NCT00036959

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ABT-751, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of ABT-751 in treating young patients with refractory solid tumors.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
90

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2002

Longer than P75 for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2002

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 13, 2002

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 27, 2003

Completed
7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

March 15, 2012

Status Verified

March 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

7.9 years

First QC Date

May 13, 2002

Last Update Submit

March 14, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

metastatic osteosarcomachildhood infratentorial ependymomarecurrent childhood rhabdomyosarcomachildhood supratentorial ependymomachildhood craniopharyngiomadisseminated neuroblastomarecurrent neuroblastomarecurrent childhood liver cancerstage IV childhood liver cancerrecurrent Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumorsstage IV Wilms tumorchildhood central nervous system germ cell tumorrecurrent osteosarcomaunspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specificchildhood germ cell tumormetastatic childhood soft tissue sarcomarecurrent childhood soft tissue sarcomachildhood high-grade cerebral astrocytomachildhood oligodendrogliomachildhood choroid plexus tumorchildhood grade I meningiomachildhood grade II meningiomachildhood grade III meningiomarecurrent childhood cerebellar astrocytomarecurrent childhood cerebral astrocytomarecurrent childhood medulloblastomarecurrent childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic gliomapreviously treated childhood rhabdomyosarcomametastatic Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumorrecurrent Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumorrecurrent childhood ependymomachildhood teratomachildhood malignant testicular germ cell tumorchildhood malignant ovarian germ cell tumorchildhood extragonadal germ cell tumorrecurrent childhood malignant germ cell tumor

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

AgeUp to 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed solid tumor\*, including, but not limited to, the following: * Rhabdomyosarcoma * Other soft tissue sarcomas * Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors * Osteosarcoma * Neuroblastoma * Wilms' tumor * Hepatic tumors * Germ cell tumors * Primary brain tumors * Brain stem or optic gliomas (histological confirmation may be waived if a biopsy has not been performed) NOTE: \*Closed to accrual for all diagnoses except neuroblastoma as of 4/16/05 * Relapsed after or failed to respond to frontline standard therapy and no other standard treatment options (e.g., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or any combination of these modalities) exist * Measurable or evaluable disease\* NOTE: \*Not required for patients with neuroblastoma * No CNS tumor with motor or sensory deficits that would obscure the study assessment of sensory neuropathy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * 18 and under Performance status: * Lansky 60-100% (age 10 and under) * Karnofsky 60-100% (age 11 to 18) Life expectancy: * Not specified Hematopoietic: * Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm\^3 * Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic: * Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) * ALT and AST no greater than 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN for patients treated after the maximum tolerated dose is determined) * No clinically significant hepatic dysfunction Renal: * Creatinine normal for age OR * Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min * No clinically significant renal dysfunction Cardiovascular: * LVEF normal by echocardiogram Other: * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * No allergy to sulfa-containing medications * No clinically significant unrelated systemic illness (e.g., other organ dysfunction) that would preclude study participation * No serious infection * No preexisting grade 2 or greater sensory or motor neuropathy * HIV negative PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * At least 4 months since prior bone marrow transplantation * At least 72 hours since prior interleukin-11 * At least 72 hours since prior colony-stimulating factors (e.g., filgrastim \[G-CSF\] or sargramostim \[GM-CSF\]) except epoetin alfa * No concurrent growth factors (e.g., GM-CSF) except epoetin alfa * Concurrent G-CSF allowed if neutropenia lasts longer than 5 days OR if the patient experiences confirmed septicemia associated with neutropenia * No concurrent immunotherapy * No concurrent interleukin-11 Chemotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics * At least 30 days since prior chemotherapy (42 days for nitrosoureas) * No other concurrent anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: * Patients with brain tumors: * Must be on a stable or tapering dose of corticosteroids for 7 days before baseline scan performed for the purpose of assessing response to study therapy * Concurrent corticosteroids allowed for control of symptoms of tumor-associated edema Radiotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics * At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy * At least 4 months since prior extensive radiotherapy (craniospinal radiotherapy, total body irradiation, or radiotherapy to more than 50% of the pelvis) * No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: * See Disease Characteristics Other: * Recovered from prior therapy * At least 30 days since prior investigational anticancer therapy * No other concurrent investigational agents

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

Location

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-1182, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4318, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Fox E, Maris JM, Cohn SL, Goodspeed W, Goodwin A, Kromplewski M, Medina D, Xiong H, Krivoshik A, Widemann B, Adamson PC, Balis FM. Pharmacokinetics of orally administered ABT-751 in children with neuroblastoma and other solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2010 Sep;66(4):737-43. doi: 10.1007/s00280-009-1218-z. Epub 2010 Jan 1.

  • Fox E, Maris JM, Widemann BC, Goodspeed W, Goodwin A, Kromplewski M, Fouts ME, Medina D, Cohn SL, Krivoshik A, Hagey AE, Adamson PC, Balis FM. A phase I study of ABT-751, an orally bioavailable tubulin inhibitor, administered daily for 21 days every 28 days in pediatric patients with solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Feb 15;14(4):1111-5. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-4097.

  • Fox E, Maris JM, Widemann BC, Meek K, Goodwin A, Goodspeed W, Kromplewski M, Fouts ME, Medina D, Cho SY, Cohn SL, Krivoshik A, Hagey AE, Adamson PC, Balis FM. A phase 1 study of ABT-751, an orally bioavailable tubulin inhibitor, administered daily for 7 days every 21 days in pediatric patients with solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Aug 15;12(16):4882-7. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-0534.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Central Nervous System NeoplasmsKidney NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsNeuroblastomaOvarian NeoplasmsSarcomaOsteosarcomaWilms TumorAstrocytomaOligodendrogliomaChoroid Plexus NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaOptic Nerve GliomaNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralFamilial ependymomaTeratomaTesticular NeoplasmsOvarian Germ Cell Cancer

Interventions

ABT751

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsNervous System DiseasesUrologic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesLiver DiseasesNeuroectodermal Tumors, PrimitiveNeoplasms, NeuroepithelialNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms, Nerve TissueEndocrine Gland NeoplasmsOvarian DiseasesAdnexal DiseasesGenital Diseases, FemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleGenital DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesGonadal DisordersNeoplasms, Connective and Soft TissueNeoplasms, Bone TissueNeoplasms, Connective TissueNeoplasms, Complex and MixedNeoplastic Syndromes, HereditaryGenetic Diseases, InbornCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesGliomaCerebral Ventricle NeoplasmsBrain NeoplasmsBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesOptic Nerve NeoplasmsCranial Nerve NeoplasmsPeripheral Nervous System NeoplasmsCranial Nerve DiseasesOptic Nerve DiseasesEye DiseasesGenital Neoplasms, MaleGenital Diseases, MaleTesticular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Elizabeth Fox, MD

    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 13, 2002

First Posted

January 27, 2003

Study Start

March 1, 2002

Primary Completion

February 1, 2010

Study Completion

February 1, 2010

Last Updated

March 15, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-03

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