Thalidomide and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

June 10, 2010 updated by: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Phase I Pharmacokinetic Trial of Thalidomide and Docetaxel: A Regimen Based on Anti-Angiogenic Therapeutic Principles

RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining thalidomide with docetaxel may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining thalidomide with docetaxel in treating patients who have advanced cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of docetaxel when administered with thalidomide in patients with advanced solid tumors, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  • Determine the dose-limiting toxicity and safety profile of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the plasma pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the objective tumor response and prolonged freedom from progression in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive oral thalidomide twice daily and docetaxel IV over 30 minutes once weekly. Courses repeat every 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of docetaxel and thalidomide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 1 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

26

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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 malignancy not amenable to curative surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy

  • Tumor types may include any of the following:

    • Any solid tumor including, but not limited to, head and neck, breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, melanoma, and sarcoma

    • Primary CNS neoplasms if the following are true:

      • Received primary radiotherapy
      • No concurrent corticosteroids or has been on a stable corticosteroid dose for at least 30 days
      • No concurrent enzyme-inducible anti-epileptic medications (i.e., carbamazepine or phenytoin)
    • Multiple myeloma
    • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • No refractory or relapsed acute or chronic leukemia
  • Measurable or evaluable disease
  • No life-prolonging therapy available

  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Sex

  • Male or female

Menopausal status

  • Not specified

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy

  • At least 4 months

Hematopoietic

  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and/or ALT no greater than 2.5 times ULN if alkaline phosphatase less than ULN OR
  • Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 4 times ULN if AST/ALT less than ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular

  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use 2 effective methods of contraception 4 weeks before, during, and 4 weeks after study
  • Willing and able to comply with FDA-mandated STEPS program
  • No peripheral neuropathy grade 2 or greater
  • No prior severe hypersensitivity reaction to docetaxel or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered
  • No more than 2 prior courses of mitomycin

Endocrine therapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Radiotherapy

  • At least 4 weeks since prior large-field radiotherapy and recovered

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • At least 3 weeks since other prior anticancer therapy and recovered

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Determine the maximum tolerated dose of docetaxel when administered with thalidomide in patients with advanced solid tumors, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Time Frame: Weekly courses repeat every 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Weekly courses repeat every 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2002

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2004

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 11, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2010

Last Verified

June 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CWRU4Y01
  • P30CA043703 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • CWRU-4Y01
  • NCI-G02-2123

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