Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent Osteosarcoma (Closed to Accrual as of 12/21/06) or Ewing's Sarcoma or Unresectable or Locally Recurrent Chondrosarcoma

NCT00073983 | Completed Phase 2 Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: SARC003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining gemcitabine with docetaxel may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine with docetaxel in treating patients who have recurrent osteosarcoma, recurrent Ewing's sarcoma, or unresectable or locally recurrent chondrosarcoma.

Conditions

Sarcoma

Keywords

recurrent Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor; chondrosarcoma; recurrent osteosarcoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Objective Response Rate

  Patients will be evaluated up to 4 time points(after 2,4,8 and 12 cycles of therapy), each cycle is 21 days. Per RECIST 1.0 and assessed by CT/MRI disease status will be categorized as R=CR/PR(response), F=progressive disease or death(failure), or S(stable disease=neither R nor F) based on the change from baseline. A patient with outcome R or F at any stage is scored as having that overall outcome, a patient with outcome S is re-evaluated after subsequent cycles of therapy. Patients who receive more than 14 cycles of therapy will be scored as the outcome at completion of cycle 14.

  After 2, 4, 8 and 12 cycles of therapy, each cycle is 21 days

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Time to Progression

  post-cycle 2, 4, 8 and 12

• Toxicity as Assessed by NCI CTCAE v3.0

  Throughout the study

• Pharmacokinetics of Gemcitabine Alone and Gemcitabine Followed by Docetaxel at Protocol Specified Timeframe in Participants Enrolled on Study

  Gemcitibine: 0hr, 75, 85, 95, 105 and 120 min after the start of the 90 minute infusion; docetaxel: 0hr, 55 min, 30 min post infusion, 5hr and 24hr post infusion.

Interventions

filgrastim BIOLOGICAL

filgrastim

pegfilgrastim BIOLOGICAL

pegfilgrastim

docetaxel DRUG

docetaxel

gemcitabine hydrochloride DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

microarray analysis GENETIC

microarray analysis

laboratory biomarker analysis OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

pharmacokinetic study OTHER

pharmacokinetic study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed\* diagnosis of 1 of the following: * Recurrent high-grade osteosarcoma (closed to accrual as of 12/21/06) or Ewing's sarcoma * Progressive disease after standard therapy * Received no more than 2 additional salvage regimens * Chondrosarcoma * Unresectable OR locally recurrent and unable to be completely resected NOTE: \*Biopsy required for isolated pulmonary recurrences * Measurable disease * At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion by medical imaging techniques * Ascites, pleural effusions, and bone marrow disease are not considered measurable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 4 and over Performance status * ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) 0-2 (≥ 18 years of age) * Karnofsky 50-100% (11-17 years of age) * Lansky 50-100% (≤ 10 years of age) Life expectancy * Not specified Hematopoietic * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 (transfusion independent) * Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed) Hepatic * Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal (ULN) (except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome) * ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN Renal * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate \> 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 OR * Serum creatinine ≤ ULN for age: * Ages 5 and under ≤ 0.8 mg/dL * Ages 6 to 10 ≤ 1.0 mg/dL * Ages 11 to 15 ≤ 1.2 mg/dL * Ages 16 to 18 ≤ 1.5 mg/dL Other * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study participation * Sensory or motor neuropathy due to prior chemotherapy ≤ grade 1 * Sensory or motor neuropathy due to prior surgery or tumor involvement ≤ grade 2 AND stable or improving * No active or uncontrolled infection * No known hypersensitivity reaction to docetaxel or other polysorbate 80-formulated agents PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * At least 72 hours since prior filgrastim (G-CSF) * No prior allogeneic transplantation * No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy * At least 2 weeks since prior myelosuppressive therapy * At least 6 months since prior myeloablative therapy * No prior gemcitabine * No prior taxanes * No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy * Concurrent hormonal therapy allowed Radiotherapy * At least 6 weeks since prior local radiotherapy * At least 4 months since prior extensive radiotherapy to more than 50% of the pelvis * At least 4 months since prior cranial spinal radiotherapy * At least 6 months since prior total body irradiation * No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery * No concurrent surgery Other * Recovered from all prior therapy * No other concurrent investigational anticancer therapy

Contact the study team to discuss eligibility requirements. They can help determine if this study is right for you.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration: lead

Related Publications (2)

• Kilgour-Christie J, Czarnecki A: Pulmonary adverse drug reactions in patients treated with gemcitabine and a combination of gemcitabine and a taxane. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-8274, 796s, 2005.

  BACKGROUND

• Fox E, Patel S, Wathen JK, Schuetze S, Chawla S, Harmon D, Reinke D, Chugh R, Benjamin RS, Helman LJ. Phase II study of sequential gemcitabine followed by docetaxel for recurrent Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, or unresectable or locally recurrent chondrosarcoma: results of Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration Study 003. Oncologist. 2012;17(3):321. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0265. Epub 2012 Feb 23.

  PMID: 22363068 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sarcoma; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral; Chondrosarcoma; Osteosarcoma

Interventions

Filgrastim; pegfilgrastim; Docetaxel; Gemcitabine; Microarray Analysis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Neoplasms, Connective Tissue; Neoplasms, Bone 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; Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Microchip Analytical Procedures; Investigative Techniques

Limitations and Caveats

Since this design did not specify a rule for declaring the treatment as "active" a direct comparison to a standard 2 stage phase 2 design is not appropriate.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: SARC Chief Operating Officer
• Organization: SARC

sarc@sarctrials.org

734-930-7600

Study Officials

• Shreyaskumar R. Patel, MD

  Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Elizabeth Fox, MD

  Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restriction Type: LTE60
• Restrictive Agreement: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2003
• First Posted: December 11, 2003
• Study Start: October 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2010
• Study Completion: December 1, 2010
• Last Updated: March 12, 2012
• Results First Posted: March 12, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02