Research & Clinical Trials


 

Clinical trials allow our patients to participate in national and regional research studies of the latest treatment options while remaining close to home. Our physicians and four oncology certified nurses work closely with patients participating in these studies.

Approximately six percent of Alamance Regional cancer patients are enrolled in clinical trials. This percentage is three times the national average and earned the center a commendation with the American College of Surgeons in 2010. View the complete list of research groups and universities we are affiliated with for research purposes.

Alamance Regional Cancer Center is currently accepting patients for the following clinical trials.

 

Study Protocol Title
BREAST
CALGB-40903 Phase II Study Neoadjuvant Letrozole for Postmenopausal Women with Estrogen Receptor Positive Ductal Carcinoma in SITU (DCIS)
NSABP B-43 A Phase III Clinical Trial Comparing Trastuzumab Given Concurrently with Radiation Therapy and Radiation Therapy Alone for Women with HER2-Positive Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Resected by Lumpectomy
NSABP B-47 A Randomized Phase III Trial of Adjuvant Therapy Comparing Chemotherapy Alone (Six Cycles of Docetaxel Plus Cyclophosphamide or Four Cycles of Doxorubicin Plus Cyclophosphamide Followed by Weekly Paclitaxel) to Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab in Women with Node-Positive or High-Risk Node-Negative HER2-Low Invasive Breast Cancer
NSABP-B-49 A Phase III Clinical Trial Comparing the Combination of Docetaxel Plus Cyclophosphamide to Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy Regimens for Women with Node-Positive or High-Risk Node-Negative, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
NSABP B-51     RTOG 1304  (This study has not been activated for Accrual) A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating Post-Mastectomy Chestwall and Regional Nodal XRT and Post-Lumpectomy Regional Nodal XRT in Patients with Positive Axillary Nodes Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Who Convert to Pathologically Negative Axillary Nodes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy 
SWOG S1007 A Phase III, Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- Chemotherapy in Patients with 1-3 Positive Nodes, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2-Negative Breast Cancer with Recurrence Score (RS) of 25 or Less
Lung
CALGB    30607 Randomized, Phase III, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Sunitinib (NSC #736511, IND #74019) as Maintenance Therapy in Non-Progressing Patients Following an Initial Four Cycles of Platinum-Based Combination Chemotherapy in Advanced, Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
ECOG E5508 Randomized Phase III Study of Maintenance Therapy with Bevacizumab, Pemetrexed, or a Combination of Bevacizumab and Pemetrexed Following Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Bevacizumab for Advanced Non-Squamous NSCLC
SWOG S0819 A Randomized, Phase III Study Comparing Carboplatin/Paclitaxel or Carboplatin/Paclitaxel/Bevacizumab With or Without Concurrent Cetuximab In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
COLON
NSABP                 P-5 Statin Polyp Prevention in Patients with Resected Colon Cancer
GYNECOLOGY
GOG 0212 A Randomized Phase III Trial of Maintenance Chemotherapy Comparing 12 Monthly Cycles of Single Agent Paclitaxel or CT 2103 (IND# 70177) Versus No Treatment Until Documented Relapse in Women With Advanced Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer who Achieve a Complete Clinical Response to Primary Platinum/Taxane Chemotherapy
GOG 0213 A Phase III Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel (Or Gemcitabine)Alone or in Combination with Bevacizumab (NSC #704865, IND #113912) followed by Bevacizumab and Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery in Platinum-Sensitive, Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal Primary and Fallopian Tube Cancer
GOG 0258 A Randomized Phase III Trial of Cisplatin and Tumor Volume Directed Irradiation Followed by Carboplatin and Paclitaxel vs. Carboplatin and Paclitaxel for Optimally Debulked, Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma
GOG 0273 Chemotherapy Toxicity in Elderly Women with Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
GOG-3001     Amgen 20101129/ENGOT –ov2/GOG-3001 A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study of AMG 386 With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin as First-line Treatment of Subjects With FIGO Stage III-IV Epithelial Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal or Fallopian Tube Cancers (Amgen Protocol #2010129)
GOG-3003 A Randomized Phase II Study of VTX-2337 in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) vs. PLD alone in the treatment of recurrent or persistent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
MISCELLANEOUS
                        A221102    (Temporary Suspension to Accrual) Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Subcutaneous Testosterone in the Adjuvant Treatment of Postmenopausal Women with Aromatase Inhibitor Induced Arthralgias
BMS              CA180-330 SIMPLICITY Studying Interventions For Managing Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia In Chronic Phase: The 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study (SIMPLICITY)
“My Body          My Test-2″ Evaluation of a Self-Screening Cervical Cancer Test by Mail:     The North Carolina Cervical Cancer Outreach Screening Project