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Vancouver Island Centre

 

Updated: January 12, 2012 <Return to Open Clinical Trials>

Below are the current open Clinical Trials and Clinical Research at BCCA - Vancouver Island Centre (VIC):

If you are interested in more information about a particular trial, please talk with your treating physician first, and they may contact this centre for further information if necessary.

TUMOUR GROUP/SITE

TRIAL SUMMARY OPENING DATE
BREAST - Adjuvant

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Phase 3 Study of Denosumab as Adjuvant Treatment for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer at High Risk of Recurrence (D-CARE) BCCA CODE: BRTDCARE

Oct 2011

A Phase III Randomized Trial of Metformin versus Placebo On Recurrence and Survival In early stage Breast Cancer
BCCA CODE: BRMA32

Oct 2010

A Randomized Phase III Study of Radiation Doses and Fractionization Schedules for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) of the Breast
BCCA CODE: BRMA33

Oct 2009

What is the variability of tumor bed shifts among multiple observers when 3D Ultrasound is used for breast image guided radiation therapy? * Clinical Research at VIC

Oct 2009
A Randomized Anastrozole Exercise Trial (RAE trial)
BCCA CODE: BRTANEX
June 2008

A Phase II Prospective Evaluation of the Informational Content of Setup Verification Images for Patients Receiving Breast Radiation Therapy Tangentially With or Without Supraclavicular Treatment (Catalyst) * Clinical Research at VIC

June 2008

A Randomized Trial of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: The Canadian R.A.P.I.D. Trial * Clinical Research at VIC

April 2006
BREAST - Metastatic 
 
 
Gene Expression Changes During the Development of Hormone Resistance In Metastatic Breast Cancer * Clinical Research at VIC  July 2003

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)

A Randomized Phase III Study of Temozolomide and Short-Course Radiation vs Short-Course Radiation Alone in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme in Elderly Patients
BCCA CODE: CNCE6RT

Oct 2007

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GASTROINTESTINAL (GI)    

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GENITOURINARY (GU) - Prostate

 


 
A Multinational Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral MDV3100 in Chemotherapy-Naïve Patients with Progressive Metastatic Prostate Cancer Who Have Failed Androgen Deprivation Therapy
BCCA CODE: GUTPREVAIL
March 2011

A Randomized Phase 3 Study Comparing Standard First-Line Docetaxel/Prednisone to Docetaxel/Prednisone in Combination with Custirsen (OGX-011) in Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer
BCCA CODE: GUTCUSDOC

Jan 2011

RADICALS - Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy In Combination after Local Surgery. A randomised controlled trial in prostate cancer

Apr 2010
Investigating the Immune Response to Prostate Cancer in Subjects Undergoing Standard Treatment * Deeley Research Centre 2005    
GENITOURINARY (GU) - Kidney

 

 
GENITOURINARY (GU) - Bladder    

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GYNECOLOGIC - Ovary IROC - The Immune Response to Ovarian Cancer * Deeley Research Centre Aug 2007

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LUNG - Adjuvant

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blinded,Placebo-Controlled Study Of ARQ 197 Plus Erlotinib Versus Placebo Plus Erlotinib In Previously Treated Subjects With Locally Advanced Or Metastatic, Non-Squamous, Non–Smallcell Lung Cancer (Nsclc) BCCA CODE: LUTARQER

Jan 2012

A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Systemic And Topical Treatments For Rash Secondary To Erlotinib In Advanced Stage IIIB Or IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
BCCA CODE: LUTRAERL

June 2009

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LYMPHOMA
Phase II Trial Investigating Tailoring First-Line Therapy for Advanced Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Based on Mid-Treatment Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Result
BCCA CODE: LYTPET
Oct 2006
IROL - The Immune Response to Lymphoma (BCCF) * Deeley Research Centre  

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MELANOMA  A Randomized Phase II Study of Interleukin-21 (rIL-21) Versus Dacarbazine (DTIC) in Patients with Metastatic or Recurrent Melanoma (IND.202) BCCA CODE: SMIND202  Sept 2011

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SARCOMA

 

 

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SUPPORTIVE / PALLIATIVE CARE    

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SYMPTOM MANAGMENT A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Comparison of Sennosides and Polyethylene Glycol for Constipation in Palliative Care Outpatients with Advanced Cancer.
BCCA CODE: SCTPEGSEN
 
 

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MULTI SITE PREDICT - Personal REsponse Determinants in Cancer Therapy - (MSFHR) * Clinical Research at VIC Jan 2006

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