Chemotherapy With Raltitrexed and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer

NCT00002828 | Completed Phase 1

• 4 other identifiers: 95-021CDR0000065019ZENECA-MSKCC-95021A4NCI-V96-0987
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• 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 I trial to study the effectiveness of raltitrexed and fluorouracil in treating patients who have colorectal cancer that is metastatic, recurrent, or cannot be surgically removed.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

stage III colon cancer; stage IV colon cancer; stage III rectal cancer; stage IV rectal cancer; recurrent colon cancer; recurrent rectal cancer

Interventions

fluorouracil DRUG

raltitrexed DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven metastatic, locally recurrent, or surgically unresectable colorectal carcinoma Measurable disease No CNS metastasis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 2.5 times normal (5 times normal if known liver metastases) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: No severe concurrent infection Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen Prior fluorouracil-based regimen for advanced colorectal cancer allowed Prior fluorouracil with radiotherapy not considered therapy for advanced disease At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (8 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas) and recovered Endocrine therapy: No concurrent steroids except for antiemesis or as replacement therapy Radiotherapy: See Chemotherapy No prior radiotherapy to more than 30% of bone marrow Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior surgery unless fully recovered Other: No concurrent vitamin supplements containing folic acid No other concurrent anticancer therapy

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10021, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; Rectal Neoplasms

Interventions

Fluorouracil; raltitrexed

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Rectal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Uracil; Pyrimidinones; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

• Gary K. Schwartz, MD

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 1, 1999
• First Posted: November 24, 2003
• Study Start: April 1, 1995
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2001
• Study Completion: November 1, 2001
• Last Updated: June 21, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-06

Locations

US (1)