Trials > Trial acronyms CTC trials: names and abbreviations
ABC:
Phase II trial of gemcitabine in fixed dose rate infusion compared with cisplatin in patients with biliary tract carcinoma
Accelerated BEP:
Accelerated bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin, pegfilgastrim as first-line chemotherapy for advanced germ-cell tumours
AG 9401:
Early versus delayed chemotherapy for asymptomatic metastatic
colorectal cancer
AG 9601:
A phase II feasibility study of preoperative and postoperative
chemotherapy using epirubicin, cisplatin and protracted venous infusion
fluorouracil (ECF) in patients with advanced but operable gastric
cancer
AG 9801:
Phase II study of irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil
in advanced gastric cancer
ANZ 0001:
A phase III trial of oral chemotherapy with capecitabine
versus standard chemotherapy with CMF for advanced breast cancer
ANZGOG 0201:
Phase II trial of weekly docetaxel for patients with relapsed ovarian cancer
ANZGOG 0401:
Phase II study to evaluate maintaining haemoglobin levels above 120 g/L vs over 100 g/L (HOSTT)
ASPIRE:
Aspirin to prevent recurrent venous thromboembolism
ATLAS:
Adjuvant tamoxifen: longer against shorter
ATTAX:
Phase II study evaluating a weekly schedule of docetaxel with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine
ATTAX2:
Phase II study of cetuximab plus docetaxel in docetaxel-refractory patients with EGFR-positive cancer
BIG02:
Exemestane versus tamoxifen as adjuvant therapy for
postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer who have received
adjuvant tamoxifen for 2-3 years (IBCSG 16)
BIG2-98:
Docetaxel sequentially or in combination with doxorubicin,
followed by CMF (cyclophosphamide methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil),
compared with doxorubicin alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide,
followed by CMF, in the adjuvant treatment of node-positive breast
cancer patients (IBCSG 20)
BOOST II
Benefits of oxygen saturation targeting, trial II
C-06:
Oral uracil/ftorfur (UFT) plus leucovorin (LV) compared
with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) plus LV in the treatment of patients with
stages II and III carcinoma of the colon
C-07:
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) plus leucovorin1 (LV) and oxaliplatin
compared with 5-FU plus LV for the treatment of patients with stages
II and III carcinoma of the colon
Calypso:
Caelyx in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer patients
CD 117:
Phase III randomized, intergroup, international trial
assessing the clinical activity of STI-571 at two dose levels in patients
with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
expressing the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase
Chemo & cognition:
Cognitive function and treatment for testicular cancer
CO-17:
Phase III randomised study of cetuximab (Erbutix, C225) and best supportive care versus best supportive care in patients with pretreated metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-positive colorectal carcinoma
Da Vinci:
Phase III trial of irinotecan versus irinotecan + De Gramont schedule 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid in patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer
E1292:
Perioperative 5-fluorouracil after resection for patients
with colon cancer.
E6290:
Adjuvant chemoradiation after resection for gastric
adenocarcinoma. AGITG contributed six patients to the recruitment
target of 550.
ECOG 2288:
A prospectively randomised trial of low-dose leucovorin + 5-fluorouracil, high-dose leucovorin + 5-fluorouracil, levamisole + 5-fluorouracil, or low-dose leucovorin + 5-fluorouracil + levamisole following curative resection in selected patients with Dukes' B or C colon cancer.
EORTC 40983:
Preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy with oxaliplatin 5FU/LV versus surgery alone in resectable liver metastases of colorectal origin
EORTC 55041:
Phase III study of erlotinib versus observation (Tarceva)
EORTC 62005::
P hase III study of two different doses of imatinib mesylate in patients with CD117-expressing metastatic or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumor
ESPAC-3
Phase
III adjuvant trial in pancreatic cancer comparing: 5-fluorouracil
+ D-L folinic acid with gemcitabine or no adjuvant treatment
FIELD:
Fenofibrate intervention and event lowering
in diabetes
Gofurtgo:
Phase II study of fixed dose rate gemcitabine-oxaliplatin with 5-fluorouracil and radiotherapy to treat localised pancreatic cancer
GOG 0201:
Phase II trial of weekly docetaxel (Taxotere) for patients
with relapsed ovarian cancer who have previously received paclitaxel
GOG 182:
A phase III randomised trial of paclitaxel and carboplatin
versus triplet or sequential doublet combinations in patients with
epithelial ovarian or primary peritoneal carcinoma
GOG 191:
Phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy of maintaining
haemoglobin levels about 120 g/L with erythropoietin, compared with
above 100 g/L without erythropoietin, in anaemic patients receiving
concurrent radiation and cisplatin for cervical cancer
HABITS:
Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) after breast cancer-is
it safe? Randomised trial of HRT after previous radical breast cancer
treatment (IBCSG 17)
HOSTT:
Phase II study to evaluate maintaining haemoglobin levels above 120 g/L vs over 100 g/L (ANZGOG 0401)
IBCSG 15:
High-dose epirubicin and cyclophosphamide supported
by peripheral blood progenitor cells versus standard chemotherapy
(4 cycles AC and 3 cycles CMF) as adjuvant therapy for high-risk,
operable, stage II or III breast cancer in premenopausal and young
postmenopausal patients
IBCSG 16: Exemestane versus tamoxifen as adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal
women with primary breast cancer who have received adjuvant tamoxifen
for 2-3 years (BIG 02)
IBCSG 20:
Docetaxel sequentially or in combination with doxorubicin,
followed by CMF (cyclophosphamide methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil),
compared with doxorubicin alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide,
followed by CMF, in the adjuvant treatment of node-positive breast
cancer patients (BIG 2-98)
IBIS:
International breast intervention study
ICBSG 17:
Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) after breast cancer-is
it safe? Randomised trial of HRT after previous radical breast cancer
treatment (HABITS)
ICON 7:
Randomised, two-arm, multicentre GCIG trial of adding bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
IG 9401:
Randomised trial comparing surgery alone with concurrent
preoperative chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery for localised
resectable carcinoma of the oesophagus
INIS:
International neonatal immunotherapy study
IPOPCIS:
Randomised crossover trial comparing the administration
of high-dose chemotherapy as an outpatient regimen or as an inpatient
regimen: patient preferences, costs and quality of life
LIPID:
Long-term intervention with pravastatin in ischaemic
disease
MAGIC:
A randomised, controlled trial of pre- and postoperative
chemotherapy in patients with operable gastric and lower oesophageal
cancer
Phase III randomised study of cetuximab (Erbutix, C225) and best supportive
care versus best supportive care in patients with pretreated metastatic
epidermal growth factor
MATES:
Maintenance thalidomide in mesothelioma quality of life and prognostic marker study
MAX:
Phase II-III study to evaluate the role of Mitomycin C [mitomycin], Avastin [bevacizumab] and Xeloda [capecitabine] in patients with untreated metastatic colorectal cancer
Nitro:
Nitroglycerin patches for non-small-cell lung cancer
Quasar 2:
Phase III study of capecitabine and bevacizumab as adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer
QUART:
Patient preferences, quality of life and
adjuvant radiation therapy for women with early breast cancer
SCOTROC 4:
Multicentre randomised trial of carboplatin flat dosing vs intrapatient dose escalation in first-line chemotherapy
SNAC:
Sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance
Tarceva:
Phase III study of erlotinib versus observation (EORTC 55041)
TRIPOD:
Phase II trial of intraperitoneal chemotherapy
VICTOR:
Phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled
study of rofecoxib (Vioxx) in colorectal cancer patients following
potentially curative therapy
VIGOUR:
Virtual Coordinating Center for Global Collaborative
Cardiovascular Research
ZEST:
Zoloft's effects on symptoms and survival
time in advanced cancer