Chemotherapy for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

October 31, 2006 updated by: Novacea

A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of AQ4N Administered Intravenously in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

The purposes of this study are to determine:

  • the largest dose of AQ4N that can be safely given once a week for three weeks out of a 4 week cycle
  • the side effects of AQ4N when given on the above schedule
  • how much AQ4N is in the blood and urine at specific times after administration and how the body get rids of AQ4N
  • if AQ4N helps treat cancer

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is for people who have advanced cancer for which standard chemotherapy did not work or for which there are no reliably, effective treatments.

AQ4N is an experimental chemotherapy that is thought to target tumor areas with low oxygen content and low blood supply; tumor areas that are usually the most resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation treatment. AQ4N may be beneficial in cancer treatment by interfering with a protein that is required for cells to grow and divide, causing tumors to die or to delay their growth.

All patients in this study will receive AQ4N. The dose will be increased for each new patient or group of patients until the maximum tolerated dose is reached.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

45

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
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
        • Weiler Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Cancer Therapy & Research Center / Institute for Drug Development

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Advanced solid malignancy or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is refractory to treatment or has recurred
  • Age > 18 years
  • Adequate hematologic (blood), kidney and liver function
  • Negative pregnancy test (females of childbearing potential only)
  • Willingness to use effective contraception by both males and females throughout the treatment period and for at least 2 months following treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any chemotherapy or radiation within the past 4 weeks
  • Symptomatic or uncontrolled brain metastases (patients with history of brain metastases who have had repeat brain scans within the past 30 days that demonstrate no evidence of tumor progression or brain swelling and who do not require corticosteriod treatment may be eligible)
  • Significant cardiovascular illness including, but not limited to, the following: active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, heart attack within the past six months, or uncontrolled, irregular heart beat
  • Inadequate cardiac function
  • Prior investigational therapy within the past 28 days
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Novacea

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

August 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

September 6, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 2, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2006

Last Verified

April 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 021-001

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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