Irofulven in Treating Patients With Stage IVB or Recurrent Cervical Cancer

June 18, 2013 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A Phase II Trial of 6-Hydroxymethylacylfulvene (HMAF; MGI-114) in Patients With Advanced Cervical Carcinoma

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 irofulven in treating patients who have stage IVB or recurrent cervical cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the efficacy of 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene in patients with stage IVB or recurrent cervical carcinoma. II. Determine the safety of this drug in this patient population.

OUTLINE: Patients receive 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene IV over 5 minutes daily for 5 consecutive days. Treatment continues every 28 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-37 patients will be accrued for this study within 6-19 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed primary metastatic (stage IVB) or recurrent cervical carcinoma not amenable to curative therapy Squamous Adenocarcinoma Adenosquamous Bidimensionally measurable disease No active brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin normal ALT/AST no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN (1.95 mg/dL at MSKCC) OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure No ECG evidence of acute ischemia No significant conduction abnormality (e.g., bifascicular block, 2nd or 3rd degree AV blocks) Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other malignancy within the past 5 years and deemed low risk for recurrence No other concurrent clinical circumstances that would compromise safety or integrity of trial

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Prior multimodality therapy at diagnosis allowed (i.e., concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and/or radiotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy following surgery, or adjuvant chemotherapy following radiotherapy) Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent disease Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Carol Aghajanian, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

August 9, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 19, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 99-072
  • CDR0000067675 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • NCI-T99-0096

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