Whole Body Hyperthermia Combined With Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast, Ovarian, Endometrial, or Cervical Cancer

April 29, 2009 updated by: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

A Phase I-II Trial of Mild Whole-Body Hyperthermia Combined With Liposomal Doxorubicin/5-Fluorouracil in Patients With Advanced Malignancy

RATIONALE: Hyperthermia therapy kills tumor cells by heating them to several degrees above body temperature. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with hyperthermia may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving fluorouracil and liposomal doxorubicin together with systemic hyperthermia works in treating patients with metastatic breast, ovarian, endometrial, or cervical cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate tumor response and toxicity induced by fluorouracil and doxorubicin HCl liposome combined with mild systemic hyperthermia in patients with metastatic breast, ovarian, endometrial, or cervical cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a time-escalation study of systemic hyperthermia.

Patients receive fluorouracil IV continuously over 24 hours on days 1-5 and doxorubicin HCl liposome IV over 30 minutes on day 6. Beginning on day 7, patients receive heat applied for 6-24 hours (in 6-hour sequential treatments) using a mild hyperthermia-induction device. Treatment repeats every 4-5 weeks for a total of 4 courses. Patients who achieve less than a complete response but have no disease progression may receive additional courses of chemotherapy alone.

Cohorts of 5 patients receive escalating durations of hyperthermia until the recommended phase II duration is determined. The recommended phase II duration of hyperthermia is defined as the level preceding that at which 1 of 5 patients experiences measurable toxicity. (Phase I closed as of 9/28/01)

Patients are followed at 4 weeks and then every 6 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 34 patients will be accrued for this study within 48 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

34

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
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77225
        • Recruiting
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic breast, ovarian, endometrial, or cervical carcinoma
  • Measurable and evaluable disease
  • No brain metastases
  • No hepatic involvement greater than 80%
  • No lung involvement greater than 30%

  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Sex:

  • Not specified

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Zubrod 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute granulocyte count greater than 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 90,000/mm^3
  • Normal bone marrow cellularity on bone marrow biopsy
  • Thrombin time less than 17 sec
  • Fibrinogen greater than 200 mg/dL
  • FSP less than 40
  • No coagulopathy

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL
  • SGPT less than 2 times normal
  • PT less than 14 sec
  • PTT less than 35 sec

Renal:

  • BUN less than 25 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance at least 45 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • Normal cardiovascular system
  • Resting ventricular ejection fraction greater than 40%
  • No prior myocardial infarction
  • No symptomatic coronary artery disease
  • No unstable blood pressure
  • No thromboembolic disease

Neurologic:

  • No seizures or other CNS disorders
  • Negative computerized tomographic scan of brain

Pulmonary:

  • FEV_1 greater than 70% of predicted
  • Arterial pressure of oxygen greater than 60 mmHg on room air with appropriate pressure of carbon dioxide and pH values
  • No history of cardiopulmonary or respiratory disease

Other:

  • No other serious concurrent medical illness
  • No diabetes mellitus

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Prior chemotherapy allowed

Endocrine therapy:

  • No adrenal corticosteroids

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No concurrent cardiac glycosides, antianginal therapy, or antiarrhythmics
  • No concurrent vasodilators, anticoagulants, thrombolytic agents, or aspirin

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Toxicity
Tumor response

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Joan M.C. Bull, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1997

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2009

Last Verified

December 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000065903
  • UTHSC-MS-96205
  • NCI-V97-1356

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