Combination Chemotherapy for Patients With Brain Cancer

NCT00002814 | Completed Phase 2 DMC

• 2 other identifiers: D9607NCI-V96-0955
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy using paclitaxel and topotecan, plus G-CSF, in treating patients with glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma that is refractory or recurrent.

Conditions

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Keywords

recurrent adult brain tumor; adult glioblastoma; adult anaplastic astrocytoma; adult giant cell glioblastoma; adult gliosarcoma

Interventions

filgrastim BIOLOGICAL

paclitaxel DRUG

topotecan hydrochloride DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Biopsy proven glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma Central pathologic review at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, including assay for tumor p53 expression No anaplastic oligodendroglioma No mixed oligodendroastrocytoma Recurrent or progressive disease following radiotherapy documented by CT or MRI within 2 weeks of entry PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60%-100% Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000 ANC at least 1,500 Platelets at least 100,000 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.0 mg/dL AST/ALT no greater than 2.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: No documented sensitivity to E. coli-derived products No major medical or psychiatric illness that would interfere with therapy or compliance with scheduled follow-up No pregnant or nursing women Adequate contraception required of fertile patients PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior taxanes or topoisomerase I inhibitors At least 4 weeks since chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas) At least 4 weeks since radiotherapy

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Brain Neoplasms; Glioblastoma; Astrocytoma; Gliosarcoma

Interventions

Filgrastim; Paclitaxel; Topotecan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Nervous System Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Colony-Stimulating Factors; Glycoproteins; Glycoconjugates; Carbohydrates; Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors; Cytokines; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Peptides; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Proteins; Biological Factors; Taxoids; Cyclodecanes; Cycloparaffins; Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic; Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; Hydrocarbons; Organic Chemicals; Diterpenes; Terpenes; Camptothecin; Alkaloids; Heterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

• Camilo E Fadul, MD

  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 1, 1999
• First Posted: April 6, 2004
• Study Start: August 1, 1996
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2001
• Study Completion: December 1, 2001
• Last Updated: October 27, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-10

Locations

US (1)