A Study of DOX-SL in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma

June 23, 2005 updated by: Sequus Pharmaceuticals

Open Trial of DOX-SL (Stealth Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride) in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Stealth liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX-SL) in the long-term treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in patients who previously had good responses to DOX-SL in controlled studies of limited duration, or those with KS who discontinued treatment with another Kaposi's sarcoma therapy because of inadequate efficacy or unacceptable toxicity. To provide a defined protocol for Kaposi's sarcoma patients for whom DOX-SL therapy is indicated.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Patients receive DOX-SL every 3 weeks for a maximum of 20 cycles (including any cycles from a previous DOX-SL study). KS lesions are evaluated prior to administration of each treatment, at the end of the final treatment cycle, and at 4 weeks following the end of the final treatment. Patients who respond will be followed every 2 months for up to 1 year. Study treatment may be interrupted for up to 4 months because of complete response, development of opportunistic infections, or adverse drug effects.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Berkeley, California, United States, 94705
        • East Bay AIDS Ctr
      • Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211
        • Pacific Oaks Med Group
      • Encino, California, United States, 91436
        • Hematology - Oncology Med Group of San Fernando Valley
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Dr Becky Miller
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92103
        • Apogee Med Group
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
        • San Francisco Veterans Administration Med Ctr
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
        • Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
        • UCSF - San Francisco Gen Hosp
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94117
        • UCSF
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 941430324
        • UCSF
      • Sherman Oaks, California, United States, 91403
        • Pacific Oaks Med Group
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20037
        • Dr Mahmoud Mustafa
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • Univ of Miami School of Medicine
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • H Lee Moffit Cancer Ctr and Research Institute
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
        • American Med Research Institute
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30345
        • Infectious Disease Rsch Consortium of GA / SE Clin Resources
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern Med Faculty Foundation
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush Presbyterian Med College
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657
        • Illinois Masonic Med Ctr / The Cancer Ctr
    • Michigan
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hosp
    • Missouri
      • St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63108
        • Washington Univ
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Mem Sloan - Kettering Cancer Ctr
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Med Ctr
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • New York Univ Med Ctr
      • New York, New York, United States, 10011
        • Saint Vincent's Hosp and Med Ctr
      • New York, New York, United States, 10023
        • Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146
        • Graduate Hosp / Tuttleman Cancer Ctr
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
        • Comprehensive Care Ctr
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77074
        • Twelve Oaks Hosp
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77054
        • Houston Immunological Institute
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • Virginia Mason Research Center / Clinical Trial Unit

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • Prophylaxis for PCP, cryptococcal, and herpes infections, and antiretroviral therapy provided these doses have been stable for at least 1 month.
  • Maintenance therapy for tuberculosis, fungal, and herpes infections.
  • Therapy for new episodes of tuberculosis, fungal, and herpes infections except with potentially myelotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Foscarnet or ganciclovir for CMV infection.
  • Colony stimulating factors and erythropoietin.

Patients must have:

  • Moderate to severe AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
  • Documented anti-HIV antibody.
  • No active opportunistic infection with mycobacteria, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasma, Pneumocystis carinii, or other microorganisms (if under treatment with myelotoxic drugs).

NOTE:

  • Eligible KS patients include those who have discontinued therapy in the control arm of a DOX-SL KS study because of side effects or inadequate efficacy OR other KS patients for whom DOX-SL is believed to be indicated. Patients must not be eligible for other Liposome Technology protocols comparing DOX-SL with established therapies.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

  • Clinically significant cardiac disease.
  • Confusion or disorientation.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

  • Other cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

  • Prior neoplasms treated with extensive chemotherapy that, in the investigator's opinion, has led to an irreversibly compromised marrow function.
  • History of idiosyncratic or allergic reaction to anthracyclines.
  • History of major psychiatric illness.

Prior Medication:

Excluded within the past 4 weeks:

  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy (other than in a qualifying Liposome Technology protocol).
  • Interferon treatment.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded within the past 3 weeks:

  • Radiation or electron beam therapy.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Masking: NONE

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Sequus Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • Jablonowski H, Szelenyi H, Armbrecht C, Mauss S, Niederau C, Strohmeyer G. Liposomal doxorubicin--a new formulation for the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma: a study on safety and efficacy in AIDS patients. Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):397 (abstract no PO-B12-1573)

Study record dates

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First Submitted

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November 2, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 30, 2001

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

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August 31, 2001

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June 24, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 23, 2005

Last Verified

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January 1, 1996

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  • 134C
  • LTI-30-12

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