Talc in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
Sclerosis of Pleural Effusions by Talc Thoracoscopy Versus Talc Slurry: A Phase III Study
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interventional
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2 countries
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Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Talc may relieve malignant pleural effusion. It is not yet known whether wet talc is more effective than dry talc in treating patients with malignant pleural effusion. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of wet talc with dry talc in treating patients with malignant pleural effusion.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3
Started Dec 1994
Longer than P75 for phase_3
241 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 1994
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 1, 1999
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 31, 2004
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2005
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2006
CompletedJune 28, 2016
June 1, 2016
10.3 years
November 1, 1999
June 27, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Successful pleurodesis
30 days
Cost and cost effectiveness
cost and cost effectiveness of treating malignant pleural effusions
30 days
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Time to recurrence of effusion
6 months
Complications and toxicity
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Talc slurry via chest tube
ACTIVE COMPARATORtalc slurry via chest tube
Talc via insufflation
ACTIVE COMPARATOR4 to 5 grams talc via insufflation through direct or videoscopic thoracoscopy, one time
Interventions
4 to 5 grams talc in 100 cc saline via chest tube at bedside, one time
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncologylead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Groupcollaborator
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Groupcollaborator
- North Central Cancer Treatment Groupcollaborator
Study Sites (241)
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
Huntsville Hospital System
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
Urology Associates - Mobile AL
Mobile, Alabama, 36640, United States
MBCCOP - University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama, 36688, United States
Alabama Oncology, LLC
Montgomery, Alabama, 36106-2801, United States
Radiation Oncology Associates of West Alabama
Tuscallosa, Alabama, 35401, United States
Providence Cancer Therapy Center
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404, United States
Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
Burbank, California, 91505, United States
Mount Diablo Medical Center
Concord, California, 94524-4110, United States
Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
California Cancer Center
Fresno, California, 93720, United States
Saint Agnes Cancer Center
Fresno, California, 93720, United States
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Glendale, California, 91204, United States
Sutter Health Western Division Cancer Research Group
Greenbrae, California, 94904, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
Long Beach, California, 90822, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033-0800, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
Martinez, California, 94553, United States
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
Oakland, California, 94609-3305, United States
Cancer Care Center
Pomona, California, 91767, United States
Mercy Medical Center - Redding
Redding, California, 96099-6009, United States
Radiation Oncology Center - Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
San Francisco, California, 94115-0128, United States
Santa Cruz Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
Santa Cruz, California, 95065, United States
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States
Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
David Grant Medical Center
Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535, United States
Radiation Oncology Center - Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06610, United States
Whittingham Cancer Center
Norwalk, Connecticut, 06856, United States
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Wilmington, Delaware, 19899, United States
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5000, United States
Lykes Center for Radiation Therapy
Clearwater, Florida, 33757-0210, United States
Halifax Medical Center
Daytona Beach, Florida, 32114, United States
Radiation Therapy Associates - Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States
University of Florida Health Science Center
Gainesville, Florida, 32610-0296, United States
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
Melbourne, Florida, 32901, United States
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Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33176-2197, United States
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State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States
New York Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, New York, 11215-3609, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001, United States
CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
Kaplan Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10016, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, United States
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Corvallis, Oregon, 97339, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102-1192, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18764, United States
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Rapid City, South Dakota, 57709, United States
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Jackson, Tennessee, 38301, United States
Baptist Regional Cancer Center - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37901, United States
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Memphis, Tennessee, 38117, United States
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Galveston, Texas, 77555-1329, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 78236-5300, United States
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Pasadena, Texas, 77504, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143, United States
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Seattle, Washington, 98111, United States
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Spokane, Washington, 99210-0248, United States
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Yakima, Washington, 98902, United States
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Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003, United States
St. Vincent Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54307-3508, United States
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States
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Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
Southern Wisconsin Radiotherapy Center
Madison, Wisconsin, 53713, United States
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Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295, United States
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Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 1J8, Canada
Doctor Leon Richard Oncology Centre
Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 8X3, Canada
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Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2, Canada
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada
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Greater Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 5J1, Canada
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Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada
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Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5P9, Canada
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London, Ontario, N6A 4L6, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4K7, Canada
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Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 7T1, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1S6, Canada
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Related Publications (3)
Dresler CM, Olak J, Herndon JE 2nd, Richards WG, Scalzetti E, Fleishman SB, Kernstine KH, Demmy T, Jablons DM, Kohman L, Daniel TM, Haasler GB, Sugarbaker DJ; Cooperative Groups Cancer and Leukemia Group B; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; North Central Cooperative Oncology Group; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Phase III intergroup study of talc poudrage vs talc slurry sclerosis for malignant pleural effusion. Chest. 2005 Mar;127(3):909-15. doi: 10.1378/chest.127.3.909.
PMID: 15764775RESULTFleishman SB, Dresler C, Herndon JE, et al.: Quality of life (QOL) advantage of sclerosis for malignant pleural effusion (MPE) via talc thoracoscopy over chest tube infusion of talc slurry: a cancer and leukemia group B study. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-1418, 2002.
RESULTDresler CM, Herndon JE, Daniels T, et al.: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 9334: a phase III, intergroup study of sclerosis of malignant pleural effusion by talc. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A2455, 2000.
RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Jemi Olak, MD
Kern Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 1, 1999
First Posted
August 31, 2004
Study Start
December 1, 1994
Primary Completion
March 1, 2005
Study Completion
January 1, 2006
Last Updated
June 28, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-06