Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors and Liver Dysfunction

NCT ID: NCT00037804

Last Updated: 2009-08-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

Drugs used in chemotherapy us different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Irinotecan may be effective in treating patients with refractory solid tumors and liver dysfunction.

Conditions

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor; Chemotherapy; Liver Dysfunction; Neoplasms, Solid Tumor

Study Design

• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT

Interventions

Irinotecan

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Other specific inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply. In order to determine eligibility, further examination by the investigator is necessary.

Inclusion Criteria: Histological proof of malignant solid tumor that is refractory to standard forms of therapy or for which no known curative therapy exists; Measurable or evaluable disease; At least 6 weeks since prior chemotherapy with nitrosoureas; At least 28 days since prior anticancer therapy and recovered; At least 4 weeks since prior radiation therapy and recovered; Age 18 years or older; SWOG 0-2; Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks; Segmented neutrophils with bands at least 1,500/mm3; Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL and platelet count at least 100,000/mm3; Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time no greater than 2.0 times control; INR no greater than 3.0 times control; Concurrent use of coumadin allowed only if dose is stable and prothrombin time and INR is stable; Total serum bilirubin at least 1.5 but no greater than 5.0 times upper limit of normal; SGOT/SGPT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal; SGOT/SGPT at least 1.5 but no greater than 20.0 times upper limit of normal; Creatinine no greater than 2

Exclusion Criteria: Patients expressing tumor markers as their only evidence of disease or who have previously irradiated areas that have not increased in size; Prior chemotherapy treatment with irinotecan and mitomycin; Prior abdominal and/or pelvic radiation therapy; Current history of hepatitis B infection or positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatic encephalopathy including somnolence, confusion, or asterixis; History of myocardial infarction within 6 months or history of congestive heart failure (CHF); clinical evidence of CHF; Evidence of arrhythmia in patients with history of cardiac arrhythmia; Uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, active CHF, or serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia; Interstitial pneumonia or fibroid lung (patients must have large pleural effusions drained and sclerosed or controlled prior to study; patients must have clinically apparent ascites drained prior to irinotecan treatment); CNS metastases or carcinomatous meningitis; Concurrent use of anticonvulsants; Active or uncontrolled

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

Sponsors

Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Locations

Research Center

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Research Center

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Research Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Research Center

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

M64750017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00002958

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