NCT00424723

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects (good and bad) pemetrexed has on patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
32

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2005

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2005

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2007

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 18, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 19, 2007

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

August 12, 2010

Status Verified

August 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

1.1 years

First QC Date

January 18, 2007

Last Update Submit

August 10, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

pemetrexedneuroendocrine tumorsmetastatic neuroendocrine tumors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • To assess the radiologic response rate associated with pemetrexed in patients with neuroendocrine tumors.

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • To perform an analysis of the biochemical response rate

    2 years

  • to assess the toxicity associated with pemetrexed

    2 years

  • and to assess the progression-free and overall survival of patients.

Interventions

Given intravenously over 10 minutes every 21 days (21 days equals one cycle). Subjects will continue to receive pemetrexed as long as their disease does not worsen and they do not experience any serious side effects.

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Metastatic or locally unresectable neuroendocrine tumor, excluding small cell carcinoma
  • Measurable tumor
  • year of age or older
  • ECOG performance status of 0,1 or 2
  • Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
  • WBC: \> 3.0/mm3
  • Plts: \> 100,000/mm3
  • Bilirubin: \< 2.0 mg/dl
  • AST \< 3 x ULN (except in patients with known hepatic metastases wherein SST may be \< 5 x ULN)
  • Neutrophils \> 1000/mm3
  • Creatinine Clearance \> 45 ml/min. Should be measured using the standard Cockroft-Gault formula

You may not qualify if:

  • Prior treatment with pemetrexed
  • Clinically apparent central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis
  • Myocardial infarction in the past 6 months
  • Major surgery in the past two weeks
  • Uncontrolled serious medical or psychiatric illness
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Dana-Farber Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Chan JA, Zhu AX, Stuart K, Bhargava P, Earle CC, Clark JW, Casey C, Regan E, Kulke MH. Phase II study of pemetrexed in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2010 Oct;66(5):961-8. doi: 10.1007/s00280-010-1248-6. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neuroendocrine Tumors

Interventions

Pemetrexed

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Nerve Tissue

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GuanineHypoxanthinesPurinonesPurinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsGlutamatesAmino Acids, AcidicAmino AcidsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsAmino Acids, Dicarboxylic

Study Officials

  • Matthew Kulke, MD

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 18, 2007

First Posted

January 19, 2007

Study Start

December 1, 2005

Primary Completion

January 1, 2007

Study Completion

March 1, 2010

Last Updated

August 12, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-08

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