Doxorubicin and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Unresectable Renal Cell Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT00068393

Last Updated: 2023-07-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-02-24

Study Completion Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin and gemcitabine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving doxorubicin together with gemcitabine works in treating patients with locally recurrent or metastatic unresectable renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic unresectable renal cell cancer with sarcomatoid features treated with doxorubicin and gemcitabine.
* Determine the progression-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive doxorubicin intravenously (IV) and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) on days 2- or 3-10 or pegfilgrastim SC on day 2. Courses repeat every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After 6 courses, patients undergo a MUGA scan. Patients with a stable\* left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) continue therapy as above. Patients who reach a total doxorubicin dose of 450 mg/m\^2 and are found to have unstable cardiac function or who have an abnormal LVEF continue therapy with gemcitabine alone.

NOTE: \*Stable cardiac function is defined as no decrease more than 15% of LVEF in absolute number and LVEF at least 35% in total function by MUGA.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 1 year.

ACTUAL ACCRUAL: A total of 39 patients were accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Renal Cell Carcinoma With Sarcomatoid Features

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Doxorubicin/Gemcitabine

Doxorubicin was given at 50 mg/m² by IV slow push, followed by gemcitabine 1500 mg/m² IV infusion over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients will receive G-CSF at a subcutaneous dose of 5mcg/kg/day on days 2 or 3 to 10 or neulasta at a dose of 6mg on day 2. Growth factor must be administered as close as possible to 24 hours after the completion of chemotherapy. It is recommended that neulasta be administered only on day 2 due to its prolonged half-life. Cycles were repeated every 2 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin: 50 mg/m² IV slow push followed by gemcitabine 1500 mg/m² IV infusion over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 2 weeks.

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin: 50 mg/m² IV slow push followed by gemcitabine 1500 mg/m² IV infusion over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 2 weeks.

G-CSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor)

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive G-CSF at a subcutaneous dose of 5mcg/kg/day on days 2 or 3 to 10 or neulasta at a dose of 6mg on day 2. Growth factor must be administered as close as possible to 24 hours after the completion of chemotherapy. It is recommended that neulasta be administered only on day 2 due to its prolonged half-life.

Neulasta

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive G-CSF at a subcutaneous dose of 5mcg/kg/day on days 2 or 3 to 10 or neulasta at a dose of 6mg on day 2. Growth factor must be administered as close as possible to 24 hours after the completion of chemotherapy. It is recommended that neulasta be administered only on day 2 due to its prolonged half-life.

Interventions

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Doxorubicin

Doxorubicin: 50 mg/m² IV slow push followed by gemcitabine 1500 mg/m² IV infusion over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 2 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine

Doxorubicin: 50 mg/m² IV slow push followed by gemcitabine 1500 mg/m² IV infusion over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 2 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

G-CSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor)

Patients will receive G-CSF at a subcutaneous dose of 5mcg/kg/day on days 2 or 3 to 10 or neulasta at a dose of 6mg on day 2. Growth factor must be administered as close as possible to 24 hours after the completion of chemotherapy. It is recommended that neulasta be administered only on day 2 due to its prolonged half-life.

Intervention Type DRUG

Neulasta

Patients will receive G-CSF at a subcutaneous dose of 5mcg/kg/day on days 2 or 3 to 10 or neulasta at a dose of 6mg on day 2. Growth factor must be administered as close as possible to 24 hours after the completion of chemotherapy. It is recommended that neulasta be administered only on day 2 due to its prolonged half-life.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Adriamycin Rubex Neupogen Filgrastim pegfilgrastim

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma

* Features must be of sarcomatoid histology
* Locally recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to resection
* Measurable disease
* Must have a prior nephrectomy provided all other eligibility criteria are met, and adequately recovered from any recent surgery
* At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
* ECOG performance status of 0-1
* WBC greater than 3,000/mm\^3 or absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3
* Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than 2 times upper limit of normal
* Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
* LVEF at least lower limit of normal by MUGA
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* Other prior malignancy allowed provided patient was curatively treated and has been disease free from that cancer
* Age of 18 and over
* Diagnostic material from the kidney or metastatic site biopsy available for central pathologic review

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior treatment for advanced disease
* Previously irradiated lesions as the sole site of disease for patients with prior radiation therapy
* Concurrent local radiotherapy for pain control or for life-threatening situations
* Myocardial infarction within the past year
* Congestive heart failure within the past year
* Significant ischemic or valvular heart disease within the past year
* Prior or concurrent brain metastases
* Concurrent serious medical illness that would preclude study treatment
* Active infection that would preclude study treatment
* Pregnant or nursing
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

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Naomi S. Balzer-Haas, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Locations

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

University of Colorado Cancer Center at UC Health Sciences Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology and Oncology Associates

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Midwest Center for Hematology/Oncology

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Site Status

North Shore Oncology and Hematology Associates, Limited - Libertyville

Libertyville, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Cancer Care and Hematology Specialists of Chicagoland - Niles

Niles, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology Oncology Associates - Skokie

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology/Oncology of the North Shore at Gross Point Medical Center

Skokie, Illinois, United States

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Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Elkhart General Hospital

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

William N. Wishard Memorial Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Howard Community Hospital at Howard Regional Health System

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services

La Porte, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers

Michigan City, Indiana, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Memorial Hospital of South Bend

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Site Status

McFarland Clinic, PC

Ames, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Siouxland Regional Cancer Center

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Flint, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Foote Hospital

Jackson, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Borgess Medical Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

West Michigan Cancer Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph

Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States

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St. John Macomb Hospital

Warren, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

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Miller-Dwan Medical Center

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

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St. Mary's - Duluth Clinic Cancer Center

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

St. Vincent Healthcare

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

Billings Clinic Cancer Center

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

Deaconess Billings Clinic - Downtown

Billings, Montana, United States

Site Status

Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Site Status

St. James Community Hospital

Butte, Montana, United States

Site Status

Great Falls Clinic

Great Falls, Montana, United States

Site Status

Great Falls, Montana, United States

Site Status

St. Peter's Hospital

Helena, Montana, United States

Site Status

Glacier Oncology, PLLC

Kalispell, Montana, United States

Site Status

Kalispell Medical Oncology

Kalispell, Montana, United States

Site Status

Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Kalispell, Montana, United States

Site Status

Community Medical Center

Missoula, Montana, United States

Site Status

Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness

Missoula, Montana, United States

Site Status

Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center

Missoula, Montana, United States

Site Status

Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center

Missoula, Montana, United States

Site Status

Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at Hunterdon Medical Center

Flemington, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Northern New Jersey

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

St. Rita's Medical Center

Lima, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Central Pennsylvania Hematology and Medical Oncology Associates, PC

Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Lewistown Hospital

Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Mount Nittany Medical Center

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Avera Cancer Institute

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Site Status

Medical X-Ray Center, PC

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Site Status

Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Site Status

Community Comprehensive Cancer Center at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Site Status

Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Medical Consultants, Limited

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center

Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital

Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Haas N, Manola J, Pins M, et al.: ECOG 8802: phase II trial of doxorubicin (Dox) and gemcitabine (Gem) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with sarcomatoid features. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-5038, 2009.

Reference Type RESULT

Haas NB, Lin X, Manola J, Pins M, Liu G, McDermott D, Nanus D, Heath E, Wilding G, Dutcher J. A phase II trial of doxorubicin and gemcitabine in renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid features: ECOG 8802. Med Oncol. 2012 Jun;29(2):761-7. doi: 10.1007/s12032-011-9829-8. Epub 2011 Feb 6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21298497 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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E8802

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA021115

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CDR0000322258

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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