Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase I Study to Evaluate Orally Administered Irinotecan HCL (CPT-11) Given as a Powder-Filled Capsule Formulation Daily for 14 Days Every Three Weeks in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose, dose limiting toxicity, and safety profile of oral irinotecan in patients with advanced solid tumors. II. Characterize the single and multiple dose pharmacokinetics of oral irinotecan and its metabolites, SN-38 and SN-38 glucuronide, in these patients. III. Document any antitumor activity in these patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Patients receive oral irinotecan once daily for 14 days. Courses repeat every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of irinotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 or more of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. Patients are followed monthly for 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 3-40 patients will be accrued for this study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven advanced solid tumor for which no curative therapy exists No leukemias or lymphomas Brain or leptomeningeal disease allowed only if prior irradiation of these lesions, no concurrent corticosteroids, and no clinical symptoms

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL regardless of liver tumor presence SGOT no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if due to liver tumor) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled high blood pressure No unstable angina No symptomatic congestive heart failure No myocardial infarction within past 6 months No serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia Gastrointestinal: No active inflammatory bowel disease No significant bowel obstruction No chronic malabsorption Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No active infection HIV negative No AIDS related illness No significant alcoholism or substance abuse No severe medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude participation in study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: At least 4 weeks since prior therapy for cancer and recovered Biologic therapy: No concurrent immunotherapy No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF), or epoetin alfa Chemotherapy: No prior nitrosoureas, mitomycin, or irinotecan No prior high dose chemotherapy in support of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: No prior irradiation of pelvis No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: No prior gastrectomy or total colectomy Other: At least 1 week since prior anticonvulsants No other concurrent investigational drugs No combination anticholinergic medications containing barbiturates (e.g., Donnatol)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 1998
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2001
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 1999
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 19, 2004
• First Posted (Estimate): May 20, 2004

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 19, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 18, 2013
• Last Verified: December 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; Irinotecan
• Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000067246; MSKCC-98076; P-UPJOHN-976475155; NCI-G99-1569