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McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
Claim this profileHAMILTON, Ontario L8N 3Z5
Global Leader in Leukemia
Global Leader in Tumors
Conducts research for Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Conducts research for Lymphoma
Conducts research for Sarcoma
235 reported clinical trials
11 medical researchers
Summary
McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences is a medical facility located in HAMILTON, Ontario. This center is recognized for care of Leukemia, Tumors, Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Sarcoma and other specialties. McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences is involved with conducting 235 clinical trials across 436 conditions. There are 11 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Uma H. Athale, Luis Braga, MD, Jeffrey Pernica, MD, and Karen Choong, MD.Area of expertise
1Leukemia
Global LeaderBCR-ABL1 fusion positive
ABL-class fusion positive
t(8;21)(q22;q22) positive
2Tumors
Global LeaderStage IV
Stage I
Stage II
Top PIs
Uma H. AthaleMcMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences4 years of reported clinical research
Studies Leukemia
Studies Tumors
24 reported clinical trials
67 drugs studied
Luis Braga, MDMcMaster Children's Hospital7 years of reported clinical research
Studies Hypospadias
Studies Postoperative Pain
3 reported clinical trials
6 drugs studied
Jeffrey Pernica, MDMcMaster Children's Hospital2 years of reported clinical research
Studies Meningococcal Disease
Studies Community-acquired Pneumonia
3 reported clinical trials
4 drugs studied
Karen Choong, MDMcMaster Children's Hospital5 years of reported clinical research
Studies Septic Shock
Studies Shock
2 reported clinical trials
3 drugs studied
Clinical Trials running at McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
Ovarian Tumors
Ovarian Carcinoma
Testicular Carcinoma
Ovarian Choriocarcinoma
Germ Cell Tumors
Testicular Choriocarcinoma
Testicular Tumor
Cancer
Wilms Tumor
Kidney Wilms Tumor
Chemotherapy
for Cancer
This phase III trial studies how well active surveillance help doctors to monitor subjects with low risk germ cell tumors for recurrence after their tumor is removed. When the germ cell tumor has spread outside of the organ in which it developed, it is considered metastatic. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as bleomycin, carboplatin, etoposide, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. The trial studies whether carboplatin or cisplatin is the preferred chemotherapy to use in treating metastatic standard risk germ cell tumors.
Recruiting2 awards Phase 326 criteria
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McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences is a medical facility located in HAMILTON, Ontario. This center is recognized for care of Leukemia, Tumors, Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Sarcoma and other specialties. McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences is involved with conducting 235 clinical trials across 436 conditions. There are 11 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Uma H. Athale, Luis Braga, MD, Jeffrey Pernica, MD, and Karen Choong, MD.