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Clinical Trials
If you are one of the people
diagnosed with mesothelioma each year, clinical trials may
offer the best available treatment and the opportunity to
receive new, potentially more effective therapy.
MesotheliomaHelp.net has provided the following information
regarding clinical trials to help you locate resources for new
mesothelioma treatments. Please contact the individual
treatment centers for more information about participation.
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Title: ALIMTA
(pemetrexed) Plus Gemcitabine (Gemzar) for Patients
with Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma who
have not had previous chemotherapy
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Posted:
3/25/04
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There may be
multiple sites in this clinical trial including:
Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Wisconsin.
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Title: ONCONASE
® plus doxorubicin vs. doxorubicin for patients with
Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma who have
had no more than one prior chemotherapy
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Title: Open-Label
Study of ALIMTA (pemetrexed) in Combination with
Cisplatin for Chemonaive Patients with Malignant
Pleural Mesothelioma
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Posted: 3/25/04
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The purpose
of this protocol is to extend the clinical experience
with ALIMTA plus cisplatin in patients with malignant
pleural mesothelioma and to collect additional safety
information in this patient population.
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Title: Phase
II trial of combined resection, intraperitoneal
chemotherapy, and whole abdominal radiation for
treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma
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Title: Phase II
trial of perioperative gemcitabine and cisplatin
chemotherapy in resected pleural mesothelioma
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Posted:
3/25/04
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Eligibility
Requirements:
Histologically confirmed malignant pleural
mesothelioma
No prior chemotherapeutic regimens
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Title: Trimodal
Therapy, Phase II trial of combined resection,
intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and whole abdominal
radiation in peritoneal mesothelioma
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Posted:
3/25/04
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Columbia
University Hospital / Cancer Center at Columbia
University: New York, NY
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Title: Phase II
Study of Neoadjuvant Pemetrexed Disodium and Cisplatin
Followed By Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and
Radiotherapy in Patients With Stage I, II, or III
Pleural Mesothelioma
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Posted:
3/25/04
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Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Study Sites in Boston,
MA and New York, NY.
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The following websites provide lists of clinical trials for
mesothelioma sufferers:
National
Cancer Institute's Clinical Trials Finder
ClinicalTrials.gov:
Mesothelioma Trials
CenterWatch:
Clinical Trials Listing Service
Eli
Lilly Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
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