Combination Chemotherapy Plus Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT ID: NCT00014456

Last Updated: 2013-08-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-03-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

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 I trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus filgrastim in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of docetaxel in combination with gemcitabine and filgrastim (G-CSF) in patients with advanced solid tumors.
* Determine the dose-limiting toxicity associated with this regimen in these patients.
* Assess the objective anti-tumor response in patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine fatigue and blood cytokines in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of docetaxel.

Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour followed by gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously daily beginning on day 2 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of docetaxel until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Fatigue is assessed at baseline and then at weeks 2, 5, 7, and 9 during therapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 30 patients will be accrued for this study within 15-22 months.

Conditions

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Bladder Cancer Breast Cancer Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Esophageal Cancer Gastric Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Lung Cancer Melanoma (Skin) Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Sarcoma

Keywords

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stage IV breast cancer recurrent breast cancer stage IV gastric cancer recurrent gastric cancer metastatic osteosarcoma recurrent non-small cell lung cancer stage II pancreatic cancer stage III pancreatic cancer recurrent pancreatic cancer stage II esophageal cancer stage III esophageal cancer stage IV esophageal cancer recurrent esophageal cancer chondrosarcoma recurrent adult soft tissue sarcoma stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer extensive stage small cell lung cancer recurrent small cell lung cancer recurrent osteosarcoma recurrent bladder cancer stage IV bladder cancer stage IV prostate cancer recurrent prostate cancer stage IV melanoma recurrent melanoma stage IV non-small cell lung cancer stage IV salivary gland cancer recurrent salivary gland cancer classic Kaposi sarcoma AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma recurrent Kaposi sarcoma recurrent metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary stage IV ovarian germ cell tumor recurrent ovarian germ cell tumor stage IV uterine sarcoma recurrent uterine sarcoma borderline ovarian surface epithelial-stromal tumor recurrent carcinoma of unknown primary ovarian sarcoma metastatic Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor recurrent Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx recurrent verrucous carcinoma of the larynx stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx stage IV verrucous carcinoma of the larynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity recurrent lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx stage IV lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx recurrent lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx stage IV lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx recurrent esthesioneuroblastoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent inverted papilloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent midline lethal granuloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage IV esthesioneuroblastoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage IV inverted papilloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage IV midline lethal granuloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity stage IV verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the lip stage IV basal cell carcinoma of the lip recurrent mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity stage IV mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity stage IV adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma stage IV pancreatic cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

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 or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumor that is not curable by surgery or radiotherapy

* Sarcoma
* Melanoma
* Carcinoma of unknown primary
* Pancreatic cancer
* Lung cancer
* Ovarian cancer
* Breast cancer
* Bladder cancer
* Gastric cancer
* Esophageal cancer
* Prostate cancer
* Head and neck cancer
* No hematopoietic or lymphoid tumors
* Measurable or evaluable disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Over 18

Performance status:

* Karnofsky 60-100%
* ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin normal
* AST and/or ALT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) if alkaline phosphatase no greater than ULN OR
* Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 5 times ULN if AST and ALT no greater than ULN OR
* AST and/or ALT no greater than 1.5 times ULN if alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN OR
* Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

* No congestive heart failure
* No unstable angina

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No uncontrolled infection
* No known sensitivity to E. coli-derived products

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* At least 2 weeks since prior cytotoxic anti-tumor therapy (4 weeks for nitrosourea or mitomycin) and recovered
* No prior docetaxel or gemcitabine

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered

Surgery:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Konstantin H. Dragnev, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Locations

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Dragnev KH, Hardin SB, Pipas JM, Davis TH, Rigas JR. A dose escalation trial of biweekly docetaxel and gemcitabine with filgrastim or pegfilgrastim for the treatment of patients with advanced solid tumors. Chemotherapy. 2010;56(2):135-41. doi: 10.1159/000313526. Epub 2010 Apr 20.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20407240 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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P30CA023108

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DMS-9933

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G01-1933

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

D9933

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id