Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Breast Cancer

May 31, 2012 updated by: Northwestern University

Phase II Study for the Evaluation of CPT-11 (Irinotecan, Camptosar) in Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Breast Cancer

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

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating patients who have metastatic or recurrent breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the objective response rate to irinotecan in patients with metastatic breast cancer who have received prior anthracycline and taxane based chemotherapy for metastatic disease. II. Determine the toxicities of irinotecan in these patients. III. Determine survival time, duration of response, and time to treatment failure in these patients after this therapy.

OUTLINE: Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed at day 30, then every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-29 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

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

    • California
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5408
        • Stanford University Medical Center
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven advanced breast cancer Must have received anthracycline and taxane based chemotherapy for metastatic disease Measurable disease No CNS metastases or carcinomatous meningitis Hormone receptor status: Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count greater than 1500/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.3 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (no greater than 5 times ULN if liver involvement) No Gilbert's disease Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Calcium at least 12.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction in the past 6 months No congestive heart failure requiring therapy Other: No active or uncontrolled infection HIV negative No psychiatric disorder that would preclude study No prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No history of seizures No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (random blood sugar at least 200 mg) No other severe disease that would preclude study Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Greater than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No prior irinotecan or topotecan Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Greater than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No radiotherapy to greater than 30% of bone marrow Surgery: Not specified Other: No concurrent phenytoin, phenobarbitol, or other antiepileptic prophylaxis

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.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

August 20, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2012

Last Verified

May 1, 2012

More Information

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