Abstract

The proposed research has as its purpose the conduct of developmental therapeutic clinical trials in investigative cancer medicine. The Section of Medical Oncology in the Department of Medicine of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (RPSLMC) will in cooperation with the Section of Hematology and the Departments of Surgery, Radiation Therapy and Pathology undertake with emphasis on multimodality studies Phase II and Phase III clinical investigation of treatment for patients with malignant disease.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative Agreements (U10)
Project #
5U10CA025988-09
Application #
3556784
Study Section
Cancer Clinical Investigation Review Committee (CCI)
Project Start
1979-06-01
Project End
1989-04-30
Budget Start
1987-05-01
Budget End
1988-04-30
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Rush University
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60612

  Publications

Jhawer, Minaxi; Mani, Sridhar; Lefkopoulou, Myrto et al. (2006) Phase II study of mitomycin-C, adriamycin, cisplatin (MAP) and Bleomycin-CCNU in patients with advanced cancer of the anal canal: An eastern cooperative oncology group study E7282. Invest New Drugs 24:447-54
Pandya, Kishan J; Lefkopoulou, Myrto; Petrelli, Nicholas J et al. (2004) Phase II study of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (PF) and mitomycin C, vincristine, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (MVPF) in patients with metastatic large bowel cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study (EST 1285). Oncology 66:118-25
Ettinger, David S; Finkelstein, Dianne M; Ritch, Paul S et al. (2002) Study of either ifosfamide or teniposide compared to a standard chemotherapy for extensive disease small cell lung cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group randomized study (E1588). Lung Cancer 37:311-8
Witte, R S; Cnaan, A; Mansour, E G et al. (2001) Comparison of 5-fluorouracil alone, 5-fluorouracil with levamisole, and 5-fluorouracil with hepatic irradiation in the treatment of patients with residual, nonmeasurable, intra-abdominal metastasis after undergoing resection for colorectal carcinoma. Cancer 91:1020-8
Harris, J E; Ryan, L; Hoover Jr, H C et al. (2000) Adjuvant active specific immunotherapy for stage II and III colon cancer with an autologous tumor cell vaccine: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study E5283. J Clin Oncol 18:148-57
Bonomi, P; Kim, K; Fairclough, D et al. (2000) Comparison of survival and quality of life in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with two dose levels of paclitaxel combined with cisplatin versus etoposide with cisplatin: results of an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group trial. J Clin Oncol 18:623-31
Kucuk, O; Shevrin, D H; Pandya, K J et al. (2000) Phase II trial of cisplatin, etoposide, and 5-fluorouracil in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (PB586). Am J Clin Oncol 23:371-5
Hochster, H; Strawderman, M H; Harris, J E et al. (1999) Conventional dose melphalan is inactive in metastatic melanoma: results of an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (E1687). Anticancer Drugs 10:245-8
Rowinsky, E K; Jiroutek, M; Bonomi, P et al. (1999) Paclitaxel steady-state plasma concentration as a determinant of disease outcome and toxicity in lung cancer patients treated with paclitaxel and cisplatin. Clin Cancer Res 5:767-74
Chang, A Y; Putt, M; Pandya, K J et al. (1998) Induction chemotherapy of dibromodulcitol, Adriamycin, vincristine, tamoxifen, and Halotestin with methotrexate in metastatic breast cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (E1181). Am J Clin Oncol 21:99-104

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