Oral Topotecan As A Radiosensitizing Agent In Rectal Cancer

November 10, 2017 updated by: GlaxoSmithKline

A Phase I Study of Oral Topotecan as a Radiosensitizing Agent in Patients With Rectal Cancer

Patients with rectal cancer who are candidates for pre-operative radiation therapy may be enrolled in the Phase I, single center study. Patients will have a full blood count, biochemistry, urinalysis, and ECG for safety evaluation. Sequential cohorts of three patients will be given increasing doses of oral topotecan and fixed doses of concurrent radiation (45 Gy) over five weeks. The starting dose of oral topotecan is 0.25 mg/m2 to be concomitantly administered with radiation (45 Gy) x 5 days every week unless the radiation is interrupted for Holidays/Weekends or toxicity requiring treatment delays occurs. A total of 25 doses are planned.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

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

    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612-9497
        • GSK Investigational Site

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:

  • Patients with histologically confirmed rectal cancer.
  • Candidates for preoperative radiotherapy.
  • Primary tumor at least 3cm and clinical stage of T2, T3, or T4 and any N according to the Astler-Coller modification of the Dukes staging system.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than 2.
  • Diagnosis of rectal cancer should be no more than 90 days from start of therapy.
  • Evaluation at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.
  • Recovery from prior surgery and life expectancy at least 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A primary tumor totally excised.
  • Recurrent rectal cancer that failed initial treatment.
  • Exposure to topotecan, infection, immunodeficiencies, conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract which would affect absorption, medication that maintains motility/gastric emptying.
  • Any concomitant malignancy within the last five years.
  • Severe medical problems unrelated to the malignancy which would limit compliance with the study.
  • Patients of child bearing potential.
  • Not practicing adequate contraception.
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating.
  • Use of an investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the first dose.

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: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Subjects with rectal cancer
Subjects will be administered topotecan along with concomitant radiation for five days per week for five weeks. Topotecan doses will start at 0.25 milligrams per square meter (mg/m˄2) and will be escalated 0.15 mg/m˄2 for subsequent cohorts. To advance to the next dose level of topotecan, at least two subjects will have to complete therapy with oral topotecan without experiencing grade 3 or 4 toxicity for three weeks after the oral topotecan treatment.
Topotecan will be provided as capsules for oral administration and will be administered at least 3 hours before radiation therapy.
Other Names:
  • Hycamtin
For radiation therapy, subjects will receive 180 centigray (cGy) per fraction to a total dose of 4500 cGy to the pelvis using a 3 or 4 field technique and high energy photons (>=6 megavolt [mv]).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the MTD of oral topotecan in combination with pelvic radiation
Time Frame: Up to 24 months
Up to 24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To evaluate the toxicity and potential efficacy of oral topotecan and concurrent pelvic radiation for the treatment of rectal cancer. To determine pathologic response to treatment and assessment of sphincter preservation.
Time Frame: Up to 24 months
Up to 24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

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 (Actual)

November 8, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 11, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

August 11, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 12, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 14, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 10, 2017

Last Verified

November 1, 2017

More Information

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