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Clinical research is at the heart of all medical advances, identifying new ways to prevent, detect or treat disease. If you have a bone marrow failure disease, you may want to consider taking part in a clinical trial, also called a research study.

The National Myelodysplastic Syndromes Natural History Study Spotlight

Status(es): Recruiting
Study Date(s): Friday, April 1, 2016 to Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Disease(s): myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
Age Group: 18 years and older
Multi-center study enrolling patients suspected or newly diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN) overlap disorder, or idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance (ICUS).  Participants will be followed long term.  Clinical data, blood, and tissue samples will be collected to establish a biorepository to facilitate the study of the natural history of MDS.

Trial of the Combination of Bortezomib and Clofarabine in Adults With Relapsed Solid Tumors Spotlight

Status(es): Recruiting
Study Date(s): Wednesday, August 6, 2014 to Friday, August 31, 2018
Disease(s): myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
Age Group: 18 years and older
This is an open-label Phase I trial. The starting dose of clofarabine will be 1 mg/m2 administered intravenously on days 1 through 5 of a 21-day cycle; bortezomib will be administered at 0.8 mg/m2 subcutaneously on days 1 and 4 of a 21-day cycle. Dose escalation will follow a 3+3 design, with dose limiting toxicities defined during cycle 1. Dose escalation will proceed in cohorts comprised of two separate groups of patients (one group of patients with solid tumor/lymphoma and one group of patients with MDS), with at least 1 from each group, until hematologic DLT or the second grade 2...

AAMDSIF does not recommend, endorse, or make any representation about the efficacy, appropriateness or suitability of any clinical trial listed on this website. Pharmaceutical company sponsored content is highlighted only to give additional information about the trial. All trials are listed on https://clinicaltrials.gov/. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a clinical trial, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

Further Reading

Patients should learn as much as possible about a clinical trial before making the decision to participate.

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