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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer of an Unknown Site of Origin

NCT ID: NCT00022178

Last Updated: 2013-09-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-12-31

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. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for metastatic cancer of an unknown site of origin.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have metastatic cancer of an unknown site of origin.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy of the regimens, in terms of tumor response, progression-free survival, and overall survival of vincristine, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide vs epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil in patients with metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. II. Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients. III. Compare quality of life and symptom control in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to presence of liver metastases (yes vs no) and type of tumor (adenocarcinoma vs non-adenocarcinoma). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive vincristine IV, doxorubicin IV, and cyclophosphamide IV on day 1. Arm II: Patients receive epirubicin IV and cisplatin IV over 4 hours on day 1 and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1-21. Treatment in both arms repeats every 3 weeks for 3-6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at the end of courses 2, 4, and 6, and 1 month after completion of therapy. Patients are followed at 1 month and then until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 398 patients (199 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

Keywords

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adenocarcinoma of unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary undifferentiated carcinoma of unknown primary newly diagnosed carcinoma of unknown primary

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

epirubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary Adenocarcinoma or non-adenocarcinoma No axillary lymph node metastases as sole site of disease in female patients No peritoneal carcinomatosis as sole site of disease in female patients No squamous cell carcinoma in cervical lymph nodes as sole site of disease in male or female patients No neuroendocrine tumors No elevated alpha-fetoprotein, beta-HCG, or PSA

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: More than 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.8 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Urea less than 1.5 times ULN Glomerular filtration rate at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: LVEF at least 50% by echocardiogram or MUGA scan No uncontrolled angina pectoris No heart failure No clinically significant uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias No abnormal EKG Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 1 year after study No other prior malignancy except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude study No other serious uncontrolled medical condition

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for carcinoma of unknown primary Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Prior radiotherapy allowed except to sole site of measurable or evaluable disease Concurrent palliative radiotherapy allowed except to sole site of measurable or evaluable disease Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent experimental drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Juan W. Valle, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Locations

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Christie Hospital N.H.S. Trust

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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CHNT-VAC-VS-ECF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20041

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068792

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id