Two-Drug Combination Chemotherapy Compared With Four-Drug Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Urothelium

NCT ID: NCT00003376

Last Updated: 2023-06-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

330 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-12-03

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known if four-drug combination chemotherapy is more effective than two-drug combination chemotherapy in treating advanced cancer of the urothelium.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of four-drug combination chemotherapy with that of two-drug combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the urothelium.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the objective response rate, duration of remission, overall survival, and quality of life of patients with progressing regional or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma (or mixed histologies with a component of transitional cell carcinoma) of the urothelium treated with methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin vs carboplatin and paclitaxel. II. Compare the relative toxic effects of these treatment regimens in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive methotrexate IV on days 1, 15, and 22; vinblastine IV on days 2, 15, and 22; and cisplatin IV over 2 hours and doxorubicin IV on day 2. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours immediately followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Quality of life is assessed before treatment, before courses 2 and 4, at 4 weeks after last course, and at 10 months. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 330 patients will be accrued for this study within 3.3 years.

Conditions

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Bladder Cancer Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter Urethral Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

vinblastine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium (renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, or urethra) or mixed histologies containing a component of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium with manifestations of progressing regional or metastatic cancer Clinically unsuspected organ-confined prostate cancer found during cystoprostatectomy allowed Evaluable or measurable disease No significant pericardial or pleural effusion or edema No significant ascites No CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: AST no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.7 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No history of severe cardiovascular disease (American Heart Association class III or IV), uncontrolled congestive heart failure, or cardiac dysrhythmias Other: Prior malignancy allowed if curatively treated with no evidence of recurrence No active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior systemic biologic response modifier therapy No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) within 24 hours prior to and after study chemotherapy administration Chemotherapy: No prior systemic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior pelvic radiotherapy as a component of bladder-sparing therapy or as an adjuvant for locally advanced disease with positive margins No concurrent local radiotherapy for pain control or life-threatening situations Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Principal Investigators

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Bruce J. Roth, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Martin J. Edelman, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore

Locations

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

University of California San Diego Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University

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

Site Status

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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

Site Status

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Togus

Togus, Maine, United States

Site Status

Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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CCOP - Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center

Bennington, Vermont, United States

Site Status

Vermont Cancer Center

Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

White River Junction, Vermont, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Dreicer R, Manola J, Roth BJ, See WA, Kuross S, Edelman MJ, Hudes GR, Wilding G. Phase III trial of methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin versus carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced carcinoma of the urothelium. Cancer. 2004 Apr 15;100(8):1639-45. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20123.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15073851 (View on PubMed)

Dreicer R, Manola J, Roth B, et al.: ECOG 4897: phase III trial of methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (M-VAC) versus carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced carcinoma of the urothelium. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-1542, 2003.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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E4897

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CLB-99908

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GUMC-01011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000066368

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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