Active clinical trials for "Colorectal Neoplasms"

A comparison of prophylactic treatment with reactive treatment for skin toxicity observed in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who are receiving second-line irinotecan-based chemotherapy concomitantly with panitumumab.

Objectives: To estimate progression-free survival (PFS) at 12 months in subjects with metastatic colorectal cancer who receive FOLFIRI [folinic acid (leucovorin or LV), 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), irinotecan) plus bevacizumab as first line treatment. To determine the objective response rate and the duration of objective response in this population. To assess overall survival (OS) in this population. To measure the effect of treatment on intratumoral blood volume and microvascular permeability by dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in consenting patients in whom it is technically feasible. To correlate plasma proteomics with response. To assess the safety of this regimen.

To evaluate the response rate of cetuximab plus irinotecan combination therapy in subjects with EGFR-detectable metastatic colorectal carcinoma who have documented progressive disease to irinotecan-based chemotherapy and who have failed (progressive disease or intolerance) previous oxaliplatin-based and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapies.

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab/capecitabine/oxaliplatin combination in metastatic or recurrent Korean colorectal cancer.

RATIONALE: AZD2171 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor and by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. 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 AZD2171 together with standard combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of AZD2171 when given together with standard combination chemotherapy in treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or colorectal cancer.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as epothilone D work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well epothilone D works as second-line therapy in treating patients with advanced or metastatic refractory colorectal cancer.

Assessment of safety and efficacy of SU11248 in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed selected previous treatments.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Bortezomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It may also help the chemotherapy drugs work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drugs. Giving bortezomib with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of bortezomib when given with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin in treating patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to determine that panitumumab will have clinically meaningful anti-tumor activity in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have developed progressive disease or relapsed while on or after prior fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan and oxaliplatin chemotherapy.

This is a phase II, multicenter, open-label study of cetuximab in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) negative, metastatic colorectal carcinoma who have progressed after receiving at least one standard chemotherapeutic regimen that included a fluoropyrimidine. Target enrollment is 80 evaluable patients. Patients with EGFR-negative metastatic colorectal carcinoma who have progressed after receiving at least one standard chemotherapeutic regimen that included a fluoropyrimidine, will receive an initial dose of cetuximab, 400 mg/m2 , intravenously (i.v.) over 120 minutes, followed by weekly treatment with cetuximab, 250 mg/m2 i.v. over 60 minutes. Patients who experience unacceptable toxicity or who have progressive disease (PD) will not receive further cetuximab therapy. Patients will be evaluated for a tumor response at a minimum of every 6 weeks while on cetuximab therapy. Patients with stable disease (SD), partial response (PR), or a complete response (CR) may continue to receive weekly cetuximab therapy, unless they are dose-delayed or discontinued because of toxicity. Patients who have a PR or CR must have a confirmatory tumor assessment no less than 4 weeks after the initial evaluation demonstrating a response. To evaluate the objective response rate, a single-stage design will be used in this study.