14 نتایج
The global burden of sepsis is substantial with an estimated 15 to 19 million cases per year; the vast majority of these cases occur in low income countries. With more timely diagnosis and improvement in supportive care the 28-day mortality from sepsis in high income countries has declined to about
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the common name for a group of significantly debilitating medical conditions characterized by persistent fatigue and other specific symptoms that lasts for a minimum of six months in adults. Symptoms of CFS include malaise after exertion; unrefreshing sleep,
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in North America. In the US, there are more than 200,000 newly diagnosed cases and nearly 40,000 deaths from prostate cancer (CaP) annually. Although elevated lipid
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide with an incidence of over 600,000 new cases and almost as many deaths annually.1 Advanced stages of disease at diagnosis often preclude curative treatments, and the overall prognosis of patients diagnosed with advanced HCC
CZ48 is an analog of the topoisomerase I inhibitor Camptothecin (CPT). CPT is an alkaloid extracted from the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. Only the S isomer (the natural form) is biologically active. The intact E lactone ring, which tends to be preserved in an acid environment, is essential
Objectives:
Primary objective: Evaluate toxicity of rapamycin when used for post-bone marrow transplant graft vs. host disease prophylaxis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Rapamycin Rapamycin (RAPA, RapamuneR) (sirolimus) is an immunosuppressive agent that was approved by the FDA
Introduction: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a common rheumatic disease characterized by pain, inflammation and reduction in joint function. Hands and feet are the most commonly affected joints and pain is the cause that brings patients with RA to search for medical assistance. Factors causing pain
Upon obtaining informed consent, patients will begin two courses of oral cyclophosphamide and topotecan x 14 days. During the first of two courses, patients will perform the 14C-Erythromycin Breath Test and have topotecan pharmacokinetics performed on day 1 and 14. The subjects will also have
All patients with medulloblastoma who were diagnosed prior to their 3rd birthday will contribute to both the biology and therapeutic primary objectives of this protocol. Furthermore patients who were ≥3 and <5 years old at the time of diagnosis will also be included in the cohort for these primary
This is a multi-center, non-randomized pharmacokinetically-guided optimal dosing study of intraventricular topotecan in children with neoplastic meningitis. Topotecan will be administered daily for five consecutive days utilizing the schema shown in the Schema below. Concomitant chemotherapy to
Overview of Study:
Camptothecins are a potent class of anticancer drugs that inhibit DNA topoisomerase I. Topotecan and irinotecan are two FDA approved second generation congeners currently in clinical use, and have a spectrum of activity which includes colorectal, ovarian, and lung cancers.
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of intraventricular topotecan in young patients with neoplastic meningitis secondary to leukemia, lymphoma, or solid tumors.
- Determine the toxic effects and dose-limiting toxicity of this drug in these patients.
- Determine whether
OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the toxicity and efficacy of nitrocamptothecin in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. II. Determine the duration of response and time to treatment failure in these patients with this treatment regimen. III. Correlate serum levels of nitrocamptothecin