Blood
01 Jan 2013
Efficacy and Safety of Colesevelam in Pediatric Patients With Genetic High Cholesterol
This study will evaluate the lipid-lowering effect and safety of colesevelam therapy administered to heterozygous familial pediatric patients 10 through 17 years of age who are on a stable dose of a pediatric-approved statin monotherapy (atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin or pravastatin), or who are treatment naive to lipid-lowering therapy. Official Title…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin’s or Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating children who have recurrent or refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
Combination Chemotherapy and Rituximab in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
This phase II trial is studying how well rituximab together with ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide works in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or acute lymphoblastic leukemia Official Title A Phase II Study Of Rituximab And ICE Chemotherapy In Children With Recurrent/Refractory B-Cell (CD20+) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma And…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
This randomized phase III trial is studying different combination chemotherapy regimens and comparing how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping…
Bone
01 Jan 2013
Study of Daily Pentoxifylline as a Rescue Treatment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The purpose of this study is to see if male children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have changes in strength when given the drug Pentoxifylline as a rescue treatment. A total of 64 subjects are expected to participate through all other centers of the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG)…
Bone
01 Jan 2013
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Patients With Ewing’s Sarcoma
This randomized phase III trial is studying different combination chemotherapy regimens to see how well they work when given with or without peripheral stem cell transplantation, radiation therapy, and/or surgery in treating patients with Ewing’s sarcoma Official Title EURO-E.W.I.N.G. 99 – European Ewing Tumour Working Initiative of National Groups –…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Rosiglitazone and Insulin in T1DM Adolescents
Type 1 Diabetes is the most common life-long disorder with onset in childhood. Patients need insulin injections, blood sugar monitoring several times each day, and adhere to a strict diet. Adequate control of blood glucose is essential to prevent long term kidney and eye complications that result in kidney failure…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Predictive Markers in GHD and TS Children Treated With ‘SAIZEN’
The study aims at identifying the predictive markers after one month of Saizen therapy in Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) and Turner Syndrome children. The study will recruit approximately 360 children in several countries worldwide. The study lasts for about the first one month of daily growth hormone treatment. There will…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Trial of Intranasal Insulin in Children and Young Adults at Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
In people with type I diabetes the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin because the body’s immune system has attacked and destroyed the beta cells. It is thought that exposure of the mucous membranes to insulin may cause act like a vaccine effect whereby protective immune cells…
