Liposomal Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Advanced Stomach Cancer

June 23, 2014 updated by: University of Leicester

A Phase II Study of Caelyx in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric 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 liposomal doxorubicin in treating patients who have advanced stomach cancer.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine overall survival, time to disease progression, objective reponse rate, safety profile, and quality of life in patients with inoperable gastric adenocarcinoma when treated with doxorubicin HCl liposome.

OUTLINE: Patients receive doxorubicin HCl liposome IV over 1 hour every 4 weeks. Treatment continues for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with responding disease may continue therapy past the 6 courses until documented disease progression. Quality of life is assessed prior to every treatment course. All patients are followed at 1 month. Patients with stable or responding disease are then followed every 3 months until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for this study within 24 months.

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

    • England
      • Leicester, England, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW
        • University Hospitals of Leicester

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 or cytologically confirmed advanced gastric adenocarcinoma, including adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction Evaluable disease No CNS involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin normal AST or ALT less than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if documented liver metastases) Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: LVEF normal No history of New York Heart Association class II-IV heart disease with congestive heart failure No unstable cardiovascular disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other prior primary cancer within the past 5 years except curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No hypersensitivity to anthracycline therapy No history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to products containing Chremophor EL (e.g., cyclosporine or teniposide for injection concentrate) No other significant medical disorder (e.g., active uncontrolled infection) that would preclude study treatment

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to less than 1/3 of hematopoietic sites and recovered Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 30 days since other prior investigational agents

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.

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Kenneth O'Byrne, MD, University Hospitals, Leicester

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 1998

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

June 9, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2000

More Information

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