Interferon Alfa and Thalidomide in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma or Bone Sarcoma

January 3, 2014 updated by: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Phase II Study of Low-Dose Interferon Alfa 2B (Schering Plough) Plus Thalidomide (Celgene) for Patients With Resected High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma

RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Combining interferon alfa and thalidomide may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining interferon alfa and thalidomide in treating patients who have undergone surgery for soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the efficacy of interferon alfa and thalidomide, in terms of time to disease progression, in patients with surgically resected high-risk soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma.
  • Determine the incidence of metastatic disease and overall survival in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the clinical and laboratory toxic effects and the tolerability of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive interferon alfa subcutaneously three times a week on weeks 1-60 and oral thalidomide once daily on weeks 13-60 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 6 weeks for at least 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-48 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed primary or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma at high risk of recurrence

    • Grade III-IV tumor greater than 8 cm
    • Grade III-IV primary tumor greater than 5 cm with positive surgical margins
    • Grade III-IV primary tumor greater than 5 cm with distant metastases resected within 1 year of primary surgery
  • No more than 8 weeks since prior surgical resection of primary or metastatic disease
  • Ineligible for other high priority national or institutional study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • SWOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • More than 2 months

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC greater than 3,000/mm^3
  • Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 70,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL
  • SGOT or SGPT less than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)*
  • Alkaline phosphatase less than 3 times ULN*
  • No decompensated liver disease
  • No autoimmune hepatitis
  • No coagulation disorders NOTE: * Unless due to metastatic disease

Renal:

  • Creatinine normal

Cardiovascular:

  • No history of severely debilitating cardiovascular disease
  • No unstable angina
  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • No thrombophlebitis

Pulmonary:

  • No history of severely debilitating pulmonary disease
  • No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • No pulmonary embolism

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use 2 forms of effective contraception for 4 weeks before, during, and for 4 weeks after study
  • No acute infection requiring systemic antibiotics
  • No prior hypersensitivity to interferon alfa or any component of the injection
  • No diabetes mellitus prone to ketoacidosis
  • No severe myelosuppression
  • No history of autoimmune disease
  • No pre-existing thyroid abnormalities with thyroid function that cannot be maintained in the normal range
  • No clinically significant retinal abnormalities
  • No other serious medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study
  • No prior malignancy except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Prior systemic chemotherapy allowed

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • Prior radiotherapy allowed

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Robert N. Taub, MD, PhD, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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November 9, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

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January 27, 2003

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January 6, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 3, 2014

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2003

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CDR0000069028
  • CPMC-IRB-13887
  • NCI-G01-2024

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