Interferon Alfa-2b With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)
Kidney Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Kidney Cancer focused on measuring stage IV renal cell cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, recurrent renal cell cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Conventional clear cell carcinoma Metastatic or unresectable disease The following characteristics and cellular types are excluded: True papillary Sarcomatoid features without a clear cell component Chromophobe Oncocytoma Collecting duct tumor Transitional cell carcinoma Measurable or nonmeasurable disease, including any of the following: Unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques (e.g., physical exam or chest x-ray) OR 10 mm by spiral CT scan or MRI The following are considered nonmeasurable disease: Small lesions Bone lesions Leptomeningeal disease Ascites Pleural/pericardial effusion Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis Abdominal masses that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques Cystic lesions Irradiated lesions, unless progression is documented after radiotherapy RCC paraffin tissue blocks or unstained slides must be available No evidence of prior or concurrent CNS metastases by MRI or CT scan PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age 18 and over Performance status Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy Not specified Hematopoietic Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 No history of clinically significant bleeding Hepatic AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN Renal Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN No proteinuria > 1+ Proteinuria ≥ 2+ allowed provided protein is < 2 g/24-hour urine collection Cardiovascular No deep venous thrombosis within the past year No cerebrovascular accident within the past year No peripheral vascular disease with claudication on < 1 block No uncontrolled hypertension defined as blood pressure ≥160 mm Hg (systolic) and/or ≥ 90 mm Hg (diastolic) while on medication No New York Heart Association class II-IV congestive heart failure No angina pectoris requiring nitrate therapy No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months No other significant cardiovascular disease Pulmonary No pulmonary embolus within the past year No ongoing hemoptysis Other Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study treatment No preexisting thyroid abnormality in which normal thyroid function cannot be maintained by medication No delayed wound healing, ulcers, or bone fractures No uncontrolled psychiatric disorder No other currently active* malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer NOTE: *Disease is not considered currently active if patient completed anticancer therapy and is considered to have < 30% risk of relapse PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy No prior systemic immunotherapy for RCC No prior thalidomide, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, VEGF receptor inhibitors, or antiangiogenic treatment of any kind No concurrent prophylactic filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF) Chemotherapy No prior systemic chemotherapy for RCC No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy No concurrent systemic corticosteroid therapy except the following: Topical and inhaled steroids Replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency No concurrent hormones except those administered for nondisease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes) Radiotherapy See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Prior palliative radiotherapy to metastatic lesions allowed provided at least 1 measurable or nonmeasurable lesion remains untreated No concurrent palliative radiotherapy Surgery At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery and recovered Other No other prior systemic investigational therapy for RCC No other prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant systemic therapy for RCC No concurrent full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulation* NOTE: *Low-dose (1 mg) warfarin for maintenance of catheter patency and/or daily prophylactic aspirin is allowed
Sites / Locations
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Huntsville Hospital
- CCOP - Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Oncology Program
- Hembree Mercy Cancer Center at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center
- Arroyo Grande Community Hospital
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Kaiser Permanente - Fremont
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Hayward
- Providence Holy Cross Cancer Center
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
- St. Joseph Hospital Regional Cancer Center - Orange
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Richmond
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Roseville
- South Sacramento Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Sacramento
- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Office -Vandever Medical Office
- Naval Medical Center - San Diego
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
- San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - San Francisco Geary Campus
- UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Teresa
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Rosa
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - South San Francisco
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Facility - Stockton
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Vallejo
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Walnut Creek
- Aurora Presbyterian Hospital
- Boulder Community Hospital
- Cancer Center of Colorado Springs
- Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
- Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital
- Porter Adventist Hospital
- Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
- St. Joseph Hospital
- Rose Medical Center
- CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Incorporated
- Swedish Medical Center
- Front Range Cancer Specialists
- Poudre Valley Hospital
- Sky Ridge Medical Center
- Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital
- St. Mary-Corwin Regional Medical Center
- North Suburban Medical Center
- Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center
- Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Norwalk Hospital
- Kent General Hospital at Bayhealth Medical Center
- Beebe Medical Center
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- St. Francis Hospital
- Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Lynn Regional Cancer Center of Boca Raton Community Hospital
- Halifax Medical Center
- Michael & Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital
- Shands Cancer Center at the University of Florida - Jacksonville
- Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital
- Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
- Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Center
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- Watson Clinic
- CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Florida Oncology Associates
- Florida Hospital - Orlando
- Florida Cancer Specialists
- Palm Beach Cancer Institute - West Palm Beach
- Phoebe Cancer Center at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
- Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
- Hematology and Oncology of Northeast Georgia
- Piedmont Hospital
- CCOP - Atlanta Regional
- Northside Hospital Cancer Center
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
- Augusta Oncology Associates
- MBCCOP-Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
- WellStar Cobb Hospital
- John B. Amos Community Cancer Center
- Charles B. Eberhart Cancer Center at DeKalb Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center
- Gwinnett Medical Center
- Medical Center of Central Georgia
- Kennestone Cancer Center at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
- Southern Regional Medical Center
- Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Cancer Care and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler
- Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Lusitana
- Queen's Cancer Institute at Queen's Medical Center
- Straub Clinic and Hospital, Incorporated
- OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Kuakini
- St. Francis Medical Center
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Mountain States Tumor Institute - Boise
- Saint Anthony's Hospital at Saint Anthony's Health Center
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Graham Hospital
- Memorial Hospital
- University of Illinois Medical Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
- Alexian Brothers Cancer Care Center
- Eureka Hospital
- Evanston Northwestern Health Care - Evanston Hospital
- Galesburg Clinic
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital
- InterCommunity Cancer Center of Western Illinois
- Medical and Surgical Specialists, LLC
- Mason District Hospital
- Hopedale Medical Complex
- Joliet Oncology Hematology Associates, Limited - West
- Provena St. Mary's Wasser Regional Cancer Center - Kankakee
- Kewanee Hospital
- La Grange Memorial Hospital
- McDonough District Hospital
- Trinity Medical Center - East
- Hematology Oncology Consultants Ltd.
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center
- Community Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Ottawa
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois - Ottawa
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- Proctor Hospital
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- Oncology/Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, P.C.
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- Illinois Valley Community Hospital
- Perry Memorial Hospital
- Swedish American Hospital
- St. Margaret's Hospital
- Valley Cancer Center
- Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center
- Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers
- Elkhart General Hospital
- Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Oncology Institute of Greater Lafayette
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - Plymouth Campus
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- McFarland Clinic, P.C.
- Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
- Saint Anthony Regional Hospital
- Iowa Blood and Cancer Care
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Alegent Health Mercy Hospital
- Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center
- Mercy Capitol Hospital
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Wendt Regional Cancer Center at Finley Hospital
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
- Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital
- Burgess Health Center
- Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional Health Center
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Chanute
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Dodge City
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - El Dorado
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Kingman
- Southwest Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Newton
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - Parsons
- Mount Carmel Regional Cancer Center
- Pratt Cancer Center of Kansas
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Salina
- Cancer Center at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center
- St. Francis Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Wellington
- Associates in Womens Health
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A.
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - Wichita
- CCOP - Wichita
- Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Winfield
- Baton Rouge General Regional Cancer Center
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Baton Rouge
- Ochsner Clinic of Baton Rouge
- Terrebonne General Medical Center
- Cancer Center at Medical Center of Louisiana - New Orleans
- MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - Ochsner
- Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medial Center
- Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center
- St. Agnes Cancer Center
- Union Hospital Cancer Center at Union Hospital
- Cancer Center at Tufts - New England Medical Center
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Lahey Clinic Medical Center - Burlington
- Commonwealth Hematology-Oncology P.C. - Quincy
- UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus
- Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
- CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- St. Joseph Mercy Cancer Center at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
- Battle Creek Health System
- Mecosta County General Hospital
- Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
- CCOP - Grand Rapids
- Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Mercy Medical Center
- Spectrum Health Cancer Care - Butterworth Campus
- Metropolitan Hospital
- Spectrum Health Hospital - Blodgett Campus
- Holland Community Hospital
- Foote Hospital
- West Michigan Cancer Center
- Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, P.C.
- Community Cancer Center of Monroe
- Mercy Memorial Hospital System
- Hackley Hospital
- Northern Michigan Hospital
- William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus
- Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw
- Oncology Care Associates, P.L.L.C.
- Munson Medical Center
- St. John Macomb Hospital
- MeritCare Clinic - Bemidji
- Brainerd Medical Center
- Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Mercy Hospital
- Cancer Care Center at St. Luke's Hospital
- Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy and Unity Hospitals
- Hutchinson Area Health Care
- Meeker County Memorial Hospital
- St. John's Hospital
- Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
- Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Fairview University Medical Center - University Campus
- Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital
- Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Medical Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- Cancer Care Center at Regions Hospital
- Saint Francis Cancer Center
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- Adult and Pediatric Urology, P.L.L.P.
- CentraCare Clinic - River Campus
- Park Nicollet Clinic
- United Hospital
- Ridgeview Medical Center
- Woodwinds Hospital
- Hematology & Oncology Clinic
- Hattiesburg Clinic, P.A.
- Southeast Missouri Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital
- St. Francis Medical Center
- Saint Luke's Hospital
- Missouri Cancer Associates
- Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia
- Freeman Cancer Institute at Freeman Health System
- CCOP - Kansas City
- CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
- David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- St. Anthony's Cancer Center
- Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Great Falls Clinic
- Sletten Regional Cancer Institute
- Fremont Area Medical Center
- Cancer Center at the Good Samaritan Health Systems
- Bryan LGH Medical Center West
- Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
- St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
- Great Plains Regional Medical Center
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- Methodist Hospital Cancer Center at Nebraska Methodist Hospital - Omaha
- Alegent Health - Immanuel Medical Center
- Bergan Mercy Medical Center
- Cancer Center at Creighton University Medical Center
- UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Midlands Cancer Center at Midlands Community Hospital
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
- CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- Washoe Cancer Services at Washoe Medical Center - Reno
- Kingsbury Center for Cancer Care at Cheshire Medical Center
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Elliot Regional Cancer Center
- Frisbie Memorial Hospital
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at the Cooper University Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
- Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at Hunterdon Medical Center
- CCOP - Northern New Jersey
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton
- St. Barnabas Medical Center
- Cancer Center at the Mountainside Hospital
- Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Warren Hospital
- Overlook Hospital
- Hematology-Oncology Associates, PC
- University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center
- Lovelace Medical Center at Lovelace Sandia Health System
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
- New Mexico Cancer Care Associates
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Louis Busch Hager Cancer Center at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
- Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
- Beth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center - St.Luke's Division
- Union State Bank Cancer Center at Nyack Hospital
- Lipson Cancer and Blood Center at Rochester General Hospital
- Long Island Cancer Center at Stony Brook University Hospital
- CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.
- St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center - Syracuse
- SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
- Faxton Regional Cancer Center
- Randolph Hospital
- Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
- Batte Cancer Center at Northeast Medical Center
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- John Smith, Jr./Dalton McMichael Cancer Center at Morehead Memorial Hospital
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Gaston Memorial
- Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
- Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital
- Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at Pitt County Memorial Hospital
- Pardee Memorial Hospital
- Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center
- Annie Penn Cancer Center
- Rutherford Hospital
- Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
- Bismarck Cancer Center
- Medcenter One Health System
- Mid Dakota Clinic, P.C.
- Dakota Cancer Institute at Innovis Health - Dakota Clinic
- CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
- MeritCare Medical Group
- Trinity Cancer Care Center
- Akron City Hospital at Summa Health System
- St. Elizabeth Boardman Cancer Center
- Wood County Oncology Center
- University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation
- Adena Regional Medical Center
- MetroHealth's Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- CCOP - Columbus
- Grant Riverside Cancer Services
- Mount Carmel West Hospital
- Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
- Grandview Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Miami Valley Hospital
- Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
- Fremont Memorial Hospital
- Kenton Oncology, Inc.
- Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
- Fairfield Medical Center
- St. Rita's Medical Center
- Lima Memorial Hospital
- MedCentral - Mansfield Hospital
- Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
- Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Middletown Regional Hospital
- Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
- St. Charles Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic
- Firelands Regional Medical Center
- North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
- Mercy Medical Center Oncology Unit
- Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
- Promedica Cancer Center at Flower Hospital
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
- Toledo Hospital
- St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- Medical College of Ohio Cancer Institute
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
- Toledo Clinic, Incorporated
- Toledo Surgical Specialists
- UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
- St. Joseph Health Care Center
- Fulton County Health Center
- United States Air Force Medical Center Wright-Patterson
- Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
- St. Elizabeth Cancer Center at St. Elizabeth Health Center - Youngstown
- Comanche County Memorial Hospital
- Oklahoma University Medical Center
- Mercy Health Center
- Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
- CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program
- Kaiser Permanente Health Care - Portland
- Abington Memorial Hospital
- John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital
- St. Luke's Hospital Cancer Center
- Geisinger Medical Center
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Northern Pennsylvania, P.C. at Hahne Regional Cancer Center
- PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center at Polyclinic Hospital
- Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Central Pennsylvania Hematology and Medical Oncology Associates, PC
- Lewistown Hospital
- Joan Karnell Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital
- Albert Einstein Cancer Center
- Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital
- Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital
- Pottstown Memorial Regional Cancer Center
- Guthrie Medical Center - Sayre
- Mercy Hospital Cancer Center - Scranton
- Hematology and Oncology Associates
- Geisinger Medical Group
- Mount Nittany Medical Center
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Rhode Island Hospital
- Miriam Hospital at Lifespan
- Rose Ramer Cancer Clinic at Anderson Area Medical Center
- South Carolina Oncology Associates
- Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
- Greenville Hospital System Cancer Center
- CCOP - Greenville
- Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center
- Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center
- Medical X-Ray Center
- Jones Clinic
- Thompson Cancer Survival Center
- Baptist Hospital Of East Tennessee
- Arlington Cancer Center - Arlington
- Medical City Dallas Hospital
- Simmons Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
- CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
- Mountainview Medical
- Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
- Cancer Center at the University of Virginia
- Danville Regional Medical Center
- Virginia Oncology Associates - Hampton
- Rappahannock General Hospital
- Lynchburg Hematology-Oncology Clinic
- Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
- Providence Cancer Center at Holy Family Hospital
- North Star Lodge Cancer Center
- Washington Hematology - Oncology Specialists
- West Virginia University - Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center - Charleston Division
- Marshall University Medical Center
- St. Mary's Medical Center
- Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals
- Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Center - Elkhorn
- Oncology Alliance, S.C. - Milwaukee - East
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Green Bay at Aurora BayCare Medical Center
- Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
- UW Health Oncology
- University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Holy Family Memorial Medical Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
- Medical Consultants
- Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconcin
- Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
- Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
- All Saints Cancer Center at All Saints Healthcare
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Sheboygan
- Waukesha Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- University of Wisconsin Cancer Center at Aspirus Wausau Hospital
- University of British Columbia
- CancerCare Manitoba
- Nova Scotia Cancer Centre at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
- Allan Blair Cancer Centre at Pasqua Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Interferon
Interferon + bevacizumab
Treatment with interferon alfa 2b
Addition of bevacizumab to interferon alfa 2b treatment