Low Dose Chemotherapy Versus Best Supportive Care in Progressive Pediatric Malignancies
Low Dose Chemotherapy (Metronomic Therapy) Versus Best Supportive Care in Progressive and/or Refractory Pediatric Malignancies: a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Randomized Study
Many of the pediatric malignancies are not curable on progression on front line or 2nd line chemotherapy. Further therapy with conventional drugs imposes many side effects and decreases the QOL. The usual therapy offered to such patients is best supportive care.
Metronomic chemotherapy can induce tumor stabilization or tumor responses in patients with cancer that are refractory or have relapsed after conventional chemotherapy. Whether metronomic therapy is better than best supportive care is not known. In order to do so, a study is required which may compare metronomic therapy with a placebo therapy on PFS and QOL in relapsed refractory cases of pediatric solid tumors who have failed at least two lines of chemotherapy.
HYPOTHESIS
The investigators hypothesize that metronomic chemotherapy in progressive pediatric malignancy will improve PFS and QOL. If validated, then this form for therapy will be an option for both the patients and the clinicians, who are left with just an option of best supportive care in such situations of progressive pediatric cancers despite multiple lines of chemotherapy.
研究概览
详细说明
Many of the pediatric malignancies are not curable on progression on front line or 2nd line chemotherapy. Further therapy with conventional drugs imposes many side effects and decreases the QOL. The usual therapy offered to such patients is best supportive care.
Metronomic chemotherapy can induce tumor stabilization or tumor responses in patients with cancer that are refractory or have relapsed after conventional chemotherapy. Whether metronomic therapy is better than best supportive care is not known. In order to do so, a study is required which may compare metronomic therapy with a placebo therapy on PFS and QOL in relapsed refractory cases of pediatric solid tumors who have failed at least two lines of chemotherapy.
It will be double blind randomized study. One group will receive metronomic therapy along with best supportive care and other will receive placebo and best supportive care.
The treatment will be continued till progression is documented. Metronomic chemotherapy schedule : Alternating cycles of Cycle A and B (Each cycle includes 3 weeks of drug administration) with each drug rounded off to the nearest tablet/capsule size.
Cycle A
- Daily oral Thalidomide (at 3mg/kg)
- Daily oral Celecoxib (100 mg BID for patients < 20 kg, 200 mg BID for patients 20-50 kg, and 400 mg BID for patients > 50 kg)
- Daily oral Etoposide (50 mg/m2/d) Cycle B
- Daily oral Thalidomide (at 3mg/kg)
- Daily oral Celecoxib (100 mg BID for patients < 20 kg, 200 mg BID for patients 20-50 kg, and 400 mg BID for patients > 50 kg)
- Daily oral Cyclophosphamide (2.5 mg/kg/d to a maximum of 100 mg/d) every 21 days
Placebo: Alternating cycles of Cycle A and B (Each cycle includes 3 weeks of drug administration)
- Capsules of same size and color as used in metronomic therapy Best supportive care
- Management of pain as per WHO standard for pain management
The dose of medications in capsules have to be rounded off to the nearest capsule size. Instead of rounding off on the daily dose, the total dose over the week would be calculated and rounded off and divided over 5-6 days in a week. This is being done so as to prevent any extra dosing.
If any grade 3-4 toxicity occurs in the first course, then the dose for chemotherapy would be reduced in the subsequent course by 20%.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 第三阶段
联系人和位置
学习地点
-
-
Delhi
-
New Delhi、Delhi、印度、110029
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
-
-
参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Refractory/Progressive non hematopoietic extracranial solid tumors following treatment with at least 2 lines of chemotherapy.
- ECOG performance status (<=3)(at least patients ambulating with crutches or on wheel chair)
- Age: 5-18 years
- Recovered from all acute toxic effects of earlier therapy
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1X 109/L
- Absolute platelet count > 75 x 109/L
- Normal renal functions
- Serum bilirubin <1.5 times the upper limit of normal, and the serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase < 5 times the upper limit of normal.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled concurrent illness or active infection
- Positive serology for human immunodeficiency.
- Unable to swallow oral medication
- Pregnant and breast-feeding
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:治疗
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:双倍的
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
|---|---|
|
实验性的:Low dose chemotherapy
Alternating cycles of Cycle A and B (Each cycle includes 3 weeks of drug administration) with each drug rounded off to the nearest tablet/capsule size. Cycle A
Cycle B
|
Metronomic chemotherapy schedule : Alternating cycles of Cycle A and B (Each cycle includes 3 weeks of drug administration) with each drug rounded off to the nearest tablet/capsule size. Cycle A
Cycle B
其他名称:
|
|
安慰剂比较:Best supportive care
Placebo: Alternating cycles of Cycle A and B (Each cycle includes 3 weeks of drug administration)
|
Metronomic chemotherapy schedule : Alternating cycles of Cycle A and B (Each cycle includes 3 weeks of drug administration) with each drug rounded off to the nearest tablet/capsule size. Cycle A
Cycle B
其他名称:
|
研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
|---|---|
|
无进展生存期
大体时间:长达 2 年
|
长达 2 年
|
次要结果测量
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
|---|---|
|
总生存期
大体时间:长达 2 年
|
长达 2 年
|
其他结果措施
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
|---|---|
|
Quality of life
大体时间:Up to 2 years
|
Up to 2 years
|
|
Bio marker of angiogenesis (VEGF)
大体时间:Up to 2 years
|
Up to 2 years
|
合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Sameer Bakhshi, MD、All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
出版物和有用的链接
一般刊物
- Pramanik R, Agarwala S, Sreenivas V, Dhawan D, Bakhshi S. Quality of life in paediatric solid tumours: a randomised study of metronomic chemotherapy versus placebo. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Jan 19:bmjspcare-2020-002731. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002731. Online ahead of print.
- Pramanik R, Agarwala S, Gupta YK, Thulkar S, Vishnubhatla S, Batra A, Dhawan D, Bakhshi S. Metronomic Chemotherapy vs Best Supportive Care in Progressive Pediatric Solid Malignant Tumors: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Sep 1;3(9):1222-1227. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0324.
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
更多信息
与本研究相关的术语
关键字
其他相关的 MeSH 术语
其他研究编号
- IEC/NP-63/2013
药物和器械信息、研究文件
研究美国 FDA 监管的药品
研究美国 FDA 监管的设备产品
在美国制造并从美国出口的产品
此信息直接从 clinicaltrials.gov 网站检索,没有任何更改。如果您有任何更改、删除或更新研究详细信息的请求,请联系 register@clinicaltrials.gov. clinicaltrials.gov 上实施更改,我们的网站上也会自动更新.