A Study of Doxorubicin in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma

NCT ID: NCT00000996

Last Updated: 2021-11-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

1990-06-30

Brief Summary

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To study the natural course of AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma and to determine the usefulness and safety of weekly administration of small doses of doxorubicin.

Doxorubicin is one of the most active of all antitumor agents but at currently used doses toxicity is common. When small doses are administered on a weekly schedule, the toxicity of the drug appears to be reduced.

Detailed Description

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Doxorubicin is one of the most active of all antitumor agents but at currently used doses toxicity is common. When small doses are administered on a weekly schedule, the toxicity of the drug appears to be reduced.

Patients are stratified for non-therapy purposes into 2 groups; doxorubicin is given intravenously (IV) every week on an outpatient basis. Patients are monitored carefully, and weekly blood samples are taken to determine the effectiveness and safety of treatment. Patients are evaluated for toxicity after one dose of the drug and weekly thereafter. Patients are evaluated for response to the drug after 4 weeks and monthly thereafter.

Conditions

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Sarcoma, Kaposi HIV Infections

Keywords

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Doxorubicin Drug Evaluation Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

* Ongoing and/or maintenance therapy for opportunistic infection.
* Medications for nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea resulting from drug.

Patients must have AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma.

* Patients may demonstrate positive blood cultures for Mycobacterium avium-complex or cytomegalovirus.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following conditions will be excluded:

* Patients with active opportunistic infection.
* Patients with concurrent neoplasm other than squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix.
* Patients with significant neurologic, cardiac, or liver disease.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Antiretroviral agents.
* Immunomodulators.
* Corticosteroids.
* Experimental drugs.

The following patients will be excluded from the study:

* Patients with lymphadenopathy alone and/or visceral disease alone secondary to Kaposi's sarcoma.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

* Cytotoxic chemotherapy.
* Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
* Antiretroviral agents.
* Biologic modifiers.
* Corticosteroids.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded:

* Total body electron beam therapy.
* Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
* Radiation therapy.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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MA Fischl

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Locations

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UCLA CARE Ctr

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

San Francisco AIDS Clinic / San Francisco Gen Hosp

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

George Washington Univ Med Ctr

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Univ of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Charity Hosp / Tulane Univ Med School

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Tulane Univ School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess - West Campus

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

SUNY / Erie County Med Ctr at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

Bellevue Hosp / New York Univ Med Ctr

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Mem Sloan - Kettering Cancer Ctr

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Univ of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

Ohio State Univ Hosp Clinic

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Walker RE, et al. The safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity of N-acetylcysteine in HIV-infected individuals. Int Conf AIDS. 1992 Jul 19-24;8(1):Mo8 (abstract no MoB 0022)

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Fischl MA, Krown SE, O'Boyle KP, Mitsuyasu R, Miles S, Wernz JC, Volberding PA, Kahn J, Groopman JE, Feinberg J, et al. Weekly doxorubicin in the treatment of patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. AIDS Clinical Trials Group. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1993 Mar;6(3):259-64.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8450401 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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10982

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACTG 006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id