Ganciclovir Plus Arginine Butyrate in Treating Patients With Cancer or Lymphoproliferative Disorders Associated With the Epstein Barr Virus
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Official title
A PHASE I TRIAL OF BUTYRATE AND GANCICLOVIR IN EBV-ASSOCIATED MALIGNANCIES
Brief summary
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RATIONALE: The Epstein Barr virus can cause cancer and lymphoproliferative disorders. Ganciclovir is an antiviral drug that acts against the Epstein Barr virus. Arginine butyrate may make virus cells more sensitive to ganciclovir. Combining ganciclovir and arginine butyrate may kill more Epstein Barr virus cells and tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of arginine butyrate plus ganciclovir in treating patients who have cancer or lymphoproliferative disorders that are associated with the Epstein Barr virus.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00006340
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 3 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 30, 1994
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2000
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2000
- Last update posted
- Jul 25, 2013
1994 – 2000
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Cancer Center at Methodist Hospital | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
| Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | — |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10021 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Jul 25, 2013 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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