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Administration of Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (External Link)
Viral infection is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who receive bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from unrelated or mismatched donors. This increased risk of infection …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Study of Antioxidants and Oxidants in Malnourished Children (External Link)
It is believed that the organs of severely malnourished children malfunction because harmful compounds called oxidants injure the tissues in these organs. In a healthy person oxidants are made harmless …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Alemtuzumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer) Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (External Link)
OBJECTIVES: - Determine the safety and feasibility of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and alemtuzumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic renal cell carcinoma undergoing HLA-matched allogeneic stem cell transplantation. OUTLINE: This is …
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Completed
Phase II Study of Aerosolized Liposomal 9-Nitro-20 (S)- Camptothecin (L9NC) (External Link)
RATIONALE: Camptothecin (CPT) is a plant alkaloid isolated from Camptotheca acuminata in 1966. As a topoisomerase I inhibitor, it has powerful anticancer properties and has been used clinically in the …
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Anti-Human CD45 Monoclonal Antibodies in Patients With Advanced Leukemia Prior to Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (External Link)
Patients are given high doses of chemotherapy before receiving a stem cell transplant to keep their immune system from rejecting the donor stem cells and to kill any diseased cells …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Corticosteroids in Postoperative Critically Ill Neonates With Low Cardiac Output Syndrome With Congenital Heart Disease (External Link)
The study will be prospective. Patients who meet entry criteria will be randomized to receive corticosteroids versus placebo. Randomization will take into account biventricular versus univentricular repairs/palliations and whether the …
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Completed
Leptin for Abnormal Lipid Kinetics in HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome (External Link)
The HIV lipodystrophy syndrome (HLS) is characterized by peripheral fat wasting and central obesity, and hyperlipidemia (mainly hypertriglyceridemia), which results in insulin resistance. HLS patients are at high risk for …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Treatment of B-CLL With Human IL-2 and CD40 Ligand and Plasmid Gene Modified Autologous Tumor Cells (External Link)
This is a phase I trial to assess the safety of a dose escalation of hCD40L-expressing autologous tumor cells with a fixed dose of recombinant hIL-2 gene transduced autologous leukemic …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic B-Leukemia With IL-2 and CD-40 Autologous Tumor Cells (External Link)
Before starting treatment some of the cancer cells will be taken from the patient and separated in the laboratory. A specially produced human virus (adenovirus) that carries the IL-2 gene …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Conditioning Regimen for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation of Patients With Hematological Diseases (External Link)
CAMPATH-1H will be given as a daily IV infusion for three days. Fludarabine will be given as a daily IV infusion for four days. Anti-CD45 will be given as a …
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Lead Sponsor