Combination Chemotherapy Plus Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent or Advanced Urothelium Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00005958

Last Updated: 2013-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-10-31

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. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and docetaxel plus filgrastim in treating patients who have locally recurrent or advanced urothelium cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy of gemcitabine, docetaxel, and filgrastim (G-CSF) in patients with locally recurrent or advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract. II. Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. III. Determine the disease-free and overall survival of this patient population treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior chemotherapy (yes vs no). Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 8. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously daily beginning on day 9 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment continues every 3 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who respond to treatment may undergo surgery and 6-8 weeks later receive 2 more courses of chemotherapy. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 23-40 patients who have not received prior chemotherapy and 23 patients who have received prior chemotherapy will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions

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Bladder Cancer Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter

Keywords

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stage III bladder cancer recurrent bladder cancer stage IV bladder cancer transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder metastatic transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter regional transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter recurrent transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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filgrastim

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven locally recurrent or advanced transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urothelial tract (bladder, renal pelvis, or ureter) or TCC with squamous cell or glandular elements not amenable to curative treatment No pure squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma Regional or distant metastases after cystoprostatectomy No brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: Karnofsky 80-100% Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: No hemorrhagic disorder Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No known sensitivity to any products to be administered or E. coli derived products No prior other malignancy except inactive nonmelanoma skin cancer, adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission, or early stage prostate cancer (not currently being treated) No illness or psychiatric condition that would preclude study or follow up Not previously entered in this study No active uncontrolled infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No other concurrent biologic therapy No concurrent WBC transfusions Chemotherapy: No prior gemcitabine or docetaxel Other prior chemotherapy allowed Prior intravesical therapy allowed No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Prior radiotherapy to renal pelvis or ureter allowed Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Cystoprostatectomy or nephroureterectomy for localized TCC allowed Other: No prior investigational drugs No other concurrent investigational therapy No concurrent acetaminophen for fever prophylaxis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Amgen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer Tam

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Amgen

Locations

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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Sacramento Center for Hematology and Medical Oncology

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

Washington Cancer Institute

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

Site Status

Center for Hematology-Oncology

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Site Status

Oncology-Hematology Associates of North Illinois, Ltd.

Gurnee, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders

Scarborough, Maine, United States

Site Status

St. Joseph Medical Center

Towson, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Hematology & Oncology Associates of Southern Michigan

Jackson, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Memphis Cancer Center, Inc.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Arlington Cancer Center

Arlington, Texas, United States

Site Status

Northern Virginia Oncology Group

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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AMGEN-GCSF-990125

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-V00-1594

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000067939

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id