Cancer drug repurposed to fight rare, recurring joint tumor

NCT ID NCT01207492

Summary

This study tested whether nilotinib, a drug used for leukemia, could help control a rare, non-cancerous joint tumor called pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) when it comes back or spreads. Seventeen adults with recurrent or metastatic PVNS took nilotinib pills twice daily. The main goal was to see if the drug could stop the tumor from growing for at least six months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Sarcoma Oncology Center

    Santa Monica, California, 90403, United States

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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