The primary purpose of this research study is to better understand what causes chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a numbness, tingling, or pain caused by chemotherapy. It can interfere with activities of daily life and quality of life to…
This study is being done to answer the following question: Does duloxetine (either 30 mg or 60 mg) prevent numbness, tingling, and/or pain caused by your colorectal cancer treatment with oxaliplatin? We are doing this study because we want to find out if duloxetine can prevent Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (OIPN).
Paclitaxel is frequently used to treat breast cancer, but it can also cause neuropathy where the nerves of the hands and feet stop working properly. The symptoms of neuropathy can include pain, numbness, and difficulty with everyday activities like walking or typing. Paclitaxel-induced neuropathy is common and there are few treatment options. Our study will…
The purpose of this study is to try to learn how certain risk factors, such as age, gender, pre-existing conditions, the type of treatment you get for your cancer, and the amount of cancer drugs in your body affect whether you develop the nerve disorder and how bad your symptoms will be. There will be about 1,000 people taking part in this study.
Aim 1: To describe the perceptions and experiences of CIPN by patients. 1. To describe the terminology used by patients to describe CIPN.; 2. To describe the effects that CIPN has on patients' day-to-day quality of life.; 3. To describe how patients communicate with their healthcare providers about CIPN, and what barriers may interfere with this…
The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence and severity of acute GVHD following CD34+ selection in children, adolescents and young adults receiving an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant from a family member or unrelated adult donor for a malignant condition.
This research study is being done to compare the combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) and lenalidomide and dexamethasone without PBSCT in subjects with untreated multiple myeloma. This comparison will include how many subjects respond to each study…
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new combination treatment involving two drugs: selinexor and ixazomib, for the treatment of dedifferentiated liposarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, alveolar soft part sarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. The primary objective of the study is to…