NCT00005041

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of R115777 in treating patients who have relapsed small cell lung cancer.

Trial Health

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Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 1999

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 6, 2000

Completed
25 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2000

Completed
4.1 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 18, 2004

Completed
Last Updated

November 9, 2012

Status Verified

November 1, 2000

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

April 6, 2000

Last Update Submit

November 8, 2012

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

extensive stage small cell lung cancerrecurrent small cell lung cancer

Interventions

tipifarnibDRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed small cell lung cancer for which no potentially curative therapy exists Confirmation at relapse required only if sole relapse site is within previous radiation port No mixed histology Bidimensionally measurable disease by CT scan At least 1 measurable lesion at least 2 cm At least a partial response to front line chemotherapy Single regimen or alternating regimen allowed No initial course exceeding 8 courses or lasting more than 6 months No uncontrolled, untreated brain metastases No extensive liver metastases such that greater than 50% of liver parenchyma is replaced with metastatic disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0 or 1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin normal SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if documented liver metastases) Renal: Creatinine less than 2.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study Adequate unassisted oral or adequate enteral intake to maintain reasonable state of nutrition No other concurrent medical condition that would preclude study therapy PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior bone marrow transplantation No concurrent immunotherapy No concurrent myeloid colony stimulating factors (e.g., filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF), interleukin-11) Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 months since prior chemotherapy measured from day 1 of last course of front line therapy No prior high dose chemotherapy with marrow or stem cell rescue No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy No prior extensive radiotherapy (greater than 25% of bone marrow) No concurrent radiotherapy except for patients who are responding and develop brain metastases Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 30 days since prior investigational drugs No concurrent participation in another investigational trial No other concurrent experimental agents No other concurrent anticancer therapy No prophylactic oral or IV antibiotics for neutropenia

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Kaplan Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung Carcinoma

Interventions

tipifarnib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesCarcinoma, BronchogenicBronchial Neoplasms

Study Officials

  • Abraham Chachoua, MD

    NYU Langone Health

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Purpose
TREATMENT
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2000

First Posted

June 18, 2004

Study Start

September 1, 1999

Primary Completion

May 1, 2000

Last Updated

November 9, 2012

Record last verified: 2000-11

Locations

US(1)