Active clinical trials for "Sarcoma"

This study is the first time that a new experimental drug called [18F]-SKI-249380 is being used in people. [18F]-SKI-249380 is not a therapeutic drug. [18F]-SKI-249380 is a drug that will be used with PET scanners to 'see' where [18F]-SKI-249380 goes in the body, after its injected. The researchers believe that scans with [18F]-SKI-249380 might be able to find tumors in patients. This study is being done to see how long [18F]-SKI-249380 stays in the blood, when it is given to people in tiny amounts by an injection into a vein in their arm, and to see where [18F]-SKI-249380 goes in the body. If the results of this trial are good, then the study doctors plan to use [18F]-SKI-249380 in another trial to see if scans with [18F]-SKI-249380 are better for finding tumors compared to the standard types of scans that doctors use.

This is a pilot study to determine the diagnostic value of dynamic contrast enhancing MRI (DCE-MRI) in soft tissue sarcoma for assessment of tumor radiographic changes in vascular permeability and microvessel density before and after preoperative radiotherapy.

RATIONALE: Tubefeeding may help maintain good nutrition and lessen weight loss in younger patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well tube feedings work in younger patients receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or high-risk solid tumors.

RATIONALE: Celecoxib may help relieve moderate or severe pain associated with cancer. It may also decrease weight loss and improve muscle strength in cancer patients. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying celecoxib to see how well it works in managing pain, weight loss, and weakness in patients with advanced cancer.

Many types of cancer are primarily treated with surgery and patient survival is directly related to the extent to which the tumor is able to be removed. It is often difficult for surgeons to distinguish tumor tissue from normal tissue, and failure to surgically remove a cancer-affected lymph node or residual cancer at the surgical margin reduces a patient's chance of survival. Moreover, damage to adjacent normal tissue during surgery can result in significant morbidity. The investigators hypothesize that BLZ-100 will improve surgical outcomes by allowing surgeons to visualize the edges of the tumor and small groups of cancer cells that have spread to other sites in real-time as they operate. This is a safety study to assess the safety of BLZ-100 in patients with soft tissue sarcoma undergoing surgery.

This study will help to elucidate the treatment sites in the extremities and pelvis for which MR-guided HIFU heating is feasible, which has the potential to be beneficial for patients with conditions at those sites (soft tissue sarcoma, cervical cancer, etc.). The investigators anticipate that successful completion of this study will lead to clinical trials in those feasible sites of interest to determine the safety and efficacy of administering therapeutic levels of heat for hyperthermia or other applications.

RATIONALE: Glutamine may help prevent mucositis, or mouth sores, in patients receiving chemotherapy for sarcoma. It is not yet known whether glutamine is more effective than a placebo in preventing mucositis in patients receiving chemotherapy for sarcoma. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying glutamine to see how well it works compared to a placebo in preventing oral mucositis in patients receiving chemotherapy for sarcoma.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the heart functioning of patients being treated with with doxorubicin chemotherapy who have sarcoma, lymphoma or breast cancer in order to better predict risk of developing symptomatic heart failure.

This is an independent, observational, retrospective post marketing study on the use of trabectedin in a clinical setting. A data collection on the clinical use of the drug will help to improve knowledge and might contribute to optimize the clinical use of the drug.

This study is being done to determine if sending reminder text messages helps patients take their Oral Anticancer Medication (OAMs) when they are supposed to.