Clinical Trial Results - Progress in Cancer Care
These summaries highlight recently released results from cancer clinical trials. The findings are significant enough that they are likely to influence your medical care.
The summaries are listed in reverse chronological order. You may also use the navigation tools on the left to search the summaries by keyword or type of cancer.
6. Radiofrequency Ablation Effective Against Barrett Esophagus
(Posted: 07/23/2009) - In a randomized phase II trial, radiofrequency ablation led to high rates of eradication of the cell abnormalities associated with Barrett esophagus, according to the May 28, 2009, New England Journal of Medicine.
7. Treatment Regimen Extends Survival for Women with Cervical Cancer
(Posted: 06/29/2009) - Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer who received gemcitabine (Gemzar®) both as part of initial treatment and as part of therapy following primary treatment had improved survival compared with patients whose treatment did not include gemcitabine, according to findings presented at the 2009 ASCO meeting in Orlando.
8. HPV Status Can Predict Outcome in Oropharyngeal Cancer
(Posted: 06/19/2009) - Patients with advanced oropharyngeal cancer are more likely to survive if their tumors are HPV positive than if they are HPV negative, according to findings presented at the 2009 ASCO meeting in Orlando.
9. Early Chemotherapy to Prevent Ovarian Cancer Recurrence Fails to Increase Survival
(Posted: 06/19/2009) - Women in remission for ovarian cancer who started chemotherapy to prevent a recurrence based on blood levels of the protein CA125 did not live longer than women who started chemotherapy only after symptoms of the disease arose, according to findings presented at the 2009 ASCO meeting in Orlando.
10. Breast Cancer Drug Helps Patients with Gastric Cancer
(Posted: 06/19/2009) - Patients with advanced gastric cancer who received standard chemotherapy plus trastuzumab (Herceptin®) survived several months longer than those who received chemotherapy alone, according to findings presented at the 2009 ASCO meeting in Orlando.
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