ISIS 2503 in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Pancreas

NCT ID: NCT00005594

Last Updated: 2011-01-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 4 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2000-07-31

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ISIS 2503 in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the pancreas.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate and time to progression in patients with advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas who are treated with ISIS 2503. II. Determine the duration of response in these patients receiving this regimen. III. Characterize the safety profile of ISIS 2503 at the recommended phase II dose and schedule in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive ISIS 2503 IV continuously for 14 days. Treatment continues every 21 days for a minimum of 3 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-27 patients will be accrued for this study within 12 months.

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

ISIS 2503

All patients will begin treatment at a dose of 6 mg/kg/day of ISIS 2503. ISIS 2503 at the assigned dose will be given as a continuous i.v. infusion over the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle. No drug will be administered during the third week of each treatment cycle.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

ISIS 2503

Intervention Type: DRUG

Beginning dosage of ISIS 2503 is 6 mg/kg/day given as a continuous i.v. infusion over the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle. This will be repeated for the first two weeks of every three-week treatment cycle.

Interventions

ISIS 2503

Beginning dosage of ISIS 2503 is 6 mg/kg/day given as a continuous i.v. infusion over the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle. This will be repeated for the first two weeks of every three-week treatment cycle.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas that is considered inoperable Measurable disease with at least 1 lesion measuring at least 2 cm in widest diameter identifiable on CT or MRI scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception during and for 6 months after study No underlying disease state associated with active bleeding No active infection requiring therapy No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent biologic therapy for pancreatic cancer Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer except for fluorouracil and/or gemcitabine administered as a radiosensitizer No other concurrent chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Prior radiotherapy allowed provided indicator lesions not within prior radiation port Recovered from toxicity No concurrent radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: No concurrent anticoagulation therapy with heparin No other concurrent approved or experimental cancer therapy

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Principal Investigators

James A. Posey, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

UAB-9915

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ISIS-2503-CS5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UAB-F990526011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G00-1730

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000067701

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id