Active clinical trials for "Colorectal Neoplasms"

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving fluorouracil into the liver is more effective than no further treatment for patients with colon cancer undergoing surgery. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving infusions of fluorouracil into the liver in treating patients with Dukes' A, Dukes' B, or Dukes' C colon cancer undergoing surgery.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Leucovorin may help fluorouracil kill more tumor cells. Biological therapies, such as levamisole, may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of solid tumors. It is not yet known whether fluorouracil is more effective when given together with leucovorin and/or levamisole after surgery in treating colon cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving fluorouracil together with leucovorin to see how well it works compared with giving fluorouracil together with levamisole, or giving fluorouracil together with leucovorin and levamisole after surgery in treating patients with Dukes' B or Dukes' C colon cancer.

To assess the safety and efficacy of weekly (70 mg per week) and daily (10 mg per day) everolimus in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer whose cancer has progressed despite prior treatment with targeted therapy and chemotherapy.

The primary objective is to estimate the effect of the human homolog of the Kirsten rat sarcoma-2 virus oncogene (KRAS) mutation status (wild type versus mutant) from tumor tissue on efficacy endpoints in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving second-line chemotherapy with panitumumab after failing first-line treatment.

The purpose of this study is to assess the objective response rate (ORR) when panitumumab is administered in combination with irinotecan as 2nd-line therapy in subjects with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Bevacizumab has recently been shown to improve survival when combined with chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer. Bevacizumab is usually given together with infusional 5-FU, which requires a central line. A central line is inconvenient for patients, and may increase risk of infection, and thrombosis. Furthermore, a central line increases resource demands for interventional radiology, chemo daycare. Capecitabine is administered orally, and converted to 5-FU intracellularly. Chronic administration of capecitabine mimics infusional 5-FU. This study is designed to evaluate whether the combination of irinotecan, capecitabine and bevacizumab is effective as a first-line therapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

This study will test the safety of treating colorectal cancer with a combination of drugs. The current standard treatments of FOLFOX6 or CapeOx will be give in combination with the GSK investigational drug pazopanib.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as tegafur-uracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving chemotherapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. Sometimes, after surgery, the tumor may not need more treatment until it progresses. In this case, observation may be sufficient. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy is more effective than observation in treating colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying tegafur and uracil to see how well they work compared to observation in treating patients with stage II colorectal cancer that has been completely removed by surgery.

Participants with metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) who have progressed on a prior Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) regimen randomized to receive IMC-A12 monotherapy or combination therapy with cetuximab to assess response, survival, durations of response, safety and tolerability as well as pharmacodynamics of IMC-A12 and cetuximab

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving cetuximab together with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cetuximab together with combination chemotherapy works as first-line therapy in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.