Topotecan in Combination With Pemetrexed in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

January 22, 2009 updated by: SCRI Development Innovations, LLC

A Phase I Study of Topotecan in Combination With Pemetrexed in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

Currently, no data exists regarding the safety and tolerability of a combination regimen utilizing weekly topotecan in combination with pemetrexed. Although both drugs are associated with myelosuppression, it is hoped that the utilization of the weekly topotecan dosing schedule will allow the drugs to be easily combined. This phase I trial will evaluate the safety and tolerability of weekly topotecan in combination with pemetrexed in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Three patients will be accrued at each of 5 dose levels. Dose escalation will only proceed if none of the additional 3 patients experience DLT. The highest dose level that generates DLT in 0/3 or 1/6 patients will be the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or the doses recommended for subsequent studies. A total of 10 patients will be treated at the MTD to further assess the toxicity of the dosing regimen and its suitability for use in subsequent trials. Patients may continue to receive treatment until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression is encountered. Treatment cycles will be repeated every 21 days. The protocol is also designed to enroll an additional 10 patients at the maximum tolerated dose to increase the confidence in the safety and suitability of the doses that are chosen for subsequent studies.

  • Topotecan Day 1 and 8
  • Pemetrexed Day 1

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

15

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
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37023
        • Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

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:

  • Histologically proven advanced solid tumors
  • Measurable or evaluable disease
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 80% (ECOG 0 or 1)
  • Adequate liver, bone marrow and kidney function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • More than 3 prior chemotherapy regimens in the metastatic setting
  • Prior treatment with topotecan or pemetrexed
  • Clinically significant third space fluid present at the time of treatment
  • Unable to interrupt aspirin, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Inability to take steroid premedications or vitamin supplementation
  • The presence of active brain metastases
  • Prior radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first day of treatment
  • Prior surgery within 3 weeks prior to the first day of treatment
  • Prior chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to the first day of treatment

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
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
maximum tolerated doses of drugs in combination
overall toxicity of drug combination
preliminary antitumor activity of drug combination
impact of pemetrexed on topotecan pharmacokinetics

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

SCRI Development Innovations, LLC

Collaborators

Eli Lilly and Company
GlaxoSmithKline

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

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 17, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2006

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 19, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 23, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SCRI REFMAL 72
  • 105114
  • H3E-US-I013 LILLY

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