3-Aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors

July 17, 2013 updated by: Vion Pharmaceuticals

An Open Label, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of 3-Aminopyridine-2-Carboxaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone (3-AP) in Cancer Patients Using a Single Daily Dose for Five Days

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 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone in treating patients who have solid tumors that have not responded to previous treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effects of 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (3-AP) in patients with solid tumors by evaluating the safety and tolerability, maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended dose for Phase II studies, pharmacokinetics, and tumor response.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Patients receive 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (3-AP) IV over 2 hours on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 1-6 patients receive escalating doses of 3-AP until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. Patients are followed for 4 weeks or until recovered.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 21 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712
        • Arizona Clinical Research Center
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8028
        • Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center

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

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed malignant solid tumor that has failed 1 or more conventional treatments or is unlikely to respond to currently available therapies No active CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL AST and ALT no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphate no greater than 3 times ULN (no greater than 5 times ULN if liver metastases present) Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months No symptomatic coronary artery disease or heart block No uncontrolled congestive heart failure Pulmonary: No moderate or severe pulmonary dysfunction Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile women must use effective contraception Body weight greater than 50 kg No active infection No mental deficits and/or psychiatric disorders that would preclude study No other life-threatening illness No bleeding disorder (except occult blood from gastrointestinal cancer)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Prior growth factor treatment allowed if blood counts normal Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered At least 6 weeks since prior nitrosoureas or mitomycin and recovered Prior hydroxyurea allowed and recovered Endocrine therapy: At least 2 weeks since prior hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No prior radiotherapy to greater than 30% of the bone marrow Surgery: At least 2 weeks since any prior major surgery Other: At least 4 weeks since other prior investigational agents and recovered No other concurrent investigational agents without consent of sponsor

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Vion Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1998

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 30, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

May 3, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 18, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2013

Last Verified

December 1, 2007

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VION-CLI-001-2
  • CDR0000067390 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • NCI-V99-1579

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