Cisplatin With or Without Raltitrexed in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura

July 17, 2012 updated by: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Phase III Study of Tomudex and Cisplatin Versus Cisplatin in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether receiving cisplatin with raltitrexed is more effective than cisplatin alone for malignant mesothelioma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of cisplatin with or without raltitrexed in treating patients who have malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare overall survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma treated with raltitrexed with or without cisplatin.
  • Assess toxicity, progression free survival, and quality of life with these treatment regimens in these patients.
  • Evaluate objective response and duration of response to these treatment regimens in patients with measurable disease.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to performance status (0 vs 1-2) and WBC count (less than 8,300/mm3 vs 8,300/mm3 or more). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1.
  • Arm II: Patients receive raltitrexed IV over 15 minutes followed by cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1.

Treatment continues every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed before study, prior to each course, after the last course, and then every 6 weeks for 1 year.

Patients are followed every 6 weeks until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 240 patients will be accrued for this study over 24 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

256

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Belgium
      • Leuven, Belgium, B-3000
        • U.Z. Gasthuisberg
  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2
        • Cancer Care Ontario-Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4L6
        • Cancer Care Ontario-London Regional Cancer Centre
      • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5B 1B8
        • Trillium Health Centre
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
        • Princess Margaret Hospital
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1S6
        • McGill University
    • Saskatchewan
      • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4T 7T1
        • Allan Blair Cancer Centre
  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • National Cancer Institute of Egypt
  • France
      • Marseille, France, 13385
        • Hopital de la Conception
      • Marseille, France, 13274
        • Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille Hopitaux Sud
      • Rouen, France, 76031
        • Hôpital Charles Nicolle
  • Germany
      • Heidelberg, Germany, D-69126
        • Thoraxklinik Rohrbach
  • Italy
      • Genoa (Genova), Italy, 16132
        • Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro
  • Netherlands
      • Nijmegen, Netherlands, NL-6500 HB
        • University Medical Center Nijmegen
      • Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3075 EA
        • Erasmus Medical Center
      • Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3000 CA
        • University Hospital - Rotterdam Dijkzigt
      • Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX
        • Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht
  • Peru
      • Lima, Peru, 34
        • Instituto De Enfermedades Neoplasicas
  • Poland
      • Gdansk, Poland, 80-211
        • Medical University of Gdańsk
      • Poznan, Poland, 60 569
        • Regional Lung Diseases Hospital
  • Switzerland
      • Basel, Switzerland, CH-4031
        • University Hospital
      • Bern, Switzerland, CH-3010
        • Inselspital, Bern
      • St. Gallen, Switzerland, CH-9007
        • Kantonsspital - St. Gallen
  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB
        • Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
      • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, S1O 2SJ
        • Weston Park Hospital
    • Scotland
      • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH4 2XU
        • Western General Hospital

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 confirmed malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • No CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Over 18

Performance status:

  • ZUBROD, ECOG, WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL
  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 1.46 mg/dL
  • Albumin at least 3.0 g/dL
  • ALAT/ASAT less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (less than 5 times ULN if liver involvement)

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.69 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance at least 65 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • Not specified

Pulmonary:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No other prior or concurrent malignancies within past 5 years except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • No prior malignant melanoma, hypernephroma or breast carcinoma
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study
  • No uncontrolled infections
  • No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that precludes study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No concurrent immunotherapy before first disease progression

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior systemic or intracavitary cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • No other prior or concurrent chemotherapy before first disease progression
  • No prior or concurrent pleurodesis with cytotoxic drugs (e.g., bleomycin)

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy except corticosteroids before first disease progression

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to target lesion and progression observed
  • Concurrent palliative radiotherapy to painful lesions allowed only if target lesion outside of irradiated field

Surgery:

  • Prior surgery allowed if followed by disease progression

Other:

  • At least 1 month since prior investigational drugs

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: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Jan P. Van Meerbeeck, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Rotterdam at Erasmus Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 18, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2012

Last Verified

July 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • EORTC-08983

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