Active clinical trials for "Colorectal Neoplasms"

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of oxaliplatin in treating patients who have recurrent metastatic colorectal cancer.

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining cetuximab with combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage IV colorectal cancer.

This study will examine an investigational (experimental) agent Tetrathiomolybdate (TM) combined with the chemotherapy drugs Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV). This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combination of these drugs when they are used in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. This is a pilot clinical trial which will be studying the reactions of the patient's body and tumor to the experimental treatment described above. The purpose of this study is to find out what kind of side effects this experimental treatment causes and see how often these side effects occur.

This Phase II, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, active-controlled trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rhuMAb VEGF (Avastin) when administered at a dose of 5 mg/kg every 2 weeks in combination with 5 FU (fluorouracil)/leucovorin versus 5 FU/leucovorin alone in subjects with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer who are not optimal candidates to receive first-line CPT-11 (irinotecan). A total of 48 doses of rhuMAb VEGF may be administered during this study (maximum of 96 weeks of therapy).

This randomized phase II trial studies how well giving celecoxib with or without eflornithine works in preventing colorectal cancer in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of celecoxib and eflornithine may keep cancer from forming in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

This study will examine whether the new investigational drug EPO906, given by intravenous infusion (IV directly into the vein), is effective in shrinking tumors and preventing the growth of cells that cause colorectal cancer.

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which regimen of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy is more effective for rectal cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare two regimens of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy followed by surgery in treating patients who have locally advanced cancer of the rectum.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine in treating patients who have advanced colorectal cancer.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Cryosurgery kills cancer cells by freezing them. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with cryosurgery and giving drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of intrahepatic and intravenous combination chemotherapy with or without cryosurgery in treating unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer.

This protocol describes procedures for the collection of blood samples for the intent of determining genetic contribution to the safety and efficacy of CPT/FU/LV.