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Study Title: MK0646 for Patients with Advanced Cancer
Category: Cancer, General
Currently accepting participants?
Not at this time.
Principal Investigator: Vincent Picozzi
Study Coordinator: Andrea Jacks
Phone: 206-625-7373 Ext.63979
Email: andrea.jacks@vmmc.org
What is the MK0646 for Patients with Advanced Cancer study?
Who can participate?
Patient must have a histologically-confirmed metastatic or locally advanced solid tumor that has failed to respond to standard therapy, progressed despite standard
therapy, or for which standard therapy does not exist. There is no limit on the number of prior treatment regimens.
What do I have to do as a study participant?
Study Summary:
Detailed Study Description:
Study Design: Interventional
Phase of Study: Phase I
Study Type: Interventional
Condition or Study Focus: Advanced Cancer
Intervention Type: Biological Therapy
Intervention Name: MK-0646
Gender: Male and Female
Age group: Interventional
Sponsor: Merck
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- Weekly IV of Hymcamtin in Combination with Carboplatin as Second Line Therapy in Potentially Platinum-Sensitive Reaplased Ovarian Cancer