S9810: Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

October 5, 2012 updated by: Southwest Oncology Group

Phase II Study of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Unresectable Malignant Mesothelioma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine plus cisplatin in treating patients with malignant mesothelioma of the pleura that cannot be removed by surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate overall survival and confirmed and unconfirmed complete and partial response in patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma of the pleura treated with gemcitabine plus cisplatin. II. Evaluate the qualitative and quantitative toxicities of this regimen in this patient population.

OUTLINE: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes, immediately followed by cisplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses are repeated every 28 days. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with a complete response receive 2 additional courses of therapy. Patients are followed every 6 months until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients will be accrued for this study within 25 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

57

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

    • Alabama
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
        • MBCCOP - University of South Alabama
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006-2726
        • CCOP - Greater Phoenix
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
        • Arizona Cancer Center
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
    • California
      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90822
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0800
        • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 91010
        • Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
      • Martinez, California, United States, 94553
        • Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-3305
        • CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Medical Center
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115-0128
        • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
      • Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95403
        • CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
      • Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
        • David Grant Medical Center
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80262
        • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342-1701
        • CCOP - Atlanta Regional
      • Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States, 30905-5650
        • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
        • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
    • Illinois
      • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • CCOP - Central Illinois
      • Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Medical Center
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7357
        • University of Kansas Medical Center
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
        • CCOP - Wichita
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67218
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40511-1093
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0084
        • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University School of Medicine
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130-3932
        • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center
      • Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States, 02130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0752
        • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1932
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
      • Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-9975
        • Providence Hospital - Southfield
    • Mississippi
      • Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 39531-2410
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
      • Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States, 39534-2576
        • Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64128
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64131
        • CCOP - Kansas City
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110-0250
        • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
        • CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
        • CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
        • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5138
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
    • New York
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11209
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
        • Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220-2288
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43206
        • CCOP - Columbus
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45428
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
      • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
        • CCOP - Dayton
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201-3098
        • Oregon Cancer Center at Oregon Health Sciences University
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97207
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
        • CCOP - Columbia River Program
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615
        • CCOP - Greenville
      • Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303
        • CCOP - Upstate Carolina
    • Texas
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-1329
        • University of Texas Medical Branch
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79423
        • Texas Tech University Health Science Center
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284-7811
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76504
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Swedish Cancer Institute
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405-0986
        • CCOP - Northwest

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

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable malignant mesothelioma of the pleura Epithelial, fibrosarcomatous, or mixed type Bidimensionally measurable disease No CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least lower limit of normal Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN AND Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission Must have chest x-ray within the past 28 days

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Concurrent hormones for non-disease-related conditions allowed Concurrent steroids for antiemesis, adrenal failure, or septic shock allowed Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery and recovered

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
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gemcitabine/Cisplatin
Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m^2 days 1, 8 15 (q 28 days) cisplatin 30 mg/m^2 days 1, 8, 15 (q 28 days)
Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m^2 days 1, 8 15 (q 28 days)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Estimate overall survival
Time Frame: monthly while patient on treatment. Once off treatment every 6 months
monthly while patient on treatment. Once off treatment every 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
qualitative and quantitative toxicities
Time Frame: week 1, 2, 3 (q 28 days)
week 1, 2, 3 (q 28 days)
confirmed and unconfirmed complete and partial response
Time Frame: every 8 weeks until progression
every 8 weeks until progression

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

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

Publications and helpful links

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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

February 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 8, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

More Information

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