The Oncologist, Vol. 2, No. 1, 64,
February 1997
© 1997 AlphaMed Press
SPECIAL SECTION PATIENT CARE |
From The Durham Post
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ABSTRACT
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The Patient Care section of The Oncologist extends the opportunity for major cancer centers to enroll patients in high-priority clinical trials. If you wish to have your clinical trial(s) announced, send all pertinent details to the Executive Editor.
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From the Durham Post
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The Adult and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Programs of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, announce their clinical trials utilizing HLA Partially Mismatched Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Allogeneic Transplantation for patients with hematologic malignancies or marrow failure syndromes.
The first protocol is "A Pilot Study of Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Children and Adults with Hematologic Malignancies." Its objectives are:
To determine the rates of hematologic and immune reconstitution in adult and pediatric patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies, undergoing high-dose chemo-irradiation followed by unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation.
To determine the incidence of graft-versus-host disease in this setting.
To describe the incidence of relapse post-UCB transplant.
The second protocol is "A Pilot Study of Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults and Children with Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes or Inherited Metabolic or Hematologic Diseases." Its objectives are:
To determine the rates of hematologic and immune reconstitution in adult and pediatric patients with marrow failure syndromes, undergoing high-dose chemotherapy followed by unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation.
To determine the incidence of graft-versus-host disease in this setting.
Physicians interested in more information regarding these protocols or to verify patient eligibility requirements should contact:
Adult patient referrals: Mary J. Laughlin, M.D. at telephone: 919-684-2423; fax: 919-681-6834; e-mail: laugh001{at}mc.duke.edu.
Pediatric patient referrals: Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D. at telephone: 919-684-8963; fax: 919-681-8942; e-mail: kurtz001{at}mc.duke.edu.
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FOOTNOTES
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Look for our expanded coverage on clinical trials in future Patient Care sections of The Oncologist.