Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Refractory Metastatic Germ Cell Tumors

NCT ID: NCT00003518

Last Updated: 2023-06-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-01-25

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.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in treating patients with refractory metastatic germ cell tumors that have not responded to surgery or chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the effect of gemcitabine plus paclitaxel on response rate, duration of remission, and survival in patients with refractory germ cell tumors. II. Evaluate the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 4 week course. Treatment is repeated for a maximum of six courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 44 patients will be accrued over 19 months for this study.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer Testicular Germ Cell Tumor

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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gemcitabine hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 15 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: SGOT no greater than 4 times normal Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL Other: No active uncontrolled infection Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: At least 3 weeks since major surgery and recovered Other: At least 1 week since prior intravenous antibiotics No concurrent intravenous antibiotics
Minimum Eligible Age

15 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

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Principal Investigators

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Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Locations

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CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Lakeside)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Ochsner

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Kimball Medical Center

Lakewood, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Morristown Memorial Hospital

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

University of Rochester Cancer Center

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

Ireland Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Hahnemann University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Pretoria Academic Hospital

Pretoria, , South Africa

Site Status

Countries

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United States South Africa

References

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Einhorn LH, Brames MJ, Juliar B, Williams SD. Phase II study of paclitaxel plus gemcitabine salvage chemotherapy for germ cell tumors after progression following high-dose chemotherapy with tandem transplant. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 10;25(5):513-6. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.07.7271.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17290059 (View on PubMed)

Hinton S, Catalano P, Einhorn LH, Loehrer PJ Sr, Kuzel T, Vaughn D, Wilding G. Phase II study of paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in refractory germ cell tumors (E9897): a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Apr 1;20(7):1859-63. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.07.158.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11919245 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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E9897

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000066562

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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