A Phase II Trial of 72-Hour Continuous IV Infusion of 9-Aminocamptothecin With G-CSF Support in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer Previously Treated With Paclitaxel and Cisplatin

March 3, 2008 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The objectives of this study are to determine the response rate to 9-AC in patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have recurrent disease after paclitaxel- and cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a Phase II study of 9-aminocamptothecin (9-AC), administered as an intravenous continuous infusion over 72 hours with G-CSF support for patients with advanced refractory ovarian cancer. The objectives of the present study are to determine the response rate to 9-AC in patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have recurrent disease after paclitaxel- and cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

40

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically proven, advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Histologic confirmation by Pathology Department, NIH, required.

Recurrent disease after paclitaxel and either cisplatin or carboplatin. Combination platinum/paclitaxel acceptable.

Bidimensionally measurable disease on physical exam, radiographs, or peritoneoscopy. Repeat peritoneoscopy after 8 courses of therapy required if documentation of disease was solely by peritoneoscopy.

Laparotomy not required.

No CNS metastasis.

No borderline or mixed histology.

PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY:

See Disease Characteristics.

More than 4 weeks since any prior therapy and recovered.

No prior camptothecin analogue-based chemotherapy.

No prior radiotherapy except intraperitoneal 32-P.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age: 18 and over.

Performance status: ECOG 0-2.

Hematopoietic:

WBC greater than 3,000.

AGC greater than 1,500.

Platelets at least 100,000.

Hemoglobin greater than 9 g/dL OR;

Hematocrit greater than 27 g/dL.

Hepatic:

Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL.

Serum transaminases no greater than 2 times normal.

Renal:

24-hour creatinine clearance greater than 45 mL/min (documented by NCI investigator or primary care physician).

Cardiovascular:

No myocardial infarction within 12 months.

No active congestive heart failure.

No heart block.

No arrhythmia requiring medication.

OTHER:

No active uncontrolled infection.

No known HIV positivity.

No second malignancy currently under treatment except: Local basal cell carcinoma of the skin, Cervical carcinoma in situ, Other malignancies (e.g., stage I breast cancer) eligible at the discretion of the principal or associate investigators.

No pregnant women.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 1995

Study Completion

April 1, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2002

First Posted (Estimate)

December 10, 2002

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2008

Last Verified

January 1, 2000

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 950056
  • 95-C-0056

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Ovarian Neoplasms

Clinical Trials on 9-aminocamptothecin

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Canada

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

3
Subscribe