Cancer
 
A Phase II Evaluation of Docetaxel (NSC #628503) in the Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix, GOG 127-S

Expression of the MN Protein in Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance (AGUS or AGCUS) as a Potential Diagnostic Biomarker of Cervical Dysplasia/Neoplasia, GOG  #171
 
A Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Maintaining Hemoglobin Levels Above 120 G/L with Erythropoietin Versus Above 100 G/L Without Erythropoietin in Anemic Patients Receiving Concurrent Radiation and Cisplatin for Cervical Cancer, GOG #191

A Phase II Evaluation of Bevacizumab (rhuMAB VEGF) (NSC #704865, IND #7921) in the Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix, GOG 227-C


B. Endometrial Cancer
 
A Phase II Evaluation of Flavopiridol in the Treatment of Recurrent or Persistent Endometrial Carcinoma, GOG #129-M

A Randomized Phase III Study of Tumor Volume Directed Pelvic Plus or Minus Para-Aortic Irradiation Followed by Cisplatin and Doxorubicin or Cisplatin, Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel for Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma, GOG #184

A Phase II Trial of ZD 1839 (Iressa™) (NSV #715055, IND #61187) in the Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma, GOG 229-C

A Phase II Evaluation of Thalidomide in the Treatment of Recurrent or Persistent Carcinosarcoma of the Uterus, GOG 230-B

 

C. Ovarian Cancer

A Phase II Evaluation of Epothilone-B BMS 247550 in the Treatment of Recurrent or Persistent Platinum and Paclitaxel Refractory Ovarian or Primary Peritoneal Cancer, GOG 126-M

A Phase II Evaluation of Bevacizumab (rhuMAB VEGF) (NSC #704865, IND #7921) in the Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent Ovarian and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, GOG 170-D

A Randomized Phase III Trial of IV Carboplatin (AUC 6) and Paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 Q 21 Days X 3 Courses Plus Low Dose Paclitaxel 40 mg/m2/wk Versus IV Carboplatin (AUC 6) and Paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 Q 21 Days X 3 Courses Plus Observation in Patients with Early Stage Ovarian Carcinoma, GOG #175

Phase II Study of Paclitaxel for Ovarian Stromal Tumors as First-Line or Second-Line Therapy, GOG #187

An Exploratory Evaluation of Fenretinide (4-HPR) as a Chemopreventive Agent for Ovarian Carcinoma, GOG 190

A Randomized Study of Tamoxifen versus Thalidomide (NSC #669847) in Patients with Biochemical Recurrence only Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Cancer of the Fallopian Tube and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma After First Line Chemotherapy, GOG 198

Antioxidant Effects in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

D. Sarcoma
 
  
E. Vulvar 


V. HEAD & NECK

Whole Brain Radiation With or Without Radiosurgery for 1-3 Cerebral Mestastases, ACOSOG Z0300
 

VI. LUNG
 
A. Non-Small Cell Cancer
 
B. Small Cell Cancer
 
 
VII. MELANOMA
 
A. Early Melanoma

Sunbelt Melanoma Trial (SMT): A Multicenter Trial of Adjuvant Interferon Alfa-2B for Melanoma Patients with Early Lymph Node Metastasis Detected by Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
 

VIII. HEMATOLOGY
Doxil® (Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin), Dexamethsone Plus Thalidomide (Ddt) in Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma